Regional Forum
Odessa College
May 14, 2008
Luanne Preston, Ph.D.
Executive Director,
Early College Start and
College Connection
luanne@austincc.edu
512-223-7354
Leonard Rivera, Ph.D.
Director, Off-Campus/College
Connection Programs
Del Mar College
lrivera@delmar.edu
361-698-2404
Odessa College


Hosting this regional forum
Presenting OC outreach programs
Texas Pioneer Foundation


Funding regional forums
Supporting the ACC College Connection

Closing the Gaps Overview

College Connection Overview

College Connection How It Works

Program Results

Program Recognition

State and National Interest in Expansion

College Connection How To Start

College Connection Guiding Principles

Next Steps

Questions and Answers

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.

Howard College expects to have 4,000 students by 2015.

Midland College expects to have 6,750 students by 2015.

Odessa College expects to have 6,500 students by 2015.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingtheGaps/ctgtargets_pdf.cfm?Goal=1
 Response
to Texas’ “Closing the Gaps” Initiative
 Large-scale high school outreach
◦
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◦
100% of senior class
Every required admissions step
Ready to register at a college upon graduation
Student recognition for participation – acceptance letter
to college
◦ FREE
 Proven
way to increase post-secondary
enrollments
Increases earning
potential and employment
opportunities
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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.
College is too hard.
I won’t fit in.
I don’t know how to apply or where I want to go.
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Board’s “Seven Excuses Not to Go to
College and Why They’re Lame”
 Provide
admission and pre-enrollment services to
seniors on their school campuses
an expectation that “College is in everyone’s
future.”
 Create
 Increase
percentage of high school seniors who
enter college after high school graduation.
“Entering college or
community college directly
from high school makes a
difference. For students who
graduate in June, starting
college the following January
dramatically reduces the rate of
degree completion.”
--Clifford Adelman
The Toolbox Revised, 2006
Del Mar Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Agua Dulce ISD
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
27
6
22%
4
15%
17
63%
219
60
27%
30
14%
129
59%
Port Aransas ISD
40
16
40%
5
13%
19
48%
Aransas Pass ISD
107
17
16%
27
23%
63
59%
Banquete ISD
50
19
38%
7
14%
24
48%
Bishop CISD
78
37
47%
7
09%
34
44%
Calallen ISD
307
128
42%
81
26%
98
32%
Aransas County ISD
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.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Del Mar Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Corpus Christi ISD
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
2041
442
22%
565
28%
1026
50%
Flour Bluff ISD
345
106
31%
107
31%
132
38%
Gregory-Portland ISD
298
105
35%
60
20%
133
45%
Ingleside ISD
105
23
22%
15
14%
67
64%
Mathis ISD
97
11
11%
27
28%
59
61%
Odem-Edroy ISD
71
31
44%
11
15%
29
41%
Dr. ML Garza-Gonzalez**
**Less than 25 graduates attending this district
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.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Del Mar Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Total
High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
Richard Milburn Alternative
41
2
05%
8
20%
31
76%
Riviera ISD
38
18
47%
5
13%
15
39%
Robstown ISD
192
48
25%
44
23%
100
52%
Sinton ISD
137
34
25%
20
15%
83
61%
59
22
37%
6
10%
31
53%
229
51
22%
72
31%
106
46%
96
15
16%
16
17%
65
68%
4,577
1,191
26%
1,117
24%
2,261
50%
Taft ISD
Tuloso-Midway ISD
West Oso ISD
TOTAL
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.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Austin Community College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Austin
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
3,856
1,111
29%
737
19%
2,008
52%
Bastrop
460
105
23%
73
16%
282
61%
Blanco
76
36
