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www.VirginiaCAN.org
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Why We Have College Access Programs

• To overcome barriers to higher education access
  and success

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Barriers Include

• Inadequate academic preparation
• Lack of college, career and financial aid
  information and advising
• Scarcity of strong role models
• Low expectations
• Access to and use of the internet

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Characteristics by Level of Educational Attainment

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Overview of College Access Services
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What is VirgniaCAN?

• The Virginia College Access Network VirginiaCAN
  is an organization that provides leadership and
  support for Virginias college access
  organizations. We do this in two ways first, by
  providing professional development and networking
  for the access groups across the state which are
  helping students prepare for post high school
  opportunities and second, by educating key
  leaders on access and facilitating their backing
  for resources to support access groups and to
  improve the attainment of post high school
  education and training in the Commonwealth.

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Why We Need VirginiaCAN

• To provide training, technical assistance,
  support, professional development and networking
  opportunities for existing college access
  organizations
• To provide resources for the development of
  college access programs in under-served
  communities
• To serve as an informal network for college
  access practitioners
• To develop a public relations campaign to
  highlight access programs in Virginia and educate
  Virginia on the relevance of post-secondary
  education

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Why We Need VirginiaCAN .

• To improve access to and success in
  post-secondary education for disadvantaged,
  underrepresented, and first-generation students
• To identify opportunities to enhance existing
  programs by developing assessment tools to
  evaluate qualitative and quantitative
  effectiveness
• To accumulate and provide best practice efforts
  for obtaining maximum parental and student
  involvement and benefit
• To educate local and state policy makers on
  issues involving college access.

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How we got here . . .

• November 2003 ECMC, SCHEV and VASFAA joined
  forces to host an Awareness Summit.
• brought Virginia's college access groups to the
  table to discuss early awareness initiatives,
  efforts to overcome barriers to college
  accessibility and measures of effective college
  access programs
• More than 100 access providers participated in
  professional development workshops and networking
  sessions.
• One outcome of the awareness summit was the
  expressed desire to create a statewide college
  access network.

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How we got here . . .

• Organizing committee worked two years to create
• the Commonwealth College Access Network (CCAN).
• July 20, 2006
• Incorporated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• August 2006
• Officers selected by the initial Board of
  Directors.

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How we got here . . .

• December 3, 2006
• CCAN officially became the Virginia College
  Access Network (VirginiaCAN).
• September 18, 2008
• VirginiaCAN designated by the IRS under 501(C)3
  of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax exempt
  organization effective July 20, 2006.

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How we got here . . .

• As VirginiaCAN has matured, we have developed a
  strategic plan, operating plans, policies and
  procedures, developed a web presence and
  communications efforts and hosted four annual
  conferences.
• 2005 Richmond
• 2006 Charlottesville
• 2007 Newport News
• 2008 Staunton

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How we got here . . .

• July 2008
• CACG for Professional Development Toolkit
• April 24, 2009
• VirginiaCAN initiated "drive in" training
  designated for specific issues in access,
  affordability and retention.
• The maturation of VirginiaCAN continues with a
  focus on continuing professional development,
  helping communities create access programs and
  organizations, and informing and advising
  legislators, policy makers and regulators, as
  well as key access supporters.

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Who is VirginiaCAN?

• Member organizations in the VirginiaCAN are
  diverse College Access Programs, College and
  University Admissions and Financial Aid staff,
  High School counselors and State Agencies.
• One such organization is Project Discovery of
  Virginia, Inc, a statewide community action
  program with access programs in 48 localities
  across the state.
• Another is Access College Foundation in Norfolk.
  They have served over 50,000 students, and last
  year won the first ever Excellence Award for an
  Access Organization from the National College
  Access Foundation and was named as this years
  Pioneer award winner by WHRO, the public
  broadcasting outlet in Hampton Roads
• The following is a list of the 2008 VirginiaCAN
  Conference attendee/member organizations

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VirginiaCAN

• Who can join
• Organizations (Dues are based upon size)
• Individuals (25)
• How can I join?
• Visit our website www.VirginiaCAN.org
• Click on Join VirginiaCAN
• Print the Membership Application and mail to the
  VirginiaCAN Treasurer, Jeff North

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• 2009 VirginiaCAN Annual Conference
• December
• Location TBD

www.VirginiaCAN.org
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What can/should a college access program do?

