Texas CollegeTexas College Advising Corps

ESC 13 Curriculum Council

February 3, 2011

Institute for Public School InitiativesThe University of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin220 W. 7th Street, LAV 1.100Austin, TX 78701http://ipsi.utexas.edu/TCAC.html

MissionMission

Through a nationwide consortium of colleges and oug a at o w de co so t u o co eges a duniversities, the Advising Corps aims to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering and completing higher education

The Texas College Advising Corps (TCAC) seeks to bring talented, enthusiastic advisers to every

i h h d d hcommunity that wants them and to every student who needs them

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Improve college advising by leveraging higher education’s graduates and resources

Talented recent graduates become enthusiastic college advisers for 1 or 2 years

Employed, trained and supervised by universities

Work full-time in high schools and community colleges

Available to every community that wants them and to every

student who needs them

Advocate for students in the preparation and selection

process

Accountable to universities and the schools

Increasing the number of disadvantaged students entering higher education

Increasing the number of disadvantaged students transferring and completing higher

education

Key University ActivitiesKey University Activities Recruitment Selection Training Placements Bus Tour Campus and community outreach and PR Fundraising Management Evaluation

Full-Time In-School ServiceFull Time In School Service College searches Admissions and financial aid application completion One-on-one advising Group workshopsGroup workshops SAT/ACT registrations Test preparation

C ll i it College campus visits College fairs Parent outreach Classroom visits Early awareness

15 Texas Advisers in 2010

Rio GrandeSan Antonio Houston

Chavez

Rio Grande Valley

Kennedy

Memorial

Chavez

Barbara Jordan

MilbyPSJA Memorial

Harlandale

South San Antonio

Scarborough

Sterling

Washington

JeffersonWestbury

Worthing

Edinburg North

Fall 2010 Service NumbersFall 2010 Service Numbers

/ CollegeOne on one meetings

SAT/ACT Registrations

Classroom Visits

College Campus Visits

10,581 4,507 911 1,814 students

2011-12 Expansion2011 12 Expansion• 5 chapter institutions (UT Austin, Texas A&M, Rice, Trinity, and TCU) • 120 partner high schools

Region 1 (Edinburg)

Region 2 (Corpus Christi)

Region 3 (Victoria)

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Region 4 (Houston)

Region 5 (Beaumont)

Region 6 (Huntsville)

Region 7 (Kilgore)Region 7 (Kilgore)

Region 8 (Mt. Pleasant)

Region 10 (Richardson)

Region 11 ( Fort Worth)

Region 13 (Austin)

Region 19 (El Paso)

Region 20 (San Antonio)

Partners and SupportersPartners and Supporters

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Contact InformationContact Information

Connie Freeman, Deputy Director