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Partner Don’t Poach:Two-Year & Four YearWendy ScrippsTransfer Counselor The University of Alabama at Birmingham
SACRAO 2014
“Whether we realize it or not, interdependency has become the hallmark of American higher education, and we must seek to get the most out of inter-institutional cooperation if our colleges and universities are to succeed
(Neal, 1988, American Council on Education, p. v)
Shared Responsibility• Two-year colleges offer students open-
access to higher education and at a lower cost
• More than 50% of students enrolled in the U.S. are at a two-year community college
• Yet, overall transfer rates from the two-year to the four-year remain low, 20-22%
Amey, Eddy, & Campbell, 2010; Kisker, 2007, Community College Review
Common Goals
Amey et al., 2010, Community College Review)
4-Yr• Research• >Student
Life• Educate• Graduate
• Access• Remediate• Educate• Graduate
EducateGraduate
UAB Joint Admission
Partnership Model
• Stage 1: Getting Started– Reasons for initiating a partnership
• Resources, motivation, existing relationships• Voluntarily or mandate
• Stage 2: Partnership Development– Process of collaborating beyond self-interest
• Identify different intentions and aligning them
• Stage 3: Incorporating the Partnerships– Creation of “partnership capital”
• Through shared norms, beliefs, and networking
• (Amey et al., 2010, Community College Review
UAB Joint Admission Partnership
• Stage 1: UAB Initiated– 1 Year Out: UAB recognized increasing number of
students at community college
– Approached enrollment management• counterparts at community colleges
– Met with each college individually to discuss• feasibility of joint admission
– Outlined a plan to implement
UAB Joint Admission Partnership
• Stage 2: Collaboration– 6 Mths Out: Initial meeting of UAB with all 4
community college partners
– Shared what each partner wanted to achieve or
• gain from the partnership
– Discussed possible obstacles—politically and• functionally
– Agreed to confirm with college leadership and determine whether or not to move forward
UAB Joint Admission Partnership
• Stage 3: In Progress– 3 Mths Out: Confirmed participation and
developed MOUs
– Established student eligibility criteria and terms
• of agreement
– Invited students to participated and awaited
• response
– Hired 2 Joint Admission Counselors
UAB Joint Admission
• Participation in the program:– Stay continuously enrolled at one of our 4
partner community college• Jeff State, Lawson State, Gadsden State, &
Wallace State-Hanceville
– Meet regularly with assigned community college academic advisor & UAB Joint Admission Counselor
– AL residents, U.S. citizens (deferred action)– Maintain 2.0 GPA and full-time status
Automatic Admission to UAB
• How to be auto-admitted to UAB:– Earn a non-technical Associate’s degree– Earn an Associate’s Degree in Nursing– Send academic transcript(s) listing
graduation date, degree, & final cumulative GPA to UAB immediately
– Minimum GPA of 2.0
Joint Admission Scholarship
• How to earn the $2,000 scholarship:– Earn a non-technical Associate’s degree/ADN
with a 3.0 GPA or higher– Send academic transcript(s) listing your
graduation date, degree, & final cumulative GPA to UAB immediately
– Be continuously enrolled at a partner community college for a minimum of one year
UAB Services
• UAB ONE Card• Libraries• Campus Recreation Center, Outdoor
Pursuits, Competitive Sports• Athletic Events• Campus Dining—meal plan• Student Organizations & Events
Joint Admission Summer/Fall 2013
• 90 initially joined the program: 1. Jeff State = 412. Lawson State = 343. Gadsden State = 44. Wallace State-Hanceville = 4
• Welcome event in July 2013• 90 Joint Admission students were invited,
60 registered, and 53 attended and brought guests—served approx. 100
Joint Admission UpdateEnd of Fall 2013
• 172 currently participating (+85, 97.7%):
1. Jeff State = 95 (+131%)
2. Lawson State = 49 (+44%)
3. Gadsden State = 10 (+150%)
4. Wallace State-Hanceville = 18 (+350%)
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