ABOUT COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK Montana College Application Week (MCAW) is a statewide, week long initiative that takes place each fall. During the week, participating high schools host college application completion events. The goal of MCAW is to help all graduating high school seniors navigate the complex college admissions process and provide students the opportunity to complete at least one application.

During MCAW, participating high schools set aside time and space during the school day to give every senior the opportunity to apply to college. The initiative also aims to assist low-income students, first-generation college going students, and those who would not have otherwise considered college.

PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS

150 126 120 139 142

100 84

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4 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED

3,900 3231 3811 3561 2736 2,925

1,950 1777

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114 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 APPLICATION DATA

APPLICATION RESULTS BY INSTITUTION Tribal 2017 2016 Montana University System - 2 Year 3% 2017 APPLICATIONS BY 1 7 Bitterroot College Private CAMPUS TYPE 99 72 City College - MSU-B 5% 76 40 Dawson Community College 2 YR 62 47 Flathead Community College 21 21 Gallatin College - MSU 18% 162 131 Great Falls College - MSU 88 80 Helena College - UM 90 126 Highlands College of MT Tech 69 49 Miles Community College 58 189 Missoula College - UM 4 YR Montana University System - 4 Year 816 803 Montana State University 74% 329 358 Montana State University Billings 197 188 Montana State University Northern FALL ENROLLMENT DATA FOR 2016 141 214 Montana Tech CAW APPLICANTS 829 844 University of Montana The College Application Week initiative seeks to help 244 University of Montana Western 211 more seniors apply, but also to enroll in and graduate Private Colleges from college. To better understand the enrollment 64 103 Carroll College trends of students, Montana GEAR UP analyzed 105 128 Rocky Mountain College college enrollment data for 2016 CAW participants 32 41 University of Providence utilizing data provided from participating Tribal Colleges post-secondary institutions. 22 22 Aaniih Nakoda College 44 19 Blackfeet Community College 0 0 Chief Dull Knife College Applied Enrolled % MUS - 2 Year Colleges 0 0 Fort Peck Community College 72 44 61% 0 43 Little Big Horn College City College - MSU-B 47 16 34% Flathead Community College 0 42 Salish Kootenai College 21 8 38% Gallatin College - MSU 45 0 Stone Child College 131 51 39% Great Falls College - MSU 80 25 31% Helena College - UM 126 42 33% Highlands College of MT Tech of applicants who applied to a two 49 19 39% Miles Community College year post-secondary institution MUS - 4 Year Colleges 39% enrolled 803 205 26% Montana State University 358 104 29% Montana State University Billings 188 65 35% Montana State University Northern 214 81 38% Montana Tech 1040 292 28% University of Montana, Missoula College, & Bitterroot College 28% 35% 244 74 30% University of Montana Western of applicants who of applicants who Private Colleges applied to a four year applied to a private 103 49 48% Carroll College post-secondary post-secondary 128 32 25% Rocky Mountain College institution enrolled institution enrolled Tribal Colleges 8 19 42% Blackfeet Community College A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY:

RESULTS FROM POST MCAW SURVEYS:

of counselors stated that MCAW had a large or significant impact on the number of 58% low income, first generation students submitting an application

170 56% of students stated of counselors stated that they will be the MCAW had a large or first in their family significant impact on to attend college students in promoting a college going culture

students stated they qualified for the Free 302 & Reduced Lunch program

57% 79% of students stated it is of students stated very likely they will MCAW increased their attend the college they interest in going to applied to college

of students stated that college application fees affect the number of 64% schools to which they would apply

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