January 29, 2009
Participation: By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 630,000 more students.. Success: By 2015, award 210,000 undergraduate degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs. THECB 1/2009
Increases in Hispanic Participation Additional Technology Degrees Additional Certified Teachers Math and Science THECB 1/2009
278, , ,000 THECB 1/2009
Half of increase tied to Hispanic students (21,578) African American enrollments increased by 7,000 Dual Credit enrollments grew by 14,000 Two-year college enrollments grew by 30,000 and universities by 11,000 THECB 1/2009
African-Am. HispanicWhite Other Fall 2008 African-Am. White Hispanic Fall 2000 Other THECB 1/2009
African Am. Hispanic White Other 2015: 7.44 million African Am. White Hispanic 2007: 6.45 million Other THECB 1/2009
Institutions’ enrollment targets exceed Participation Forecast but below Closing the Gaps Goal Public Colleges and Universities THECB 1/2009
Regional P-16 Council Grants FY 2008: Three institutions FY 2009: Two institutions Work Study Mentorship Program Grants FY 2008: Eight institutions (194 Mentors) FY 2009: Fourteen institutions (279 Mentors) College Access Challenge Grants (FY 2009-FY 2010) Community Partnerships: Two institutions College Connection: Two institutions THECB 1/2009
College Connection (State) Grants FY : Three institutions totaling Satellite GO Center Grants FY 2008: One grantee FY 2009: Three grantees AmeriCorps*VISTA expansion Proposed 14 VISTA members in FY 2010 Mobile GO Centers Two institutions Dallas Minority Male Pilot Project THECB 1/2009
* Asians are not targeted in the plan. WhiteHispanicAfrican Am THECB 1/2009
URRS review includes comparison with CB’ CTG allocations by ethnicity Institutional partnerships with high-need public schools Closing the Gaps for Latina/o Students Task Force made recommendations Academic assistance programs THECB 1/2009
39,965 93,765 39,307 THECB 1/2009
Bachelor’s Associate’s THECB 1/2009
* Not targeted in the Plan. White* Hispanic African Am. THECB 1/2009
Technology Nursing/Allied Health THECB 1/2009
Universities and community colleges works with K-12 to improve student preparation Improve transfer articulation between two-year and four-year institutions Nurture students in STEM fields more effectively THECB 1/2009
THECB 12/2008 TeachersMath & Science Teachers
Math, Science & Technology Teacher Prep Academies College and Career Readiness Initiative awareness programs for faculty in teacher education programs Working with institutions to attract more high achieving students into teaching THECB 1/2009