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K-16 Initiatives:North Carolina
Robert C. KanoyThe University of North Carolina
SHEEOAugust 17, 2002
North Carolina Picture
• 1.2 million K-12 public school students
• 110 Colleges
58 Community Colleges
36 Independent Colleges
16 UNC campuses
• 90-95% of high school grads that go to college stay in NC
• 41% of freshmen at UNC are “first-generation”
About North Carolina
States with greatest expected increases in high school graduates
North Carolina +11.5% +30.7%
Building Blocks for K-16 Cooperation
• Standardized transcript
• Common weighting and grading system
• Minimum Course Requirements:4 units math; 4 units English; 3 units science; 2 units second language; 2 social studies
• Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
• UNC Need-Based Grant Program
• Commitment to increase access to postsecondary education
To increase the college-going rate in North Carolina with particular attention toward “first-generation” college students.
Our Primary Goal = Access
Two obstacles facing first-generation college students:
(1) Can I really go to college in NC?
(2) Can I afford to go to college?
GOAL
Pathways is a partnership requested by the UNC Board of Governors and funded by the 1999 General Assembly.
Department of Public InstructionNC Community College SystemNC Independent Colleges and UniversitiesNC State Education Assistance AuthorityUNC SystemSOICC
Pathways Partnership
Pathways
* Students in grades 7-12 and their parents
* Adult Learners
* One place to go for all you need to know to:
Plan,
Apply, and
Pay for college in North Carolina
Pathways Partnership
PATHWAYS Access Services
Technology and Internet Services
Career Center
Student Planner
College Fair
Online Applications and HS Transcripts
Paying for College
www.CFNC.org (Spanish in 2002)
Resource Center
Toll-free Telephone Hotline for Career &
College Planning
Email from CFNC.org
Publications
Training
1.866.866.CFNC (Spanish in 2002)
GEAR UP North Carolina
Low-income college students
$7.3 million
5-year grant from Dept of Education
15 NC counties
2,138 students(through 2001)
The CFNC Story
CFNC Partnership
www.CFNC.org
Website Usage in First Year (July 2001-June 2002)
250,000 hits per day
100,000+ student
accounts25,000+
online applications submitted
www.CFNC.org
CFNC Website