• Broker resources pertaining to post high school
  educational opportunities
• Provide a formal platform for access practitioner
  networking
• Champion the principle of the Pathways to College
  Shared Agenda
• Expect that all underserved students are capable
  of being prepared to enroll and succeed in
  college.
• Provide a range of high-quality college
  preparatory tools for underserved students and
  their families.
• Embrace social, cultural, and learning style
  differences in developing learning environments
  and activities for underserved students.
• Involve leaders at all levels in establishing
  policies, programs, and practices that facilitate
  student transitions toward postsecondary
  attainment.
• Maintain sufficient financial and human resources
  to enable underserved students to prepare for,
  enroll, and succeed in college.
• Assess policy, program, practice, and
  institutional effectiveness regularly.

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What can/should a college access program do?

• Develop and maintain websites in conjunction
  with, not in competition with, Virginia Mentor
• Coordinate state-wide access professional
  development activities
• Coordinate regional professional development
  activities within the state
• Coordinate annual conferences
• Maintain best practices library
• Coordinate and leverage often disparate efforts
  to promote awareness
• Coordinate regional awareness fairs
• Mentor community-based start up awareness
  organizations

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What can/should a college access program do?

• Conduct awareness research on a state level
• Seek operating resources
• Seek grants to fund programs and scholarships
• Educate policy makers on access issues, solutions
  and needs
• Share resources and make use of economies of
  scale
• Involve a student component including student
  tutoring and mentoring training and networking
• Provide state-wide leadership in the awareness
  arena

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What can/should a college access program do?

• Encourage family involvement and instill optimism
  that college is possible
• Offer discreet programs that foster wise
  secondary curricular choices
• Coordinate a speakers bureau
• Maintain a taxonomy of access activities
• Maintain a common awareness calendar of events
• Maintain a best practices bank
• Facilitate sharing/cooperation/program
  development

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VirginiaCAN is

• Training Opportunities

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VirginiaCAN is

• Annual Conference

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• Drive in workshops

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• Tool Kit

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• Web site

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• Internet Group with Discussions (listserve)

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• Quarterly Newsletter

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• Members

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Access College Foundation

• Year Founded 1988
• Number served 10,000 annually
• Grades Served 9-12
• Scholarships ?

• Areas Served South Hampton Roads Norfolk,
  Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth Virginia Beach
  Public Schools
• Unique Features/What We Know
• In-school advisors large private funding
  (individual, corporate, foundation)
• Detailed web services and links

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College Guides

• Conceived and Implemented by UVA
• Now a national organization out of UNC Chapel
  Hill
• Select High Schools in Virginialow college-going
  rates
• College choice neutral
• Admissions Counseling
• Financial Counseling
• Parental Counseling

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College Guides UVa
Areas served Tidewater Region, Patrick County,
Alexandria, Fairfax, Rappahannock, Warren
Charlottesville/Albemarle, Richmond,
Halifax Unique Features/What We Know 20 recent
UVA grads will be trained and placed in 14 school
access programs
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College Guides UVa
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College Is Possible

• Year Founded 1997
• FA Parents
• On campus

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College Partnership

• Year Founded 1989
• Number Served 1750
• Grades Served 7-12
• Mentors Tutors ?
• FA Parents ?

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The College Place

• Grades Served Jr Sr High
• FA Parents ?

• Areas Served Prince William, Arlington, Manassas
  City Manassas Park, Alexandria City, Fairfax
  County
• Unique Features/What We Know
• Web based support on various topics with
  recommended reading for each grade level
• significant volunteer labor
• counseling and career planning
• scholarship referrals

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Patrick County Education Foundation

• Year Founded 2001
• Number Served 290
• Grades Served 7-12
• After School ?
• Summer Programs ?
• FA Parents ?
• Trade schools ?
• Scholarships ?
• Areas Served Patrick County High School
• Unique Features/What We Know Community supported
  college access program. GED classes and testing
  offered for adults. Workforce Training Program
  for adults with computer classes, 84 hour skill
  training classes plus courses in tourism

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Greater Richmond Area Scholarship Program

• Year Founded 1983
• Number Served 3,713
• Grades Served 12th
• In School and ?
• Public Library Counseling
• Scholarships ?
• Areas Served Greater Richmond Area
  (Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and
  Powhatan Counties, and the City of Richmond).
• Unique Features/What We Know Community supported
  college access program. Helps students and
  families secure scholarships and provided weekly
  in-school advisory and training services for
  primarily low income students.

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Partnership for the Future

• Year Founded 1994
• Number Served 300
• Grades Served 10-12
• After School ?
• Summer Programs ?
• Mentor Tutors ?
• FA Parents ?
• Campus Tours ?
• Areas Served City of Richmond, Henrico County
• Unique Features/What we know Students spend 2
  summers as interns with local businesses 4 days a
  week for 7 weeks and one day a week working on
  personal and professional development. During
  school year, they attend bi-weekly/monthly
  workshops.

