Complete College Ohio Task ForceSeptember 18, 2012

Michael CollinsJobs for the Future

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JFF's mission is to help young people and adults struggling most in today's world succeed in education and careers. We are committed to ensuring that all low-income youth and adults attain postsecondary credentials with value in the labor market.

To accomplish this, JFF focuses on three key goals:

1. Accelerate the number of low-income high school students who graduate college and career ready with post secondary momentum

2. Accelerate post secondary attainment and career advancement through education and career pathways leading to credentials with value in the labor market

3. Significantly alter the national conversation so that aligned education and career advancement systems are the expected norm and supported in national and state policy and capacity

ABOUT JFF

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Where We’ve Worked

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Ready for College

• Dual Enrollment/Early College—OH, NC, TX strategy to reduce need for developmental education

• Assessment and Placement—NC use of multiple measures

• Developmental Education Redesign—CT elimination of traditional developmental education

Build On-Ramps to College Opportunities—

policies designed to increase college readiness

No Time To Waste

Accelerate ProgressStreamline the path to credentials, degree, & transfer

• Intrusive Advising—FL HB 7135 mandated 30 hour advising requirement

• Early Declaration of Program of Study—FL HB 7135 and TX HB 3025

• Improve Transfer and Articulation—FL and TX reduction of credit hours for general education core

Help Me Cross the Finish Line

Policies that provide incentives for completion

• Performance Funding—OH Success Points• Financial Aid for Persistence• Reverse Transfer—Mandated by TX HB 3025

Policy Action to Structure Pathways

• High School to College Transition—NC College and Career Promise

• Community College Experience—FL HB 7135 and TX HB 3025 early declaration of POS

• 2-year to 4-year Transition—FL HB 7135 streamlining general education core

Thank You

mcollins@jff.org617-728-4446 ext. 190