Randy L. Whitfield, Ed.D.Randy L. Whitfield, Ed.D.Associate Vice President for Basic SkillsAssociate Vice President for Basic Skills

Academic & Student ServicesAcademic & Student ServicesNorth Carolina Community College System North Carolina Community College System

OfficeOffice

Basic Skills TransitionsBasic Skills Transitions

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Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

Basic Skills TransitionsBasic Skills Transitions

Basic Skills programs are “enhancing Basic Skills programs are “enhancing

instruction and identifying support instruction and identifying support

services to enable learners to enroll services to enable learners to enroll

in college-credit courses.”in college-credit courses.”

North Carolina Community College System

H. Martin Lancaster, President www.nccommunitycolleges.edu

Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

ActivitiesActivities

Awareness & OrientationAwareness & Orientation

Counseling and Referral ServicesCounseling and Referral Services

Comprehensive Transition Comprehensive Transition ProgramsPrograms

North Carolina Community College System

H. Martin Lancaster, President www.nccommunitycolleges.edu

Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

Special Transition Special Transition ProjectsProjects

Nellie Mae Foundation - collecting Nellie Mae Foundation - collecting data on outcomes of transition data on outcomes of transition programs (project conducted by programs (project conducted by New England Literacy Resource New England Literacy Resource Center) Center) www.collegetransition.orgwww.collegetransition.org

ABT Associates Inc. – documenting ABT Associates Inc. – documenting emerging practices on transitionemerging practices on transition

North Carolina Community College System

H. Martin Lancaster, President www.nccommunitycolleges.edu

Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

Special Transition Special Transition Projects, con’t. Projects, con’t.

Council for the Advancement of Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy – investigating ways Adult Literacy – investigating ways of strengthening the community of strengthening the community college role in adult education college role in adult education

Berkley Policy Associates – Berkley Policy Associates – conducting project entitled Adult conducting project entitled Adult Basic Education Community Basic Education Community College TransitionsCollege Transitions

North Carolina Community College System

H. Martin Lancaster, President www.nccommunitycolleges.edu

Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

Evaluation of New England ABE-to-Evaluation of New England ABE-to-College Transition Project: Questions College Transition Project: Questions

& Answers& Answers

Who are the program participants?Who are the program participants?– 32 year-old white, English-speaking female32 year-old white, English-speaking female– 68% employed68% employed– 79% reported incomes of less than $25,00079% reported incomes of less than $25,000– 38% received some type of public assistance38% received some type of public assistance

Do program participants enter college at Do program participants enter college at higher rates than comparison students?higher rates than comparison students?– 69% of program participants were expected 69% of program participants were expected

to enter collegeto enter college

North Carolina Community College System

H. Martin Lancaster, President www.nccommunitycolleges.edu

Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

What can be learned from the most What can be learned from the most successful programs about their successful programs about their relationship with their college partners?relationship with their college partners?– Knowledgeable, experienced, committed staffKnowledgeable, experienced, committed staff– Strong college partnershipsStrong college partnerships– Staff understands distinct mix of challenges & Staff understands distinct mix of challenges &

needs of adult learnersneeds of adult learners What was the experience of dropouts?What was the experience of dropouts?

– 49 students dropped out49 students dropped out– Had more obstacles than othersHad more obstacles than others