1. College Connection Midland College January 10, 2008

2. Mary Hensley, Ed.D. Vice President, College Support Systems and ISD Relations mhensley@austincc.edu 512-223-7618 mhensley@austincc.edu Contact Information

3. Students Receive Services at the High School: Required Admission application ASSET or COMPASS Pre-advising Academic advising Graduation letter Optional Student life info Teleconference Campus tours Registration Other Recommended Senior presentation Financial aid application

4. College Connection School Districts 2003-04 Year 1 San Marcos 2004-05 Year 2 Austin Bastrop Del Valle Leander San Marcos 2005-06 Year 3 Austin Bastrop Del Valle Hays Leander Manor Pflugerville San Marcos 2006-07 Year 4 Austin Bastrop Blanco Del Valle Elgin Fredericksburg Harper Hays Jarrell Johnson City Lago Vista Leander Liberty Hill Lockhart Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugerville Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos Smithville 2007-08 Year 5 Austin Bastrop Blanco Del Valle Dripping Springs Eanes Elgin Fredericksburg Georgetown Harper Hays Jarrell Johnson City Lago Vista Lake Travis Leander Liberty Hill Lockhart Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugerville Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos Smithville Wimberley

5. School Districts Participating in the College Connection Program 2007-2008 School District Number of High Schools Number of Seniors YearStarted Austin ISD 125,1892004 Bastrop ISD 26092004 Blanco ISD 1722006 Del Valle ISD 25442004 Dripping Springs ISD 12652007 Eanes ISD 16502007 Elgin ISD 22642006 Fredericksburg ISD 12472006 Georgetown ISD 27912007 Harper ISD 1622006 Hays CISD 37232005 Jarrell ISD 1482006 Johnson City ISD 1522006 Lago Vista ISD 1892006

6. School Districts Participating in the College Connection Program 2007-2008 School District Number of High Schools Number of Seniors YearStarted Lake Travis ISD 24152007 Leander ISD 41,5182004 Liberty Hill ISD 11802006 Lockhart ISD 23872006 Luling ISD 11312006 Manor ISD 22552005 Nixon-Smiley CISD 1572006 Pflugerville ISD 41,3852005 Prairie Lea ISD 1172006 Round Rock ISD 52,7902006 San Marcos CISD 24832003 Smithville ISD 11402006 Wimberley ISD 11692007 Total (27) 5817,532

7. College Connection Program Growth Over 4 years: 1 school district to 27 school districts 2 high schools to 58 high schools 400 students to 17,000+ students

8. The College Connection Program Works! Blue=Year College Connection startedRed=Year Seniors attend ACC after College Connection 1-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdfhttp://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf 2-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdfhttp://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf 3-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDFhttp://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF ISD Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2003 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2004 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 2006 Increase of Students in Higher Ed Since Implementation NumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent San Marcos27366%21955%23459%29466%0 % Austin2,15556%2,06656%2,00554%2,01452%4 % Bastrop28669%23457%23954%28261%-4 % Del Valle29377%31280%23666%22971%9 % Leander44448%45948%42242%41840%8 % Hays28157%30956%29055%28651%5 % Manor5157%7457%8762%8968%-6 % Pflugerville19447%20147%20448%15646%2 %

9. College Connection Diversity of Participants 2006-07

10. More than 55% of College Connection enrollees are minorities Higher percentage entering ACC through College Connection than in the general ACC student population Traditionally Underrepresented in Higher Education - Students Enroll at ACC

11. College Connection Results for ACC, 2004-2007 Positive effect on Fall enrollments ◦ Immediate great results: 37.6% increase first year ◦ 59% increase over two years Positive effect on Early College Start enrollments ◦ 25.6% increase in enrollment from ‘04 to ’05 ◦ 45% increase in enrollment from ’04 to ’06 ◦ 3,209 students enrolled Summer 2007 (record-breaking ECS enrollment) Positive effect on Tech Prep enrollments ◦ 4,336% increase in number of students receiving Tech Prep credit  36 students in 2003-04  48 students in 2004-05  293 students in 2005-06  1,597 students in 2006-07

12. Program Recognition

13. College Connection Program National Acclaim & Recognition

14. Awards Received THECB Star Award Award Recipient November 2006 Excelencia in Education Award Semi-Finalist October 2006 Bellwether Award Award Recipient January 2007

15. State and National Interest in Expansion

16. Florida Department of Education Launched state-wide campaign in April 2007 called “Go Higher-Get Accepted” modeled after College Connection Maine Interest in College Connection Proposed law requiring graduating high school seniors to complete at least one college application before getting diploma. Support from “Compact for Higher Education” National Interest:

17. “Attaining advanced levels of education for disadvantaged students cannot be done without developing a college-going culture in every middle school and high school in the state of Texas...then suddenly, (going to college) changes from being a possibility to an expectation.” --Raymund Paredes Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board January 6, 2005

18. THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion 2007-2009 Ten Schools Receive Implementation Grants Alamo Community College District Blinn College Del Mar College Houston Community College System Lee College Odessa College Richland College South Texas College Tarrant County College District Weatherford College

19. THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion 2007-2009 Five Schools Receive Planning Grants Cedar Valley College Cisco Junior College Northeast Texas Community College Paris Junior College Victoria College

20. THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion Schools Already Adopting College Connection Alamo Community College District Coastal Bend Community College Del Mar Community College Houston Community College District Temple Community College Victoria College

21. Austin Community College College Connection Website Access to scheduled activities for students, parents, and school officials Calendars Links to pertinent ACC school district sites www.austincc.edu/isd

22. Website Participating schools Links to school pages Link to college pages of interest Press coverage/special events

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