Welcome Parents

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Welcome Parents Students Post Secondary
Enrollment Options Information Night
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PSEO Team

• Rochelle Lappis Marketing Recruitment
  Specialist and PSEO Liaison
• 440 366-7740 or rlappis_at_lorainccc.edu
• Kathy Lathwell Academic Advisor
• 440 366-7666 or klathwel_at_lorainccc.edu
• Joe Burkart PSEO Counselor
• 440 366-4191 or jburkart_at_lorainccc.edu

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Post Secondary Enrollment Options Continued
Provides high school students the opportunity
to enroll in college Currently over 1,300
high school students a year participate in this
programOver 700 students took college courses
at their high school
PSEO
These are unduplicated headcounts of current
students in the PSEO program regardless of high
school attending.
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Two Programs

• Post Secondary Enrollment Option B (PSEO B)
• Credit-in-Escrow

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PSEO B

• Free tuition and books
• Counts on high school transcript and college
  transcript
• Must be taken during the academic year

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Credit-in-Escrow

• Paid for by student and parents
• Counts on college transcript / May also be used
  for high school credit
• Classes can be taken during the summer as well as
  the academic year

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Criteria for Participation

• Freshman
• 3.9 GPA for 7 8 grade accumulation
• Complete assessment

• Sophomore
• 3.7 GPA for 8 9 grade accumulation
• Complete assessment

• Senior
• 3.0 high school GPA
• Complete assessment

• Junior
• 3.5 high school GPA
• Complete assessment

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Course Limitations

• Freshmen and Sophomores
• one course per semester
• must meet prerequisite

• Juniors and Seniors
• equivalent of a high school day
• must meet prerequisite

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What To Do and When

• Notify middle/high school of intent to
  participate (in writing) by March 30 ( very
  important for private 08 schools)
• Discuss college course selections with your high
  school counselor
• Submit completed application to h.s. counselor
  (sections I IV) to forward with transcript
  before June 15
• Take Assessment
• COMPASS
• ASSET or E-COMPASS (at the high school)

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What To Do and When

• Meet with LCCC Academic Advisor or Counselor and
  schedule your classes
• Take your schedule to the Bass Library Building
  and get your college I.D.
• Pick out your books at the College Bookstore (3
  weeks before class)

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PSEO

• Benefits Cautions

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PSEO Participation...Benefits

• 2007 PSEO Exit Survey
• 99 would choose PSEO again
• 99 would recommend PSEO to a friend

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PSEO Participation...Benefits

• Attend college while still in high school
• Count credits for both high school and college
• Complete college degree in fewer terms and with
  greater flexibility
• Reduce overall costs of college education

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State Law Makes Transfer Easier

• ORC 3333.16 ensures that students can begin
  coursework at any state institution of higher
  learning and transfer coursework and degrees to
  any other state institution without unnecessary
  duplication or barriers
• Coursework will transfer and be applied to
  degrees in the same manner as if the courses were
  taken at the university

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Ohio Transfer Module

• Specific subset of a colleges general education
  requirements (40 semester hours)
• Completion of a transfer module at one state
  college or university will automatically meet
  requirements of the transfer module at the
  receiving state institution

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Ohio Transfer Module

• English Composition-3 Hours
• Social Science-6 Hours
• Arts Humanities-6 Hours
• Math-3 Hours
• Science-6 Hours (including one lab course)
• Additional Transfer Module Courses-12 Hours

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More info. on the web

• CAS (course applicability system) at
  www.transfer.org
• www.lorainccc.edu/transfer

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Some Comparable Tuition Rates

• Cost Per Semester Hour

• LCCC 92.30 CSU 330.00
• KSU 384.00 Univ. of Akron 402.00
• Univ. of Toledo 330.28 Ashland Univ. 682.00
• Baldwin-Wallace 712.00 CWRU
  1366.00
• John Carroll Univ. 750.00 Oberlin College
  1500.00
• Above tuition is for Universities on a Semester
  System for academic year 2007/2008

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PSEO Participation... Benefits

• Offset the difficult process of obtaining
  scholarships
• Take courses not available at high school
• Increase opportunities for career exploration
• Experience diversity by exposure to students of
  different backgrounds, ages and beliefs

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PSEO Participation...Benefits

• Course Work Delivery
• LCCC campus
• High school site
• Traditional classroom
• Video-conferencing
• TV courses/interactive TV courses
• Internet courses
• LCCCs Learning Centers (Lorain, Wellington,
  Brunswick)
• Format of the course is not noted on transcript

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High School Site Courses

• LCCC Courses available on site at fourteen local
  high schools
• Student remains in high school environment
• Student still earns college credit
• Student may access all services LCCC provides for
  on campus students

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LCCC Student Services

• Computer labs
• Physical education facilities
• Career development services
• Advising and counseling services
• Free tutoring services
• Use of the library/Ohio link

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PSEO Participation Cautions

• Student is removed from high school environment
• HB 282, 3.0 GPA required in subject area

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PSEO Participation Cautions

• Grades earned in college coursework may affect
  high school class rank
• College grades are usually computed into GPA
  (depends on school policy)
• Some schools add quality points for LCCC courses
  like they would for honors courses
• Even an A in a college class can sometimes
  negatively impact students class rank

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PSEO Participation Cautions

• Students may find it more difficult to partake in
  high school extra-curricular activities
• Students will be exposed to course- work geared
  toward adult learners
• Students may not have the maturity for the
  college atmosphere

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PSEO Participation Cautions

• College transcripts are permanent records
• Students retain entering freshman status toward
  federal and state financial aid--check with
  receiving institution about their scholarships
• School districts will seek financial restitution
  if student fails or withdraws from a course

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PSEO ParticipationCautions

• High school graduation may be jeopardized if a
  student fails or drops a college course that is
  also being used for high school credit.
• Work closely with high school counselor
• Give your absolute best effort
• Get help/tutoring if necessary

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Restricted Courses

• ALHN 112, 113
• All Allied Health Clinical Courses
• EDCT 111, 171
• ECED (all courses)
• EMSB EMSP (all courses)
• PEFT 151 (minimum age 16)

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Key Findings From December 2007 PSEO Survey

• The overall satisfaction rate for PSEO is at an
  all-time high (97). In addition, 99 of the
  respondents would participate in the program
  again and 99 would recommend it to others.
• 8 of respondents earned a degree while enrolled
  in PSEO. Nearly all of the graduates surveyed
  currently or plan to attend a college or
  university.
• The majority of students enrolled as seniors and,
  thus, did not earn a degree while attending PSEO.
  PSEO students typically earn between 1 and 2
  semesters worth of college credit. 40 earned
  12 or fewer and 28 over 25 credits.
• There were some large drops in usage rates of
  LCCC services and facilities, with Computer Labs
  (-14), Advising/Counseling (-10), and the
  Library (-8) seeing the largest decreases.
• Satisfaction rates for facilities continue to run
  much higher than those for personal services
  provided.
• A feeling of disconnect from their high schools
  was seen as the most challenging aspect of being
  a PSEO student - a consistent theme over the past
  few years.
• 65 of the students first became aware of PSEO
  from a high school source, either their counselor
  (45) or their high school information night
  (20). Friends and classmates (22) are also a
  source.
• 93 felt that they received enough information
  about PSEO from these sources. Those who felt
  the information was inadequate placed the onus of
  providing PSEO information on their high school
  counselors (75).
• Work habits and personal maturity/characteristics
  are seen as essential to succeeding in the
  program.

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Questions?
Thanks for coming out this evening!