CCP Capstone

Why CCP

Cost of Higher Education

Prevalence of Student Loans

Diversity and Inclusion

Ohio's Educational Attainment

Impact on Students

Entering the Workforce

Impacts Eligibility

Personnel

Financial aid & Athletic

Transparency

(Rine, 2016)

(G. Dieringer, personal interview, September 19, 2019)

Students Preparedness

Begins College GPA

Academically, socially, emotionally

Course content

Skipping years of instruction

Can follow them to graduate school

(Rine, 2016)

Not Equitable

May not Transfer or Apply

More affluent students

Not all schools accept credits

Classes may not apply to major

(G. Dieringer, personal interview, September 19, 2019)

Theory & Practice

Self-actualization

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Esteem

Love/Belonging

Safety

Physiological

Impact on Schools

School Budget

Rigor Unstandardized

Per-pupil budget

different budgets

Undermines credibility

Sets student expectations

(Rine, 2016b)

(Rine, 2016)

Training & Support Staff

Threshold for Participation

Guidance counselors

No mandatory training

Academic probation

Experience for traditional students

(G. Dieringer, personal interview, September 19, 2019)

Loss of Teacher Jobs

Making Schools Obsolete

Classes being replaced

Contract issues & union disputes

Community colleges

Branch campuses

(Rine, 2016b)

Theory & Practice

Theory X

Teachers are lazy and do not want to update their credentials/want to maintain the status quo

Theory Y

Teachers want to do well and educate their students, but do not have the time or resources to become credentialed to teach CCP

Assignments

Ohio's educational attainment

Blah

Why CCP

Ohio's educational attainment

Timeline

TODAY'S

SCHEDULE

Strategy

Resources

PROGRAM

PROGRAM

3

PROGRAM

2

PROGRAM

1

Carol Lewis

Is it legal?

Is it ethical?

Is it effective?

Transparency

Nothing at the federal level prohibiting it

Increased completion of "some college"

Ohio Revised Code

Unclear about possible ramifications

unknown whether degree attainment has increased

The marketing strategy

Litigation has not been brought against it

may not decrease student debt

Legal/Rational authority (Weber)

IMPORTANT THEMES

Responsiveness

1

State trying to be responsive to stakeholder needs

Transparency

2

Unclear about the ramifications

Not guaranteed to transfer and impacts eligibility

3

Ethics

Not completely transparent

Unstandardized

4

Equity

Strives to increase equity in college access

Those with more resources more able and

better prepared to participate

IMPORTANT THEMES

Collaboration

5

Between high schools and colleges

Implementation

6

Participation extremely successful

State may not have been aware of consequences

7

Accountability

To most vulnerable stakeholders

8

Effectiveness

Increasing "some college credit"

Is it ncreasing degree attainment

May not decrease cost of college

Recommendations

At each level

COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL

STATE

• ACT prep/coaching

• Program evaluation

• Informed admissions and recruitment staffs

• Stakeholder analysis

• Mandatory training for CCP staffs

• Raise grade for participation

• Provide time for teachers to become credentialed

• Standardize rigor

• Work with Ohio Association for College Admissions Counselors to include language in their ethical codes
• CCP adjunct training

• Change "signature page" to "informed consent form"

References

Dieringer, G. (2019, September 19). Personal interview.

Ohio Department of Education. (2009, June). PDF. Columbus, OH.

Ratcliffe, C., & McKernan, S. M., (2013). Forever in your debt: who has student loan debt, and

who’s worried. Retrieved July 4, 2018, from https://www.urban.org/research/publication/forever-your-debt-who-has-student-loan-debt-and-whos-worried/view/full_report.

Rine, J. (2016, February 4). College Credit Plus Part I: Potential Pitfalls for Students.

Retrieved from https://www.ohea.org/college-credit-plus-part-i-potential-pitfalls-for-students/.

Price, T. (2016). Student Debt: Should college tuition be free? CQ

Researcher, 26(41), 965–988. Retrieved October 2, 2019, from http://ezproxy.uakron.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=120470444&site=ehost-live

Duplicates

Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Research. (2017, February).

Educational Attainment in Ohio (Population age 25 and over) [circle graph]. Retrieved from https://development.ohio.gov/files/research/P7006.pdf

Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Research. (2017, February). PDF.

Columbus, OH.

Ohio Department of Higher Education. (2019, September 30). College Credit Plus:

Info for Students & Families. Retrieved September 22, 2019, from https://www.ohiohighered.org/ccp/students-families.

Ohio Department of Higher Education. (2019, September 30). Ohio Higher Ed.

Retrieved from https://www.ohiohighered.org/.

Ohio Department of Higher Education. (2019, September 30). College Credit Plus: About.

Retrieved from https://www.ohiohighered.org/content/college_credit_plus_about.

ICEBREAKER

Thank you

WHAT OHIO IS DOING ABOUT IT

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4

3

1

2

Dual Credit Options

State Grants and Scholarships

College Savings Accounts

Tuition Reciprocity Agreements

College Tuition Guarantee

(Ohio Department of Higher Education, 2019)

SCHOOL TIMETABLE

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

PERIOD

8:00 AM

BLOCK

BLOCK

PERIOD

9:00 AM

Morning Break

10:00 AM

PERIOD

11:00 AM

BLOCK

BLOCK

PERIOD

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

PERIOD

2:00 PM

BLOCK

PERIOD

3:00 PM

CCP ISSUES

School budget

Threshold for participation

Begins College GPA

(Rine, 2016b)

(G. Dieringer, personal interview, September 19, 2019)

Loss of teacher jobs

Entering the workforce

May not transfer or apply

(Rine, 2016b)

(Rine, 2016)

(G. Dieringer, personal interview, September 19, 2019)

Financial aid eligibility

Rigor unstandardized

Not equitable for all

(G. Dieringer, personal interview, September 19, 2019)

(Rine, 2016)

Training and support staff

Making schools obsolete

Students preparedness

(Rine, 2016)