1. F INDINGS F ROM THE N ATIONAL S URVEY OF C OLLEGE O UTREACH P ROGRAMS 27 th Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference June 2 - 4, 2011 Presented by: Maly Fung Dr. Watson Scott Swail

2. A BOUT THE S TUDY

3. Background Information In 2010, EPI received a TG Public Benefit Research Grant to survey college outreach/access programs around the nation The survey was based on an earlier version created by Dr. Watson Scott Swail in 2000 for The College Board.

4. Methodology The National Survey of College Outreach Programs (NSCOP) consisted of 10 sections: 1.General Information 2.Program Information 3.Goals and Services 4.Program Operation 5.Staff and Training 6.Student Characteristics 7.Operating Budget 8.Program Outcomes 9.Program Evaluation 10.Barriers to College Access

5. Methodology – cont’d The survey was distributed electronically to national association mailing lists, including the National College Access Network (NCAN), federal GEAR UP and TRIO lists, the Association of Institutional Research (AIR), NCCEP, and the National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA).

6. Methodology – cont’d Examples of programs considered included: – GEAR UP and TRIO Programs – Non-federal community-based – Summer Bridge programs that help students during the transition from high school into college – Programs that enhance self-esteem – Bring students to campus to learn skills to succeed in college

7. Methodology – cont’d Examples of programs NOT included in the study were: – Articulated high school programs – Campus sports – Dual Enrollment programs – Short, one-time episodic events

8. S UMMARY OF F INDINGS

9. Distribution of Programs by Type

10. Distribution of Programs By Geographic Location

11. Programs by First Year of Operation Program Type Year First Operated MedianRange All19991963 - 2010 CACG20071982 - 2010 GEAR UP20051989 - 2005 TRIO19901965 - 2010 State-Funded19901969 - 1998 University-Funded20031969 - 2010 Nonprofit19971966 - 2010 Other Partnerships20011967 - 2010 Private19981963 - 2008 Federal20051989 - 2010

12. Programs by First Year of Operation – cont’d

13. Distribution of Programs by Sponsoring Agency College Campus Elementary/ Secondary School Community Center Other N (% of Programs) All189 (50.5%)77 (20.6%)61 (16.3%)47 (12.6%) CACG5 (31.3%)4 (25.0%) 3 (18.8%) GEAR UP12 (30.8%)23 (59.0%)1 (3.6%)3 (7.7%) TRIO79 (75.2%)17 (16.2%)7 (6.7%)2 (1.9%) State-Funded13 (50.5%)3 (11.5%) 7 (26.9%) University-Funded46 (73.0%)3 (4.8%)4 (6.3%10 (15.9%) Nonprofit2 (3.8%)15 (28.8%)27 (51.9%)8 (15.4%) Other Partnerships20 (41.7%)8 (16.7%)10 (20.8%) Private5 (35.7%)3 (21.4%)5 (35.7%)1 (7.1%) Federal7 (63.6%)1 (9.1%)0 (0.0%)3 (27.3%)

14. Distribution of Programs by Location of Services College Campus Elementary/ Secondary School Community Center Other N (% of Programs) All144 (38.5%) 26 (7.0%)57 (15.2%) CACG2 (12.5%)7 (43.8%)2 (12.5%)4 (25.0%) GEAR UP3 (7.7%)33 (84.6%)0 (0.0%)3 (7.7%) TRIO54 (51.4%)39 (37.1%)2 (1.9%)9 (8.6%) State-Funded13 (50.0%)6 (23.1%)1 (3.8%)6 (23.1%) University-Funded41 (65.1%)12 (19.0%)3 (4.8%)7 (11.1%) Nonprofit5 (9.6%)24 (46.2%)13 (25.0%)10 (19.2%) Other Partnerships16 (34.0%)14 (29.8%)4 (8.5%)13 (27.7%) Private5 (37.5%)7 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)2 (14.3%) Federal5 (45.5%)2 (18.2%)1 (9.1%)3 (27.3%)

15. Program Goals

16. Students Targeted

17. Instructional Approach

18. Academic Services

19. Non-Academic Services

20. Program Admissions and Capacity

21. Program Capacity – cont’d Program Capacity Max. # of Students Max. # of Parents All 33,79442,992 CACG 7,380978 GEAR UP 3,2912,858 TRIO 47035 State-Funded 399213 University-Funded 1,97170 Nonprofit 280,213306,026 Other Partnerships 2,694637 Private 575139 Federal 5,8161,522

22. Parental Component

24. Program Incentives

25. Program Operation

26. Program Operation – cont’d

27. Funding and Support In-Kind Financial Support N (% of Programs) ALL PROGRAMS Federal Government 2 (0.5%)169 (45.2%) AmeriCorps 26 (7.0%)11 (2.9%) State Government 30 (8.0%)74 (19.8%) Local Government 23 (6.1%)17 (4.5%) Local School System 104 (27.8%)21 (5.6%) Community Organization 80 (21.4%)30 (8.0%) Business/Industry 45 (12.0%)58 (15.5%) Private Foundation 18 (4.8%)120 (32.1%) Individuals 52 (13.9%)58 (15.5%) Colleges/Universities 128 (34.2%)64 (17.1%) Fundraising 5 (1.3%)65 (17.4%)

28. Staffing & Training

29. Monitoring & Tracking

30. Program Evaluation

31. Q UESTIONS ?

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