Randy L. Whitfield, Ed.D. Associate Vice President for Basic Skills Academic & Student Services North Carolina Community College System Office Basic Skills Transitions

North Carolina Community College System H. Martin Lancaster, President Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce Basic Skills Transitions n Basic Skills programs are enhancing instruction and identifying support services to enable learners to enroll in college-credit courses.

North Carolina Community College System H. Martin Lancaster, President Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce Activities n Awareness & Orientation n Counseling and Referral Services n Comprehensive Transition Programs

North Carolina Community College System H. Martin Lancaster, President Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce Special Transition Projects n Nellie Mae Foundation - collecting data on outcomes of transition programs (project conducted by New England Literacy Resource Center) n ABT Associates Inc. – documenting emerging practices on transition

North Carolina Community College System H. Martin Lancaster, President Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce Special Transition Projects, cont. n Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy – investigating ways of strengthening the community college role in adult education n Berkley Policy Associates – conducting project entitled Adult Basic Education Community College Transitions

North Carolina Community College System H. Martin Lancaster, President Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce Evaluation of New England ABE-to-College Transition Project: Questions & Answers n Who are the program participants? –32 year-old white, English-speaking female –68% employed –79% reported incomes of less than $25,000 –38% received some type of public assistance n Do program participants enter college at higher rates than comparison students? –69% of program participants were expected to enter college

North Carolina Community College System H. Martin Lancaster, President Fifty-eight Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce n What can be learned from the most successful programs about their relationship with their college partners? –Knowledgeable, experienced, committed staff –Strong college partnerships –Staff understands distinct mix of challenges & needs of adult learners n What was the experience of dropouts? –49 students dropped out –Had more obstacles than others