Emerging Light

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Building a Transfer CultureOne APP at a time!
Bridging Transfers to the FutureOhio Transfer
Council ConferenceMay 30, 2008Laura Doering
Marc Harding
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The State of Iowa Iowa State Story

• The State of Iowa
• Iowa State University
• Iowa Articulation
• Legislative Interest Involvement
• TransferInIowa.org
• Partners or Competitors
• Admissions Partnership Program
• Articulation Council
• Resources

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The State of Iowa
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The State of Iowa - Demographics

• 2,982,085 Iowans
• 203,453 Undergraduates
• 99 Counties
• 65 College Universities
• 3 Public Universities (66,789)
• 15 Community Colleges (82,118)
• 46 Private Colleges (78,815)
• Estimated high school graduates in 2007-08 35,307
• Estimated high school graduates in 2017-18 33,259

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Projected Change in High School Graduates 2007-08
to 2017-18
Source Western Interstate Commission on Higher
Education (WICHE)
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Iowa Postsecondary Enrollment FY 2007
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Enrollment ComparisonIowa Regents Community
Colleges2000-2007
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High School Enrollment Trends

• There has been significant growth in high school
  students taking post secondary credit at Iowa
  CCs since Department of Education began tracking
  in 2002.
• HS enrollments have grown 63.62 at Iowa CCs
  over the past five fiscal years.
• For Fall 2007, HS students comprised 26.19 of
  total Iowa CC student population, up from 21.01
  in 2006 and 14.79 in 2002.

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High School Enrollment by Community CollegeFY
2002 FY 2006
Source Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of
Community Colleges and Career and Technical
Education.
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• Source Iowa Community Colleges Fall 2007 Credit
  Student Enrollment Report October 2007

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Source Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of
Community Colleges and Career and Technical
Education.
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Iowa State University
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Iowa State University

• Total enrollment of 26,160
• 21,004 undergrad
• 5,156 grad
• Students from all 50 states and 110 countries
• 2,220 American ethnic minority students
• 2,244 international students

• 101 curricula and majors
• 6 undergraduate colleges, a professional college
  and a graduate college
• Student-faculty ratio of 181 and average class
  size of 34
• 87 of faculty hold doctorates

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New Students for Fall 2007

• 4,347 Fall 2007 new freshmen
• 1,527 Fall 2007 new transfers
• 947 (62) of 1,527 came from Iowas community
  college system
• 416 American ethnic minority students

• Top Iowa Community Colleges for new Fall 2007
  enrollment
• DMACC (300)
• Kirkwood
• NIACC
• Iowa Central CC

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Iowa State University1,527 New Undergraduate
Transfers Fall 2007
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New Undergraduate Transfer Studentsfrom Iowa
Community Colleges at Regent Universities
1994-2007
UNI
ISU
SUI
Fall 2007
947
659
789
Fall 2006
869
704
798
Fall 2005
835
767
835
757
671
848
Fall 2004
786
883
656
Fall 2003
773
906
665
Fall 2002
838
930
604
Fall 2001
922
805
617
Fall 2000
774
902
609
Fall 1999
704
932
652
Fall 1998
757
854
650
Fall 1997
673
790
618
Fall 1996
728
765
612
Fall 1995
652
760
581
Fall 1994
Source Board of Regents, State of Iowa
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New Freshman Transfer Enrollment1986-2007

Beginning 2002, transfer admissions include
undergraduate only
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Iowa States Transfer Team

• Laura Doering
• Director of Transfer Relations
• Articulation
• Community College and Iowa State College
  Relations
• Admissions Partnership Program
• Articulation Coordination Council (ACC)
• Regents Committee on Educational Relations
  (RCER)
• Liaison Advisory Committee on Transfer Students
  (LACTS)
• President Geoffroys annual mtg. w/ CC Presidents
  and Chief Academic Officers
• Developing linkages, programs and new
  collaborations with CCs
• DARS Implementation

• Diane Bengtson
• Senior Assistant Director
• Articulation
• Operations and Recruitment
• (Communication and Travel)
• Equivalency guide updates
• Transfer plan updates/New transfer plans
• Policies and procedures
• Admission
• Contact for CC advisors
• Representative to the Arts and Sciences
  Deans group
• Transfer Student Visit Days
• Website and publication updates

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Iowa Articulation
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Iowa Articulation History

• Long and rich history of voluntary articulation
  between the Regent universities and Iowa
  community colleges.
• Began in mid to late 1960s
• Formed Liaison Advisory Committee on Transfer
  Students (LACTS) in 1972
• Extensive individual university efforts

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Iowa Articulation Statewide Agreements

• Common Grading Symbols Definitions (1973)
• Vocational-Technical (Career-Technical) Credit
  (1975)
• International Student academic credential
  evaluation (1979)
• Credit by Examination (1980)
• Associate of Arts (1981)
• Electronics-based technology (1996)
• College Credit for Educational Experience in
  Armed Forces (1996)
• Associate of Science (2007)

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Iowa Articulation History

• The Board of Regents created the 22 Council in
  2005 to enhance discussions between the Regent
  universities and Iowa community colleges
  regarding articulation.
• The Council created a gateway website called
  TransferinIowa.org to link advising and
  articulation information.

