college readiness

Presentation Prepared by Mike Horton

Riverside County Office of Education

The goal for my students is to go straight to a 4-year public university and complete a bachelor’s degree. This isn’t simply my opinion, this is based on a variety of data.

THETHE DATADATA

Why my kids won’t go to community collegeWhat is the 6-year bachelor’s degree completion rate for students beginning at a 2-year college?

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_341.asp


THE DATATHE DATA

Why my kids won’t go to community collegeWhat is the 6-year bachelor’s degree completion rate for students beginning at a 2-year college declaring that they intend to complete a bachelor’s degree?



THE DATATHE DATA

Why my kids won’t go to community collegeOf those who intend to complete a bachelor’s degree, what percentage ever even transfer to a 4-year university?

http://academic.rcc.edu/ir/Research/Torres/RCCD Transfer - Basic Info.doc

http://academic.rcc.edu/ir/Research/Torres/RCCD%20Transfer%20-%20Basic%20Info.doc

THE DATATHE DATA

Why my kids won’t go to community collegeOf those African American CC students who intend to complete a bachelor’s degree, what percentage ever even transfer to a 4-year university?

http://chronicle.com/article/Minority-Students-Lag-in/130783/


THE DATATHE DATA

Why my kids won’t go to community collegeOf those Hispanic CC students who intend to complete a bachelor’s degree, what percentage ever even transfer to a 4-year university?



THE DATATHE DATA

Why my kids will go to 4-year universityWhat is the 6-year bachelor’s degree completion rate for students beginning at a 4-year public university?


THE DATATHE DATA

Why my kids won’t go to a for-profit school (ITT, DeVry, National, Four-D, Summit)

Completion rates for 4-year universities:Public: 53.3%Private (not for profit): 68.9%Private (for profit*): 20.0%


*DeVry, Phoenix, National, Four-D, Summit, Everest, etc.

THE DATATHE DATA

Why I prefer UC schools for my kids

6-year completion rates:

University of California: 81%California State University: 47%Private Schools: 61% (UCR: 66%, CSUSB: 38%, LaVerne: 58%)

http://www.cpec.ca.gov/StudentData/GradRates.asp

THE DATATHE DATA

Why my kids will get a bachelor’s degree part 1

http://census.org

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MEAN EARNINGS BY LEVEL OF HIGHEST DEGREE (DOLLARS) 2010 CENSUS

THE DATATHE DATA


http://census.org

Given an average 42 years of employment before retirement, what is the differencein salary over a lifetime between an associate’s degree ($39,506) and a bachelor’s degree ($58,613)?

*Note: The difference between B.A. and HS is $1,150,000

THE DATATHE DATA


Bureau of Labor Statistics Feb, 2012 http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t04.htm

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UCSD’s Comprehensive Review Calculation

WHAT ARE UC SCHOOLS WHAT ARE UC SCHOOLS LOOKING FOR?LOOKING FOR?

Although UC schools don’t technically use this calculation anymore, each campus receives more than 10,000 applications and must use something similar in the “holistic review process.”

Factor 1: Uncapped GPA


This is the most highly weighted item on the UC’s review processGPA is calculated on only 10th and 11th grades for only a-g coursesHonors (mostly in 11th grade), Dual Enrollment, and AP courses are weightedThe average student accepted to UCR is 3.6 (UCR has the second lowest average GPA of all UC schools)

Factor 2: SAT/ACT test scores


This is the second most highly weighted item on the UC’s review process26% of students who took the SAT at NBECHS scored higher than 1,500The average score of admits to UCR was 1,710

Factor 3: “a-g” classes beyond minimum


Questions:Do students take more than the minimum a-g courses?Are students encouraged to take a full schedule of challenging courses senior year?Are athletes aware of the NCAA requirements?

Factor 4: Eligibility in the Local Context


ELC is an alternative way to qualify for UC schools by being ranked in the top 9% of the school’s or state’s graduating class. Because of NBECHS’s small senior class, the school ELC will be a very small group, so students should shoot for the state ELC. The state ELC depends upon GPA and SAT/ACT scores.

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/index.html

Factor 5: Educational Environment


NBECHS is not a low-performing school, so students will automatically lose these points.

Factor 6: Low Income

Students earn points for being low income. This is measured by free and reduced-price lunch status.

Factor 7: Parent Education Level


What percentage of students are first in their family to attend college?

Factor 8: Leadership

Students earn points for being president or vice president of at least two leadership positions.

Questions:What leadership opportunities are there at our school?What clubs exist that could have a president and vice president?What additional leadership opportunities can be created?

Factor 9: Special Achievement


UC wants to see 1st to 3rd place victories in regional academic events.

Factor 10: Community Service


To get full credit, students need to complete more than 200 hours of community service.

Questions:What percentage of students complete more than 200 hours of community service?How can this number be increased?What opportunities can be created for additional community service? Habitat for Humanity? Local service groups? Interact? Rotary? Key Club? Clean-ups?


If a student doesn’t have access to special UC summer school programs, hasn’t had a trauma in their family, has a parent that went to college, and doesn’t qualify for free lunch, they’ve already lost 2,000 points. In 2009, a student could only lose 3,400 points and still qualify. If a student has a 4.0 GPA and average SAT scores, they lose another 1,500 points and will no longer qualify for a UC school. It is important to get every single one of these points possible.

Additional information on “holistic review”


In addition to the factors used in the “comprehensive review” process displayed above, the holistic review also puts a lot of weight (up to 25%) on the student’s Personal Statement that is part of their application.

Questions:What support do students get in writing their Personal Statements?Is the Personal Statement essay part of the ELA curriculum in 11th grade?What else can be offered to assist students with Personal Statements?

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