A Regional Strategy to Build Pathways for Students

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1 A Regional Strategy to Build Pathways for Students

2 The Central Florida Higher Educa4on Consor4um: A First- of- a- Kind Regional Higher Educa8on Strategy Guaranteed admission of all consor:um community college AA and AS graduates to the University of Central Florida. Doubling of UCF Bachelors and graduate programs on consor:um community college campuses. Shared- use facili:es with Valencia and Seminole. Preferen:al and concurrent admission to selec:ve UCF programs with coordinated advising and support. Joint philanthropy to support student scholarships and access. Focus on strategic program areas in support of regional workforce needs.

3 Principles Student Experience Access Choice Flexibility Progression and Comple:on Transi:on Academic Support Guarantee

4 Defini4on- Who is a DirectConnect to UCF Student? Any AA, AS or Ar:culated AS graduate from Eastern Florida, Lake- Sumter, Seminole State or Valencia who meets the FL 2+2 statute. Q: What is the difference between 2+2 and DirectConnect? Guaranteed admission to UCF* plus.. *Consistent with university policy. Limited access and restricted access programs may require an addi:onal admission process.

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7 UCF Regional Campuses Biomedical Sciences Business Administra:on Communica:on Elementary Educa:on Health Services Administra:on History Poli:cal Science Psychology Public Administra:on Religion and Cultural Studies Social Sciences

8 Collabora:ve Communica:on Plan LeXer to UCF non compe::ve applicants- students are encouraged to apply at partner college Student begins at Valencia - DC axribute placed on record Tracked at mul:ple :mes during year Sent various communica:on during school year UCF advisor has access to partner s data and communica:on (varies with each partner)

9 Prong Two: Collabora:ve approach Collabora:ve Approach E- mails at designated mileposts Shared shared message community e- mails at designated presenta:ons mileposts (counselor seminars, High School visits, classroom visits) shared community presenta:ons (counselor seminar) Shared campus workshops (skillshops) Collabora:ve shared campus workshops staffing (skillshops) and staff mee:ngs Collabora:ve staffing (staff mee:ngs)

10 UCF Basic Communica4on Based on DirectConnect to UCF e- card 2 html messages triggered over a :me frame then linked to FB and Social Media groups List provided to DirectConnect Coordinators DirectConnect Coordinators set advising :mes for students

11 Advising Best Prac:ces (cont.) Discuss DC program & encourage student to register Explain how AA/AS transfers to BA/BS Create an academic plan with student Explain Gordon Rule and major requirements Explain Foreign Language requirements Review Limited/Restricted Access programs How & When- - Reality of admission process

12 Transi:on Advising Explain transi:on process Create :meline for the student Schedule plan College gradua:on applica:on deadline UCF applica:on deadline Student s:ll needs to apply to UCF Immuniza:on documents Mandatory Orienta:on and advising UCF entry term Explain admissions process in detail Official transcripts H.S. Foreign Language requirement Things for transfers to omit

13 Joint Marke:ng of New Site UCF Valencia Osceola

14 Shared Use Facility, Valencia West Campus

15 Transfer Scholarships Taste for Learning Valencia Signature Event Added Direct Connect Focus in 2010 and 2011 Johnson Founda:on Matching gih program ($3M) UCF Founda:on to set up an account for each college Transfer Scholarships awarded to the Johnson Scholars 60 hrs. partner ins:tu:on, 60 hrs. UCF

16 Curriculum Alignment Goal: closer alignment of curriculum Faculty teams from UCF and partner colleges, advising added in Common learning outcomes, learning ac:vi:es, and assessment techniques for targeted courses in Math, chemistry, physics, biology, computer programming, engineering Curriculum Alignment semester mee:ngs and yearly conference

17 College Access Ini:a:ve: Regional strategy to expand access to the Bachelor s degree Implementa:on of DirectConnect principles into regional high schools Data sharing: confron:ng the hard facts Communica:on with students and families Annual Summits since 2007 Faculty, Advisors, Administrators, Students Review of progress based on data Develop new strategies

18 Student Results

19 Results and Impact: Valencia Since 2006, 126,000+ Direct Connect students iden:fied at Valencia College 53% of Valencia students enrolled in Fall 2014 iden:fy as DirectConnect to UCF (23,053 of 43,214) Progression to Gradua:on at UCF: 2,053 ( ) to 4,391 ( ) Valencia students new enrolled at UCF 1,547 ( ) to 3,015 ( ) UCF graduates from Valencia 25 % of UCF Bachelor Degrees are awarded to Valencia DirectConnect students

20 UCF Data Reports Annual Valencia Student Feedback Report Trend analysis AA/AS UCF Number of Valencia students enrolled Statewide compara:ve trends/perspec:ves Demographic trend w/numbers Majors and average entering GPAs Reten:on/progression/gradua:on report w/major UCF provides a variety of addi8onal reports per request (currently analyzing UCF Calc. II and CHM 2046 reten8on/ajri8on based on pre- requisites- general AA)

21 Results and Impact: UCF UCF is now the 2 nd largest university in the U.S. and accepts more state college transfer students than any university in Florida. Over 60% of UCF s Bachelor s degrees are awarded to state college transfer students, including: Two- thirds of teaching and nursing degrees Half of business degrees Over 40% of engineering degrees