Moving the Needle for First
Generation College Students:
Comprehensive Advising from
College Access to Success
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
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Why This Topic?
 Workforce demand of postsecondary credentials
 First generation, low income students face unique
challenges to college enrollment & degree attainment
 Academic
 Financial
 Social-cultural
 Advising supports must be comprehensive
Today’s Presenters
 Elizabeth Morgan, Director of External Relations, NCAN
 Cassie Magesis, Director of College Readiness, Urban
Assembly, Bridge to College Program
 Pam Blumenthal, Director of Links Programs and Josh
Laurie, Manager, Future Connect Scholarship Program,
Portland Community College
 Rana Tarkenton, Deputy Executive Director & Chief
Operating Officer, Denver Scholarship Foundation
Why comprehensive advising?
6-year bachelor’s completion rate by family income quartile, 2009
Source: Calahan, M., & Perna, L.W. Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States. Washington,
DC: The Pell Institute and Penn AHEAD, 2015.
How have programs moved from
access to success?
Better
student
support
services
“Better”
enrollment &
completion
data
Proven college “success” milestones
College entrance
immediately after
HS
Summer bridgeorientation
programs at
institutions
Full-time
enrollment vs.
part-time
No remediation
needed or fast
progress through
remediation
1st to 2nd year
persistence
Source: http://www.collegeaccess.org/Common_Measures
Trends in college success advising
CBO-higher ed institution partnerships
Trends in college success advising
Community collaboration
Trends in college success advising
Early warning data
Integrated Planning and
Advising for Student
Success
Trends in college success advising
Near-peer approaches
Trends in college success advising
Virtual coaching using technology
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Bridge to College
The Urban Assembly
Cassie Magesis
Director of College Readiness
The Urban Assembly
• The Urban Assembly (UA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to
empowering underserved youth by providing them with the
academic and life skills necessary for postsecondary success
• Creates and supports small public schools in New York City
• Supports 21 schools throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx
• Goal is to prepare 100% of graduates for success in the 21st century
economy
UA’s Students Served
• 9,000 students across 21 schools
95% Students of Color
86% Low Income
20% Individualized Education Plans
17% English Language Learners
Summer Melt
• 40% of low income students accepted to college do not matriculate
that fall
• Summer melt factors:
• Confusing college matriculation processes
• Lack of support over the summer
• Common misconceptions about matriculating
Bridge to College
• Bridge to College (BTC) is a youth driven, peer mentoring program
that seeks to eliminate the summer flood for our young people
• 12% increase in college enrollment rates
• 80% college enrollment rate
How Does It Work?
• College Coaches
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UA alum
15 Coaches, 15 schools
Currently enrolled in college
Use their own experiences to help students
• Coaches work with students from mid-May to mid-August to help
them with matriculation and ensure they successfully begin college
College Coach Support
• Registering for classes
• Financial aid
• FAFSA verification
• TAP
• Appealing packages
• Final transcripts and immunization records
• Placement exams
• Transportation to campus
• Connecting to supports on campus
• The Log
College Coach Training
• Three-day intensive training
• Day One: The Matriculation Process and Financial Aid
• Day Two: Counseling Skills
• Day Three: The CUNY System
• Support for Coaches
• BTC Coordinator (a veteran coach) helps run the program and provides
additional support to Coaches
• Three UA College Counselors supervising and supporting 5 Coaches
Program Successes
• 12% increase in college matriculation
• Effective and low cost model ($74 per student)
• 7th Bridge to College summer
• BTC has expanded beyond UA
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A UNIQUE COMMUNITY OF PARTNERS
SUPPORTING ACCESS AND SUCCESS
FOR FIRST GENERATION AND LOWINCOME STUDENTS
Start
The Future Connect Pathway
High school
Outreach
Cohort College
Classes
Scholarship dollars
Complete
Transitional support and
Leadership opportunities
Summer workshops
The College Coach
STUDENTS
WE SERVE
86%
63%
Are low-income
Are students of
color
80%
Are from families
where neither
parent attended
college
50%
Speak another
language other
than English at
home
OUTCOMES
The retention rate for
Future Connect students
who return for their
second year is 75%, and
this rate has improved with
each cohort.
Future Connect students
are Completing a degree
or transferring at 31% rate
within three years.
The average GPA for PCC
Future Connect Students
after one year is 2.86
75%
31%
2.86
Work Study
City Internships
Study Abroad
Works Force Development
for summer internships
Transfer advising
Foster Care
supports
Reconnection to
disconnected
students
Phi Theta Kappa
University transfer
scholarships
DE Learning
Community
Gear Up
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COLLEGE. IT’S POSSIBLE.
