ACC College Connections

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ACC College Connections

• College Connection is a partnership between ACC
  and LISD founded to help increase the number of
  LISD graduating seniors who enter college by
  creating an awareness of the benefits of going to
  college
• College Connection will facilitate a system for
  every LISD student receives admission acceptance
  into ACC

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ACC Connections

• Many high school students find the college
  enrollment process intimidating
• ACC connections will provide hands-on, one-on-one
  support to assist every student through each step
  of the college admissions process
• Along with your diploma, each high school
  graduating senior completing ACC application
  process will receive his/her acceptance letter to
  ACC

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ACC Connections

• Why do it?

ADVANTAGES Tuition cost at ACC is at an
in-district rate, which is approximately one
third less than the rate for surrounding school
districts. Students who successfully complete
all of the steps in this program will be fully
admitted to ACCthey are enrolled for
life. Ability for students away at college or in
the military to register for on-line courses at
the in-district rate. ASSET test will be
administered to all LISD seniors free of charge.
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Why ACC?

• Check out the ACC Connections movie?

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ACC Connections

• Thanks, but no thanks

A letter has gone home to parents about this
opportunity. If you or your parents do not want
you to participate in ACC Connection, all you
have to do is Return the waiver with parental
signature indicating decline OR Student can
self-decline during the process on October 28th
29th
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ACC Connections Enrollment

• Residency Form and Missing Credentials
  October 28th 29th
• Admission Application and Orientation
  October 28th 29th
• Met TSI Standards (explained on next slide)
  Free
  assessments in November and March at VRHS or at
  ACC campus at your convenience
• New Student Advising
  April 6th 7th
• Acceptance Letter to ACC at Graduation
• (All are required activities for admission)

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Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
Orange Page

• EXIT TAKS
• ELA 2200 and 3 on essay
• Math 2200
• SAT
• 500 Critical Reading
• 500 Math
• Composite 1070
• ACT
• 19 English
• 19 Math
• 23 Composite

Students must meet entrance test requirements to
begin college level courses

• If not met through TAKS, SAT, or ACT, you will
  need to take one
• ASSET
• COMPASS
• THEA

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ASSET or COMPASS Testing FREE through ACC
Connections

• ACC will provide you one free test on ASSET or
  COMPASS for you to meet TSI
• Take COMPASS at ACC Campus
• Take an ASSET on an LISD campus
• November 5th _at_ VRHS starting at 100 PM
• Early Release Day
• March 7th _at_ VRHS starting at 900 AM
• Saturday

You need to obtain a fee waiver from Mrs.
Spradling in order to test
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Sign up for ASSET

• First ASSET test date November 5th at VRHS
• Sign up by October 29th!
• 100 PM 600 PM (all parts)
• 100 PM 200 PM (math only)
• 100 PM 400 PM (reading, writing, essay)

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Already an Early College Start Student?

• To change your status to a traditional student,
  all you need to do is
• Missing Credentials form
• Advising in April

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Need help? Have questions?

• Stop by to see me!
• Mrs. Spradling
• in Library (past the College Corral)