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Appendix Table B.1 (continued)ProgramSponsoringInstitutionSummarySummerTimingAcademicYearRegionAdmissionsCohort ServedRequirementNon-F So Jr Sr AcademicAcademicRisingScholarsSummerBridgeProgram(summer2010 sitevisit)HoustonCommunityCollegeThe Rising Scholars Summer Bridge Program isfocused on helping high school students gain the skillsneeded to test out of developmental education coursesin college. The program runs for four weeks in earlysummer and includes coursework in reading, English,and math. It also includes a course called StudentSuccess that provides guidance in career explorationand study skills.x Houston x x x54PhoenixProgramAlamoColleges–St.Philip’sCollegeThe Phoenix Program is specifically designed to givestudents the academic and technical skills required forthe 21st century workforce. During their senior year ofhigh school, program students create and build hands-onprojects with real-world applications, explore careeropportunities, and participate in job shadowing.Students can learn to be technicians or entrepreneurs ina real-world environment that stimulates work sitesituations that require problem-solving and creativethinking. Students must have an interest in exploring atechnical career area.x South TX x xTexasCollegeAdvisingCorpsUniversity ofTexas atAustinThe program places recent graduates of partnerinstitutions in underserved high schools and communitycolleges, where they serve as college advisors. Thepurpose of the program is to increase the number oflow-income, first-generation, and underrepresentedstudents entering and completing higher education.Advisors provide guidance and encouragement tostudents navigating the college admissions process.They work one-on-one with students and help them tocomplete applications for admissions and financial aidand to take the final steps needed to completeenrollment.x South TX x x
Appendix Table B.1 (continued)ProgramSponsoringInstitutionSummarySummerTimingAcademicYearRegionAdmissionsCohort ServedRequirementNon-F So Jr Sr AcademicAcademicAchievingthe DreamEarlyAssessmentProgramEl PasoCommunityCollegeIn collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso(UTEP) and 12 local independent school districts in theEl Paso area, El Paso Community College (EPCC)developed and brought to scale an improved process forhelping high school students prepare for entry intocollege. Typically during their junior and senior years,El Paso area high school students now participate inwhat is known as the “college readiness protocol.”x x West TX x xBefore they graduate from high school, virtually allstudents (1) complete a joint admissions application toEPCC and UTEP, (2) learn about and prepare for theACCUPLACER test, (3) take the ACCUPLACER test,(4) review scores with counselors, and (5) refresh skillsand take the test again if needed. Some students alsoenroll in a summer bridge program to strengthen theirbasic skills, if necessary.55NativeAmericanSummerBridgeInstituteTexas TechUniversityThis is an intensive five-day program for rising highschool seniors that includes college preparationworkshops, introductions to academic courses, studentlife activities, and social activities.x West TX x xAggieSummerInstitutes(telephoneinterview)Texas A&MUniversityThis is a free college preparation workshop for studentsin grades 7–12 held during the summer in multiplelocations across the state, in Texas A&M University’sProspective Student Center regions. Students learn howto develop budgets and manage their money, how andwhy to choose the right courses, how to build a resumeand complete a college application, how to choose theright career, etc. The primary purpose of this program isto get students interested in college and encourage themto attend Texas A&M University.x Statewide x x x x x x
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