47%
13
17%
27
36%
319
32
10%
58
18%
229
72%
Dripping Springs
240
95
40%
62
26%
83
35%
Eanes
555
280
50%
59
11%
216
39%
Elgin
169
45
27%
29
17%
95
56%
Fredericksburg
227
88
39%
33
15%
106
47%
Coupland**
Del Valle
Doss**
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Austin Community College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Georgetown
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
519
214
41%
98
19%
207
40%
46
29
63%
3
7%
14
30%
Hays
559
177
32%
96
17%
286
51%
Jarrell
44
14
32%
8
18%
22
50%
Johnson City
45
16
36%
6
13%
23
51%
Lago Vista
73
32
44%
21
29%
20
27%
Lake Travis
318
144
45%
62
19%
112
35%
1,052
371
35%
263
25%
418
40%
Liberty Hill
120
46
38%
24
20%
50
42%
Lockhart
219
62
28%
36
16%
121
55%
Harper
Leander
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Austin Community College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
Luling
87
24
28%
9
10%
54
62%
Manor
131
26
20%
16
12%
89
68%
65
12
18%
9
14%
44
68%
964
319
33%
234
24%
411
43%
Round Rock
2,158
765
35%
373
17%
1,020
47%
San Marcos
448
98
22%
56
13%
294
66%
Smithville
125
31
25%
28
22%
66
53%
Wimberley
146
44
30%
45
31%
57
39%
13,021
4,216
32%
2,451
19%
6,354
49%
McDade**
Nixon Smiley
Pflugerville
Prairie Lea**
Total
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Howard College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
Big Spring
210
31
15%
68
32%
108
53%
Christoval
31
8
26%
12
39%
11
35%
Coahoma
57
11
19%
24
42%
22
39%
Eden
26
8
31%
7
27%
11
42%
Forsan
44
8
18%
25
57%
11
25%
Grape Creek
81
22
27%
9
11%
50
62%
Irion County
28
15
54%
5
18%
8
28%
Junction
42
11
26%
9
22%
22
52%
Lamesa
121
24
20%
35
29%
62
51%
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Howard College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Menard
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
36
17
47%
9
25%
10
28%
San Angelo
881
351
40%
53
6%
477
54%
Schleicher
44
21
48%
4
9%
19
43%
Sonora
84
29
35%
16
19%
39
46%
Stanton
51
5
10%
18
35%
28
55%
Sterling
27
9
33%
4
15%
14
52%
Wall
71
36
51%
14
20%
21
29%
Water Valley
27
7
26%
5
18%
15
56%
1,861
613
33%
317
17%
918
50%
Total
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Midland College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
Crockett County
55
14
25%
13
24%
28
51%
Eagle Academy
88
2
2%
18
21%
68
77%
Fort Stockton
147
27
18%
37
25%
83
57%
Iraan-Sheffield
46
11
24%
10
22%
25
54%
1,152
212
18%
370
32%
570
50%
Reagan County
61
19
31%
12
20%
30
49%
Richard Milburn
47
1
2%
5
11%
41
87%
1,596
286
18%
465
29%
845
53%
Midland
Total
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Odessa College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Alpine
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
51
30
59%
2
4%
19
37%
181
43
24%
58
32%
80
44%
37
11
30%
1
3%
25
67%
Ector County
1,267
257
20%
326
26%
684
54%
Fort Stockton
147
27
18%
37
25%
83
57%
Kermit
61
16
26%
9
15%
36
59%
McCamey
36
8
22%
12
33%
16
45%
Andrews
Culberson CountyAllamoore
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Odessa College District Service Area
College Transition Rates
School District
Marfa
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
31
14
45%
2
7%
15
48%
MonahansWickett-Pyote
136
38
28%
34
25%
64
47%
Pecos-BarstowToyah
113
23
20%
28
25%
62
55%
Presidio
77
27
35%
12
16%
38
49%
Richard Millburn
58
0
0%
5
9%
53
91%
123
37
30%
26
21%
60
49%
2,318
531
23%
552
24%
1,235
53%
Seminole
Total
*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.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
 Many
high school students find the college
enrollment process intimidating.
 Austin
Community College District provides
hands-on, one-on-one support to assist every
senior through each step of the college admissions
process.
 Program
 During
is free to the school districts.
graduation ceremonies, high school
graduating seniors receive acceptance letters to
Austin Community College District.
Required
•
•
•
•
•
Admission application
ASSET or COMPASS
Pre-advising
Academic advising
Graduation letter
Recommended
• Senior
presentation
• Financial aid
