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Building Career Awareness Building Career Awareness Into High School and Into High School and
College Credit OpportunitiesCollege Credit Opportunities
Katie BeadleKatie BeadleHigh School Relations CoordinatorHigh School Relations Coordinator
Gena GesingGena GesingCareer and Technical Program CoordinatorCareer and Technical Program Coordinator
EXCELEXCEL“Building partnerships to provide career and educational opportunities.”
Region 1 School Districts
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High SchoolDEFINITIONS
PSEOThe Post-secondary Enrollment Options Act (PSEO) allows 11th and 12th grade students and TAG 9th and 10th grade students to enroll in college credit courses at NICC. There is no cost to parents and students if course is successfully completed. ($250 cost to district.)
(www.educateiowa.gov)
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENTConcurrent enrollment classes are NICC classes taught on-site at the high school with an NICC instructor or a high school instructor meeting the hiring requirements of the community college. ($150 cost to district with state reimbursement.)
Students may enroll in up to 23 credits per academic year.
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High School
DEFINITIONSARTICULATION
Allow students to earn credit in a career or vocational technical course taken at the high school.
Taught by the high school instructor and meet certain competencies at both the high school and college level.
Students must enroll in an NICC program within 1 year of high school graduation and complete 12 semester hours of credit at NICC to transfer credit in.
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High SchoolBENEFITS
Students•Reduces duplication of courses. •Saves students (families) time and money. •Students develop career focus and achieve academic and personal goals. •Provides an opportunity for students to get a head start on their college education and a smoother transition into college. •Students start a college transcript that records course title, credit hours, and grade earned that can move smoothly toward an NICC degree or transfer to another college.•Courses offered in anytime or anywhere format.
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High SchoolBENEFITS
Schools and Colleges
•Helps College build a great relationship with local high schools.
•Provides small, rural schools with more diverse and rigorous course offerings.
•Helps the College build a relationship with prospective students
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High SchoolResearch
“Dual enrollment students were 11% more likely to persist through the second year of college than non-participating students.”
“Dual enrollment students were 12% more likely to enter college within seven months of high school graduation than non-participating students.”
“Dual enrollment students who completed 20 or more credits in the first year of college were 28% more likely to persist through the second year in college than were students who did not complete dual enrollment courses.” (2010, Swanson)
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High SchoolResearch
“Dual credit students have a higher college participation rate than high school graduates overall.”
“Dual credit students who go on to college continue to the second year at a higher rate than freshmen who enter college without having earned dual credit.”
“Among freshmen who continue to the second year of college, dual credit participants earn a higher first year GPA.”
“Students who continue to the second year of college accumulate more college credit if they take dual credit in high school.”
(2011, OIR, Oregon University)
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High SchoolResearch
Students with early credit have slightly higher GPA (first semester and year), retention (one and two-year), graduation rates, and change their majors less than students without early credit.
Students with early credit graduate in less time than students without early credit – typically one semester earlier for those with significant credits (e.g. 4 years instead of 4.5 years).
Students with ECC add minors and second majors more than students without ECC.
(2011, IA State Early Credit Task Force)
College Credit in High SchoolCollege Credit in High School
ACTIVITY: Role Play
Partner with one other person. One of you is an advisor/counselor and one of you is a high school student.
Practice advising a student registering for college credit classes.
• Assume your school offers PSEO and concurrent enrollment classes – be sure to offer all these options to your student!
National Alliance of Concurrent National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)
NACEPNACEPNACEP is a professional organization for high schools and colleges that fosters and supports rigorous concurrent enrollment. Established in 1999 in response to the dramatic increase in concurrent enrollment courses throughout the country, NACEP serves as a national accrediting body and supports all members by providing standards of excellence, research, communication, and advocacy.
NACEP AccreditationNACEP AccreditationNACEP accreditation is a self-accrediting, collegial body dedicated to providing rigorous academic concurrent enrollment programs. Review is carried out by peers appointed by the Standards Committee Chairperson.
NACEP standards are salient measures and processes indicating a stable, supported program administered by an institution of higher education. The standards articulate best program practices that underlie quality and rigor of collegiate courses. NACEP accreditation is designed to distinguish concurrent enrollment programs throughout the nation..
NACEPNACEPSUCCESS STORIES
Greatest impact of concurrent enrollment programming…
Students: “Continued rigorous learning during their senior year. Gained more realistic expectations of college work.”
