1 College + 5 ISDs = Meeting Students Where They Are Tracy Steenholdt, Director of Dual Enrollment Anna Espinoza, Dual Enrollment Advisor Savannah Wiggins, Dual Enrollment Advisor
About Lee College Located East of Houston 8000 Students 1115 Huntsville Campus 2155 Students are Dual Credit 20 High Schools 15 Comprehensive 2 Early College High Schools 3 Private Schools Home School
Independent School Districts Hardin ISD Hull-Daisetta ISD Liberty ISD Dayton ISD Anahuac ISD
Overview Ø Rural Area Ø 35 miles from Lee College Campus Ø Low Socioeconomic Area Ø Sporadic Offerings
Funding Sources Funding Sources • Greater Texas Foundation- $850,000 • Dayton Community Development Corporation- $191,000 • Liberty Community Development Corporation- $191,000
Communication Counselor Meetings Upper Administration Meetings Informing MOU Counselors Decided Programs Course Crosswalks Transportation Bell Schedules High School Instructors Instructor Availability
Lee College Education Center- South Liberty County
Center Establishment ● Fall 2015- Started with Process Technology Courses ● Spring 2016- Transitioned English to the Center ● Fall 2016- 1 st Year Academic and Technical Tracks started
Dual Credit Technical Programs Time: 7:15am to 10:30am Process Technology Computer Aided Drafting and Design Electrical Technology
Academic Track Time: 7:15am to 9:55am • • Goal: Students become core complete
Academic Track
Marketing Open house events School field trips for facility and technical tours Summer preview day for younger students Technical dinner event
Center Services and Offerings • Services • Harris County Department of Education College Access Assistance GED • • (ApplyTexas, FAFSA, etc.) ESL • TSI Testing • U.S. Citizenship • Financial Aid Assistance • (1 st Thursday of the Month) • Center for Workforce and Community Development Continuing Education Courses • • Course Offerings KIDS at COLLEGE • Academic (DCI & Main Stream) • Electrical • • EMT Partnership Summer Classes • Liberty County EMS •
Challenges School Needs & Program Popularity Creative recruitment Restructure meetings Instructor availability Home campus dual credit instructors Challenge of creating a unified college culture
QUESTIONS?? Contact Information dualenrollment@lee.edu
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