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MSJC BRIDGE PROGRAMSFOR STUDENT SUCCESS

INITIATIVES

•Dual Enrollment•STEM • Title V

•Student Success Taskforce• 2020 Vision

• Dual Enrollment is a program that allows qualified high school students to earn college and high school credit while meeting graduation requirements. For some students it may be an additional option other than taking AP or IB courses to achieve college credit in both the academic and vocational pathways.

DUAL ENROLLMENT

2020 VISION BENCHMARKS ACCOMPLISHED

Industry

Higher

Ed

K-12

DUAL ENROLLMENT

• 1009 students in Fall 2012• 17 high schools participating• Middle College (Charter Schools)• 85-90% credit rate among all cultural groups closing the

achievement gap• Spring 2012 cost savings to students/families• Dual Enrollment Totals • Units Awarded: 2,858

• CCC: $2,128,910 • CSU: $2,788,646 • UC: $3,772,300 • Private: $5,096,295

• MSJC was awarded a federal grant totaling $4.28 million over 5 years (2011-2015)

• Objective:• A program dedicated to increasing the transfer rate of STEM majors,

attainment of STEM degrees, and increasing the number of students with a Student Education Plan (SEP)

• Benefits:• Assist students interested in pursuing degrees in: Science, Technology,

Engineering, Mathematics

STEM

• One-on-One Career/Educational Counseling

• Internship & Scholarship Opportunities

• Career Workshops• 4-year Campus Visits

• STEM Related Field Trips

• Summer Institute• Networking

Opportunities• End of Year Celebration• STEM Club

STEM VS. NON-STEM EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

STEM FIELDS PAY

TITLE V

• MSJC was awarded a federal grant totaling $2.79 million over 5 years. (2010-2015)

The grant’s main goals are to:• Increase student persistence rates, especially those students in the Basic Skills and

English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.• Increase student success rates

ESL 81% (69.5%)FYE 85% (63.5%)LCOM 83

• Increase the number of students enrolled in credit ESL courses • Increase the number of students transitioning from non credit Basic Skills to credit

Basic Skills• Increase distance education student success rates• Increase student graduation and transfer rates

Main grant activities:• First-Year Experience Program• First-Year Seminars• FYE Summer Bridge• FYE Embedded Counseling

• Distance Education Student Preparation and Success Program•

·   ESL Outreach• Registration to Go

REGISTRATION TO GO

•College is an option•High School vs. College•Choosing a Career Path

FALL - Workshops

•MSJC ONLINE APPLICATION•MSJC ONLINE ORIENTATION•CELSA-College Placement Assessment for ESL meet criteria.

•Math Placement Assessment •Financial Aid Application•Summer Bridge options if students are eligible

SPRING -Matriculation

Process

CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

• 2020 Vision• Produce 1 million additional

college graduates by 2020

• Student Success Taskforce• Enrollment Priorities

changing• Educational Planning

• Financial Aid Regulations

HOW TO HELP EACH OTHER

• Encourage early application (April)• EAP• Prepare students to take

assessment/placement• Begin Career Exploration• Eureka• Career Café

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