1. An Orientation Presenters: Laurance J. Warford CCTI Project Director Jean Petty CCTI Assistant Project Director March 3, 2007 – New Orleans, Louisiana

3. Purpose: To provide information and ways in which you can get assistance in developing career pathways to ease student transitions.

4. Transitions – Why Critical Today “For most Americans, education and training through and beyond high school is now a necessary condition (not just the most advantageous or desirable route) for developing skills required by most well-paying jobs.”

5. Cooperative Agreement between U.S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education and The League for Innovation in the Community College Consortium College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI)

6. Purpose of CCTI CCTI will contribute to strengthening the role of community and technical colleges in - Easing student transitions between secondary and postsecondary education as well as transitions to employment, and Improving academic performance at both the secondary and postsecondary levels.

9. CCTI Timeline November 2002 League awarded Cooperative Agreement with OVAE January 2003 RFP issued to all U.S. Community Colleges May 2003Colleges selected

10. 1 2 8 14 6 713 5 15 11 3 9 10 12 4 2005-06 CCTI Site Partnerships 1-Miami Dade College6-Corning Com. College11-St. Louis Com. College 2-Northern Virginia Com. College7-Maricopa Com. Colleges12-Lehigh Carbon Com. College 3-Ivy Tech Community College8-Anne Arundel Com. College13-San Diego Com. College Dist. 4-Central Piedmont Com. College9-Lorain County Com. College14-Prince George’s Com. College 5-SW Oregon Com. College 10-Sinclair Com. College15-Fox Valley Technical College

11. CCTI Site Partnerships Education & Training –Anne Arundel Community College (MD) –Lorain County Community College (OH) –Maricopa Community Colleges (AZ) Health Science –Ivy Tech Community College (IN) –Miami Dade College (FL) –Northern Virginia Community College (VA) Information Technology –Central Piedmont Community College (NC) –Corning Community College (NY) –Southwestern Oregon Community College (OR)

12. CCTI Site Partnerships Law, Public Safety and Security –Fox Valley Technical College (WI) –Prince George’s Community College (MD) –San Diego Community College District (CA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics –Lehigh Carbon Community College (PA) –Sinclair Community College (OH) –St. Louis Community College (MO)

13. CCTI Products Virtual Reader Career Pathway Templates Toolkit Case Studies Book National Policy Study State Policy Forums

14. Perhaps most importantly … Building relationships with Secondary and Business Partners to help students navigate through our systems of education and employment

15. OUTCOME #1 Decrease remediation at the postsecondary level

16. Percent of students who take remedial courses 63% at two-year institutions 40% at four-year institutions The Bridge Project Stanford University

17. OUTCOME #2 Increase enrollment and persistence in postsecondary education

18. National Statistics on High School Students For every 100 ninth graders: U. S. 67 Graduate from H.S. on time 38 Directly enter college 26 Still enrolled sophomore year 18 Graduate in 150% of time (2 and 4 year college)

19. OUTCOME #3 Increase academic and skill achievement at both the secondary and postsecondary levels

20. Rigor in High School “Knowing what they know today, a large majority of students say they would have worked harder and taken more difficult courses in high school.” Source: “Rising to the Challenge: Are High School graduates prepared for college and work?”; Achieve, Inc., 2005

21. OUTCOME #4 Increase attainment of postsecondary degrees, certificates, or other recognized credentials

22. Why Focus on Student Retention? High School 2 Year College 4 Year College High School Graduation Rate67% Go to College Directly From High School 56%30%70% Return for Second Year of College 54%74% Graduate With 2 Year Degree in 3 Years 30% Graduate With 4 Year Degree in 6 Years 53% Student Pipeline Sources, 2000 Data Sources:NCES Common Core Data (2000); IPEDS Residency and Migration File (2000); ACT Institutional Survey (2001); NCES, IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (2000).

23. OUTCOME #5 Increase successful entry into employment or further education

24. Are Students Prepared? College instructors estimate that 42% of their students are not adequately prepared. Employers estimate that 39% of high school graduates who have no further education are not prepared for their current job and that 45% are under prepared for advancement. Source: “Rising to the Challenge: Are High School graduates prepared for college and work?”; Achieve, Inc., 2005

26. Sixteen Career Clusters Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Finance Architecture & Construction Education & Training Arts, AV Tech & Communications Government & Public Administration Business, Mgt & Admin. Health Science Hospitality & Tourism Manufacturing Human Services Marketing Sales & Services Information Technology Science, Tech, Engineering & Mathematics Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

27. Then and Now Vocational EducationCareer and Technical Education For a Few StudentsFor All Students For a Few “Jobs”For All “Careers” 6 to 7 “Program Areas” 16 Clusters – 79 Pathways In-lieu of AcademicsAligns/Supports Academics High School FocusedHigh School and College Partnerships

28. CCTI Career Pathways Template Funded by the U. S. Department of Education (V051B020001) Rigorous Academics CTE for all Dual Enrollment Early Assessment in H.S.

29. CCTI Participation 20032006 Students018,152 CCTI Exemplar Colleges15 High Schools065 Corporate Partners047 CCTI Network Colleges0170

30. Decrease Remediation Rates CCTINational Average Math 27% 68% Reading & English 24% 64.5%

31. Increase Enrollment Persistence CCTINational Average Entrance to postsecondary education rate 29% 14% Persistence 71% 54%

32. What We Are Learning From CCTI Community colleges can lead this work. Partners are anxious to work together. Communication is key: –generally among education sectors and business –between faculty of high school and college Postsecondary remediation can be reduced. Transformation needs to take place in the context of a P-20 or a lifetime framework.

33. CCTI Network www.league.org/ccti/networkapplication A network designed to assist you!