College Connection Houston Community College Presentation March 30, 2007

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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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)firstname.lastname@smcisd.net

ACC District Contact(*Lead Contact)name@austincc.edu

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, sylvia.garza@smcisd.netSan Marcos HS Lead: Chad Kelly, 512-393-6800, chad.kelly@smcisd.net

Admin. Assistant: Lisa Jordan, 512-393-6805, lisa.jordan@smcisd.net ACC Lead: Mary Hensley, 223-7618, mhensley@austincc.edu/Luanne Preston, 223-7355, luanne@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: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)

luanne@austincc.edu

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

mhensley@austincc.edu

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