Blinn TEAM Program

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Blinn TEAM Program Presentation for Campus to
Council Conference June 2008
Russ Graves General Academic Programs Texas AM
University
Gena Parsons Public Information Office Blinn
College
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Overview

• Background
• Basics
• Benefits
• Breakdown

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Background

• Factors that facilitated TEAM
• TAMU operating at maximum capacity
• Increasing number of applicants
• Corresponding increase in denial of
• qualified applicants
• Large number of Blinn transfers
• History of close collaboration
• TEAM partnership signed June 01
• Partnership renewed June 06

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Basics

• 2-year program
• Requirements for automatic TAMU admission
• 45 Blinn credit hours
• 15 TAMU credit hours
• 3.0 GPR at each school
• Students co-enroll in 1 or 2 AM courses the
  rest at Blinn.
• Students may compete for early transfer admission
• Students who do not gain full admission via TEAM
  or transfer processes become eligible for
  readmission as TAMU former students.

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• 3 Methods of Admission from TEAM
• Transfer
• Complete TEAM
• - 45 Blinn hrs / 3.0
• - 15 AM hrs / 3.0
• 3. Readmission

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Basics

• TEAM students meet all freshman admission
  requirements
• Selected from the pool of qualified regular
  applicants
• How the Freshman Admission Process Works
• Top 10 applicants automatically offered
  admission
• Other qualified applicants reviewed
• Admission offers extended to gt 12,000
• The most qualified 2,000 applicants remaining
  placed on the Wait List, and/or considered for
  Blinn TEAM
• After confirmations received, some Wait List
  applicants may be fully admitted (based on the
  freshman class target size)
• Approx. 800 of those remaining on the Wait List
  offered TEAM
• 500 applicants expected to accept TEAM offer

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Benefits (to students)

• -Advising at both schools
• -Use of facilities at both schools
• -Financial Aid eligibility
• -TAMU dorm residence
• -TAMU sporting events
• -Blinn tuition savings
• -Blinn smaller class sizes
• -Blinn Associate Degree
• -Student activities at both schools

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Benefits (costs)

• TEAM Student (15 hrs)
• Blinn (10 hrs)
• Tuition 640
• Fees 280
• TAMU (5 hrs)
• Tuition 816
• Fees 935
• TOTAL 2,671

TAMU Student (15 hrs) Tuition 2,449
Fees 1,923 TOTAL
4,372
TEAM Students may save gt 1,500 per semester
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Benefits (to AM)

• Admission of quality students who would have
  otherwise been denied
• Increased lower division enrollment without
  decreasing upper division capacity and resources
• Places TAMU in a leadership role in seeking
  creative ways of admitting transfer studentsTEAM
  is a unique program in Texas and the U.S.

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Benefits (to Blinn)

• Increased number of associate degrees awarded
• Collaborative partnership with a major university
  
• Increased enrollment
• Unique status among
• community colleges

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Breakdown
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Breakdown

• TEAM has completed its 7th year
• 75 of students matriculate to AM
• State transfer rate 32
• Blinn transfer rate 52
• More than 650 have graduated to date
• 78 with Latin Honors
• Twice nominated for the THECB Star Award
• 500 new TEAM students for Fall 2008
• May reach the 3,000th TEAM student this year

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Examples of TEAM Student Leadership Involvement

• Corps of Cadets
• Ross Volunteers
• Student Government
• Fish Camp Counselors
• Yell Leader
• Fraternity President
• ASSIST Mentors
• Blinn Ambassadors

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Lessons Learned

• Need for a partnership must exist.
• Support and commitment of governance boards and
  administration is critical.
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Texas AM University System Board of Regents
• Blinn College Board of Trustees
• Presidents, chief academic officers, chief
  student affairs officers, deans, department heads
• Designate a leader from each institution.
• Establish guidelines to facilitate communication
  among partners.

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Lessons Learned

• Indentify critical issues early
• Admissions
• Faculty resistance
• Co-enrollment issues (financial aid)
• Technology interfaces
• Implementation Committee
• Admissions Subcommittee
• Academic Affairs Subcommittee
• Student Affairs Subcommittee
• Financial Aid Subcommittee
• Oversight and Coordination Committee responsible
  for periodic evaluation.

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Blinn TEAM Program QUESTIONS?
Russ Graves General Academic Programs Texas AM
University
Gena Parsons Public Information Office Blinn
College