And get started welcome to our dual enrollment, virtual information sessions. This is intended for parent students.
High school administrators, anybody that really wanted to learn more about dual enrollment at.
Tim gun the director of hospital is.
Initiatives here at central to technical college, thank you. All so much for joining us. This session is being recorded and the reason for that is just so that we're able to share this.
Presentation with other families that weren't able to join.
And we'll put this on our dual enrollment web page.
For a later viewing and listening.
So, again, welcome, enrollment is a very important part.
Of our total enrollment at central Georgia, technical college. This is a picture of our president Dr Ivan Allen and dual enrollment has always been something. That's very important to him. I like to say, even before dual enrollment was cool.
He's always been very committed.
To this program into the success of our students.
So last academic school year, we enrolled over 2700, dual enrollment students.
And those students were primarily in our service delivery area, which is 12 counties.
And central Georgia, that ranges all all the way from Putnam.
To Monroe all the way down to duly County, but we also serve.
Students in Atlanta and South, Georgia. Savannah.
That we really have students all over the state of Georgia that are able to take advantage of this incredible program.
So this past fall semester, we had over 2200 students, which was no small.
Because in the summer new rules and regulations around dual enrollment were put into place and that was really intended to to cut dual enrollment.
So we were very proud of the 2200 dual enrollment students that we were able to enroll fall semester.
Uh, this spring we have a little over 1700 students, so again, dual enrollment comprises a large part of total enrollment at.
So, what is dual enrollment? It is essentially where high school students can take college courses.
And have those courses count for both high school and college credit.
So, you are really getting a 2 for 1 we have a wide range of courses so students can take technical or what we call occupational programs.
They can, or they could take academic courses.
Sorry, I'm sure all of you just got an ambush Amber alert as well. I apologize.
So, students can also take there are 27 core academic courses that are transferable to university system colleges.
So, if your student intends to go and get a 4 year degree in, wants to go to Canada or Georgia Southern, or they can still attend central border, technical college and take core courses, such as English.
11 one's psychology, college, algebra speech.
History, and that is a link on the slide that you're seeing that takes you to. We call that the general articulation transfer agreement.
And that's available on our website, but I also wanted to talk for just a minute about the value of our technical programs.
A lot of parents, when they think of dual enrollment, they do think of those core courses and those are important.
And they're wonderful, we have more academic students staying at after they graduate, because we now have a 2 year associates degree in general studies.
So, that's certainly an option, but sometimes a 2 or 4 year degree isn't the best fit for all students?
So, if you have a student that likes to work with their hands, or they're ready to go straight into the workforce, we have a lot of technical options for dual enrollment as well.
And those programs they vary by the county that the county that they live in, only because of location.
But those programs are nurse aid, aircraft, structural technology, welding, automotive.
Criminal Justice cosmetology, barbering, industrial systems.
And and some of those programs, we have business and industry, local business and industry at the other end that are willing to hire students.
And the great thing about technical dual enrollment is that.
Almost all of those programs, they complete a certificate in 1 year.
And which makes them at what we call a, or a certificate completer on the college that and makes them a pathway completer on the high school side.
So, parents just don't discount those technical options because those can be a viable option for your student as well.
So, full tuition is covered by dual enrollment funding and what that means is, as long as you're a student of class for dual enrollment sending, and we'll talk about that a little bit later.
100% of their tuition would be cover.
And then central Georgia technical college is going to wave.
The fees and book costs for all high school students.
And let me put that plainly that ends up being anywhere from 3.
100 dollars per student to a 1000 just depending on what their book costs are.
So, parents, that's a value to you that you would not have to pay and that's covered. That's not true. All across the state at different colleges. So we think that's a value to our families.
Another thing to know, is that if students do dual enrollment.
Their high school schedule is likely going to be impacted. So, this really is a marriage between high school and college. So the student has to work closely with both sides of the house.
Um, to make sure that requirements are met, because at the end of the day, the high school counselor is just.
They want to make sure that the student has what they need to graduate from high school.
Angel enrollment in college credit is just kind of in addition to that. So, to make all of that work together is super important.
And we'll kind of we'll kind of dig into that in a few seconds.
So very important. Some new regulations went into effect this summer.
The 2020 that.
That really implement some restrictions on dual enrollment, but that is just so that the program can be.
Um, viable for the future, because the way that we were going as a state dual enrollment.
Had no limits no cap, no requirement or no grade requirements. So students were just, you know, taking.
I don't know 6100, credit hours. I mean, it was just a lot and we, as a state of Georgia couldn't afford it to continue as it was going.
And so legislation was passed last.
