Bulldog Bound: Creating a College-Going Culture One Event at a Time
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COMMUNITY NEWS ALLAN HANCOCK January 2018 COLLEGE www.hancockcollege.edu Bulldog Bound: Creating a College-Going Culture One Event at a Time The Hancock Promise: 2016-17 Annual Report Fine Arts Classroom First Year Free at AHC! Project Moves Forward wonderful programs at the college!” Long-time Santa Maria Valley resident Doris Lahr and her family were the inaugural donors. Companies including Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Marian Regional Medical Center, AERA Energy, Union Bank, and Exxon have already Targeted outreach Leveraging services First year free Successful second pledged their support to The Hancock to 5th - 8th grade and programs at AHC year at AHC, graduation Promise. students and for high school (tuition or transfer to a their families students and fees) four-year institution “At Aera, we’re proud of our partnership with Allan Hancock College and our investments in educational opportunities,” said Rick Rust, public affairs manager with Aera Energy. “We are excited that The Hancock Promise Gives Graduating college hosted workshops focusing for countless services and programs The Hancock Promise will empower on science, technology, engineering, to help them thrive. The college’s families to see their students as High School Students a Year of Free College and mathematics (STEM), nutrition, commitment continues into the college bound from a young age. We recreation management, chemistry, second year through the fourth and look forward to working with the fine arts, and geology, and also final component of the Promise, the college to build stronger communities Starting summer 2018, students who graduate from high schools within the Allan welcomed students and their families Extended Promise. The Extended together.” to football and basketball games on Promise focuses on ensuring second- Hancock Joint Community College District and immediately enroll at the college campus. year success with a degree, certificate, In December, the Santa Barbara or transfer to a four-year university. Foundation announced a one-year will receive free tuition and fees for one year. The second component, Path to grant of $250,000 in support of Promise, helps high school students “During students’ second year, The Promise. “The Santa Barbara classes early with priority registration, “We know that full-time students prepare for success in college. Promise students will continue to Foundation is thrilled to be an early set an academic plan for success with have better performance and Students will become more familiar receive direction and services to supporter of The Hancock Promise,” personalized counseling, as well completion rates,” added Walthers. with Hancock programs and services help them succeed – counseling, said Ronald V. Gallo, Ed.D., president as receive free tutoring and other “The Hancock Promise allows our through a variety of workshops assistance with scholarships, transfer and CEO. “Allan Hancock College academic support services. students to travel down pathways to and outreach events at the college, applications, and job interview has proven to be an important success faster with more direction such as the Young Educated Latino preparation,” said Ornelas. “The and courageous resource to the To be eligible for the Promise, a and guidance.” Leaders (YELL) Conference, Career bottom line is the college will focus communities it serves.” student must enroll at Hancock Exploration Day, and concurrent on ensuring students succeed.” directly after graduating from a high The Hancock Promise is a four-step enrollment. The college will also school located within the district, plan to provide continuous support continue to offer counseling, Data show that 37 percent of which covers northern Santa Barbara and guidance for students from orientation, and educational planning graduating seniors from district County and Cuyama. It applies to elementary school through college. at the high schools. high schools enroll at Hancock. The students who graduate from private, Though not the first community college’s goal with The Hancock public, charter, or home schools, college in the state to launch a “We want students and their Promise is to increase that rate. and people who earn their GED or promise program, Hancock is the families to understand and believe Known as The Hancock Promise, The Hancock Promise is funded pass the California High School first to focus on early outreach to a college education is possible,” the new program removes financial entirely through private donations, Proficiency Exam as long as they are elementary and junior high students. said Nohemy Ornelas, Hancock’s barriers and expands opportunities grants, and corporate gifts. The located in the district. The Bulldog Bound component, associate superintendent/vice for all students to succeed from college launched a five-year, $10 launched by Hancock’s College president, Student Services. “The elementary school through college. million endowment campaign In order to be eligible, students Advancement team, targets fifth- Path to Promise is about students through the Allan Hancock “We are