Dr. Ivan Allen, President Brenda Brown, VP for Adult Education

1. Dr. Ivan Allen, President Brenda Brown, VP for Adult Education Amy Holloway, VP for Academic Affairs Sam Lester, Director of Professional Development October 31, 2013

2. Newly Consolidated, July 2013 Accredited by SACS/COC The service area covers 3,492 square miles. 500,000 Georgians reside in the service area. The College has 987,000 square feet of buildings in 12* counties. The College has 957 employees, both full-time and part-time. The College’s budget is approximately $50m. Approximately $20m allocated by the State of Georgia

3. CGTC’s Mission Central Georgia Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, provides traditional and distance learning educational programs and services. Through credit instruction, adult education, and customized business and industry workforce training, the College contributes to economic and workforce development within its eleven‐county* service area and throughout the State of Georgia.

4. College Culture • Administrative Support • 3-legged Stool mission • Open access mission • Culture of Cooperation • Strong history of collaboration among divisions • Existing Relationship: Adult Education-Academic Affairs • Dual Enrollment Success • Faculty Innovation/Commitment to Student Success • Financial Support

5. Adult Education + CREDIT INSTRUCTION • Adult Education • Over 10,000 students served in 5 years. • 2,433 GEDs earned in same time period. • 42% of FY 11 GED grads transitioned into higher ed • Credit Instruction • 2,372 graduates received 2,759 awards in FY 2011 • 89% Job Placement Rate in FY 2011 • 97% 5-yr average licensure passing rate

6. AO Program Overview

7. The AO Program • Adult Education – Credit Instruction Joint enrollment • Students pursuing their GED also took program courses toward a TCC • Credit program areas: ECCE, WELD, BAT • Entrance Requirements • Adult Ed: Screening, TABE scores • Credit: Ability to Benefit placement scores For more information: www.acceleratingopportunity.org

8. The AO Program • Learning Community approach • Collaborative team teaching (I-Best model) • Exhaustive faculty support • Success Coach support and influence • Contextual activities • Communication • Progress report meetings – AO Team For more information: www.acceleratingopportunity.org

9. Middle Georgia Technical College Spring 2012 Pilot Central Georgia Technical College Pilot Fall 2012 Pilot

10. MGTC Pilot Demographics 2012-2013(73 students)

11. Credit CurriculumMGTC Pilot

12. CGTC PowerUP(Fall 201312 Pilot)

13. MGTC Spring 2012 Pilot • 32 students started the program • 25 students remained (78% semester retention) • 19 of the 25 (76%) completed their GED • 23 of the 25 (92%) completed a TCC or are continuing their education • 16 of the 25 completed a TCC • 12 of these 16 graduates enrolled for next term • 7 of the 25 not finishing a TCC are progressing toward program completion • 3 remain in Business Administrative Technology • 4 transferred to other TCC, diploma, or degree programs • 20 of the 25 (80%) tested program ready

14. CGTC Pilot – Fall 2012 • 30 students enrolled in 2 credit programs* (WELD & MS Office) • 22/30 remained enrolled (73% retention) • 14/30 completed TCC (47%) • 20/39 (51%) continued enrollment * non credit (Manufacturing) 15/18 completers

15. Course Assessment

16. Course Attainment Attainment refers to the percentage of students completing the course with an A, B, or C.

17. Student Survey Results Those responses that were most agreed (M>3.5)with: • “I would recommend the AO program to other GED students” (M=3.71) • “Being in the AO pilot program has been good for me”(M=3.67), • “The AO program provides me with the support I need to be successful” (M=3.63) • “I feel connected to the program faculty” (M=3.58) • “The program faculty provides me with the support I need to be successful”(M=3.58) • “I feel connected to the GED faculty” (M=3.54) • Of these, six responses to the 150 statements were Disagree or Strongly Disagree, resulting in an overall agreement of 96%

18. Survey Results • What has been the most difficult aspect of being in the AO program?” • Balancing Family/Work/School, (7 responses) • Nothing, (4) • Program Course Rigor, (3) • Focus, (2) • “What has been the most supportive aspect of the AO program?” • Sixteen of the nineteen responses were categorized as Teacher, which included adult education and program faculty. • “How the teachers are there no matter what” • “The teacher helped more than anyone could have expected” • “The instructors staying on the same page helps to meet some needs”

19. 2012 ACCELERATING OPPORTUNITIES GRADUATES Middle Georgia Technical College

20. 2013 ACCELERATING OPPORTUNITIES GRADUATES Middle Georgia Technical College

21. Future Growth • Lessons Learned • Improved orientation • Transition plan upon completion • Longitudinal assessment • Dedicated program study time • Challenges • Public policy changes (financial aid) • Space (computer labs) • Available faculty/training • Sustainability • Opportunities • Leverage pilot success • Shortage of skilled workers in trade and industry • Expand to other program areas • Expand to other TCSG colleges

22. Conclusion • Questions or comments  • Thank you! bbrown@centralgatech.edu aholloway@centralgatech.edu slester@centralgatech.edu