College Connection

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College Connection
Texas Association of Community College Chief
Student Affairs Administrators September 24, 2007
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Presenter
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Presenter
Mary Hensley, Ed.D.Vice President, College
Support Systems and ISD Relationsmhensley_at_austin
cc.edu512-223-7618
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Agenda

• Closing the Gaps Overview
• College Connection Overview
• College Connection How It Works
• Program Results
• Program Recognition
• State and National Interest in Expansion
• Questions and Answers

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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boards
Strategic PlanClosing the GapsOverview
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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 over
  15,000 more students by 2015.
• Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingtheGap
  s/ctgtargets_pdf.cfm?Goal1

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College ConnectionOverview
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Education Beyond High School

• Increases earning potential and employment
  opportunities
• U.S. Department of Education

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Learn to Earn
Source Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY
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Excuses For Not ContinuingYour Education

• No one in my family has ever gone to college.

Ive been in school for 12 years. Thats enough!
I just want a good job.
I cant afford it.
I dont know what I want to do with my life.
I wont fit in.
College is too hard.
I dont know how to apply or where I want to go.
Source Adapted from The College Boards Seven
Excuses Not to Go to College and Why Theyre Lame
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Improving High School to College Transitions

• Provide admission and pre-enrollment services to
  seniors on their school campuses
• Create an expectation that College is in
  everyones future.
• Increase percentage of high school seniors who
  enter college after high school graduation.

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Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Enrolled
in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005
Austin Community College District Service
Area College Transition Rates
School District Total High School Graduates Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education
Austin 3,732 1,040 28 687 18 2,005 54
Bastrop 446 105 23 102 23 239 54
Blanco 63 18 29 14 22 31 49
Coupland
Del Valle 360 57 16 67 19 236 65
Doss
Dripping Springs 234 114 49 54 23 66 28
Eanes 576 256 45 53 9 267 46
Elgin 211 58 27 42 20 111 53
Fredericksburg 228 90 40 30 13 108 47
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. Distric
ts with less than 25 graduates are not included
in this report. Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.
us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
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Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Enrolled
in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005
Austin Community College District Service
Area College Transition Rates
School District Total High School Graduates Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education
Georgetown 530 189 36 95 18 246 46
Harper 33 17 52 4 12 12 36
Hays 531 164 31 77 14 290 55
Jarrell 38 10 26 10 26 18 48
Johnson City 58 23 40 9 15 26 45
Lago Vista 65 21 32 8 12 36 56
Lake Travis 320 150 47 54 17 116 36
Leander 1,016 312 31 282 28 422 41
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.Distric
ts with less than 25 graduates are not included
in this report.Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.
us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
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Texas High School Graduates from FY 2005Enrolled
in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005
Austin Community College District Service
Area College Transition Rates
School District Total High School Graduates Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education 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 58
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.Distric
ts with less than 25 graduates are not included
in this report. Source http//www.thecb.state.t
x.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF
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College ConnectionHow It Works
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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.

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Students Receive Services at the High School
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College Connection Activity Grid Sample
ISD District Lead Sandra Dowdy, Assistant
Superintendent, 512-386-3040, sdowdy_at_del-valle.k12
.tx.us Del Valle HS Lead Jean MacInnis,
Principal, 512-386-3210, jmacinnis_at_del-valle.k12.t
x.us Admin. Assistant Nadene Norwood,
512-386-3211, nadene.norwood_at_del-valle.k12.tx.us
ACC District Lead Mary Hensley, 223-7618,
mhensley_at_austincc.edu Exec. Assistant Esther
Buzard, 223-7618, ebuzard_at_austincc.edu
College Connection
Lead Luanne Preston, 223-7354,
luanne_at_austincc.edu Admin. Assistant Laurie
Clark, 223-7354, lclark2_at_austincc.edu Senior
Count 400
Activity Date Time Location Equipment Communication Del Valle HS Contact (Lead Contact) name_at_del-valle.k12.tx.us ACC District Contact (Lead Contact) name_at_austincc.edu
High School Planning Committee Meeting August 9, 2007 200 p.m. 300 p.m. Del Valle Admin 5301 Ross Road Del Valle, TX E-mail Announcement Jean MacInnis Jmacinnis Luanne Preston luanne
College Connection Agreement Prior to beginning Fall semester Sandra Dowdy Sdowdy Luanne Preston luanne
Senior Presentation Kickoff Activity September 13, 2007 1030 a.m. 1130 a.m. Auditorium Notice in parent newsletter Notice on high school website Sarah Mabry Sarah.mabry Ashley Williams awillia4
Admissions Application Make-Up Day October 10, 2007 830 a.m. 400 p.m. Rooms A205, C216, D130, D208 Non-citizen students must obtain alternate ID before completing application Sarah Mabry Sarah.mabry Pat Colunga pcolunga
SHADE/BOLD Required College Connection
Activities
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Lifetime Acceptance at ACC

• Application never discarded
• Provide a permanent college home
• Students come to ACC
• Full-time
• Part-time
• In summer for transfer
• After military service
• After career changes
• Co-enroll while attending 4-year institution

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Lifetime Acceptance at ACC

• Cohorts can be tracked by semester of entry
• Longitudinal data collected for
• Retention
• Completion
• Success

