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Connecting Hispanic and African American Students to Colleges & UniversitiesEunice Vivar

High School Counseling Program Planner

School District of Palm Beach County

Introduction

First Generation College Student

History of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Before the Civil War, higher education for African American students was virtually nonexistent. The few who did receive schooling often studied in informal and sometimes hostile settings. Some were forced to teach themselves entirely.

Most HBCUs were established after the American Civil War with the intention of serving the black community.

Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as: “…any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary [of Education] to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation.” 

HBCU

There are 106 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States, including public and private institutions, community and four-year institutions, medical and law schools.

18 states and the District of Columbia - Alabama, Arkansas, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

What is a Hispanic-Serving Institution?

A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that –

1) Is an eligible institution

2) Has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.

HSI

409 institutions are considered an HSI.

21 states and Puerto Rico

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington

College Enrollment Rates/National

White 70%

Hispanic 62%

Black 56%

-College Board

College Enrollment Rates/PBC

Graduation Rates/National

White 86%

Hispanic 73%

Black 69%

-College Board

Graduation Rates/PBC

White – 87.5 %

Hispanic – 76.7%

Black – 64.5%

Counseling First Generation Students About College

Comprehensive school counseling program area

1) Reach Out Early

Starts in Elementary

ASCA Mindsets

#CollegeFridays

2) Extend the Scope of Your Counsel

Self assessments

Minimal knowledge of post-secondary requirements

Don’t assume any prior knowledge

3) Involve the Family

Parent Nights

Coffee Talks

Community Agencies

4) Give Special Help with College Search & Selection

Many colleges and universities have special programs for first generation students

Given scholarship money by FLDOE

5) Give Special Help With College Applications

Qualifications for waivers of test fees and college applications

Educate about deadlines

Hesitant to complete online forms

6) Give Special Help With Financial Aid Applications and Packages

Easy target for scams

FAFSA

7) Explain What College Will Be Like

How to register

How to park

Housing

Scheduling

8) Work With Organizations

Trio

Scholarship Foundations

State Colleges

Evolution of Recruitment Tour in Palm Beach County

8 years

Started with school board request

HBCU Tour

Select Schools (4)

2 day tour

Bus

HBCU Recruitment Tour

3 days

9 schools

bus

HBCU Recruitment Tour

All High schools

Palm Beach County Convention Center

2 days

HBCU/HSI Recruitment Tour

All High, Alternative and Charter Schools invited

More Colleges and Universites

2 days

Parent Night

Where to Start?

Permission

District priority

Designation of lead

Committee

Committee of one?

Audience

All schools versus targeted schools

Data, data, data

Venue

Schools versus meeting room

$$

Space

Buses/parking

Schedule

Venue Schedule

Schedule

School Tour Shedule

Duration

1 day versus 2

How many schools

How many students

Refreshments

Breakfast

Lunch

Night time activity?

Parent Night?

Partner with Title 1

Sororities

Fraternities

Marketing

Bulletins

Press Release

Radio

Church

Sample Bulletin

Sample Flyer

Where do you advertise?

Schools

Radio

TV

Churches

Sponsorships

Defray cost of venue, food

Fraternities, Sororities

Banks

Now What? Schedule/Agenda

The BIG DAY

VOLUNTEERS

Check-In

Data, data, data

Keep Your Representatives Happy

Refreshments

Copies

Gentle reminder of record keeping

At the end of the day…

Tallies

Press Release

Videos

Year one ALL SCHOOLS

https://vodcast.palmbeachschools.org/player/EWKBN

Year two ALL SCHOOLS HBCU/HIS

https://vodcast.palmbeachschools.org/player/X5714

Press Releases

Press Release

How Do you Get Started?

Brainstorm

Questions

Thank You

Contact me with any questions:

Eunice Vivar

eunice.vivar@palmbeachschools.org

561-434-8820