Admissions

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Admissions

• One Application, One Fee, One Decision
• Blake Vawter, OSU
• Bruce Clemetsen, LBCC
• Rosemary Garagnani, OSU
• Dale Goodman, West Albany HS

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West Albany High School

• Located in Albany, OR
• Approx. 33 graduating class to LBCC annually
• In top 10 of admitted students to Dual program

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Oregon State University

• 5 of 19,000 students participating
  in DUAL
• Main campus Cascades
• DUAL agreements with 4 schools and agreements
  with three more in 2005

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Linn-Benton Community College

• 25,000 students
• Albany campus, Benton Center
• Banner and EDI
• Guinea Pigs in 98
• 4000 admitted to program

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Savings
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Creating Applications

• Different than standard OSU application
• Release of Information
• Split set-up costs, pay for own order
• Timing and proofing coordination
• Web Application and Fee

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Application Fee

• OSU 50
• LBCC 25
• Web payment only 2004
• Partners split the OSU fee
• OSU sends check each quarter
• LBCC processes refunds

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Testing

• LBCC requires placement testing for admission
• Waived for Dual applicants unless taking WR or
  MTH at LBCC

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Information Flows

• Courier
• Fax (burned through 2 machines)
• Share transcripts,ACT/SAT scores, AP scores.
• Banner System Access
• Weekly spreadsheets

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Application Processing Issues

• 2x-3x longer time at CC
• CC does not use all the info
• Create LB application file if OSU denies
  admission OR student needs to register at LBCC

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Web App Processing at LBCC

• OSU Sends a Spreadsheet Once a Week (Sunday)
• Spreadsheet has Required Information
• LBCC has all input and updated by Wed.

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Admission Decision

• Oregon State requirements
• Oregon State notifies
• Exceptions
• Dual Transfer Criteria 24 v. 36 credits
• International TOEFL 525 with conditions
• Web

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International

• Coordination among multiple offices
• Modify conditional admit policies and TOEFL
• Work with ELI
• Cost of Attendance OSU
• SEVIS has significantly complicated, but muddling
  through.

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End of Term Process

• All Partners are Using EDI
• Send transcripts via EDI for students that
  complete credit the term
• We Only Send Grades to the University
• Grades Only Come to Us if Needed for Graduation

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Impact on LBCC Admissions

• Processing time of application
• Specialist and back-up
• Knowledge of OSU process and contacts
• Keeping ACT/SAT scores
• Expanded recruiting
• Job security

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Happy to Help

• Blake Vawter, OSU,
• Blake.Vawter _at_oregonstate.edu
• Bruce Clemetsen, LBCC,
• Clemetb_at_linnbenton.edu
• Rosemary Garagnani, OSU,
• Rosemary.Garagnani_at_oregonstate.edu