Transcript College Connection: Closing the Participation Gaps

College Connection
Closing the Gaps and Opening Doors
ACC Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
February 18, 2009
Agenda
Closing the
Gaps
• Statewide efforts to increase
participation in higher education
College
Connection
Program
• Partnerships with school districts
• Four required steps to admission
Opening Doors
• Serving the ACCD service area
• Texas connection
• Changing the nation
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Strategy:
Increasing Participation
Closing the Gaps
 If more Texans do not receive college degrees by 2030,
the State could lose up to $40 billion in annual household
income.
The Texas Goal
 Increase student enrollment in higher education by
630,000 by 2015.
ACC’s Goal
 Increase student enrollment to
38,690 by 2015.
ACC Has Met 2010 Participation Goals
OVERALL
AFRICAN
AMERICAN
HISPANIC
WHITE
Texas
Slightly Below Target
ACC
Above Target
2010 Target: 34,340
Texas
On Target
ACC
Above Target
2010 Target: 2,640
Texas
Well Below Target
ACC
Above Target
2010 Target: 8,620
Texas
Slightly Above Target
ACC
Above Target
2010 Target: 19,800
Fall 2008: 35,798
Fall 2008: 2,978
Fall 2008: 8,846
Fall 2008: 20,754
*OIE Table 1, Austin Community College, Student Profile - ACC Total, 12th Class Day Data, Fall 2007 vs. Fall 2008
*THECB (2008, July). Closing the gaps by 2015: 2008 Progress Report. www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/1555.pdf.
*THECB (2004). Institutional targets for closing the gaps in participation: Targets one – four.
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingTheGaps/ctgtargets_pdf.cfm?Goal=1
The College Connection Program
 Partnerships with area school districts
 100 percent participation of college seniors
 One-on-one support to assist students through college admissions
 Bring college admissions to the high school campuses—at no cost
to the school district
Required
Optional
• Application
• Admissions test
• Pre-advising
• Academic
advising
• Graduation letter
• Student life info
• Teleconference
• Campus tours
• Registration
• Other
Recommended
• Senior
presentation
• Financial aid
application
College Connection Results
College Connection Growth 2004-08
College Connection Program Growth
College Connection Enrollments
into ACC
2500
2,266
2000
1,664
1500
1,280
1,104
1000
500
47
0
Fall 04
1 ISD
Fall 05
5 ISDs
Fall 06
8 ISDs
Fall 07
22 ISDs
Fall 08
24 ISDs
College Connection Works!
Students NOT Located in Higher Education in Texas
ISD
San Marcos
Austin
Bastrop
Del Valle
Leander
Hays
Manor
Pflugerville
Fall 2003
Fall 2004
Fall 2005
Fall 2006
#
%
#
#
#
273
66%
219
2,066
234
312
459
%
55%
234
56% 2,005
57%
239
80%
236
48%
422
290
87
204
%
59%
294
54% 2,014
54%
282
66%
229
42%
418
55%
286
62%
89
48%
156
%
66%
52%
61%
71%
40%
51%
68%
46%
Fall 2007
#
277
1,871
223
227
452
296
85
445
Blue=Year College Connection started
Red=Year 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/PDF/1161.PDF
4-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1497.pdf
%
64%
52%
55%
75%
38%
48%
56%
42%
2007 Increase
of Students in
TX HIED Since
Inception
2%
4%
2%
5%
10%
7%
6%
6%
College Connection Works!
Students NOT Located in Higher Education in Texas
ISD
Elgin
Jarrell
Lockhart
Luling
Round Rock
Smithville
Fall 2003
Fall 2004
Fall 2005
#
#
#
%
%
%
Fall 2006
#
95
22
170
54
1020
66
%
56%
50%
63%
62%
47%
53%
Fall 2007
#
72
26
139
54
959
56
Blue=Year College Connection started
Red=Year 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/PDF/1161.PDF
4-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1497.pdf
%
45%
52%
55%
67%
44%
57%
2007 Increase
of Students in
TX HIED Since
Inception
11%
-2%
8%
-5%
3%
-4%
Diversity of Participants 2007-08
Opening Doors
 “Because of College Connection
and because of Austin Community
College, I have been able to make
smart choices about college and
my future.” – LBJ High School
Graduate, ACC Student
 “With the start that I got from College Connection and the support that I
got once I arrived at ACC, I have learned a lot about what it takes to go to
college. I have learned so much that I have been able to help my friends
know what to do. One of my best friends is finally going to start at Austin
Community College in the fall because I shared with her that if I can do it,
she can do it, too.” – Bastrop High School Graduate, ACC Student
Positive Impact on Other College Programs
ACC Fall Enrollments
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38% increase first year
59% increase over two years
Sustained growth over five years at about
30% per year
Early College Start (Dual Credit)
Enrollments

41% increase from ’05 – ‘08
Tech Prep Enrollments

98% increase in enrollment from ‘03 to ‘08
 36 students in 2003-04
 48 students in 2004-05
 293 students in 2005-06
 1,597 students in 2006-07
 2,181 students in 2007-08
The Texas Connection
Ten Colleges Received THECB Implementation Grants
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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
The Texas Connection
Five Colleges Received
THECB Planning Grants
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Cedar Valley College
Cisco Junior College
Northeast Texas Community College
Paris Junior College
Victoria College
Other Community Colleges
with College Connection
• Central Texas College
• Coastal Bend Community College
• Temple Community College
• Vernon College
Changing the Nation
 Florida Department of Education: “Go Higher--Get
Accepted”
 Maine: Law requiring high school seniors to complete one
college application
 Consulting: Colleges from California to South Carolina have
consulted with ACC about the program’s success
 Awards:
 THECB Star Award
 Excelencia in Education
 Bellwether Award
Melissa Richardson
Director, College Connection
[email protected]
512-223-7088
Luanne Preston, Ph.D.
Executive Director, School Relations
[email protected]
512-223-7054
For copies of this presentation:
www.austincc.edu/isd/documents/02-18-2009ACCFoundation.ppt