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Project Discovery of Virginia

• Year Founded 1985
• Number 2,250 annually
• Grades Served 4-12
• After School ?
• Summer Programs Some
• Mentors Tutors ?
• Service Learning ?
• FA Parents ?
• Campus Tours ?
• Trade Schools ?
• Scholarships ?

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Rappahannock College Access
Areas Served Rappahannock County Unique
Features/What We Know New Organization
College Access Resource Center at Rappahannock
High School in school counseling services offered
to low income and first generation college
prospects
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STARS (VA Tech)

• Areas Served Pittsylvania and Danville City
  Schools
• Unique Features/What We Know
• Internet E-commerce, robotics and Automation
• Civic Projects Community Development yr
• Non-formal learning experiences in Information
  Technology
• Enhance critical thinking, team-building, and
  decision-making skills.
• IT emphasis on Life and Earth Sciences

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Scholarship Fund of Alexandria

• Year Founded 1986
• Scholarships ?

• Areas Served City of Alexandria
• Unique Features/What We Know
• Secure numerous scholarships funds from
  individuals, area businesses, as memorials
  scholarships sometimes for more than one year
• workshops for student and parents
• strong partnership with Alexandria PD Program

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Warren County Coalition

• Year Founded 1994
• Scholarships ?
• Areas Served Warren County
• Unique Features/What We Know
• Workshops for student and parents
• Job shadowing opportunities
• Over 12,000 in scholarships awarded in 2007

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VirginiaCAN

• Nation-wide Access Programs

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Gear Up Program

• Unique Features/What We Know
• 2000-2006 Cohort 2900 Students 545
  Scholarships totaling 2 M - attending 83
  Colleges
• 2006-2012 Cohort 6000 Students
• As a competitive six-year matching grant, GEAR UP
  must include both early intervention and
  scholarship components to
• increase high school graduation and
  college-going rates of students from low-income
  families
• ensure that middle and high school students and
  their families have the information that they
  need to prepare academically for college
• enable students from low-income families to
  attend college by providing scholarships to
  students in need.
• Areas Served Charlottesville, Chesapeake City,
  Grayson, Halifax, Hampton, James City,
  King/Queen, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Newport
  NewsNottoway, Patrick, Portsmouth, Pulaski,
  Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, VA Beach, Washington,
  Waynesboro, Westmoreland

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Gear Up Program

• Number Served 6,000
• Grades Served 8-12
• In-school programs ?
• Summer Programs ?
• Mentors Tutors ?
• FA Parents ?
• Teacher Workshops ?
• Campus Tours ?
• Scholarships ?
• College Follow-up ?

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AVID National-East Coast Division

• Year Founded 1980
• Number Served 36 states
• Grades Served 5-12
• In-School Programs ?
• Mentors Tutors ?
• FA Parents ?
• Teacher Workshops ?

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AVID-National-East Coast Division
Areas Served Chesapeake, Chesterfield,
Cumberland Danville, Fairfax, Hampton, Newport
News, Va. Beach, Williamsburg Unique
Features/What We Know Feature AVID elective in
school class period/curriculum designed by high
school teachers and college faculty/stress WIC-R
writing, inquiry, collaboration train staff and
school administrators in AVID methodology/teachers
redefined as advocate and guide as opposed to
lecturer/creates site teams from different
disciplines/learning focus -analyze, question,
clarify, comprehend, assimilate work in
conjunction with GEAR UP, Talent Search and
similar access programs
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Girls Boys Clubs

• Grades Served 13-18
• After School ?
• Summer Programs ?
• Mentors Tutors ?
• Service Learning ?
• Scholarships ?

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I Have A Dream

• Grades Served K-12
• Scholarships ?

Areas Served Clark Elementary in
Charlottesville Unique Features/What We Know
Adopted 59 kindergarten students for a 12 year
program/significant community support
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

• Year Founded 2000
• Scholarships ?

• Areas Served National
• Unique Features/What We Know
• Provides significant grant funds to state access
  programs Fairfax, Rappahannock, Warren,
  Tidewater, Patrick and Alexandria and two year
  support to UVA Guides.
• Foundation goal is to provide scholarships up to
  50,000 per year to 650 students from across the
  country.
• The Young Scholar Program selects high achieving
  high school students and assists them with school
  suitability, online courses, software purchases,
  advanced musical or scientific training and with
  career goals. Undergrad transfer/graduate
  scholarships available.
• Innovation funds support new models with existing
  programs.