To kind of put some guardrails on that so that this can be a sustainable program for the future.
The most important of those is, there is now a 30 hour semester. Our credit cap.
So each dual enrollment student, moving forward can take 30 credit hours.
Which is approximately 10 college classes.
Under the dual enrollment funding program and then after that.
That would be to the responsibility of the student or parent.
And there's a few exceptions, and a few bridges, but those are very limited. So, 30 hours.
For full enrollments students.
Okay, also there are some grade guidelines, so we're gonna talk about that on the next slide and then there's a kind of a subset it's called option B or what we used to call Senate bill to.
And that's where students are choosing a a very alternate path to graduation.
So, they're kind of choosing a different route to graduate from high school and by doing so, for the college that.
They must complete an associates degree.
An entire diploma, which is for us a technical diploma.
Or 2, technical certificates of credit in a very specified field.
And for us, those fields are networking, cyber security and welding.
Again, it's a very alternate path, and it's got a lot of parameters around that. So, if you're interested in an alternate path to graduation for your student.
I would encourage you to probably reach out to your high school counselor.
Or your central board of technical college, high school initiatives coordinator here.
Because that that program is not for everyone, I think in the state of Georgia right now, we throw that 100.
Or so option be most students fall in the other.
Category, which is a part time status for dual enrollment.
Okay, so what are the requirements to be admitted into central Georgia technical college?
So, 1st, the student is going to complete the dual enrollment application.
And we do waive the application fee.
And then students can submit 1 of these measures so they can submit essay T or P. S. A. T. scores.
The 17 reading, 17 writing, 21 math.
Or scores of a 16 reading 14 English.
17 math, or they can submit at a high school transcript.
showing at two point oh or higher .
Now, if you're a parent listening, and you have a student that attended years ago.
This looks a little bit different. We no longer offer the ACU place or test for now because of.
And we've had some very strict restrictions on testing.
And so our commissioner of the technical college system.
Has placed this 2.0.
High school GPA admissions, measure as a placement measures so we're able to use the 2.0.
For acceptance to the college through fall 2021.
So we're not sure if that's going to be in place for spring, 2022.
But if you're interested in summer or fall, you can certainly use that 2.0T or higher to be admitted to the college.
If you are submitting or scores.
We do request that you send your students for court.
To your high school coordinator with your test.
Date your phone and your test scores.
We cannot accept a picture from your phone test scores. We do need the students for report with those 3 items.
But if you log in to your college board account.
And click on student score report, you can download that and send it at no charge.
We don't need the official scores to be sent from college board because that is going to cost you money. You're welcome to do that. But if you just download the students for report, there's no charge.
And then most importantly, permission from your high school counselor.
And this is incredibly important. This is what makes it free is that the high school counselor approves what your child is taking at the college.
And we're going to talk about that process in a minute. So please that some high schools do ask for proof of acceptance.
As part of their checklist at the high school, so you may want to print off that acceptance email.
And make sure that your child's counsellor gets that information.
Because a lot of our school districts have implemented some pretty strict deadlines as it relates to dual enrollment.
A few of those, if you're listening and this is 1 of your counties.
Leslie county has a deadline for both summer and fall.
Dual enrollment of March 31st, peach counties deadline is April 9th.
House and counties deadline is may 7th.
The County's deadline is May 1st.
And Jones county's deadline is April thirtieth.
And so students we want to make sure that you get in get.
Accepted register to the college, everything is done before those deadlines so that you can give that paperwork to the counselor and they'll sign off on you.
They have to really put strict deadlines in place because dual enrollment has become so large.
Their master schedules are built upon it, so that's a critical piece.
So, let's talk about funding for a moment 1 of the most important steps that you're going to take, and you can go ahead and do this. As soon as we get off this web.
Is have your student complete the dual enrollment funding application?
On g. A. future's dot org.
And we do have a step by step guide on how to complete that.
Georgia student finance has an 11 minute video that you can also watch.
Um, but parents, this is not fast, but it doesn't ask for any tax information.
Once your student sets up their account in Georgia features.
That'll apply for dual enrollment funding. You will receive an email as the parents.
To sign off on your student, participating into dual enrollment.
And that is what's going to allow your students to register for college classes.
So this is critical that that students and parents do their part of Georgia features.
Because we won't be able to register them for.
Summer and fall classes until that's done.
The good news is the application has to be completed once per year.
So this will take you about 10 minutes to complete.
And that will cover your student for summer fall and spring.
But the parent approval is critical.
Because what we saw this past semester was students would complete their portion.
But the parent wouldn't click on the link in their email and complete the parent section and until both.
Portions are done, will we be able to register.