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Transferiniowa.org Active Since 2005
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Transfer In Iowa Legislative Interest
Involvement
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Hot Issues

• Workforce development
• Economic development
• Rising cost of education
• Seamless transfer
• Common course numbering
• Duplication
• Quality articulation
• Diversity
• Limited Resources/Budget
• Partnerships and Collaborations

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Skilled Worker Shortage Study Committee

• The Legislative Council established the Skilled
  Worker Shortage Study Committee in 2007. The
  charge of this interim study Committee is to
  "consider educational system improvements and
  other options to address shortages of skilled
  workers." 
• www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Committees/Committee.as
  px?id219. 

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Legislative Involvement

• Senior Year Plus
• Articulation Website legislation
• Presidential Platform
• Regents Admissions Index (RAI)
• State Standards
• Quality articulation

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PROPOSED LEGISLATIONIOWA LEGISLATURE

• HF 44 Establish jump-start grant programs for
  postsecondary education expenses of students that
  graduate early and require school districts
  publicize available opportunities.
• HF 263 Appropriation for distribution to
  community colleges for development of adult
  English language learner programs for workplaces
• HF 267 Authorize community colleges and state
  universities seek approval to establish charter
  magnet schools and increase number of charter
  schools that can be approved.
• HF 439 Direct state board of regents to convene
  task force to develop and coordinate 5-year
  strategic plan to address alignment of K-12.
• HF 573 Require secondary school students take
  college entrance exam prior to graduating from
  high school.
• HF 690 Development, maintenance, and promotion of
  credit transfer and articulation website by board
  of regents.

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BOARD OF REGENTS, STATE OF IOWAARTICULATION
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
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Articulation WebsiteLegislative MandateSF 601 -
Passed June 2007

• 27 22 Sec. 55. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
  ARTICULATION WEBSITE. The general assembly finds
  that as college costs increase, Iowa's community
  college students need access to resources that
  allow the students to make informed,
  cost-effective decisions regarding their
  postsecondary education plans. It is the intent
  of the general assembly to provide for a seamless
  transition for students transferring from Iowa's
  community colleges to Iowa's state universities.
  Therefore, the state board of regents shall, in
  cooperation with the department of education and
  the community colleges, develop, maintain, and
  promote a user-friendly credit transfer and
  articulation internet website that allows Iowans
  to know at the time of enrollment in a community
  college course whether the credit will be
  accepted by the state university of the student's
  choice, the category in which the university will
  apply the credit, and to which degree program or
  programs the university will apply the credit.
  The board and the community colleges shall
  continuously strive to improve upon the
  coordinating efforts between the state
  universities and the community colleges to map
  and articulate community college courses for
  college credit with the degree programs offered
  at the state universities. The website shall be
  operational not later than July 1, 2008.

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SF 601 Passed June 2007

• Board of Regents will develop, maintain, and
  promote articulation internet website.
• Will allow Iowans to know whether community
  college credit will be accepted by the state
  university.
• Will allow students to know how the credit will
  be applied.
• Will involve department of education and the
  community colleges.

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Community CollegesPartners or Competitors?
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Iowa States Solution?Admissions Partnership
Program (APP)
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Admissions Partnership Program Description
The Admissions Partnership Program is a
partnership between participating community
colleges and Iowa State University designed to
provide an advantage to current and future
students from those colleges who are planning to
earn a bachelor's degree at Iowa State. Program
participants plan for a successful transfer to
Iowa State University through advising
activities, social and cultural opportunities,
and satisfying academic requirements.
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Admissions Partnership Program Background
History

• Fall 2006 (continued)
• Getting Started event implemented
• APP agreement signed w/IVCCD
• Spring 2007
• First APP participants enrolled at Iowa State
• Fall 2007
• 7 additional CCs signed
• 300 APP students
• Spring 2008
• Remaining 6 CCs scheduled for signing
• Goal to have all 15 signed by May 1, 2008

• Fall 2005
• DMACC Iowa State presidents met to discuss
  partnerships
• Agreement written and approved by academic
  leaders
• Spring 2006
• First APP agreement signed
• Implementation of systems components policies
  defined

• Fall 2005
• DMACC Iowa State presidents met to discuss
  partnerships
• Agreement written and approved by academic
  leaders
• Spring 2006
• First APP agreement signed
• Implementation of systems components policies
  defined

• Summer 2006
• Application available June 1
• First students accepted
• Fall 2006
• APP officially begins w/first DMACC students
  taking advantage of APP benefits

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Admissions Partnership Program Each Community
College Provides.

