HCC’s Dual Credit

Program: Transforming

K-12 Partner

Relationships

Dr. Catherine O’Brien

Associate Vice Chancellor

of College Readiness

Dual Credit Voices

Mission Statement

The mission of the Houston Community College Dual

Credit Program is to provide high school students a

seamless pathway into post-secondary education by

providing courses aligned with academic or workforce

degrees and/or certificates, while being the higher

education institution of choice for public, private, and

charter high school partners.

Goals

1. Provide college access to high school students by providing them

with a seamless pathway to post-secondary education;

2. Provide courses that allow high school students to begin their

post-secondary education and prepare students for high-skill

employment in high-demand workforce occupations through

advanced, rigorous coursework;

3. Prepare students to reach college readiness standards; and

4. Become the preferred institution of higher education partner for

secondary education.

75 Campuses Damaged

Rolling Start Dates

Two-Week Delay

Free Meals Donations

Emotional Support

TEA Waiver

7,564 7,209

6,740

7,404

9,201

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Dual Credit Unduplicated Enrollment

Dual Credit Unduplicated Enrollment

Section Count Progression

School District Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Spring 2016 Spring 2017

AISD 17 29 36 18 26

FBISD 18 48 58 10 50

HISD 213 295 277 230 333

KISD 30 45 52 28 41

SBISD 21 29 40 21 33

SMSD 6 16 9 9 14

TOTAL 305 462 472 316 497

Dual Credit Overall HCC Dual Credit % Overall HCC %

Demographics Category Description

Age Group < 18 3,607 4,063 49% 4%

18 - 19 3,707 11,240 50% 10%

20 - 24 85 36,960 1% 32%

25 - 29 3 21,216 0% 19%

30 - 39 0 22,610 0% 20%

40 - 49 0 10,624 0% 9%

50 - 59 0 5,470 0% 5%

60 & Over 2 2,099 0% 2%

Unknow n 0 6 0% 0%

Ethnicity African American 1,456 31,789 20% 28%

Asian 589 14,317 8% 13%

Hispanic 3,706 43,014 50% 38%

Other 691 6,934 9% 6%

White 962 18,234 13% 16%

Gender Female 4,275 62,111 58% 54%

Male 3,125 51,745 42% 45%

Unknow n/Other 4 432 0% 0%

Undup Total HCC - 7,404 114,288 100% 100%

Notes:

Overall HCC includes all academic careers.

Counts are unduplicated.

Data as of End of Term within academic year.

Demographic information as of highest enrollment term within academic year.

Data source same as HCC Dashboard source.

Office of Institutional Research, As of: October 25, 2017

Houston Community College

Dual Credit Demographics Compared to HCC Overall Demographics

Academic Year 2016

Dual Credit Overall HCC

Dual Credit

%

Overall

HCC %

Demographics Category Description

Age Group < 18 5,613 5,832 71% 9%

18 - 19 2,229 9,276 28% 14%

20 - 24 9 20,806 0% 31%

25 - 29 1 11,559 0% 17%

30 - 39 1 11,500 0% 17%

40 - 49 1 4,902 0% 7%

50 - 59 0 2,169 0% 3%

60 & Over 0 836 0% 1%

Unknow n 0 1 0% 0%

Ethnicity African American 1,409 18,514 18% 28%

Asian 864 9,386 11% 14%

Hispanic 3,841 26,367 49% 39%

Other 320 3,060 4% 5%

White 1,420 9,554 18% 14%

Gender Female 4,690 37,540 60% 56%

Male 3,154 29,216 40% 44%

Unknow n/Other 10 125 0% 0%

Undup Total HCC - 7,854 66,881 100% 100%

Notes:

Overall HCC includes all academic careers.

Counts are unduplicated.

Data as of 10/20/2017.

Data source same as HCC Dashboard source.

Office of Institutional Research, As of: October 23, 2017

Houston Community College

Dual Credit Demographics Compared to HCC Overall Demographics

Fall 2017

Table shows that Dual Credit success rate for academic year

2015-2016 is higher than overall HCC success rate, 86.2% vs

72.1% respectively. The same trend is evident at ethnicity level.

Includes only SCH grades.

Counts are grade counts.

Success includes grades A through C.

Total excludes grades other than A, I/A, B, I/B, C, I/C, D, I/D, F, I/F, FX, I, IP, and W.

Dual credit determined by waiver codes W045 and W084.

Ethnicity information as of highest enrollment term within academic year.

Data as of End of Term within academic year.

Data source same as HCC Dashboard source.

• Largest in TX

• 7th Largest in Nation

• 287 Schools; 252,000 Students

• Demographics:

• 62% Hispanic

• 24.5% African American

• 3.7% Asian

• 8.4% White

• 75.5% Economically Disadvantaged

Houston Independent School

District By the Numbers

• Largest in TX

• 5th Largest Community College in the Nation

• 71,417 Unduplicated Enrollment

• Demographics:

• 33.4% Hispanic

• 28.3% African American

• 9.8% Asian

• 13.5% White

• 11.4% International

• 3.3% Unspecificied

• 75.5% Economically Disadvantaged

Houston Community College By the Numbers

P-16 Organizational Structure

Before & After

Decentralized

Lack of Consistency

Few Policies & Procedures

Relationship Issues with ISD

Partners

Insufficient Staffing

Boutique Courses

Before Centralized

Consistent Policies

Consistent Procedures

Improved Relationships

Increase of Staffing by 100%

Streamlined Program Pathways

After

Alignment with the National Alliance of Concurrent

Enrollment Partnership (NACEP) Standards

Partnerships

Curriculum

Students

Faculty

Assessment

Program Evaluation

Partnerships: Relationship Building

Strong Relationships

Timely, Collaborative Conversations

Face-to-Face Meetings

Communication Alignment

Increased Staffing

Recurring Meetings

Responsiveness

Presence

2 People/

1 Voice

Partnerships: Relationship Building

Understanding Differences

K-12

vs.

Higher Education

Learning to Speak the

Same Language

Seeking to Understand

Partnerships: Communication Alignment

Chancellor

Vice Chancellor

AVC, College

Readiness/Presidents

College P-16

Directors

College P-16

Directors

Teachers,

Counselors, Students

Student Success

Coaches

HCC COE Deans, Academic

Deans, Department Chairs

Superintendent

Chief Academic

Officer

Assistant

Superintendent

Core Curriculum

Leads, Academic,

Workforce

Campus

Administrator

Teachers,

Counselors, Students

Counselors, College

Access Coordinators,

Students

Curriculum

Rigor: Common Understanding

Curriculum Alignment

Professional Development

Pathways To Completion

Procedures

1. Attendance Policy

2. Course Recommendations

3. Deadlines

4. Department Procedures

5. Enrollment Management

6. Approval Form

7. Communication Process

8. Learning Assessment Process

Students

1. • On-Boarding

2. • Student Maturity Level

3. • Maintaining High Academic Standards

4. • Orientation

Faculty

Faculty

Hiring

Credentialing

Training

Resource Management

Assessment and Program Evaluation

Assessment Program Evaluation

Program Learning

Outcomes Assessment Data Collection

Aligned Syllabi Annual Data Summits With

School District Partners

Department Interactions Goal Setting and

Evaluation

Wrap-Around Services

TSI Testing (Both)

Library Orientations

Tutoring Services

Recruiting

Coaching and

Advising

Early Alert

Student

Services

Innovation – The Future of the Program

HCC Dual Credit Program Believes In…

HCC Dual Credit

Values