1. College Access & Student Attainment
Adele Gelb Program Officer Stark Education Partnership
OCAN Advisor Training
August 10, 2011

2. Stark County Student Demographics
17 school districts with:
60,000 K-12 total students
20,000 high school total students

3. Our Stark County 2002 Goals…
100% graduation rates
Increase college going to 80% from 45%
Decrease remediation
Becoming the most educated county in the US
Seamless transition 7-16
Have Evolved Into…

4. Stark County Graduation Rates Have Increased

5. Graduation is Up Dramatically at Canton City High Schools

6. Stark County College Going Rate is Increasing
As Reported by OBR (only in Ohio)
2007: 52% compared to State 45%
2008: 39% compared to State 39% (only public institutions)
As Reported by Student Tracker (92% of all Institutions Nationally)
2008: 57.6% enrolled immediately 68.1% enrolled anytime during first two years after HS
2009: 54% enrolled immediately
2010: 60.4% enrolled immediately

7. CCS College Going Rate is Increasing
Percentage of Students Enrolled in College Any Time During the First 2 Years After High School

8. Educational Attainment has Increased County-wide
U.S. Census figures show college-going for Stark year olds now exceeding state and nation – ACS

9. Strategies
Data Collection using National Clearinghouse Student Tracker System ($425 per district)
Early College High School and program choice in Canton City Schools
Continuing to increase AP and College Tech Prep

10. Strategies (continued)
High School Based Dual Credit (HSBDC) is…“taught at the high school by a teacher who qualifies to be a college adjunct to the same rigor and standards as on the college campus. A student may receive both high school and college credit for the same course.”
Our HSBDC Partners: Kent State University-Main and Stark Campuses, Stark State College, University of Akron, University of Mount Union, Walsh University

11. High School Based Dual Credit Has Grown

12. What Does HSBDC Cost?
$23-$41 per semester credit hour as negotiated by the Stark County ESC with participating colleges
Application fees are waived
Textbook and course materials covered by district
Public institutions retain SSI
Some, but not all districts, will charge parents between $30-$50 for a three-credit hour course

13. What is the Scholarship Impact?
Benefit to Stark County families and students for credit earned during the academic year could range between $860,000 – $5,000,000 (textbooks excluded) depending where students eventually transfer credit

14. New Challenges
The compass math score prerequisite will increase from 42 to 55 for the class of 2014
A compass score of 55 equates to an ACT score of 22

15. New Challenges (continued)
Qualifying high school teachers as adjuncts
Increasing middle school performance at CCS – Canton City Schools continue to “chart a course1” by launching Early College Academy
Three-year degrees
1Building a Grad Nation, Available at