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Partnering for Greater Access to Partnering for Greater Access to Higher EducationHigher Education
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Under-represented
•Latinos
•African Americans
•American Indians
•Asian Pacific Islanders
•Veterans
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PrimaryTarget
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Enrollment Ratios for New Freshmen
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
Eligible HS Grads All HS Grads
Denominator
1.0
= Eq
ual R
epre
sent
atio
n Asian/Pi
White+
Black
Latino
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The ChallengeA History of Unequal Eligibility Rates
CSU Eligibility Rate
0.00
0.17
0.33
0.50
0.66
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Asian/Pi
White+
Hisp/Lat
Black
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Components of CSU Eligibility
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HS Students that Meet CSU Criteria More Likely to Persist to Degree
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
One-Year Five -Year
Per
sist
ence
Rat
e
Regular
Special
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K-12 Partnerships
Build bridges with public K-12 partners, which are source of over 90% of CSU students
Reach out to middle and high schools to help more students prepare for and succeed in college
Ensure consistency in standards, requirements
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K-12 Partnerships
EAP, Early Assessment Program
How to Get to College Poster
MESA
TRIO
GEAR UP
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Purposes of Early Assessment Program
– Early assessment of CSU status
– Identify student readiness
– 12th grade interventions
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Possible EAP Outcomes
College Ready (Exempt)
College Ready (Conditionally Exempt)
Not College Ready (Non-Exempt)
Incomplete
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Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA)
Outreach to economically and educationally disadvantaged students
MESA Schools Program
MESA Community College Program
MESA Engineering Program Centers
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TRIO
Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)
Talent Search
Upward Bound
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GEAR UP
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
Goal: Provide low-income middle school students with the skills, encouragement, and academic preparation they need to enter and succeed in high school and college
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The Communities of Interest
African American
Asian/Pacific Islander
Latinos
Native Americans
Veterans
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Goals of Community Partnerships
Reach under-represented groups: African-American, Hispanic, Native Americans and Asian Pacific Islanders
Provide information on how to prepare academically
and financially for college
Build long-term partnerships with these communities
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Latino Community
PIQE TRPI/Sallie Mae ABC HACU AAHHE CLIC Campaign for College Opportunity HENAAC
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African American Community Super Sunday
– SoCal…….13 churches
– NoCal…….20 churches Church Educational Liaisons 100 Black Men NAACP PIQE Campaign for College Opportunity
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Native American Tribes
Four Recommendations– Sovereignty– Self-Identification– Regional meetings– Curriculum Considerations
NCAI Cal Indian Education Conference UC/CSU Collaborative PIQE Campaign for College Opportunity
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Asian/Pacific Islander Communities
Wider distribution of poster
Vietnamese community outreach
Filipino: Tagalog poster translation
Hmong: Hmong poster translation
Campaign for College Opportunity
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Veterans: Troops to College
Reach out to military personnel serving in California
Partner with military and public colleges and universities in California to provide academic and financial advice
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Fall 2007 Application Increases
Native American………………. +12 % (increase of 262)
African American………………. +12 % (increase of 3,300)
Latinos………………………….. +15 % (increase of 15,600)
Asian/Pacific Islander…………... + 5% (increase of 3,400)
White……………………………… +5 % (increase of 5,200)
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California Today is the Nation Tomorrow
The California State University system is the university of choice for the majority of first generation college students
We must provide opportunity to all the underrepresented groups
Our partnerships are the catalysts for getting more high school graduates college ready
www.calstate.edu
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