Overview of Collegiate High School: Preparing Students for College Success
Collegiate High School, located in Texas, aims to equip high school students with college credits to achieve their goals by providing a rigorous academic foundation. Students enrolled as full-time college students take a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester at the College of the Mainland. The institution targets students seeking challenging college courses, including first-generation college students and those from underserved backgrounds. Additionally, the school encourages participation in extracurricular activities. A cost breakdown, admissions requirements, and support services such as textbook lending and a graduation banquet are highlighted in the overview.
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Collegiate Collegiate High High School School Overview Overview February 8, 2024 February 8, 2024
Participating Local Education Agencies Clear Creek ISD Dickinson ISD Friendswood ISD Hitchcock ISD Odyssey Academy Santa Fe ISD Texas City ISD
Mission Mission It is the mission of the Collegiate High School to prepare high school students to earn college credits in order to achieve their goals by providing a rigorous foundation of academic, interpersonal, and work- readiness skills, leading to further education and employment in high demand occupations in the state and global economies.
CHS at a Glance CHS at a Glance Target Students Students who want the rigor and challenge of college courses, first generation college students, underserved student populations, and students from families of low socio-economic status. Course Load Students are enrolled as full-time college students and take a minimum of 12 college hours a semester. Goal Location All classes are taken at College of the Mainland. All students will work towards high school graduation and associate degree requirements simultaneously. Participation in high school and college extra- curricular activities is encouraged.
CHS at a Glance CHS at a Glance Student Success Student Success classes provide students with activities to learn how to be successful in college and the workplace. Age Level Students may begin taking college classes as early as their ninth-grade year based on their school district s policy. Textbooks CHS maintains a textbook lending library. CHS Banquet CHS holds a yearly Graduation Banquet where students receive CHS cords to wear at their public high school graduation ceremony.
Cost of Collegiate High School Collegiate High School students receive a tuition discount. The college has adopted a new flat-rate tuition model effective Fall 2024. The cost for Collegiate High School students will be $31 per credit hour. A 12-credit hour semester will be approximately $372.
Admissions Admissions Requirements Requirements Junior or Senior Classification or permission from high school Passing all state assessments Prefer completion of Algebra I College Ready
Admissions Requirements Student 1. 1. Meet with high school counselor for school procedures Meet with high school counselor for school procedures 2. 2. Complete online application for COM ( Complete online application for COM (ApplyTexas 3. 3.Pass the TSIA2 Assessment (ACT/SAT/PSAT/EOC) Pass the TSIA2 Assessment (ACT/SAT/PSAT/EOC) Prepare for TSIA2: Prepare for TSIA2: https://tsia2.pearsonperspective.com https://tsia2.pearsonperspective.com 4. 4.Complete CHS application ( Complete CHS application (www.com.edu/chs 5. 5.Parents sign and complete recommendation form Parents sign and complete recommendation form 6. 6.Forward teacher, counselor and assistant principal Forward teacher, counselor and assistant principal recommendations recommendations 7. 7. Write a personal essay Write a personal essay 8. 8.Submit completed application to your high school campus Submit completed application to your high school campus counselor or to the CHS office for private school students counselor or to the CHS office for private school students 9. 9.Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination required Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination required ApplyTexas) ) www.com.edu/chs) )
Admissions Requirements High School Counselor 1. 1. Special needs or 504 documentation Special needs or 504 documentation 2. 2. Official transcript Official transcript 3. 3. Copies of Qualifying College Readiness Scores (needs to be official Copies of Qualifying College Readiness Scores (needs to be official see next slide) see next slide) 4. 4. Immunization Records Immunization Records 5. 5. Review and approve completed applications Review and approve completed applications 6. 6. Forward to Collegiate High School Forward to Collegiate High School Collegiate High School 1. 1. Review application (Date input): Test scores and immunization Review application (Date input): Test scores and immunization records submitted to Admissions. Admissions converts applicant records submitted to Admissions. Admissions converts applicant to COM student. Then, CHS converts to a CHS student. to COM student. Then, CHS converts to a CHS student. 2. 2. Student and parent interview Student and parent interview 3. 3. CHS Staff make the final decision. CHS Staff make the final decision.
Sample CHS Graduation Plan
Course Format Beginning Fall 2024, COM will increase the number of 8-week courses. Most 3-hour courses will be 8 weeks. Most 4-hour courses will be 16 weeks. Most online courses will be 8 weeks. CHS Staff are still working on what a typical CHS schedule will look like, where HS classes will fit in, etc.
Sample of a Current Schedule Sample of a Current Schedule
2022 2023 College Grades 1200 54% 1000 800 27% 600 400 13% 200 3% 3% 0 A B C D F
Other Components College Workshops/Seminars Employability Skills Portfolios CHS Success Class Extra-curricular Activities University, educational, community events Nu Psi CHS Club at COM
Critical Success Factors High Academic Standards Maturity Self-Motivation Responsibility Goal Oriented
F.A.S.T. Scholarship Students who qualified for the National Free/Reduced lunch program in any of the previous four academic years are eligible for the scholarship. Those who qualify will not be charged for tuition, fees, textbooks or supplies. COM will confirm student eligibility. No need to apply.
Opening Doors Promise Scholarship What is it? The Opening Doors Promise Scholarship is a last The Opening Doors Promise Scholarship is a last- -dollar scholarship opportunity that covers the cost of tuition and fees for any eligible opportunity that covers the cost of tuition and fees for any eligible graduating high school student pursuing full graduating high school student pursuing full- -time studies at COM. dollar scholarship time studies at COM. Participating students can earn an associate degree or complete a Participating students can earn an associate degree or complete a workforce training certificate program. workforce training certificate program. Participating Communities Texas City Texas City La Marque La Marque Hitchcock Hitchcock Santa Fe Santa Fe Dickinson Dickinson
Participation of Dickinson ISD students in Participation of Dickinson ISD students in Collegiate High School continues to increase each Collegiate High School continues to increase each year. year. Students' complete courses at College of the Students' complete courses at College of the Mainland that meet high school requirements and Mainland that meet high school requirements and earn college credit at the same time. earn college credit at the same time. Many of our students graduate with an Associate of Arts degree students graduate with an Associate of Arts degree before they receive their high school before they receive their high school diploma. diploma. Collegiate High School provides our Collegiate High School provides our students with the challenge of college students with the challenge of college- -level work, and it provides guidance and support to help and it provides guidance and support to help students transition to college life. students transition to college life. In addition, students and parents save a substantial amount of students and parents save a substantial amount of money on tuition because of our partnership with money on tuition because of our partnership with College of the Mainland. College of the Mainland. Many of our level work, In addition, Carla Voelkel Carla Voelkel Superintendent Superintendent Dickinson ISD Dickinson ISD
Sandi Belcher CHS Application: Information www.com.edu/chs (link is towards the bottom on left side) Contact Director 409-933-8158 Ramona Wadding TSIA2 Practice Test Sites: https://tsia2.pearsonperspective.com Administrative Assistant 409-933-8169