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Program Results
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College Connection School Districts
2006-07Year 4 Austin Bastrop Blanco Del
Valle Elgin Fredericksburg Harper Hays Jarrell
Johnson City Lago Vista Leander Liberty Hill
Lockhart Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugervill
e Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos
Smithville
2007-08Year 5 Austin Bastrop Blanco
Del Valle Dripping Springs Eanes Elgin
Fredericksburg Georgetown Harper Hays
Jarrell Johnson City Lago Vista
2003-04 Year 1 San Marcos
2004-05Year 2 Austin Bastrop Del Valle Leander
San Marcos
2005-06Year 3 Austin Bastrop Del
Valle Hays Leander Manor Pflugerville San Marcos
Lake Travis Leander Liberty Hill Lockhart
Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugerville
Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos
Smithville Wimberley
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School Districts Participating in the College
Connection Program 2007-2008
School District Number of High Schools Number of Seniors Year Started
Austin ISD 12 5,189 2004
Bastrop ISD 2 609 2004
Blanco ISD 1 72 2006
Del Valle ISD 2 544 2004
Dripping Springs ISD 1 265 2007
Eanes ISD 1 650 2007
Elgin ISD 2 264 2006
Fredericksburg ISD 1 247 2006
Georgetown ISD 2 791 2007
Harper ISD 1 62 2006
Hays CISD 3 723 2005
Jarrell ISD 1 48 2006
Johnson City ISD 1 52 2006
Lago Vista ISD 1 89 2006
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School Districts Participating in the College
Connection Program 2007-2008
School District Number of High Schools Number of Seniors Year Started
Lake Travis ISD 2 415 2007
Leander ISD 4 1,518 2004
Liberty Hill ISD 1 180 2006
Lockhart ISD 2 387 2006
Luling ISD 1 131 2006
Manor ISD 2 255 2005
Nixon-Smiley CISD 1 57 2006
Pflugerville ISD 4 1,385 2005
Prairie Lea ISD 1 17 2006
Round Rock ISD 5 2,790 2006
San Marcos CISD 2 483 2003
Smithville ISD 1 140 2006
Wimberley ISD 1 169 2007
Total (27) 58 17,532
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College Connection Program Growth

• Over 4 years
• 1 school district to 27 school districts
• 2 high schools to 58 high schools
• 400 students to 17,000 students

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The College Connection Program Works!
ISD Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2003 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2003 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2004 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2004 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 2006 Increase of Students in Higher Ed Since Implementation
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
San Marcos 273 66 219 55 234 59 294 66 0
Austin 2,155 56 2,066 56 2,005 54 2,014 52 4
Bastrop 286 69 234 57 239 54 282 61 -4
Del Valle 293 77 312 80 236 66 229 71 9
Leander 444 48 459 48 422 42 418 40 8
Hays 281 57 309 56 290 55 286 51 5
Manor 51 57 74 57 87 62 89 68 -6
Pflugerville 194 47 201 47 204 48 156 46 2
BlueYear College Connection started RedYear
Seniors attend ACC after College
Connection 1-Source http//www.txhighereddata.org
/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf 2-Source
http//www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf
3-Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/P
DF/1161.PDF
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College Connection Diversity of Participants
2006-07

• Anglo 45
• African American 11
• Hispanic 33
• Asian 5
• Other 6

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Traditionally Underrepresented in Higher
Education - Students Enroll at ACC

• More than 55 of College Connectionenrollees are
  minorities
• Higher percentage entering ACC through College
  Connection than in the general ACC student
  population

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College Connection Results for ACC, 2004-2007

• 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
• 3,209 students enrolled Summer 2007
  (record-breaking ECS enrollment)
• Positive effect on Tech Prep enrollments
• 4,336 increase in number of students receiving
  Tech Prep credit
• 36 students in 2003-04
• 48 students in 2004-05
• 293 students in 2005-06
• 1,597 students in 2006-07

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Program Recognition
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College Connection Program National Acclaim
Recognition
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Awards Received
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State and National Interest in Expansion
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National Interest

• Florida Department of Education
• Launched state-wide campaign in April 2007 called
  Go Higher-Get Accepted modeled after College
  Connection
• Maine Interest in College Connection
• Proposed law requiring graduating high school
  seniors to complete at least one college
  application before getting diploma.
• Support from Compact for Higher Education

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• 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 Paredes
• Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating
  Board
• January 6, 2005

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THECB Statewide College Connection
Expansion2007-2009

• Ten Schools Receive Implementation Grants
• Alamo Community College District
• Blinn College
• Del Mar College
• Houston Community College System
• Lee College
• Odessa College
• Richland College
• South Texas College
• Tarrant County College District
• Weatherford College

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THECB Statewide College Connection
Expansion2007-2009

• Five Schools Receive Planning Grants
• Cedar Valley College
• Cisco Junior College
• Northeast Texas Community College
• Paris Junior College
• Victoria College

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THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion

• Schools Already Adopting College Connection
• Alamo Community College District
• Coastal Bend Community College
• Del Mar Community College
• Houston Community College District
• Temple Community College
• Victoria Community College

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External Support for ACC

• Funding to expand College Connection
• Funding for two Mobile Go Centers
• Funding for statewide College Connection Regional
  Forums

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Mobile Go Center
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Related Initiatives

• Mini-College Connectionfor Adult Education
• College Connection Scholarships

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Develops Shared Community College and School
District Partnerships

• Facilities
• Faculty
• Institutional Contacts/Liaisons
• Annexation Efforts
• Professional Development
• Summer Bridge Programs
• Grant Submissions
• Committee Memberships
• Special Initiatives
• Other

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Austin Community CollegeCollege Connection
Website
www.austincc.edu/isd

• Access to scheduled activities for students,
  parents, and school officials
• Calendars
• Links to pertinent ACC school district sites

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Website

• Participating schools
• Links to school pages
• Link to college pages of interest
• Press coverage/special events

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College Connection Logo
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Student Recruitment Senior Kickoff Presentation
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See, it didnt hurt! Recruiters
name prefix_at_austincc.edu
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ACC 101 Demonstration

• http//www.austincc.edu/acc101/index_content.html

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Questions and Answers
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For Copies

• PowerPoint Presentation
• www.austincc.edu/isd/tacccsaa/092407Presentation.p
  pt