CommunityCollegeHonorsPrograms:IncreasingAccesstotheBaccalaureateDegree

BernieDay,FoothillCollege

CarolynJackson,CabrilloCollege

March28,2017

Agenda

•  Communitycollegehonorsprograms:overview

•  Honorsprogram/curriculummodels

•  Honorslocal,state,naBonalorganizaBons

•  Advantages

•  Transferbenefits

•  CommunitycollegehonorsresearchopportuniBes

•  UCLATAPandothertransferpartners

•  Studentsuccessstories

•  Q&A

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CommunityCollegeto4-YearPathway

•  Communitycollegetransferversusfreshman

admission

•  Honorsprogrammodels

•  Cohort

•  Flexible

•  GuaranteedandpreferredtransferopportuniBes

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CommunityCollegeHonorsCurriculum

•  DiffersfromthehighschoolAP/IBexperience

•  Curriculummodels

– Designatedhonorscourses

– Stackedhonorscourses

– Honorscontracts

•  Transferablecourses

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HowdoeshonorsparBcipaBonsupport

students?ResearchonUCLATransferstudents

(KozerackiandFitzgerald,2002)

“Honorsstudentshaveahigher

communitycollegeGPAandahigher

GPAat;meofUCLAgradua;on

(sta;s;callysignificantdifference).”

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•  ChallengesandmoBvateshigh-achieving

students

•  FostersinteracBonsamongsimilarly-minded

students

•  ProvideschallengingacademicpreparaBon

•  Offerssupplementaltransfer-focusedcounseling

•  Impactontransferadmission

UCLAResearch:HowDoHonorsProgramsSupportCommunity

CollegeTransferStudents

•  IncreasesAcademicSuccess

–  AddiBonalassistancewithtransferprocess

–  Enhanced/rigorousclassesanddiscussion

•  IncreasesSocialSuccess

–  EngagedinacommunityofhighlymoBvated

students

–  IncreasedStudentandProfessorinteracBon

•  PersonalGrowth

–  Increasedconfidence

–  Increasedfocusonacademicgoals

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HonorsResearchOpportuniBes

•  BayAreaCommunity

CollegeHonorsResearch

Symposium

•  HonorsTransferCouncilof

CaliforniaResearch

ConferenceatUCIrvine

•  UniversitycollaboraBon

(e.g.Stanford,UCSC,SJSU)

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TheHonorsAdvantage

•  Transferadmission(UC:comprehensivereview)

•  Rigorouscurriculumpreparesstudentsforupper

divisionsuccess

•  Increasedstudentengagement

•  Smallerclasssize

•  FacultyMentorship

•  SpecializedcounselingCost-saving

•  ScholarshipopportuniBes

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UCLATAP:TransferAllianceProgram

•  Target:historicallyunderservedstudents

•  DramaBcincreaseintransferadmission

•  CommunitycollegescerBfiedtoparBcipate–  AmericanRiver

–  CabrilloCollege

–  CanadaCollege

–  CityCollegeofSanFrancisco

–  CollegeofSanMateo

–  FoothillCollege

–  LosMedanosCollege

–  SacramentoCityCollege

–  SkylineCollege

–  WestValleyCollege

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UCIrvineGuaranteedTransfer

•  Completecommunitycollegehonorsprogramwith3.7GPA

•  Earlydecision

•  Honorstohonorsprogramadvantage

•  Scholarships

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OtherHTCCTransferPartners

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Wheredocommunitycollege

honorsstudentstransfer?

ToselecIveuniversiIes….

• UCBerkeley

• UCLA

• Brown

• Penn

• Mt.Holyoke

• USC

• StanfordUniversity

• Cornell

• SJSU

• MillsCollege

• NewYorkUniversity

• ColumbiaUniversity

• SantaClaraUniversity

andmanymore!

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Inwhattypesofmajorsdo

communitycollegehonors

studentsmajor?

• BiologicalSciences

• Business

• Chemistry

• ComputerScience

• Economics

• Engineering

• EnglishLiterature

• History

• MathemaBcs

• Nursing

• PoliBcalEconomics

• Philosophy

• Physics

• Psychology

• Sociology

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StudentSuccessStory:

CabrilloCollege

Matt Snider

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ScoMsValleyHigh!AzusaPacificUniversity!

CabrilloCollegeHonorsTransferProgram!UCLA

!(GoalofLawSchool)

“My180-degreeevolutionfromthe18-year-

oldcollegeathletewhoprioritizedeverything

butschool,tothestudentintheHonors

ProgramatUCLAaspiringtoattendatoplaw

schoolwouldnothavebeenremotelypossible

wereitnotfortheHonorsTransferProgramat

CabrilloCollege.Theprogramfaculty’s

constantsupportandguidance,therigorous

coursework,andtheresourcesprovidedto

Honorsstudentswereinvaluabletomeand

helpedmerealizenewgoals."