dedicated to changing must also complete financial aid through eighth-grade students and feeling supported, engaged, directed, College Foundation to ensure the the odds for our community,” said applications, register for a minimum their families to develop a college- valued, and nurtured by the college Students can apple now for The sustainability of the Promise. Hancock Superintendent/President of 12 units in both the fall and spring going culture. Through outreach throughout high school. When they Hancock Promise. For more semesters at Hancock, maintain a 2.0 set foot on campus as freshmen, it Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D. “The events, students will become familiar “There is already a long history of information about The Hancock grade point average in the fall to be will already feel like home.” Promise ensures higher education is with the campus, programs, and community support for students at Promise, visit eligible for the Promise in the spring, as accessible and affordable for our services. Hancock,” said Valerie Moya Boice, www.hancockcollege.edu/promise, and complete at least one math and The path leads graduating high school community as possible.” president of the Allan Hancock send an email to one English class during the first year, Since last fall, nearly 1,200 fifth- and students to The Hancock Promise College Foundation Board. “The [email protected] or call Promise students will save at least if required for their major. sixth-grade students have attended and one year of free tuition and Promise allows more students the 805-347-7550. $1,200 in tuition and fees, register for Bulldog Bound events on campus. The fees at the college. They will receive priority registration and be eligible opportunity to benefit from the 2 | ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE COMMUNITY NEWS · JANUARY 2018 | 3 Hancock Among the Top 150 Community Colleges SWEET 16 CONTINUED “Our acceptance rate is so high right courses in the right sequence to rate to Cal Poly of 55 percent. The in the Nation, Eligible for $1 Million Aspen Prize because the college has a high- transfer. state average during that period is 19 achieving, transfer-minded student percent. Hancock is the only community college The Aspen Prize for Community population,” said Brackett. “The “Our sole purpose in the University selected from San Jose to Ventura. College Excellence honors institutions college’s counseling and instructional Transfer Center is to ensure our Each year, nearly 600 students that strive for and achieve exceptional faculty are truly dedicated to student students’ transfer success,” Brackett transfer from Hancock to four-year The prize is awarded every two levels of success for all students, while success. Counselors are well trained added. “The UTC offers support universities. To further help students years and is the nation’s signature they are in college and after they services for students wanting to transition to four-year institutions, recognition of high achievement and aware of what is needed to transfer graduate. to four-year universities.” transfer to any university, such as Allan Hancock College has forged and performance among America’s application workshops, application a number of transfer guarantees to community colleges. Institutions are “We are grateful to be nominated once Brackett stressed the importance review, and personalized counseling various institutions, including 18 recognized for exceptional student again for this prestigious award,” said of one-on-one counselor meetings, appointments.” associate degrees for transfer with outcomes in four areas: student Hancock Superintendent/President remaining focused on the exact guaranteed admission into the learning, certificate and degree Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D. “This is requirements of each university and Over the last six years, Hancock has California State University system. completion, employment and earnings, tangible evidence of our faculty and making sure students are taking the posted an average transfer acceptance Allan Hancock College is once again and high levels of access and success staff commitment to changing the odds among the nation’s top 150 community for minority and low-income students. for our students.” colleges and is eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community More than seven million students Allan Hancock College and the other College Excellence and $1 million – nearly half of America’s college 149 community colleges were selected in prize funds. The institute started students – attend a community college. from a national pool of nearly 1,000 Taxpayers to Save Additional $10 Million identifying the nation’s top community In California, 2.1 million students are public two-year colleges using publicly colleges in 2011. This is the fourth time enrolled in 114 community colleges. available data on student outcomes. Hancock has been recognized. After Hancock Refinances Measure I Bonds The top 10 finalists for the Aspen Prize will be named in May 2018. “The bond refinance is great news for our neighbors who have long supported the college,” said Hancock Superintendent/President Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D.