BISD COLLEGE & CAREER NIGHT BISD COLLEGE & CAREER NIGHT Informational Session Informational Session Presented By: Cindy Larson, Birdville High School Lead Counselor o Tarrant County College Admission, Financial Aid & Tarrant County College Admission, Financial Aid & BISD-TCC Foundation Scholarship BISD-TCC Foundation Scholarship o Tarrant County College Dual Credit Tarrant County College Dual Credit o “Financial Aid Basics” from the National “Financial Aid Basics” from the National Association for Association for College Admission Counseling College Admission Counseling
The Birdville ISD Partnership The Birdville ISD Scholarship is the result of a partnership between Birdville ISD and Tarrant County College. The scholarship ensures tuition costs for up to 15 credit hours for the first fall/spring semesters after high school graduation for eligible graduates.
Fill out application at: Foundation.TCCD.edu/BISD TCC must be the student’s first college of attendance. Students must enroll at TCC and activate the scholarship during the first fall or spring semester immediately following graduation The program is available for two consecutive semesters, pending the student meets the renewal requirements
Get the Senior Checklist and the BISD Flyer from the counselor’s office at the high school Review the information carefully. Follow the instructions and recommended deadlines
To start go to www.fafsa.ed.gov Enter Tarrant County College’s school code: 003626 Make certain you select the correct academic year (the academic year in which you will be attending TCC) You must have applied to TCC. Check your myTCC student email. If selected for verification you will need to complete this before July 1 st for fall or December 1 st for spring Check TCC email
Can I also receive financial aid? If other forms of financial aid are in excess of your tuition costs or exceed the $960.00 per Received semester, then you will not receive the BISD Federal or Additional Scholarships? Scholarship State Aid ? Other scholarships may be used to pay expenses other If other aid is less than $960.00 per semester than tuition costs and part of your tuition costs are unpaid, the Not Eligible BISD Scholarship will pay the difference
Renewal Requirements Finish Line Achieve a minimum semester GPA of 2.5 Ahead Complete a minimum of 6 semester hours Home Stretch If the first semester you received the scholarship was spring, complete a new FAFSA application before the July 1 st deadline
Presented by: TCC-Northeast Dual Credit and BHS Counseling Department
What is Dual Credit? According to The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Dual Credit is a process by which a high school student enrolls in a college course and receives simultaneous academic credit for the course from both the college and the high school. While dual credit courses are often taught on the secondary school campus to high school students only, a high school student can also take a course on the college campus and receive both high school and college credit.
How to Enroll? • Notify your high school counselor of your interest in participating. • Students with a 80 or higher GPA are eligible to participate in dual credit courses. • Apply for admission to Tarrant County College (TCC). • Take the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment . • The TSI Assessment (TSI-A) is the approved placement test used by educational institutions. • Students will take the Reading, Writing, and Math portions of the TSI-A. • Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA) – Must be viewed before taking the TSI-A (mandated by State of Texas). Takes about 25 minutes. • Students may be exempt based on ACT or SAT scores.
TSI Exemptions SAT (March 5, 2016 or after) Verbal/Writing min 480 Math min 530 No requirement for combined score . ACT English min 19 Math min 19 Required Composite: 23
How to Enroll? • Immediately following the TSI-A, students will receive results to go over with their counselor to determine if they meet program requirements to participate. • Students exempt from the TSI-A based on ACT/SAT test scores must have an official copy of their scores sent directly (from ACT or College Board) to the TCC NE Campus Registrar’s Office. • Confirm with High School Counselor which specific course(s) you will be taking. This information will be added to the Dual Credit Enrollment Form , which will be used by TCC for registration. • The TCC NE Dual Credit Coordinator will pick up all paperwork to be processed in the TCC Registrar’s Office. With paperwork on file, TCC will register students for the appropriate course(s).
