Balancing Access and Completion: Partnerships and PathwaysSusan Hallenbeck, PhD

Today’s Conversation

Challenges Facing Students and Institutions

What Hobsons Believes and How We Help

Examples of Successful Partnerships

Questions & Discussion

Remember to include…

PAR info re: indicators of success in CC and after transfer

Readiness includes both academic and social/financial

Bridge the gap by connecting learning to life

Aspirations Gap: Many students want to go to college but don’t actually apply and enroll.Readiness Gap: Completing high school makes students eligible for college, but many are not truly college-ready.

Match Gap: Students struggle to find best-fit postsecondary options that meet their academic/social/financial needs.Success Gap: Even well-prepared students face obstacles in finishing what they start.

The Deck is Stacked

Challenges Facing Students

Job openings requiring at least some college

education by 2018

Students fail to meet the ACT College

Readiness Benchmarks

Students not receiving a HS diploma after 4

years in high school

Student reporting taking remedial classes in

college

63% 28% 22% 20%

Student success is not easy

Who am I?

How will I succeed?

What do I want to be?

How will I get there?

What do I care about? What are my talents? How do I learn?

Who will advocate for me?What resources will help me reach my goals?

Which career path fits my interests and strengths?What education is required?

What’s my plan for success?Where should I go after high school?

Educators have similar struggles

Who are our students?

How do we knowwhat’s working?

How are we helping them?

What could wedo better?

High school student to counselor ratio

471 : 1

The average high school student spends 20 minutes or less PER YEAR talking with a school counselor about postsecondary plans.

A delicate balance in higher education …

Access Completion

Success means different things to different students so understanding intent is critical

All students shouldbe aware of their postsecondary options

What Hobsons Believes & How We Help

Our vision

We envision a future where education advances every student to meet their full potential — a  future where equal access to high-quality educational opportunities and support enables students to improve themselves, their communities, and our world. Education Advances

Our mission

Our mission is to empower students to connect learning to life by making informed choices across a lifetime of education decisions. Hobsons products and services maximize student success and institutional effectiveness throughout the student lifecycle. 

Connecting Learning to Life

College and Career Readiness

Admissions and Enrollment

Student Success and Advising

Hobsons helps students identify their strengths, explore careers, create academic plans, match to best-fit educational opportunities, and reach their education and life goals. Through our solutions, we enable thousands of educational institutions to improve college and career planning, admissions and enrollment management, student success and advising for millions of students around the globe.

 

What we do

Connecting students to opportunity

College and Career ExplorationSelf-Discovery

Student support

Admissions AdvisingStudent Matching

Academic Planning

Self-Discovery Career Exploration

Academic Planning

College Preparation

College and Career Readiness

Naviance by Hobsons is a comprehensive college and career readiness solution that helps middle and high school students identify their strengths, explore careers, create individualized academic plans, and match to best-fit postsecondary institutions.

Actionable Student Views

Seamless ApplicationManagement

Multi-ChannelCommunications

Real-TimeInsights

Admissions and Enrollment Management

Radius by Hobsons helps match students to their ideal educational options by enabling institutions to connect with best-fit prospects and analyze each stage of the enrollment lifecycle, from initial inquiry and application through admission and graduation.

Analytics

Student Success and Advising

Early alert Holistic advising Degree planning

Starfish by Hobsons helps all students engage with an informed, connected campus community dedicated to keeping them on track to reach their education and life goals.

Common Data Definitions

Descriptive Analytics

Predictive Analytics

Predictive Analytics and Benchmarking

Benchmarking

PAR Framework by Hobsons enables institutions to create clear student success pathways, prioritize student interventions, and know where toinvest in student success initiatives

Examples of Success: K12 and Postsecondary Partnerships

AASA: Redefining ReadyTo Get Better Results, Do We Need a Better Definition?

CAREER ReadyCOLLEGE

Ready

LIFE Ready

Students are more than a

score

GPA of 2.8 out of 4.0 and one ore more of the following:•Score of 3+ on AP Exam•Grade of A, B or C on AP Course•Grade of A, B or C in Dual Credit College English and/or Math•Grade of A, B or C in College Dev/Remedial English and/ or Math•Grade of A, B or C in Algebra II•Score of 4+ on IB Exam•College Readiness Placement Assessment

Career Ready

College Ready

http://www.redefiningready.org/

Career Cluster identified and 2 or more of the following:•90% attendance•25 hours of Community Service•Workplace learning experience•Industry credential•Dual Credit Career Pathyway Course•Two or more recognized co-curricular activities

High School and middle school students use Naviance to do career exploration and build PGPs

Project-based learning used in classes

Areas of study: CNA, Medical Assistant, PC Technician, HVAC, Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship, Mechatronics

Students learn on industry equipment and take industry certification exams prior to HS graduation

Austin Community College offers Career and Technical Education programming

Funded via $200,000+ Skills Development Fund Grant from Texas Workforce Commission

Other organizations involved:•Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area•Samsung•Austin Regional Manufacturers Assoc’n•Associated Builders and Contractors

School Preparation Partners

Manor ISD (TX)Diploma + Certificate at Graduation

Texas HE goal: 60 by 30

6 CTE programs

District college-going rate increased (46% to 51%)

200+Juniors and Seniors

1999 – dual enrollment courses offered; ~40 students enrolled

2006 – Early College HS opens on SJC campus with 220 students

Student in Early College are 1st gen, traditionally under-represented, economically disadvantaged, or meet 1 of 13 Texas at-risk indicators

Enrollment based on lottery

Realized CCISD students were enrolling in college but not quite college-ready

Since 2008, SJC pays for an Educational Planner to work in the high school•Individual and group meetings re: college questions/concerns•Concentrate on the middle 60% that are otherwise overlooked•Parent/Student info sessions•Dedicated time to work on college application and take college placement exams•College field trips•FAFSA assistance

Clear Horizons Early College HS San Jacinto College

Clear Creek ISD and San Jacinto College

Bridging the Gap

96% graduate w/AA before HS graduation date

Students save $7,000

45 GB bandwidth

420 Current enrollment in dual

credit program

Students take academic courses in grades 9 and 10, while also exploring career and technical offerings (sustainable technology, engineering, auto collision repair, video production)

Academic lessons are integrated with technical education classes; interdisciplinary lessons encouraged

Project-based learning

Dual enrollment during grades 11 & 12

APS students can receive dual enrollment credit from•Northern Virginia CC•James Madison University•Shenandoah University•Adams State University (CO)

Grades 9-12 College Partners

Arlington Public Schools (VA)

The Future: Project-Based Learning and CTE

Core academics

Hands-on skills courses

Dual enrollment

credits

40Students starting in program in 2016-17

CC Predictors of Success at 4-Year Institutions

Insights Into Success

Completion of DevEd Math or English

Found to have a positive correlation on University retention

Predictor of GPA Correlation with success in University

Strong predictor of succcess

Completion of Math Course

Completion of Dual

Enrollment Credits

GPA at CC

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