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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

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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

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