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ROTC 4 Year College Scholarships
ROTC 4 year College Scholarships to apply must
meet the following Be a U.S. citizen, Be between
the ages of 17 and 26,Have a high school CGPA of
at least 2.50, Have a high school diploma or
equivalent, Score minimum of 920 on the SAT or 19
on the ACT, Meet physical standards, Agree to
accept a commission and serve in the Army on
Active Duty or in a Reserve Component (U.S. Army
Reserve or Army National Guard) The most
competitive candidates for an Army ROTC Four-Year
Scholarship will have at least a SAT score of
1100 or an ACT score
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Talent Search

• Year Founded 1965
• Grades Served 6-12
• After School ?
• Mentors Tutors ?
• FA Parents ?
• Campus Tours ?
• Trade Schools ?

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Talent Search
Serves 6th -12 th graders plus high school
dropouts by encouraging them to reenter the
educational system and complete their education.
Students must be between the ages of 11 and 27
and have completed the fifth grade.
Academic, financial, career, or personal
counseling Career exploration and aptitude
assessment Tutorial services Information on
postsecondary education Exposure to college
campuses Information on student financial
assistance Assistance in completing college
admissions and financial aid applications
Assistance in preparing for college entrance
exams Mentoring programs Special activities for
sixth, seventh, and eighth graders Workshops for
the families of participants
Served 1222 students in Virginia in 2000, roughly
60 female 40 male, 35 black, 32 Caucasian, 23
Hispanic Latin, 4 Asian AREAS SERVED Dabney S.
Lancaster Community College, Hampton University,
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Mountain
Empire Community College, Patrick Henry Community
College, Southwest Virginia Community College,
Virginia Highlands Community College, Virginia
Tech, Virginia State University, Wytheville
Community College
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Upward Bound

• Year Founded 1964
• After School ?
• Summer Programs ?
• Mentors Tutors ?
• FA Parents ?
• Campus Tours ?
• Scholarships ?

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Upward Bound
Upward Bound helps young students to prepare for
higher education. Participants receive
instruction in literature, composition,
mathematics, and science on college campuses
after school, on Saturdays and during the summer.
Currently, 774 programs are in operation
throughout the United States. All Upward Bound
projects MUST provide instruction in math,
laboratory science, composition, literature, and
foreign language. Other services include

• Instruction in reading, writing, study skills,
  and other subjects necessary for success in
  education beyond high school
• Academic, financial, or personal counseling,
  Tutorial services
• Exposure to academic programs and cultural events
  
• Mentoring programs, Information on postsecondary
  education opportunities
• Assistance in completing college entrance and
  financial aid applications

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Upward Bound
Danville Community College Hampton University
Norfolk State University Old Dominion
University Southwest Virginia Community College
Rappahanock Community College Roanoke College
Saint Paul's College Southwest Virginia
Community College University of Virginia/
Charlottesville University of Virginia/ Wise
Wytheville Community College Virginia Highlands
Community College Virginia Polytechnic Institute
State University Virginia State University
Virginia Union University Tidewater Community
College
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Upward Bound Math/Science
Upward Bound Math/Science Southwest Virginia
Community College campus only Upward Bound
Math/Science helps students from low-income
families to strengthen math and science skills.
In addition, students learn computer technology
as well as English, foreign language and study
skills. More than 130 programs are serving
students throughout the country.
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Student Support Services Post Secondary
Student Support Services helps low-income
students to stay in college until they earn their
baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include
disabled college students, receive tutoring,
counseling and remedial instruction. Students are
now being served at 930 colleges and universities
nationwide.
AREA SERVED Dabney S. Lancaster Community
College Hampton University Mountain Empire
Community College Lord Fairfax Community
College Norfolk State University Old Dominion
University Patrick Henry Community College Paul
D. Camp Community College Radford University
Rappahannock Community College Southwest
Virginia Community College Thomas Nelson
Community College Tidewater Community College
University of Virginia/ Wise Virginia Highlands
Community College Virginia State University
Virginia Western Community College Wytheville
Community College
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• The Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs
  provides funding to enhance the skills and
  expertise of project directors and staff employed
  in the Federal TRIO Programs. Training projects
  may include conferences, seminars, internships,
  workshops, or publication of manuals. Training
  topics are based on priorities established by the
  Secretary of Education and announced in the
  Federal Register notice for application. The TRIO
  Training program provides training and
  information on the following topics
• Improving student retention
• Counseling services
• Student testing
• Working with specific TRIO populations
• Legislative and regulatory requirements
• Program evaluation

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