application
Optional
•
•
•
•
•
Student life info
Teleconference
Campus tours
Registration
Other
College
Senior Presentation
School District
Senior Roster
Admission Application
Financial Aid Application
(FAFSA)
Month
September
September/October
Test Score Roster
January/February
ASSET Assessment
February/March
ACC Campus Tours
Fall or Spring
Pre-Advising
March/April
Advising
March/April
Graduation Letter
May/June
ACC Registration
May, July/August
Red=Required Blue=Recommended Black=Optional
ISD District Lead:
Sandra Dowdy, Assistant Superintendent, 512-386-3040, sdowdy@del-valle.k12.tx.us
Del Valle HS Lead:
Jean MacInnis, Principal, 512-386-3210, jmacinnis@del-valle.k12.tx.us
Admin. Assistant: Nadene Norwood, 512-386-3211, nadene.norwood@del-valle.k12.tx.us
ACC District Lead:
Mary Hensley, 223-7618, mhensley@austincc.edu
Exec. Assistant: Esther Buzard, 223-7618, ebuzard@austincc.edu
College Connection Lead: Luanne Preston, 223-7354, luanne@austincc.edu
Admin. Assistant: Laurie Clark, 223-7354, lclark2@austincc.edu
Senior Count:400
Activity
Date
Time
Location
Equipment
Communication
Del Valle HS Contact
(*Lead Contact)
name@delvalle.k12.tx.us
ACC District Contact
(*Lead Contact)
name@austincc.edu
High School
Planning
Committee
Meeting
August 9,
2007
2:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.
Del Valle
Admin
5301 Ross Road
Del Valle, TX
•E-mail
•Announcement
*Jean MacInnis
Jmacinnis
*Luanne Preston
luanne
College Connection
Agreement
Prior to
beginning
Fall
semester
*Sandra Dowdy
Sdowdy
*Luanne Preston
luanne
Senior
Presentation
Kickoff Activity
September
13, 2007
10:30 a.m. –
11:30 a.m.
Auditorium
•Notice in parent
newsletter
•Notice on high
school website
*Sarah Mabry
Sarah.mabry
*Ashley Williams
awillia4
Admissions
Application
October 10,
2007
8:30 a.m. –
4:00 p.m.
Rooms A205,
C216, D130,
D208
•Non-citizen
students must
obtain alternate
ID before
completing
application
*Sarah Mabry
Sarah.mabry
*Pat Colunga
pcolunga
Make-Up Day
SHADE/BOLD – Required College Connection Activities
 Online
processes
◦ ACC Admission Application
◦ FAFSA Pin
 Paperwork
◦ Residency Form
◦ Missing Credentials Form (promises official, final high
school transcript)
 Location
and Timing
◦ Fall semester
◦ High school computer labs/library
◦ About 30 min.
 Use
state-approved THEA-alternative
◦ ACC uses ASSET or COMPASS
 Test
over 1-2 days on high school campus
◦ Use high school test data (TAKS, ACT, SAT) to
determine how many will test
 Location
and Timing
◦ Spring semester
◦ Computer labs or library/gym/classrooms
◦ Allow 5 hours for students taking full test
 Online
“ACC 101” program
 Focus
on what students need to have a successful
academic advising session
 Location
◦
◦
◦
◦
and Timing
High school computer labs
Spring semester
Must be completed prior to academic advising
Takes about 25 minutes
 ACC
academic advisors help students choose
classes to meet educational goal
◦ Use results of college-readiness testing
◦ Answer questions about ACC programs
◦ Provide transfer information where needed
 Students
are “ready-to-register” at ACC after
advising
 Location and Timing
◦ High school library or college/career center
◦ Spring semester
◦ Takes 5-15minutes per student need
 Senior
presentation
◦ Introduce senior class to College Connection
◦ Presented by ACC recruitment staff
◦ Fun event positions ACC staff to be student’s advocate
 FAFSA completion
◦ Workshops for students and parents
◦ Financial aid evenings and Saturdays
 College/Career
Days
◦ ACC solicits invitations during planning meeting
 Teleconference
◦ Beam into high schools
◦ Panel presentation answers questions about college
 Campus
Tours
◦ High school buses students
◦ Conducted by ACC recruiters
 Other
◦ Any mutually agreed-upon activity for any grade level
 Application
 Provide
never discarded
a permanent college
home
 Students
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
come to ACC:
Full-time
Part-time
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
 Longitudinal
collected for
◦ Retention
◦ Completion
◦ Success
data
Over 4 years at:
30
25