StudentSuccessStory:

FoothillCollege

Dani Hayes

FoothillHonors!UCLA!ColumbiaUniversity!UPenn!Cambridge(Ph.D.)

“IamwriBngtothankallthestaffinthehonorsprogramforprovidingmewithendlesssupport,rigorouscoursework,andacommunitywhereIfinallybelonged.Notbadfora‘highschooldropout,’withaCer;ficateofProficiency.”

“FoothillCollegegavemeagreateducaBon,andtheHonorsProgram,providedmewithanevenmorerigorousone...withoutit,IhavenoideawhereIwouldbetoday.Inowbelievetheskyreallyisthelimit."

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StudentSuccessStory:

MissionCollege

DianaMerino

MissionCollegeHonorsTransferProject→ResearchAssistant,Stanford

University→StudentTrustee,WVMBoardofTrustees→UCBerkeley?

“TheHonorsTransferProjecthasbeenextremely

supportivethroughmycollegetime.Beingthe=irstand

onlyoneattendingcollegefrommyfamily,Ihave

gottenallthesupportIneedfromthehonors

community.IhadanopportunitytoworkatStanford

Universitythankstomyhonorsprofessor.Iknewthe

StudentGovernmentthroughotherhonorsstudents,

andwasluckyenoughtoserveontheBoardofTrustees.

IstartedattheintermediateESLlevelandnow,Iam

readytotransfertoUCB!Honorscourses,distinguished

professors,friendlycounselorsareallhelpingmeto

achievemygoals.”

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MeetAbbygaleGonzalez

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Whatstudentsaresaying…

•  “TheHonorsProgramhaschangedmylife

andopenedupacademicopportunitiesI

wouldhaveneverthoughtpossible.“

•  “IwantedtotellyouhowmuchIhave

appreciatedtheHonor'sProgram.Ithas

beensonicetobeinclasseswithother

studentswhocare,andnotbethe

obnoxiousnerdthatistheonlyone

interestedintheclass.Ithasbeenasafe

spacetolearnanddigdeeperthanmost

otherclassesatCabrillo.Theinstructors

haveallbeenphenomenal.Italsohelped

megettheBaskinFoundationscholarship,

whichispayingformostofmyUCtuition!

Thehonorsprogramhasbeenthebest

thingaboutCabrillo!”

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Whatdotransferstudentsreport?

OnmyfirstpaperatStanford,IgotanA!Iwasreallyoverjoyed….Yes,Ican

dothis.IcanworkashardasIdidatFoothillandgetA’satStanford.

GillianGentry,FoothillHonorsstudentandStanfordtransfer

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MoreStudent

Feedback…

•  “Ijustwantedtotellyou...Igot100%onmyXirstmidterm.CabrillopreparedmewellforCal…theSociology2Hclassfullypreparedmeformyessayexamlastweek.Thankyouforhavingsuchanawesomehonorsprogram!!“

•  "TheHonorsProgramatCabrilloCollegefeelsalotlikeaprivateschoolexperience.Ilovetostudyinasmallergroupoflike-mindedindividualsthatencouragesparticipationandstretchesmyacademicabilities.HonorsclassesarechallengingbuttheymakemefeelconXidentaboutmytransfertoafour-yearcollegethisFall.IrecommendyouenrollintheprogramandexperiencethistremendousassetthatwehaveatCabrillo!“

•  "IlovedbeingintheHonorsProgram.Myprofessors(allofthem)wereabsolutelywonderfulandIfeltcompletelypreparedtransferringtoafour-year.Myadvice:throwyourselfintothisprogram.You'llmeetgreatpeople-studentsandprofessors-andbeinanenvironmentwherehardworkisrewarded."

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CaliforniaCommunity

CollegeTransferStudents

•  AllenBroussard:AssociateJustice,CaliforniaSupremeCourt(CityCollegeofSanFrancisco)

•  BeverlyCleary:Best-sellingchildren'sauthor(ChaffeyCollege)

•  GuyFieri:CelebrityChef&TVPersonality(CollegeoftheRedwoods,AmericanRiverCollege)

•  MichaelFinck:UnitedStatesAstronaut(ElCaminoCollege)

•  TomHanks:Actor/Director(ChabotCollege)

•  GeorgeLucas:FilmDirector(ModestoJuniorCollege)

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NotableCommunity

CollegeTransfers

•  GilbertoPalacios-Perez:RocketScientist(EastLosAngelesCollege)

•  AaronRodgers:MostValuablePlayerSuperBowlXLV(ButteCollege)

•  JimSinegal:Co-founderofCostcoWholesaleCorporation(SanDiegoCityCollege)

•  AmyTan:Best-sellingNovelist/Author(SanJoseCityCollege)

•  GaddiVasquez:FormerPeaceCorpsDirector,U.S.Ambassador(SantaAnaCollege)

•  RobinWilliams:Actor/Comedian(CollegeofMarin)

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QuesBons?

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