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Transition Into College:

Transition Into College:. How Pre-College Services Help Veterans Succeed. What k eeps v eterans f rom c ompleting c ollege???. What can w e d o t o help veterans c omplete a degree or certificate???. Top 6 Reasons Adult Students Drop Out. Anxiety/stress over college-related expenses

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Transition Into College:

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  1. Transition Into College: How Pre-College Services Help Veterans Succeed

  2. What keeps veterans from completing college??? What can we do to help veterans complete a degree or certificate???

  3. Top 6 ReasonsAdult Students Drop Out • Anxiety/stress over college-related expenses • Anxiety about not spending time with family/friends • Worrying about intellectual ability to complete coursework • Experiencing stress because classes interfere with normal routine

  4. Fearing that earning a degree is needed to prove competence to others • Resentment over doing coursework instead of something more interesting Source: Top 6 Reasons Adult College Students Drop Out, David Schepp

  5. Additional Challenges For Veterans • Transition issues • Academic under preparation • Mental/physical disabilities • Veterans want the camaraderie and team feel that they no longer have

  6. Issues Affecting Veterans More Than The General Population Source: Scrambling to Understand Veterans, Paul Fain

  7. A Challenge We Face….. • Figures on Veteran graduation and retention are spotty • Colleges do not disaggregate their data • Those that do may not report their findings

  8. Goals of TRIO VUB • VUB aims to motivate and prepare veterans • to receive a rigorous academic foundation • to enter, succeed, and graduate post-secondary education • VUB is a FREE pre-college, transitional program for veterans • The Goal is to convey to veterans that • they deserve higher education • they can achieve higher education

  9. VUB Services • Academic tutoring to enable students to complete postsecondary courses • Reading, Writing, Study Skills, Math, etc. • Advise and assistance in postsecondary course selection • Assistance in preparing for college entrance exams

  10. Information on the full range of financial aid programs and assistance completing the FAFSA • Guidance and assistance in entry into postsecondary educational program

  11. Education or counseling services designed to improve financial and economic literacy • Personal and family budget planning • Understanding credit building principles to meet long-term and short-term goals • Cost planning for education • College cost of attendance • Financial assistance (scholarship search) • Assistance in completing the FAFSA

  12. Other Permissible VUB Services • Assist veterans in securing support services from other locally available resources • Provide special services, including mathematics and science preparation, to enable veterans to make the transition to postsecondary education

  13. Where to Find a VUB Project • VUB is a grant-funded, U.S. Department program • There are currently 51 projects in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, serving approximately 6,000 veterans • Locate a project at www.navub.org

  14. What Pre-College Services Can You Provide??? • Math and writing ‘Boot Camps’ the summer before classes start? • Veteran only orientation • Early introduction to the services available for veterans on your campus • Early introduction to other student veterans • Other ideas???

  15. Questions??

  16. Julia O’Dell Director, TRIO Veterans Upward Bound The University of Kansas jodell@ku.edu

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