WHO NEEDS A COLLEGE TRANSITION PROGRAM?
The earning power of an adult in the U.S. grows with educational
attainment. While the average annual income for high school graduates
is $18,900, people with an Associate's degree earn an average
of $33,000 and people with a Bachelor's degree earn an average
of $45,400, according to the 2000 U.S. Census.
However, many GED and EDP graduates are unprepared to succeed
in college. Many adult learners need encouragement to see college
as a viable option and support to navigate the matriculation
process. They may need help to strengthen their academic skills,
learn how college works, and develop the life skills to manage
their pursuit of higher education.
Statistics tell the story. In 2001, 65 percent of adults who passed
a GED exam indicated that they had earned the degree in order
to pursue further education, yet only 30 to 35 percent actually
did so. That is where college transition programs make a critical
difference.
HOW CAN WORLD EDUCATION HELP?
Our services are geared to individual adult education programs,
regional clusters of programs, or states. Seventy-five percent
of the students who complete our programs have gone to college.
The following menu outlines the types of technical assistance
we provide.
 Planning
and Designing College Transition Programs
Start-up programs often underestimate the work involved. We understand
that your program design must match your available resources,
partnerships and organizational context.
Developing
Instructional Content and Support Services
Your college transition program will need to provide effective
academic preparation and counseling for students. We will recommend
course outlines, instruction and assessment strategies, and resources
for staff and students, and can help to assess your professional
development needs.
Creating
Evaluation Tools
We help you develop the methods and tools for evaluating the
operations and efficacy of your college transition program.
Forming
Partnerships with Postsecondary Institutions
Our technical assistance helps programs to develop relationships,
maneuver through challenges, and form Articulation Agreements
with post-secondary institutions.
Developing
Program Guidelines and Funding
We work in all aspects of funding college transition programs,
from developing Requests For Proposals to organizing bidders'
conferences and providing technical assistance to prospective
grantees.
THE NEW ENGLAND LITERACY RESOURCE CENTER
Our services are grounded in experience designing and implementing
the New England ABE-to-College Transition Project, whose 25 member
programs partner with more than 30 colleges in six states. The
New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) advises and supports
dozens of programs for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and
is helping YouthBuild USA to integrate a college transition component
into their youth training programs.
HOW TO CONTACT US
The NCTN is part of World Education, based in Boston, Massachusetts.
More
information about World Education, Inc. can be found at http://www.worlded.org.
For more information contact:
Cynthia Zafft, Director
National College Transition Network
World Education, Inc.
44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210
Email: nctn@worlded.org
Tel. (617) 482-9485
Fax (617) 482-0617
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"World Education set the stage for
the success of our program. They helped us establish
realistic guidelines for our GED Transition-to-College
program and offered continual support in curriculum design
and staff development as well as student and program
evaluation. With their assistance, more than 80% of our
students have successfully transitioned into Cape Cod
Community College as well as other academic institutions."
- Joan Keiran,
Coordinator, SUCCESS Program,
Cape Cod Community College Hyannis, MA
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