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College College ConnectionConnection
Houston Community College Presentation
March 30, 2007
Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board’s Strategic Plan
“Closing the Gaps”Overview
Closing the Gaps in Participation• Closing the Gaps warns that if more Texans do not receive college degrees
by 2030, the State could lose up to $40 billion in annual household income.
• The goal is to increase student enrollment in higher education by 630,000 by 2015.
• Most students will elect to start at a community college.
• Austin Community College District expects 15,000 more students by 2015.
College ConnectionOverview
Education Beyond High School
Increases earning potential and employment opportunities
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Source: Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY
Improving High School to Improving High School to College TransitionsCollege Transitions
• Provide admission and pre-enrollment services to seniors on their school campuses
• Create an expectation that “College is in everyone’s future.”
• Increase percentage of high school seniors who enter college after high school graduation.
“Attaining advanced levels of education for disadvantaged students cannot be done without developing a college-going culture in every middle school and high school in the state of Texas...then suddenly, (going to college) changes from being a possibility to an expectation.”Raymund ParedesCommissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardJanuary 6, 2005
Why Make ACollege Connection?
Excuses For Not Continuing Your Education
No one in my family has ever gone to college.
I’ve been in school for 12 years. That’s enough! I just want a good job.
I can’t afford it.
I don’t know what I want to do with my life.
I won’t fit in.College is too hard.I don’t know how to apply or where I want to go.
Source: Adapted from The College Board’s “Seven Excuses Not to Go to College and Why They’re Lame”
Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005
Austin Community College Service AreaCollege Transition Rates
*Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the Fall semester immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
School District
Total High
School Graduat
es
Students Enrolled in
Texas Universities
Students Enrolled in Texas 2-
year Colleges
Students Not Located
in Texas Higher
Education *
Austin 3,732 1040 28% 687 18% 2,005
54%
Bastrop 446 105 24% 102 23% 239 54%
Blanco 63 18 29% 14 22% 31 49%
Coupland**
Del Valle 360 57 16% 67 19% 236 66%
Doss**
Dripping Springs 234 114 49% 54 23% 66 28%
Eanes 576 256 44% 53 9% 267 46%
Elgin 211 58 27% 42 20% 111 53%
Fredericksburg 228 90 39% 30 13% 108 47%
Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005
Austin Community College Service AreaCollege Transition Rates
School District
Total High
School Graduat
es
Students Enrolled in
Texas Universities
Students Enrolled in Texas 2-
year Colleges
Students Not Located
in Texas Higher
Education *
Georgetown 530 189 36% 95 18% 246 46%
Harper 33 17 51% 4 12% 12 36%
Hays 531 164 31% 77 15% 290 55%
Jarrell 38 10 26% 10 26% 18 47%
Johnson City 58 23 40% 9 16% 26 45%
Lago Vista 65 21 32% 8 12% 36 55%
Lake Travis 320 150 47% 54 17% 116 36%
Leander 1,016 312 31% 282 28% 422 42%
Liberty Hill 138 42 30% 30 22% 66 48%
Lockhart 241 66 27% 28 12% 147 61%*Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the Fall semester immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005
Austin Community College Service AreaCollege Transition Rates
School District
Total High
School Graduat
es
Students Enrolled in
Texas Universities
Students Enrolled in Texas 2-
year Colleges
Students Not Located
in Texas Higher
Education *
Luling 81 17 21% 7 9% 57 70%
Manor 140 27 19% 26 19% 87 62%
McDade**
Nixon-Smiley 59 10 17% 13 22% 36 61%
Pflugerville 940 334 36% 202 21% 404 43%
Prairie Lea**
Round Rock 2,202 747 34% 398 18% 1,057
48%
San Marcos 400 102 26% 64 16% 234 59%
Smithville 105 25 24% 24 23% 56 53%
Wimberley 160 65 41% 34 21% 61 38%
Total 12,907 4,059
31% 2,414
19% 6,434
50%*Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the Fall semester immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report. Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005
HCCD Service AreaCollege Transition Rates
*Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the year immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf
School District
Total High
School Graduat
es
Students Enrolled in
Texas Universities
Students Enrolled in
Texas 2-year Colleges
Students Not Located in
Texas Higher Education *
Alief 2,113 556 26% 377 18% 1,180 56%
Fort Bend ISD 4,613 1,916
42% 856 19% 1,841 40%
Houston ISD 7,853 1,833
23% 982 13% 5,038 64%
Katy ISD 2,941 1,132
38% 631 21% 1,178 40%
North Forest ISD 417 94 23% 35 8% 288 69%
Spring Branch ISD 1,810 589 33% 205 11% 1,016 56%
Stafford Municipal 142 59 42% 25 18% 58 41%
Total 19,889 6,179
31% 3,111 16% 10,599
53%
College Connection College Connection How It WorksHow It Works
College Connection Program• Many high school students find the college
enrollment process intimidating.
