Why college? Delete this slide. Replace with 2 clicker slides. 1.What do you think of Math? 2.What are your plans/goals? (this question might be phrased differently depending student/parent audience.

No High School Diploma $19,140 Annual Income High School Diploma $27,235 Annual Income Bachelor’s Degree $46,931 Annual Income Advanced Degree $57,409 Annual Income Source: 2006 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Median Income by Education - Washington State, 2006 For Pete. Delete the Advanced Degree balloon. Convert the remaining balloons into clicker slides.

Source –U.S. Census Converted bar chart into 3-line graph. Educational Attainment for adults 25 years or older- Washington State

10%20%30%40%50%60%70% No HS Diploma or GED HS Diploma or GED Some College Bachelor’s Degree Source – Employer Survey 2007, Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board Updated information from 2004 to Removed references to 2-year and vocational degrees and added no high school or GED.

How much math do I need for college? Convert to clicker page with same question.

A 4-year degree is an Education in 2 Acts R oughly 2 years of General Education Requirements; Social Studies, English, Science… Math. R oughly 2 years of specialized study in your chosen field. A 2-year academic degree (from a community college) is designed to meet the first criteria. Cleaned up page in an attempt to make it more readable.

I f you’re going to college, thinking about going to college, or lack the ability to predict the future with absolute certainty, stay in math. F our-year colleges focus more on high school preparation, but may also give you a math placement exam to see what you know and make you take a math/quantitative course at college. Added text starting at the underlined and.

School High School Math Placement Test? Graduation Requirement EWU3 yearsYesMath course WSU3 yearsYesMath course UW3 years If major requires math course Quantitative/ Symbolic course Gonzaga 3-4 yearsNoMath course SCC, SFCC noneYes Quantitative/ Symbolic course Do not use these as official statements. Contact the school to get current and official admission information. Condensed slides to show admissions, placement and graduation requirements in math at a glance

How bad is the placement exam? What if you…don’t do so good? Pete may want to add a clicker question here.

CollegePlacement RateSuccess Rate EWU PreColl. Math College Math SFCC PreColl. Math College Math August 14, Source: SFCC Institutional Research 40% 86% 14% 50% 67% 53% 69% Success leads to success. Condensed the school data so that individual districts are no longer shown and combined slides on placement rates and success rates. My notes show that Pete might want to switch this to a clicker slide.

Developmental Math Courses bring a student up to college level. They do not transfer or count for college credit. The Cost of Developmental Mathematics… Condensed the Cost of …Slides into More Time, More Money.

# of Dev. Math Classes Cost at SCC or SFCC* Cost at EWU* 1$403.75$ $807.50$1567 3$ $ $1615 * Based on tuition rates at SCC, SFCC and tuition rates at EWU for 5 undergraduate credits. The Cost of Developmental Mathematics… Updated CCS tuition rates. Couldn’t find the tuition rates for EWU.

Do you have to take College-level math to get a degree? N o. Many 2-year applied degrees do not require college level math. G o to the SFCC (Professional Technical Programs) and SCC (Programs – A.A.S. Degrees) web pages. Check out the possibilities.

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