Then for their college classes, and I do want to note, there is a chat box. Y'all are more than welcome to put your questions as you think of them in the chat box.
But at the end.
We will have time for some question and answer.
So, if you're like me, if you don't ask right away, you might forget. So please feel free to use that chat.
Thoughts if you wish so, let's talk about the regulations that the new rules, if you will.
So most importantly, 30 hour cap for all students.
The students can no longer can complete an associates degree under dual enrollment.
An associates degree is about 60 hours, so they can get about halfway there which parents is still a wonderful about, you.
For your students to be able to take 30 college credit hours and.
You not have to pay for it and it not touch their hope.
So, 9th graders are no longer funded.
Writer could take a class, but they would be what we consider self pay.
And the only caution I would use about being self pay.
Is that you, the student and parent would need to make sure that the high school counselor is aware.
And is willing to accept that pay class as high school credit if, if you want it to be.
Otherwise, it's just you're paying for a college class and your students are in college credit.
Save 10th graders.
Fighters have a few step stipulations. They can take any technical program.
So, if they are at a career Academy, and they want to do welding or on our side, or.
Criminal Justice, they can enroll in any of our technical occupational programs.
However, 10th graders cannot take academic courses.
Unless they had those high achieving scores.
Which is the s, a t1200 or 26 composite?
And those scores are sent to Georgia student finance.
To be signed off on before their 8 is awarded so we currently don't have any tents that.
That are doing academic, dual enrollment that aren't self pay. So again, your 10th grader could take academics.
But if they didn't have those scores, then they would be what we consider self pay.
In a note about South pay, remember we're only charging.
Standard tuition, right. We're still waving fees and foot costs for all high school students, which, which is a big value.
Then 11st and 12nd graders.
Can take both academics and or technical programs.
Okay, but all students have the 30 hour cap now.
There are also strict rules about withdrawing from courses.
So, students, dual enrollment students are only allowed to course withdrawals after the 2nd, 1.
From the class, they are no longer eligible for dual enrollment funding.
And this is a big 1, we have high school students that that will enroll into classes and then they get here. And this is.
Just a shocker remember, this is college, so this is a whole.
Different playing field, so to speak this is different from what they're used to.
And so sometimes students might feel overwhelmed or.
Um, rather than fail class, they decide to withdraw and they can do that because withdraws don't impact their college.
However, they do impact their past, right?
And if they withdraw from 2 as a dual enrollment student, they are no longer eligible for funding.
Dual enrollment also no longer covers class. Retakes.
So, if a student were to fail a class, or say, a student made a D in English, 11, 0, 1, but in order to go to American lit or English, 11 or 2, they need a C or higher.
So the student would be responsible for paying the tuition to retake that English 11 0, 1 class.
But what school enrollment cover again it covers full tuition, which for technical colleges in Georgia is 100 dollars per credit hour.
So, for example, if you're taking us history, 200111.
The tuition for that course is 300 dollars.
They were talking about it and then if I can ask to me a little bit of feedback, what's an 11 0, 1 class.
Sorry about that.
Um, if you're taking a history 200111.
That's U. S. history. That's a 3 credit hour class.
So, the tuition for that course would be 300 dollars.
Right so dual enrollment covers full tuition. The college is waving fees and books.
For high school students, and then dual enrollment students can take up to 15 credit hours per semester.
And you actually can attend multiple colleges.
In the same time, but again, they can't go over that 15 credit hours and the 30 hour cap filled as a.
So, why is dual enrollment so important for so many different reasons?
It can give high school students exposure to college courses.
It can give them a jumpstart on their college career.
It's a way for them to really get their toe in the college water and get a jumpstart.
While they're still at home with the support of parents and high school counselor.
And their high school coordinator.
We have tutoring library services. We have all kinds of things in place to help them be successful.
But again, this is college, so it's a.
We want to make sure that parents and students truly understand what it is that they're signing up for, and that they're ready for that rigor and pace.
As college courses, and it really boost.
Students morale and confidence when they see themselves succeed. We have a lot of 1st generation students.
We have students that may not that have ever thought about going to college, but they're in.
Um, maybe 1 of our technical programs, or they're taking a class and when they complete.
Those courses, or get a certificate and then industries are trying to scout them to get them to come to work. There is, um.
There's value in that, and they're contributing to our economy in central Georgia said there's just really far reaching benefits. And what I love about this time of year.
Is really hearing where all our students are going next.
Some are staying here and they're going to finish their associates.
Summer going off, we've learned about 1 of our.
Students at a local high school that's finishing high school.
2 years early was early acceptance and university, and she's getting a merit scholarship.