• Austin Community College District provides hands-on, one-on-one support to assist every student through each step of the college admissions process.
• During graduation ceremonies, high school graduating seniors receive acceptance letters to Austin Community College District.
Students Receive Servicesat the High School:
College Connection College Connection Activity Grid SampleActivity Grid Sample
Activity Date Time LocationEquipment
Communication San Marcos HS Contact(*Lead Contact)[email protected]
ACC District Contact(*Lead Contact)[email protected]
Signature Letter of Release
August 30, 2006
Template letter
•Letters to parents contest
*Cecily Moore cecily.moore
*Luanne Preston luanne
Senior Assembly
September 8, 2006
9:45-11:15 a.m.
SMHS Auditorium and Library
•Notice in parent newsletter•Notice on high school website
*Chad Kellychad.kelly
*K. Leigh Forell khammfor
Admissions Application
Make-Up Day
October 3, 2006
October 6, 2006
8:20 a.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Library computer labs/ English classes
•Non-citizen students must obtain alternate ID before completeing application
*Mary Williamsmary.williams
*Linda Kluck lkluck
ASSET Assessment (paper and pencil)
February 6 & 8, 2007
8:20 a.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Room A123; Library
•Schedule to parents & on web site
*Mary Williamsmary.williams
*Holly Delacroix hdelacro
Financial Aid April 12, 2007
8:20 a.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Library Information sheet disseminated to students @ school & via web site
*Cecily Moore cecily.moore
*Gail Braswell gbraswell
District Lead: Sylvia Garza, 512-393-6742, [email protected] Marcos HS Lead: Chad Kelly, 512-393-6800, [email protected]
Admin. Assistant: Lisa Jordan, 512-393-6805, [email protected] ACC Lead: Mary Hensley, 223-7618, [email protected]/Luanne Preston, 223-7355, [email protected]
Exec. Assistant: Esther Buzard, 223-7618, [email protected] College Connection Lead: Luanne Preston, 223-7354, [email protected]
Admin. Assistant: Laurie Clark, 223-7354, [email protected] Senior Count:424 (SMHS)
SHADE/BOLD – Required College Connection Activities
Lifetime Acceptance• Application never discarded
• Provide a permanent college home
• Students come to ACC District• In summer for transfer• After military service• After career changes• Co-enroll while attending 4-year institution
• Cohorts can be tracked by semester of entry; ACC District collects longitudinal data for retention, completion and success
Program ResultsProgram Results
College Connection School Connection School DistrictsDistricts
2003-04 (Year 1)
San Marcos
2004-05 (Year 2)
Austin
Bastrop
Del Valle
Leander
San Marcos
2005-06 (Year 3)
Austin
Bastrop
Del Valle
Hays
Leander
Manor
Pflugerville
San Marcos
2006-07 (Year 4)Austin BastropBlanco Del ValleElgin FredericksburgHarper Hays Jarrell Johnson City Lago Vista Leander Liberty Hill Lockhart Luling Manor Nixon-SmileyPflugerville Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos Smithville
Students Served Through College Connection2006-2007
School District Number of High Schools
Approximate Number of Seniors
Austin ISD 12 4,200
Bastrop ISD 1 560
Blanco ISD 1 77
Del Valle ISD 2 367
Elgin ISD 2 234
Fredericksburg ISD 1 236
Harper ISD 1 33
Hays CISD 3 665
Jarrell ISD 1 60
Johnson City ISD 1 49
Lago Vista ISD 1 89
Leander ISD 4 1,386
Liberty Hill ISD 1 138
Lockhart ISD 2 376
Luling ISD 1 124
Manor ISD 2 226
Nixon-Smiley CISD 1 73
Pflugerville ISD 2 436
Prairie Lea ISD 1 20
Round Rock ISD 5 2,597
San Marcos CISD 2 484
Smithville ISD 1 115
Total 48 12,545
College Connection Program Growth
Over 3 years:• 1 school district to 22 school districts• 2 high schools to 48 high schools• 400 students to 12,000+ students
ACC District’s Future Goal:• Include all 30 school districts in service area
Diversity of College Connection Participants
• Anglo - 41%• African American - 11%• Hispanic - 39%• Asian - 4%• Other - 5%
• More than 55% of College Connectionenrollees are minorities
• Higher percentage entering ACC District through College Connection than inthe general ACC District student population
Traditionally Underrepresented in Higher Education - Students Enroll at ACC District
The ACC College Connection Program Works!