Dual Credit Requirements • Dual Credit students must meet course prerequisite requirements before enrolling in classes. • Students may enroll in up to 15 credit hours per semester. • Students are required to make a TCC grade of “C” or better in ALL Dual Credit courses to continue in the Dual Credit Program.
Dual Credit Requirements • Students may not drop a Dual Credit course without permission from the high school counselor. It is the student’s responsibility to notify his/her counselor. • Students must attend class 85% of the time, failure to do so may result in the professor dropping the students from the class.
TCC Courses in BISD & BCTAL High School College Course Number of Number of College Grade Level Course Classes Hours English 3 ENGL 1301 2 6 11 ENGL 1302 English 4* ENGL 1301 3 9 12 *Note: If students take ENGL 1301 and 1302 in Junior year, they will take ENGL ENGL 1302 2322 and ENGL 2323 (2 classes) for Senior Year English 4. ENGL 2322 Economics ECON 2301 1 3 12 US Govt GOVT 2305 1 3 12 US History HIST 1301 2 6 11 HIST 1302 College Algebra MATH 1314 2 7 11 or 12 MATH 2412 Accounting ACCT 2301 2 6 11 or 12 (BCTAL Only) ACCT 2302 Education EDUC 1301 2 6 11 or 12 (BCTAL Only) EDUC 2301 Radio/TV/ RTVB 1302 2 6 11 or 12 Broadcasting RTVB 1309 (BCTAL Only)
An Investment with Benefits Dual Credit vs. Advanced Placement Advanced Placement (AP) Dual Credit (DC) Description Allows students to take college-level courses and exams, and to earn Allows high school students to simultaneously earn high school and college credit college credit or placement while still in high school. by completing courses at their high school. Credit No guarantee upon completion Guaranteed college credit upon successful completion of course. of course; must pass The College Board Exam with a 3 or above. Teacher/Instructors Taught by the high school teachers trained by The College Board. Taught by college instructors and/or high school teachers who serve as adjunct professors. College/University Acceptance Accepted throughout the nation with acceptable scores. See Accepted at public college and universities in Texas, as well as many other individual college institution for their policy. colleges and universities across the nation. See individual college for their policy. Location Courses are taught at the high school. Courses may be taught at the high school, online, or at a Tarrant County College Campus. Eligibility Open to any student Must have high school approval Must meet TSI eligibility requirements for college-level course work Cost $91 test fee (waivers may be available) $59/credit hour (Grant funds may be available)
How to be Successful… High School vs. College • Student Responsibility (accountability). • You must communicate with your professor. • Attendance will be taken daily. • Involvement in extracurricular activities does not excuse the student from course responsibilities. • Syllabus outlines the course requirements and expectations of the instructor. • Students taking a 3-semester hour class should set aside a minimum of 6 hours per week to study.
Dual Credit Textbooks • After the student has received a Dual Credit schedule from their high school counselor, they can purchase their textbook(s) at any TCCD Campus Follett Bookstore or online at www.efollett.com. • Students may also purchase their textbooks from any provider, as long as the ISBN matches the text required for their course. • Students are expected to have their textbooks on the first day of class.
Tuition Costs • $59 per credit hour for Tarrant County residents ($177 per three- hour course). • Grant funds may be available through a reimbursement program. • High school students who have earned 24 college credits or more upon graduation save about $15,000.
An Investment with Benefits Access to Tarrant County College (TCC) Resources • Career and Employment Services • Academic Advising • Financial Aid Services • Library • State of the art computer labs • Academic Learning Center • Wellness Center
Questions that we will answer in this presentation How does a What is the How much difference between does college student receive grants, scholarships, cost, and what financial aid? loans, and work- is included in study? the total cost?
More than half of all students attending college in the United States receive some form of financial assistance.
NET PRICE NET PRICE is the amount that a student pays to attend an institution in a single academic year AFTER subtracting scholarships and grants the student receives. Focus on the NET PRICE. Not the STICKER Price.
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