4 school districts
to 21 school
districts
5 high schools to
28 high schools
20
15
# of Districts
10
# of High
Schools
5
0

1,081 students to
5,931 students
ISD
CorpusChristi
Robstown
Sinton
West Oso
Calallen
Flour Bluff
Odem
Taft
Tuloso-Midway
Students NOT
located in Texas
Higher Education
Fall 2004
Students NOT
located in Texas
Higher Education
Fall 2005
Students NOT
located in Texas
Higher Education
Fall 2006
Number
Number
Number
1,034
97
85
58
119
181
35
62
125
Percent
46%
47%
54%
62%
38%
52%
45%
63%
52%
922
81
42
53
126
120
35
87
100
Percent
44%
40%
55%
50%
38%
39%
49%
62%
55%
931
95
31
64
94
128
95
89
103
2006 Increase of
Students in Higher Ed
Since
Implementation
Percent
46%
49%
60%
66%
31%
37%
39%
53%
45%
0%
-2%
-6%
-4%
7%
2%
10%
9%
10%
Blue=Year College Connection started
Red=Year Seniors attend DMC after College Connection
1-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf
2-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf
3-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Over 4 years:
1
school district to
24 school districts

2 high schools to
55 high schools

400 students to
16,466+ students
ISD
San Marcos
Austin
Bastrop
Del Valle
Leander
Hays
Manor
Pflugerville
Students NOT
located in Texas
Higher
Education Fall
2003
Students NOT
located in Texas
Higher
Education Fall
2004
Students NOT
located in Texas
Higher
Education Fall
2005
Students NOT
located in Texas
Higher
Education Fall
2006
Number
Number
Number
Number
273
2,155
286
293
444
281
51
194
Percent
66%
56%
69%
77%
48%
57%
57%
47%
219
2,066
234
312
459
309
74
201
Percent
55%
56%
57%
80%
48%
56%
57%
47%
234
2,005
239
236
422
290
87
204
Percent
59%
54%
54%
66%
42%
55%
62%
48%
294
2,014
282
229
418
286
89
156
2006 Increase of
Students in Higher
Ed Since
Implementation
Percent
66%
52%
61%
71%
40%
51%
68%
46%
0%
4%
-4 %
9%
8%
5%
-6 %
2%
Blue=Year College Connection started
Red=Year Seniors attend ACC after College Connection
1-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf
2-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf
3-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
Traditionally Underrepresented
in Higher Education
Students Enrolled at ACC, 2006-07
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ACC Fall Enrollments From
Participating Districts
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ACC Early College Start (Dual
Credit) Fall Enrollments
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38% increase, 2004-05
59% increase, 2004-06
26% increase in enrollment, 2004-05
45% increase in enrollment, 2004-06
3,209 students enrolled Summer 2007
(record-breaking ECS enrollment)
ACC Tech Prep Fall Enrollments
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36 students in 2003-04
48 students in 2004-05
293 students in 2005-06
1,597 students in 2006-07
4,336% increase in enrollment, 2003-06
College Connection Program
National Acclaim & Recognition
• THECB Star Award
• Excelencia in
Education Award
• Bellwether Award
Award Recipient
November 2006
Semi-Finalist
October 2006
Award Recipient
January 2007
National Interest
Florida

Launched state-wide
campaign in April 2007,
“Go Higher-Get
Accepted”

Modeled after College
Connection

http://files.facts.usf.edu/
GoHigher/go_high.htm
National Interest
Maine

Passed 2007 law
requiring graduating high
school seniors to
complete at least one
college application before
getting diploma.

Modeled after College
Connection

http://www.mainevotes.co
m/2007-LD-1040
National Interest
College Connection Program Replicated In:
Arkansas
 California
 Connecticut
 Florida
 Hawaii
 Maine
 New Hampshire
 Virginia
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State Interest
“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 Paredes
Commissioner, Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
January 6, 2005
•
Ten Colleges Receive $100,000 Implementation Grants
• Alamo Community College District
• Blinn College
• Del Mar College
• Houston Community College System
• Lee College
• Odessa College
• Richland College
• South Texas College
• Tarrant County College District
• Weatherford College
•
Five Colleges Receive $5,000 Planning Grants
• Cedar Valley College
• Cisco Junior College
• Northeast Texas Community College
• Paris Junior College
• Victoria College
•
Texas Colleges Already Adopting College
Connection
•
Alamo Community College District
•
Central Texas College
•
Coastal Bend Community College
•
Del Mar Community College
•
Houston Community College District
•
Temple Community College
•
Vernon College
•
Victoria Community College
 Funding
to expand College Connection
 Funding
for Mobile Go Center
 Funding
for statewide College Connection
Regional Forums
MGC #1
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◦ Length, 34 Feet
◦ Air-Conditioned
◦ 14 Computer Stations
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MGC #2
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Equipped with:
◦ Length, 42 Feet
◦ Air-Conditioned
◦ 16 Computer Stations
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Printers
Scanner
Copier
Satellite Internet
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Virtual one-stop,
college-information
facility
◦ College catalog and
schedule information
◦ College applications
◦ FAFSA
◦ Other
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Staffed by ACC student
services personnel

Enable ACC to reach
individuals where they
live, work, and/or attend
school

Support College
Connection program
activities
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Assist in expanding
ACC’s outreach efforts
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Visit:
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Festivals
Sports Events
Supermarkets
Shopping Malls
Schools
Other
www.austincc.edu/go

Mini-College Connection for Adult Education

College Connection Scholarships

Between college and
school district

Signed by chancellor
and/or president and
superintendent

Establishes transfer of
student data from high
school to college

Details responsibilities
and expectations
 District/Central
 High
Office Staff
School Principal