District
Students
Enrolling at ACC
Fall 2003
Students
Enrolling at ACC
Fall 2004
Students
Enrolling at ACC
Fall 2005
Students
Enrolling at ACC
Fall 2006
% Increase
of Students Enrolling at ACC 2003-2006
Austin ISD 560 527 630 741 32.32%
Bastrop ISD 33 35 70 55 66.67%
Del Valle ISD 38 31 58 49 28.95%
Hays CISD 61 70 66 77 26.23%
Leander ISD 173 165 242 209 20.81%
Manor ISD 16 20 19 19 18.75%
Pflugerville ISD 83 79 67 95 14.46%
San Marcos CISD
33 48 49 36 9.09%Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports and ACC Office Of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability
College Connection Results for College Connection Results for ACC District, 2004-2006ACC District, 2004-2006
• Positive effect on fall enrollments• Immediate great results: 37.6% increase first year• 59% increase over two years
• Positive effect on Early College Start enrollments• 25.6% increase in enrollment from ‘04 to ’05• 45% increase in enrollment from ’04 to ’06
• Positive effect on Tech Prep enrollments• 714% increase in number of students receiving Tech Prep
credit• 36 students in 2003-04• 48 students in 2004-05• 293 students in 2005-06
Related Initiatives
•Mini-College Connectionfor Adult Education
•College Connection Scholarships
Program Program RecognitionRecognition
College Connection Program National Acclaim & Recognition
Awards ReceivedAwards Received
Texas Community Colleges Adopting College Connection Program
• Alamo Community College District• Coastal Bend Community College• Del Mar Community College• Houston Community College District• Temple Community College• Victoria Community College
Other Texas Community Other Texas Community Colleges Express Colleges Express Interest in College Interest in College Connection ProgramConnection Program
• Vernon College• Odessa College• Central Texas College• El Paso Community College
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Interest in statewide expansion
External Funding
TG Public Benefit Grant – $155,000• provide services to 8 rural schools• scholarships for any participant
Texas Pioneer Foundation - $50,000• provide services to 5 rural schools
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce - $108,000• provides services to 3 large high schools in 2nd
largest district in service area
Round Rock ISD - $18,000• contracting with ACC to provide services at district’s
largest high school
Mobile Go CenterMobile Go Center
Mobile Go Center Funding
• Advanced Micro Devices• AT&T Foundation• College For All Texans Foundation
• Assist in College Connection services• Make non-College Connection visits
to malls, community centers, etc.
College Connection WebsiteCollege Connection Website
• Access to scheduled activities for students, parents, and school officials
• Calendars
• Links to pertinent ACC school
district sites
www.austincc.edu/isd
Luanne PrestonLuanne PrestonAustin Community College
Executive Director of Early College Start and
College Connection
5930 Middle Fiskville RoadAustin, TX 78754
(512) 223-7355(512) 223-7895 (fax)
Mary HensleyMary HensleyAustin Community College
District Vice President College Support
Systems and ISD Relations
5930 Middle Fiskville RoadAustin, TX 78754
Office: (512) 223-7618 Fax: (512) 223-7895
For a copy of this For a copy of this presentation:presentation:
www.austincc.edu/isd/houston/033007Presentation.ppt