We have students that are going to work at coca, cola and Geico. So, I mean, there's all kinds of great.
Success stories, so this really can be a launching pad.
For high school students to take advantage of this program.
And then, of course, it also helps improve high school graduation rate. 91%.
Of students that are in dual enrollment graduate on time.
Which is higher than the States graduation, right? So we do know that it has great benefits.
On that side as well so a few things to remember, and then we're going to do some introductions and I'm going to let you talk to.
The high school coordinators, and they'll kind of talk about all their different areas.
So, we don't allow our dual enrollment student to register themselves. And the reason for that is because of all of these rules that we've talked about.
And we need to make sure that the high school counselor is aware, and that they're going to sign off.
On their students, so you have to go through your central Georgia Tech, high school coordinator to register.
Summer and fall registration opens on March 22nd.
And all expected students.
So you got to have the application and either your test scores or transcript to be accepted.
But all accepted students will get information about how to register.
And we're going to do that this spring through a survey.
So, they'll get a flyer with a QR code, and it will kind of walk them through the registration process. We just.
Um, there are so many dual enrollment students. This is the safest way to do it as virtually. So we're going to have advising sessions that the coordinators are going to talk about in a few minutes and then we'll have the survey.
To register for summer fall and then remember students to submit your paperwork to your counselor, your high school counselor.
By their deadline, all of these systems that have put in deadlines are no joke.
The deadline as a firm deadline. So if you turn in your try to turn in your paperwork.
In house and county on May 30th they're going to tell you sorry, it'll be spring for you to enroll. So please make sure that, you know, when those deadlines are and that you're following that.
All of our julen on the students are so whether you're in duly county or Baldwin county.
Or Mary persons, they are our students, so we get them student IDs. We hope that they participate.
In our college functions, that's been a little limited this year because of that.
Uh, we do have basketball games and all kinds of things on campus and again.
We do have free tutoring and library services and lots of very helpful folks on all of our campuses.
That want nothing more than your students to be successful.
So, we always encourage families students to take.
Take advantage of those services and then lastly.
Dual enrollment students, just like all of our students have to meet 2 things to be in what we call.
Satisfactory academic progress that is a 2.0T college, so.
Gesture college course work 2.0T or higher.
And they have to pass 67%.
Of their courses and what that means is if you take 2 college classes.
And you withdraw from 1 of them, you've passed 1.
And then the other, you weren't successful in your past, right? For that semester after that semester would be 50%.
So then the next semester, and they are going to be on warning.
So, high school students, just like all students to qualify for financial aid.
You have to maintain both of those things.
In order to get funding dual enrollment, funding, financial AIDS.
Okay, so we're going to do some introductions. I'm Tim gun asked her of the students in and polaski counties. I'm located on the 1 Robins campus.
And that is my contact information, but I'm not going to talk much more because I've been talking the whole time. So I will go ahead and turn it over to.
Mr. good afternoon. Everyone again, thank you. Kim. My name is Kim Rodger. I am the high school coordinator for the.
Duly mind role in twigs county. I am located on the making campus, and we are having virtual sessions for duly my role that following counters that you see on the screen and we are doing those sessions virtually.
And so your account slurs, if you attend any of those schools, those high schools in these neighboring counties, then your high school counselor has already set aside a date for you to do our virtual session.
I look forward to seeing you all have a great day.
Everybody my name is Lindsey. Pow I have the pleasure of serving platinum Baldwin and Jones county students for the public schools in my area, which we'll start with Jones county again.
I learned that we have a deadline of April thirtieth.
So, I'm coordinating with them to get a couple of dates on campus where we can meet safely with.
New students or new to online for summer and fall registration and that's just for like again for online.
Or coming to a campus, we have a lot of.
Some of the high schools we have academy's with, we have classes that are on their campus so there's still time and registration is a little bit different for things that we do on the high school campus.
Together as partners, so just maybe keep your ears up. If you're jen's County, parent and student.
We'll have some dates advertised. We're all be on campus for the day to meet with new students. If your season or returning just go to your high school counselor.
1st, you must meet with him 1st, and make sure that they will approve the classes that you'd like to take the summer and they'll give you the 2 hour ago. Calc code for the survey for me to register you and once registered from.
And the survey, you'll get a confirmation email from me that will include your schedule.
When to expect your schedule in the mail when to get bullock's all that good information and your confirmation email and that's pretty much the same thing for Baldwin and platinum as well.
I'm just working with those high schools now to see if either I can come to campus or if we need to set up a Webex.
To serve them the student's site and if you are public school, or maybe you'd be LA or foothills, I work with all the counselors closely. So please meet with them. 1st.
