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Jennifer WilsonKearse Executive Director NC Appalachian Collaborative for Higher Education NCACHE Project Director Appalachian GEAR UP Partnership wilsonkearsejjappstateedu Tracey Tardiff ID: 250919

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How to increase your college enrollment and completion rates, especially for first-generation and low-income studentsJennifer Wilson-KearseExecutive Director, NC Appalachian Collaborative for Higher Education (NCACHE)Project Director, Appalachian GEAR UP Partnership wilsonkearsejj@appstate.edu Tracey TardiffPre-Enrollment Program Coordinator, NC Appalachian Collaborative for Higher Education (NCACHE)tardiffta@appstate.edu

College MatchSlide2

“A lot of students don’t even apply to certain schools because they are not exposed to them or they just think, ‘Oh, I wouldn’t get in’ or ‘I don’t think I would want to go there.’” – Student, College Match Program, New York City“Our students apply to [colleges that] friends or family members attend and the ones they hear about the ones they hear about the most and know.” – Head Counselor, Chicago Public Schools“If it wasn’t for [my College Match adviser], I honestly would have no idea what to do. I am the first in my family to go to college, so this is all new to me.” – Student, College Match Program, Chicago “I…procrastinated because I was afraid…I was so stressed out. [My College Match adviser]… calmed me down [and] saved me from missing a whole bunch of deadlines.” – Student, College Match Program, New York City College Match: VoicesFrom In Search of a Match: A Guide for Helping Students Make Informed College Choices (Byndloss, Coven, Kusayeva, Johnston & Sherwin, 2015)Slide3

College Match: Key PointsWhen students, especially from rural, low-income, and first generation college families, academically match to the college they apply to, it leads to higher college enrollment and completion rates (Bowen, Chingos & McPerson, 2009; Roderick, Nagaoka, Coca & Moeller, 2008 & 2011; Smith, Pender, and Howell, 2012). Students undermatch when they are academically qualified to attend a more selective college or university than the one they choose, or don’t enroll at all (Roderick, Nagaoka, Coca & Moeller, 2008 & 2011).

Undermatching occurs at the

application stage

of college preparation; not the enrollment stage

(Bowen,

Chingos

McPerson

, 2009

Students, particularly those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, are more likely to enroll in college when they increase the number of college

applications

submitted – by increasing the number of college applications from 1 to 2 can increase a student’s probability of enrolling at a four-year college by 40%

(Smith, Pender, and Howell, 2012

When

high-needs students receive a direct mailing with

information

on the postsecondary institutions to which they are academically matched, the net costs to attend, and application fee waivers, these students are more likely to apply and enroll in colleges within their academic match

(

Hoxby

& Turner, 2013

Students and families underestimate their

academic potential

and overestimate the

financial cost

of college

(Roderick,

Nagaoka

, Coca & Moeller,

2008 &

2011). Slide4

College Match: Guiding ResearchFrom High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College, Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR), (Roderick, Nagaoka, Coca & Moeller, 2008)Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students: Promising Models and a Call to Action (The Executive Office of the President, 2014)The Full Extent of Student-College Academic Undermatch (Smith, Pender, and Howell, 2012)Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America’s Public Universities (Bowen, Chingos & McPerson, 2009) (see brief by AVID)The Missing “One-Offs”: The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students (

Hoxby & Avery, 2013)

Getting Ready to Pay for College: What Students and Their Parents Know About the Cost of College Tuition and What They Are Doing to Find Out

(National Center for Education Statistics, 2003)

Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students

(

Hoxby

& Turner, 2013)

MDRC –

The College Match Program

Promoting College Match for Low-Income Students

(

Byndloss

& Reid, 2013)

In Search of a Match: A Guide for Helping Students Make Informed College Choices

(

Byndloss

, Coven,

Kusayeva

, Johnston & Sherwin, 2015)Slide5

College Match: CCSR Research From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College, Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR), (Roderick, Nagaoka, Coca & Moeller, 2008)Slide6

College Match: Hoxby & Turner ResearchFrom: Expanding College Opportunities (Hoxby & Turner, 2013)Slide7

References: ACT-SAT Concordance Table at www.act.org/aap/concordanceRoderick, M., Nagaoka, J., Coca, V., Moeller, E. (2008). From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College. Consortium on Chicago School Research. College Match: Info & ResourcesSlide8

College Match: Info & Resources Selectivity Ratings for NC Postsecondary InstitutionsBased on data from Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges (2013) and Chicago Consortium on School Research (2008) Ratings. Slide9

College Match: Info & Resources Exploring OptionsStudents are more willing to apply to more selective colleges when they learn about the range of options available, including the following (but not limited to): Academic Match Barron’s college selectivity ratingsEntrance requirementsRetention, four-year & six-year graduation ratesMajors availableResearch opportunitiesFaculty expertiseSocial FitDistance from city/townSetting (i.e.,

rural or urban)

Campus size

Class size

Social and cultural opportunities

Study abroad opportunities

Financial Aid

% of students receiving financial aid

of students receiving Pell Grants

% of students receiving institutional

scholarships

Availability of debt-free programs

Work study optionsSlide10
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College Match: Info & Resources Online ResourcesPlanning for CollegeCFNC.org – Plan for CollegeCFNC.org – Let Me Tell YouCollege Board’s You Can GoCollege Board’s bigfuture – Finding Your College FitKnowHow2GOI’m First!Peterson’s College Compatibility ToolEd Trust’s College Results OnlineInstitute of Education Sciences – Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)U.S. Department of Education – College Affordability and Transparency CenterCollege Navigator

College Scorecard

Net Price Calculator Center

College Affordability and Transparency

List

Estimating financial aid

College Board’s

bigfuture

Expected

Family Contribution (EFC)

Calculator

Focus

on Net Price, Not Sticker Price