Instructors: “Learned new ideas and developments in their academic disciplines. Found my job more satisfying.”
Schools: Progress in meeting goal of offering rigorous, advanced coursework for students and in offering a variety of career and technical courses for students.”
NACEPNACEP
Students surveyed 2011:
73% of students were able to count all or some of the NICC credits earned toward their college degree completion.
The greatest result of taking concurrent enrollment courses was (70%) they were “more confident about (their) ability to succeed in college and (68%) felt better prepared academically for college.”
60% stated they learned more about academic courses and programs at NICC.
NACEPNACEP
Students surveyed 2011:
“I was very pleased with the courses I took in high school and that they transferred to my current college. This saved me time and money in college!”
“Taking courses at a college level in high school prepared me greatly for college. I highly recommend this to all high school students.”
“I am really glad NICC offers such a great opportunity to rural high school students who do not always have access to more advanced coursework.”
vvCareer & Technical Education Career & Technical Education (CTE)(CTE)
Mike Rowe: Alternative Education
Access Dubuque available positions:•229 in Manufacturing•154 in Skilled Labor Trades•126 in Light Industrial•82 in Constructionindeed.com lists 1,422 jobs with the word “manufacturing” within 100 miles of Dubuque, Iowa
5/16/2012
Mike Rowe - The Skills Gap
CTECTEREQUIREMENTS
Secondary SchoolsIowa Department of EducationCTE Areas: Agriculture, Industrial Technology, Business, Marketing, Health Occupations, and Family and Consumer SciencesOffer and Teach: 4 areas with 3 units (6 semesters)
Perkins (Federal Grant Program)Programs of Study and Technical Skill Attainment – links secondary & postsecondary, advisory committee approval75% by Sept. 1, 2012
CTECTEPARTNERSHIPS
Program of Study & Technical Skill Attainment•Guidance provided by Iowa Department of Education – 6 components•Involvement – NICC faculty/Dean, high school faculty, local CTE advisory committees•Planning tool for students/marketing tool for teachers
Business Specialist Drawing Board- Eastern AllamakeeBusiness Specialist Drawing Board – Maquoketa Valley
CTECTEPROMOTING CAREERS
www.IHaveAPlanIowa.gov
www.Careertech.org
www.mikeroweworks.com
CTECTEACTIVITY
Career Cluster Student Interest Survey
1. Select one partner as the “student” and one as the “advisor”2. The student is “Alex” – review Career Clusters Interest results3. Advise “Alex” using the NICC Career Planning Guide4. Have “Alex” complete the My Favorites section based on your
advising session
CTECTEEVENT
Program Fairs 2011-2012•Highlight NICC Programs – mostly CTE•Students select a “Track” based on Career Clusters•Target HS juniors•Faculty design interactive sessions
CTECTEOUTCOMES
Teachers/Counselors“Definitely needs to be done every year and possibly twice a year so that more students could participate in the event. I loved the way you had other schools involved and the students all were able to communicate with each other.”
“I believe the expose to the classrooms, the hands-on instruction, and the instructors who gave our students their full attention will definitely have an impact on the students. I believe they will begin to believe that college IS an option for them.”
Students“Cleared up some confusion about the careers I was interested in.”
“Showing us the equipment they use and explaining how things work.”
“It made me a little less scared of college.”
“I learned many things about NICC that I never knew they had.”
“Learning about more than one program of interest.”
CTECTEOUTCOMES
CALMAR – 212 total surveysQ: Attending this event helped me learn more about potential education and career opportunities.A: YES = 87.7% (185 students)
Q: After attending the Program Fair, I amA: more likely to attend NICC = 46% (98 students)
• 21% (45 students) still not ready to think about college plans
• 24% (57 students) already planning to attend
PEOSTA – 177 total surveysQ: Attending this event helped me learn more about potential education and career opportunities.A: YES = 89% (155 students)
Q: After attending the Program Fair, I amA: more likely to attend NICC = 39.3% (66 students)
• 18.5% (31 students) still not ready to think about college plans
• 33.3% (56) already planning to attend
CTECTEEVENT
Career Fair 2012•8th-10th grade students•Partnership with Upper Iowa University•Local employers, NICC & UIU college programs•Over 700 students attended
QUESTIONSQUESTIONSKatie Beadle
High School Relations Coordinator
Gena GesingCareer and Technical Program Coordinator
www.nicc.edu/excelwww.facebook.com/nicchighschoolprograms