Make sure it's spelled, prove your courses and then you're welcome to contact me through email and we'll work through the registration process together.
Thank you. Hey, guys, I'm Megan. Why I'm the coordinator for house done and peach counties.
I am holding some registration webexes. I will have 5 sessions from March, 17 through April 21st.
Been sending out some information about that. So, as I'll be on the lookout for that fire to come out, so you have the log in information.
It'll be specific to Huston and page counties more so than this general session is. So I'm really encourage all to try to tune in. I'm also going to be reporting them. So if you can't name the sessions.
I can email it out to you and email it out to the counselors as well. House can impeach are some of the counties that have very firm deadlines guys so we do need to make sure.
That we're getting everything in and Tom, your high school's deadline. Please make sure that everything is in to me.
At least a week ahead of time, because now we're having to verified Ga, futures. We're helping get schedules to counselors to make sure everything's okay. So please be mindful of that. And my contact information is up here.
Please reach out to me parents, students counselors. I look forward to listening to all your questions and giving you some great.
Resources then talking in the chat with a few parents already. So I'm really excited to get to work in with your students.
And get them prepared for next year and enrollment with cggcggcg.
Okay, so the next contact is Mr. Shashi was not able to join us today, but she is part time with the college and she works with.
Crawford county students a proper counting the straws information.
Is on the screen, and she is located on the Warner Robins campus.
And that is really the presentation so what we wanted to do it at the end is allow some time for questions. And I promise there are no.
A silly question, so please feel free either to mute yourselves.
And ask your question, or if you feel more comfortable, you can definitely.
Um, type that in the chat, you're welcome to do that.
I've got our general information, email, address and phone number location Kendrick who many of you probably have talked to is an important part of our team.
Um, so that's her contact information, but if you already know what you're interested in, have questions about a schedule or acceptance or anything, I really encourage you to go ahead and make connection with your high school coordinator.
Um, we are busy folks that we are dedicated. We always return on your phone call and email address and give us 24 hours to respond.
But it's no mistake that we have such a large amount of students and.
Um, and this is a wonderful program and opportunity.
Um, 1 thing I did want to mention that I didn't put in the presentation is about summer semester.
Summer is a wonderful opportunity.
Uh, for your students, but I do want to just.
You know, say, use caution summer is a very condense term.
It's 15 weeks, 7 instruction kind of squeezed into 7.
Weeks, so it's going to be fast and furious. The term begins on June 1st, and goes through July 30.
Students do get July 4th week off. So, parents, if you need to plan a vacation.
But summer can be a good time, maybe to take, like, an elective course.
So, they can kind of get their feet wet and see what the pace is going to be.
Um, but summary is busy, they're, it's a lot when you try to put in, especially if it's their 1st term.
And even if it's online, sometimes it can just be a little overwhelming for students.
I'm to get started that way. Some students just jump right in and.
And get in there and get busy and knock it out cause it's pretty amazing that you can earn an entire.
College course, in 7 weeks, but just be cautious that if you have to stay behind your student to submit things in high school.
And about, you know, timelines deadlines and things like that.
Um, just be mindful then in college at deadline as a deadline. So we want to make sure.
And that they are successful in their college course work, because if they weren't to fail.
A college class, it can't really.
Harm them on both the college and the high school grade point average and in some cases.
Negatively impact their hope eligibility and we certainly don't want to do that. So, just just keep in mind. It is dual credit dual enrollment.
And we want this to be successful for your student. So I will.
We'll just kind of give a minute to see if anybody has any questions.
Please go ahead and mute yourself or type that in the chat.
Hey, I have a.
Okay, so my mom wasn't able to join, do the work.
I know before it was said that is recorded and it'll be posted about just want to know if there's like a specific website or something specific in general. I would have to go to.
To show my mom, this recording, that is a great question. So it will be on our dual enrollment page.
So on Central g a tech edu.
And then if you hover over admissions and financial aid.
And then go down to the dual enrollment tab.
It will have it marketing. Actually, we'll put a link on there probably be Monday because it takes a little while for the recording to pop up but it should be available by Monday on our dual enrollment page.
And if that's too confusing to find, you can always just email us and your hospital coordinator.
Um, and we'll be glad to just email you the link to the presentation because we, we definitely want your mom to be able to hear it to.
That's okay. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
Okay, other questions.
Some of you all might be typing it in the chat. So we'll give a minute. I am going to go ahead and stop recording.
Just so the presentation will be so long when they link it, but you all are welcome to stay on, ask your questions. We're not going anywhere. I'm just going to stop the recording.
But those of you who are and don't have any questions, thank you so much for joining us.