One meeting held annually usually in the Summer

Schedule one hour (slightly longer for new schools or
multiple schools)
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Complete activity grid
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Focus on scheduling
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Leave activity details for * contacts
 Electronic
via list serv
 Updated
activity grid sent via e-mail when
changes occur
 College
Connection website links
 iCal
◦ Combined calendar for internal use
 Collect
electronically (Excel spreadsheet)
 Collect
from high school
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Name
Address
DOB
HS Student ID (for later record matching)
Test Scores (HS Exit Exam, SAT, ACT)
 Mark
records as College Connection cohort in
student database
 Track
by school, how many students complete each
activity
 May
need multiple visits to get 100% participation
 Give
high school principal participation rates for
use at graduation announcement ceremony
 Report
Fall enrollment from pilot schools (compare
to benchmark), Spring persistence
www.delmar.edu/collegeconnections
www.austincc.edu/isd

Access to scheduled
activities for students,
parents, and school officials

Calendars

Links to pertinent ACC
school district sites
 Participating
 Links
 Link
 Press
schools
to school pages
to college pages of interest
coverage/special events

Deliver services on high school campus
◦ “If they’re really interested, they should come to us”
◦ “Getting them to the college campus really gets them
excited; they need to see the college campus”
◦ Traditional recruitment has not produced desired results

What if the school wants to bring students to the
college campus for activities other than campus
tours?
◦ Ascertain the school’s purpose – this approach can be useful
in some circumstances, but it is generally more efficient to
serve students at the high school
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Deliver services during school day
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Work with every category of high school student
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Gifted and talented
Advanced Placement/Honors
Bilingual/ESL
Section 504
Special Education
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Students do not need to repeat steps
◦ Dual-credit students do not have to re-apply
◦ Exempt students do not have to re-test
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Design activities within one bell period
◦ Exception is assessment testing
◦ Be respectful of instructional time
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Customize service delivery
◦ Meet high school needs
◦ Honor school preferences
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Incorporate suggestions of school personnel
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Team structure has worked for ACC
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Sharing personnel across departments
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Cross-train and re-deploy
◦ Recruiter/advisers
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Use trained college volunteers outside their regular
duties
◦ Tutors proctor tests
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Have personnel assigned to specific schools
◦ Builds relationships and trust
◦ Early warning about problems
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One “expert” available on-site
◦ Example: One admissions coordinator to address complex
matters; other team members may be generalists
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Have college personnel responsible for results
◦ Level of participation in each activity
 How many completed the activity?
 Do the preliminary results approach the projected numbers?
 Did most students apply?
 Did about 50% test?
◦ Interim results
 Have checkpoints
 Contact responsible school or district personnel in time to provide
make-up dates before end of year, if numbers are low
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Required Activities
◦ What does a student have to complete, at a minimum, to
enroll at your institution?
 Application
 How much time is needed for an application to be available in the
student information system?
 TSI compliance (Assessment)
 What tests do you offer students?
 How much time is needed for scoring?
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Place required activities on grid
College
High School
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District lead person
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Principal
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Implementation lead person
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Grade level principal or AP
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Team leader for services
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Lead or senior counselor
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Person in charge of
testing/scheduling
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Tech person (use of computer labs)
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Other staff who works with the
“senior class”
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Admissions representative
Financial Aid representative
Assessment representative
Recruitment representative
Advising representative
Recorder
College
High School
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College Calendar
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Bell schedule
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Admissions Team Calendar
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School calendar
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Financial Aid Team Calendar
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A/B Block scheduling
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Assessment Team Calendar
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Testing calendar
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Student Recruitment Team
Calendar
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Advising Team Calendar
 Assign
administrative/implementation
responsibility
 Do
internal planning for staff time, testing fees,
travel funds, publicity, list-servs, tracking
 Create
College Connection documents
◦ Download documents from ACC’s website:
 www.austincc.edu/isd/documents
 Find
high school or college partner
 Create/sign
 Brief
appropriate Agreement
district/high school personnel
 Conduct
planning meeting
◦ Begin, if possible, right after school year ends
◦ Next best time is August, before classes begin
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Tarrant County Community
College
◦ Thursday, June 5, 2008
◦ 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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Houston Community College
◦ Friday, June 13, 2008
◦ 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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Austin Community College
◦ Friday, June 20, 2008
◦ 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PowerPoint Presentation:
www.austincc.edu/isd/regional/051408Presentation.ppt
Handouts:
www.austincc.edu/isd/documents
College Connection Logo
See, it didn’t
hurt!
Recruiter’s name
prefix@austincc.edu

http://www.austincc.edu/acc101/index_content.html