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Dr. Laurel Klinkenberg, Dean of Communications, Humanities, Education and
Fine Arts
Gail Zehr, Associate Director of Recruitment and High School Relations
Located in Waterloo, Iowa
1 of 15 community colleges
27 urban and rural high
schools
◦ 23 public
◦ 4 non-public
Over 45 transfer and
technical programs
Fall 2013 Unduplicated
Enrollment
◦ Total = 5,803
◦ High school = 1,274
Communication
Building and
maintaining
relationships
What are your CEP
challenges in building
relationships with…
◦ high school students?
◦ administration at high
schools?
High Schools
CollegeNow! - Includes
CEP
College Connections
Goals
◦ Streamline
communication
◦ Continue to build
relationships
◦ Serve students more
effectively
Created a single point of contact for high schools
◦ Assist high schools with CEP questions
◦ Filters questions to appropriate team member on-campus
Division of Admissions office
Streamlined pre-registration to registration of all high
school students
Utilize online concurrent enrollment pre-registration
system
On-site at high schools
Visit all 27 service area high schools
Utilize Admissions & CollegeNow! team members
College orientation for high school students
Utilize laptops to pre-register students while in high
school
Apply by submitting demographic information required by the College
Select courses
Agree to complete required assessments
Agree to policies and procedures of the College
Must approve each student and course pre-registration
Approval means the student has been approved by the school district
Once students are approved by the counselor, students are registered in the College’s information system, DatatelColleague
Admissions office assist high school counselors with college planning for students
Research◦ Des Moines Area Community
College, Des Moines, Iowa◦ Austin Community College,
Austin, Texas
Connection with students and counselors
Focus on advising not recruiting
No cost to the school district
Spring 2012
Piloted at 1 high school
Total: 1
Fall 2012
Added 5 high schools
Total: 6
Spring 2013
Added 8 high schools
Total: 14
Fall 2013
Added 12 high schools
Total: 26
Large high school – Cedar Falls High School
◦ 12th Grade Enrollment - 377*
◦ Times – Once every week for 4 hours
Small high school – Wapsie Valley High School
◦ 12th Grade Enrollment – 42*
◦ Times – Once every three weeks for 3 hours
*Class of 2013, Iowa Department of Education, 2013
Better communication with high school students and
administration
Provides opportunity to start the conversations with
high school students about CEP options
Creating academic plan for students
Making sure students can access MyHawkeye and
ANGEL
Higher retention – creating a better prepared student
Communication and relationships
◦ Professional development opportunities
◦ Faculty site visits
High schools divided into regions based on outreach
centers
Connection to high schools
Attendees include
◦ CollegeNow! team
◦ Academic deans
◦ High school superintendents, principals, counselors
Agenda items may include:
◦ New career academies
◦ Upcoming events on-campus
How is CEP
information
communicated within
your college?
Academic Affairs
Academic Deans
Outreach Center
Managers
Distance Learning
Institutional Advancement
Admissions
CollegeNow! Team
College Connections
Registration
Campus-wide team◦ Academic deans◦ CollegeNow! team◦ Registration office◦ Distance learning◦ Outreach center managers
Monthly Meetings◦ Career academy development◦ Issues in high school◦ Growth opportunities in high
schools◦ Ideas to streamline or enhance
CEP
High Schools
Career academies
Issues
Growth opportunities
Increased number of CEP students the past 4 semesters
Receiving open and honest feedback from high school
students, counselors, teachers and administration
Building relationships
