Outreach

• Positive enrollment trends (e.g., overall enrollment increased 72%; Hispanic/Latino students accounted for 92% of the increase, female students accounted for 30% of increase
• Transfer-level math enrollment increased 20.0% in 2010-11, as compared to the baseline year 2007-08 -Hispanic/Latino students accounted for 82% of increased Math enrollment in 2010-11 -Female students accounted for 33% of increased Math enrollment in 2010-11 -Fall 2009-to-Fall 2010 persistence rate of 29%
• Increased number of AA degrees conferred in each year of the program
• Overall STEM transfers to the UC and CSU systems increased 60% in 2009-10
• More than 28 STEM courses were revised/developed based on environmental and technological trends
• Multiple articulation agreements between ELAC and universities in the CSU and the UC systems were completed, while additional agreements are forthcoming
• For the third year, the Summer Science Academy strengthened the bridge between local high schools and ELAC STEM programs.

Through a generous donation from the Goizueta Foundation, we received a $4.9 grant to dedicate to 100 scholarships, Supplemental Instruction and Tutoring, Service Learning, and Mentoring. Through this grant, we have developed the Latino Leadership Pipeline which is a comprehensive program designed to address the barriers Latino students may face and create a pipeline for students from high school to college and ultimately into the work force and graduate school. In the fall of 2012, we successfully enrolled 2,404 Latino/Hispanic students. Over the course of the last ten years, we have increased our graduation rates for Latino/Hispanic students from 22% to 66.4%. Georgia State University graduates the most Latino/Hispanic students in GA and last year was named one of the Too 100 schools awarding degrees to Hispanic/Latino students. 

CBS participants largely outperform their WSU First Time in Any College (FTIAC) peers in all areas of measured student success. CBS SEP participants passed English 1010 at a rate of 94% during their first fall semester, passed Math 0993 at a rate of 80% during the same semester, were retained at a rate of 86% and persisted into the following semester at a rate of 91%. This is compared to WSU success rates of 71% in English 1010, 44% in Math 0993, an 89% retention rate and a 75% fall-to-fall persistence rate for 2008 FTIACs. Despite enrolling students with lower average high school grade point averages and ACT scores, CBS Scholars generally outperform their WSU FTIAC peers.

For Fall 2011, 49 percent of students taking the Accuplacer tested college ready in math. For reading, 64 percent of the student tested college ready. Finally, for writing, 69 percent achieved college ready placement. From 2003 to 2012, fewer students are placing into developmental education areas. Based on Fall 2012 data, 21 percent of students placed into one area of development education; 17 percent in two areas, and 28% in all three developmental areas. This is true in all three areas: math, reading and writing. From 2001 to 2010, the number of students graduating increased by 145 percent, while during this same time period the enrollment only increased by 68 percent.