Transcript Partnerships: ACC and Round Rock Austin Community College Board of Trustees Public Forum February 16, 2009

Partnerships:
ACC and Round Rock
Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Public Forum
February 16, 2009
ACC/Round Rock ISD Partnerships
Early College Start
• Dual credit and
co-enrollment
• 1+ year(s) of college
FREE
• General education/
core curriculum
Tech Prep
• Credit-in-escrow
• Career and
technical education
courses
College Connection
• One-on-one support
to assist students
through college
admissions process
• Seniors receive
acceptance letters
to ACC
• Serves as state/
national model
Early College Start (ECS)
ECS Enrollment Growth 2004-05 to 2007-08
98% Enrollment Growth in Round Rock ISD
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
McNeil
Round
Rock
2004-05
Stony
Point
Westwood Total
RRISD
2007-08
Early College Start (ECS)
2008-09 Course Offerings in Round Rock ISD*
* Courses may vary by year
• English Composition I
• English Composition II
• Intro Psychology
• Intro Sociology
• Intro Speech Communication
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Personal Computing
• U.S. Government
• U.S. History II
Tech Prep
Tech Prep Growth 2003-04 to 2007-08
4743% Enrollment Growth in Round Rock ISD*
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
McNeil
Round Rock
2003-04
Stony
Point
Westwood
Total
RRISD
2007-08
* RRISD Tech Prep students who enrolled at ACC
Tech Prep
2008-09 Program Offerings in Round Rock ISD*
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* Courses may vary by year
Architecture and Engineering CAD
Automotive & Outdoor Technology
Biotechnology
Computer Information Technology
Culinary Arts
Electronics & Advanced Technologies
Health Science Technology
Hospitality Management
Marketing
Radio, TV, & Film
Visual Communications
Welding Technology
College Connection
College Access for Every Senior
33% application growth from 2006-08
63% enrollment growth from 2006-08
Success
East
Success
West
Westwood
Total
Applied at
ACC
Stony
Point
2006-07
453
269
586
15
20
404
1,747
2007-08
556
525
578
31
38
589
2,317
Enrolled
in ACC
McNeil
Round
Rock
2006-07
133
66
118
1
8
82
408
2007-08
169
155
173
2
10
157
666
Value for Round Rock Families
Value of Waived Tuition and Fees
Early College Start
• 25%+ of college education for
bachelor’s degree FREE
• $252,072 tuition/fees waived for
Round Rock ISD students in 2007-08
Tech Prep
• $73,224 tuition/fees waived for Round
Rock ISD students collecting ACC
credits in 2007-08
Value for Round Rock Families
Value of One Year at ACC
• One year+ of in-district college credit (36 credit hours) = $1,944
• Core curriculum credits fully transferable to state colleges, plus many private and
out-of-state colleges
$13,374
$9,892
Great
Value!
Best
Value!
$1,944
$0
Mary Hensley, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President
College Operations
[email protected]
512-223-7618
For copies of this presentation:
www.austincc.edu/isd/documents/21609ACCBoardRRForum.ppt