1 ND College Goal Sunday RMASFAA Conference October 2008

2 North Dakota Partners NDASFAA TRIO/ASPIRE Admission Counselors High School Counselors Vocational Rehabilitation National Guard Tribal Higher Education Offices Tax Prepares HEROS Community Organizations Job Service

3 North Dakota CGS Program Goal: –Increase access to higher education by helping 500 low-income and first-generation North Dakota students in Challenges to Overcome: –Underserved Native American population –Low per capita income –Distance between larger cities –Availability of expert volunteers

Families & Volunteers SiteFamiliesVolunteers Belcourt649 Bismarck6317 Dickinson9516 Fort Totten4518 Fort Yates1521 Grand Forks599 Minot9415 New Town2620 Totals461125

5 Was CGS worth the effort of attending?

6 Most Helpful Aspects of CGS

7 How Did You Hear About CGS?

8 Attendance by Gender

9 Current Education Status

10 Degree program student hopes to enroll in fall

11 Did we serve our Target Audience?

12 Target Audience by Site

13 Future of ND College Goal Sunday February 22, 2009

14 Room for Improvement Add sites Publicize as an Open House –Preregistration??? More FAFSA experts –Pre-volunteer training on FAFSA Continue to reach out to target audience Build relationships with partners Target non-traditional students Simplify paperwork Resource guide for students Student door prizes??? Tracking methods

15 Contact Information Web site – Phone number –