• An educational adviser/counselor
• Enrollment updates
• Official transcripts and schedules to Iowa State

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Admissions Partnership Program Iowa State
University Provides

• An ISU academic adviser who helps build a
  four-year transfer plan
• Transfer credit evaluations every semester in
  APP degree audits
• Introductory event orientation to APP
• An ISUCard and Iowa State e-mail account
• Opportunities to take advantage of academic,
  co-curricular, career and social resources before
  transferring
• In-person assistance from Iowa State admissions
  counselor on community college campus

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APP Eligibility Requirements

• Students must be enrolled at a CC in a program
  leading to transfer.
• Students who have attempted CC coursework must
  have a cumulative CC GPA of 2.0 or better.
• Current or former Iowa State University students
  including students enrolled in credit off-campus
  programs are not eligible unless the course work
  was attempted prior to high school graduation,
  during the summer immediately following
  graduation from high school, or as part of a
  CC-ISU cross-enrollment agreement.

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APP Application Process

• Enroll at CC as a degree-seeking student.
• Meet with a CC educational adviser to discuss
  whether APP is a good fit.
• Obtain an APP application from a CC educational
  adviser.
• Complete the APP application and return it to the
  CC Admissions Processing office.
• Requests transcripts be sent to Iowa State from
  all institutions where college level coursework
  has been attempted, including college coursework
  taken while still enrolled in high school.
• Receive APP acceptance letter and information
  about next steps from Iowa State University.

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APP Students must

• Remain enrolled at CC in program appropriate for
  transfer.
• Consult with an ISU academic adviser to develop
  transfer plan.
• Consult with a community college educational
  adviser regarding CC coursework.
• Consult with CC and Iowa State advisers before
  altering a previously agreed upon course
  schedule.
• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
• No later than one semester prior to transfer
  (excluding summer), complete and submit an
  application for admission.
• Prior to transfer, earn or maintain a minimum 2.0
  cumulative GPA in all college course work
  attempted. Students planning to transfer with
  fewer than 24 academic credits must meet Iowa
  State freshman admissions requirements and have a
  minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in all college course
  work attempted. The 2.0 cumulative GPA is current
  transfer policy and does not assure acceptance
  into all programs.

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DMACC APP A Strong Start

• New for Fall 2006
• Goal was 25-50
• As of Summer, 2008
• 300 admitted to the program
• 24 students living in university housing

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Admissions Partnership Program Transfer Planning

• An Iowa State academic adviser and a CC
  educational adviser work with students to plan
  course work based on course equivalency guides,
  articulation agreements, etc.
• APP students receive a transfer credit evaluation
  each term
• Degree audit for students intended ISU major
  available upon request

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Admissions Partnership Program Since the start
of the program, APP Students have

• Purchased and used dining dollars
• Played intramural football at Iowa State (and
  won!)
• Attended class at nine different CCs
• Cheered for the Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium
  and Hilton Coliseum
• Met with advisers from both institutions
• Lived on-campus
• Took advantage of career exploration
  opportunities, including attending a career fair.

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Admissions Partnership Program Assessment

• Stakeholders CC partners, advising community,
  students, transfer admissions, Provost Office,
  public
• Research Agenda
• Qualitative and quantitative
• Questions that need to be answered
• Reports and files
• Weekly status files
• Dashboard reports
• Stay tuned

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Admissions Partnership Program (APP)www.admission
s.iastate.edu/partnership
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Articulation Coordination Council
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Iowa State UniversitysArticulation Coordination
Councilwww.committees.iastate.edu/comm-info.php?i
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Presidents Summit
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Resources
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Resources

• Free community college proposals
• www.barackobama.com/issues/pdf/CollegeAffordabilit
  yFactSheet.pdf
• http//www.communitycollegetimes.com/article.cfm?A
  rticleId454
• Iowa Skilled Worker Shortage Study Committee
• www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Committees/Committee.as
  px?id219
• Iowa States Admissions Partnership Program
• www.admissions.iastate.edu/partnership
• Office of Community College Leadership Policy
• www.cclp.hs.iastate.edu/occrp/
• Transfer Plan-it
• https//access.uni.edu/cgi-bin/transfer/transferPl
  anIt.cgi
• www.transferiniowa.org
• Public Connection-part I (Explains Iowa
  Statewide Agreements)
• Public Connection-part II (Documents individual
  Regent university agreements by community
  college)

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Resources

• The College Transfer Student in America
• State-By-State Profile of Community Colleges,
  7th Edition
• American Association of Community Colleges
  Website www.aacc.nche.edu
• Evaluating State-Level Articulation Agreement
  According to Good Practice, Jan Ignash
• An Historical and Futuristic Perspective of
  Articulation and Transfer in the United States,
  Frederick Kintzer
• Effectiveness of Statewide Articulation
  Agreements on the Probability of Transfer A
  Preliminary Policy Analysis, Gregory Anderson,
  Jeffrey Sun, and Mariana Alfonso
• Choice of Institution Changing Student
  Attendance Patterns in the 1990s is available as
  a PDF document on the ACE web site.

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Questions?
Marc HardingDirector of Admissions
Enrollment Services515.294.5842mharding_at_iastate
.edu
Laura DoeringDirector of Transfer Relations
Senior Associate Registrar515.294.0760ljdoeri_at_
iastate.edu