Outline
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History: How Denver Scholarship Began and Who We Serve
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Program Overview: How Denver Scholarship Makes it Possible
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Partnership Overview: How Denver Scholarship Leverages Student Success
How DSF Began
Denver Mayor,
John
Hickenlooper
Denver Public
Schools
Superintendent,
Michael Bennet
DENVER SCHOLARSHIP’S
FOUNDERS BELIEVED IN THE
POWER OF EDUCATION
TO TRANSFORM LIVES
Timothy &
Bernadette
Márquez
Access to
College
2006
Financial
Aid
Fewer than 30% of lowincome students attained a
college degree or certificate
in 6 years.
Cost
Funding
Understanding Processes
Lack of Guidance/Support
College
Support
Services
ALL STUDENTS CAN BENEFIT
FROM A COLLEGE DEGREE
THIRD MILE
GROUP
WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS?
Denver Scholarship has made a college degrees and technical
certificates possible for Denver's students since 2007
14,000
Denver Public Schools’ students
and their families access Denver
Scholarship Future Center
services in 20 high school
programs
$30M
Scholarships we have awarded
since 2007
5,000
Denver Scholarship
scholars
$60M
Leveraged by Denver
Scholarship from
college partners for
additional
scholarships
8 in 10
1,200
Graduated or still
enrolled
College or technical
school graduates
80%
First generation
to college
77%
Hispanic &
African
American
85%
Pell-Eligible
How Denver Scholarship Makes it Possible
A barrier to college for thousands of intelligent, hard-working students in
Denver – they think it just isn't possible. Denver Scholarship’s three-part
program helps Denver Public Schools’ students to and through a college
degree or technical certificate.
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Future Centers
Scholarships
College Partnerships
Advising and other
college access services
in Denver Public Schools
high schools
Guaranteed financial
support to graduates
attending college or
technical school in
Colorado
Leveraged financial,
academic and social
support for scholars
throughout their
college career
Our services extend far beyond our scholars, amplifying DPS
services and outreach to 14,000 students and families annually.
% Seniors at Future Center High Schools
88%
Applied to college
DSF FUTURE CENTERS
Outreach to 14,000
DPS students and
families across the
city.
79%
Admitted to college
72%
Submitted a FAFSA
DPS COLLEGE
ENROLLMENT 2014
52%
DPS FUTURE CENTER
SCHOOLS
48%
DPS
Over $300M in non-DSF
scholarship dollars has been
awarded
DSF Awards $4 million annually to Denver Public Schools
Graduates.
Technical: <1%
2-Year: 25%
4-Year: 75%
Renewable
for 4 years
25% APPLY and are ELIGIBLE
$4 Million Annually
$2,800
Average
Award
1,500 SCHOLARS
4 years in DPS
2.0 / 2.75GPA
Needs-based
% of Scholarship Recipients Enrolled or Graduated
We are focused on getting students to and through college.
100%
90%
98%
95%
Enrollment/Graduation by College Partner, 2014-15
86%
80%
77%
80%
71%
79%
88%
78%
71%
69%
67%
63%
88%
80%
79%
71%
70%
93%
60%
77%
73%
56%
60%
50%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
21
20
19
18
17
16
15 - 50 Scholarship Recipients
15
14
13
12
11
10
51 - 100 Scholarship Recipients
9
8
7
6
101 - 400 Scholarship
Recipients
5
4
Strategic Goal
2
1
400 + Scholarship Recipients
Partner Colleges
Enrollment and Graduation Rate per College, 2014-15
3
Current Rate for comparative line
How Denver Scholarship Leverages Partnerships
Data Sharing
Collaborative
Outreach
Avoid
Duplication of
Services
Shared Goals
Focused on
Outcomes
Denver Scholarship has 25 COMMUNITY
PARTNERS who share our interest in DPS
students enrolling in and completing a
college degree or certificate
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Thank You to Our Presenters
 Elizabeth Morgan, NCAN
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 Cassie Magesis, Urban Assembly, Bridge to College
Program
 [email protected]
 Pam Blumenthal and Josh Laurie, Future Connect
Scholarship Program
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 Rana Tarkenton, Denver Scholarship Foundation
 [email protected]
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 Part 2: Technology to Complement Advising,
Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 2:00-3:15pm ET