Thank yu fr yur interest in applying fr the HBCU Tur March 25 March 30, 2018. Twelve (12) Cntra Csta students will be selected t attend the HBCU tur, led by Educatinal Student Turs. Interested students MUST APPLY and meet minimum eligibility criteria. A HBCU review cmmittee f faculty, staff, and administratrs will make final selectins based n strength and quality f applicatin. Students wh are nt selected will be placed n a waitlist. This tur includes students frm Cntra Csta Cllege (CCC), Diabl Valley Cllege (DVC), Ls Medans (LMC), and San Dieg Cmmunity Clleges. Abut the Trip: Students will depart Oakland Internatinal Airprt t Baltimre/Washingtn Internatinal Airprt n Sunday, March 25 and return Friday March 30, 2018. Students are respnsible fr their wn transprtatin t and frm Oakland Airprt. Students frm CCC will be accmpanied by Andrea S. Phillips, MA/MS, Transfer Cunselr/Crdinatr & TBD. Each cllege will have a chaperne attending. Students will travel n chartered tur buses t clleges and histric sites n the itinerary (attached). Clleges included n tur are: Clark- Atlanta, Mrehuse, Spelman, Edward Waters University, Flrida A &M, Suthern, Dillard, and Xavier Universities. Students will als visit the MLK JR Center and Whitney Plantatin. Students will share a htel rm, 3 students per rm, and each student will have his/her wn bed. Depending n the gender breakdwn f CCC students selected t attend, CCC students may als have a rmmate frm anther cllege. A mandatry pre-departure rientatin meeting with the tur directrs will be scheduled prir t the trip (date t be determined). All participants must attend. Students will be required t sign an excursin waiver frm, cnsent/release frm, and medical cnsent frm, and prvide cpies f their fficial CA r PASSPORT identificatin (fr airline ticketing purpses). The CCC chaperne and tur directrs will receive cpies f this infrmatin. A mandatry Parent/Guardian/ Student and CCC Chaperne meeting will be scheduled. Students must cmplete a pre-trip survey and a pst-trip survey. Updated 9/11/17 1
The Applicatin Prcess: Cntra Csta Cllege: HBCU SPRING 2018 TOUR The HBCU Tur Cmmittee will review applicatins and select participants. Depending n the number and quality f applicatins received, applicants may be required t participate in an interview. Please reserve the week f January 8 Jan 12, 2018 fr ptential interviews with the HBCU selectin cmmittee. Minimum Eligibility criteria include: Cmpleted 20 r mre transferable units at the time f applicatin (students with mre transfer units will have higher pririty); Enrlled in/cmpletin f English 1A r a transferable Math 2.5 CUMULATIVE TRANSFERABLE GPA r higher at the time f applicatin & maintained thrugh final Fall semester 2017 grades. (students with higher GPAs will have higher pririty); Enrlled in at least 9 TRANSFERABLE units frm Cntra Csta Cllege fr Fall 2017; Be in Gd academic and disciplinary standing at Cntra Csta Cllege; Shw genuine interest in attending a HBCU thrugh written prtin f Persnal Statement Essay (500 750 wrds); 1 Letter f Recmmendatin frm a CCC faculty in yur MAJOR f STUDY; MUST attend at least 1 GET ON THE BUS lcal campus turs during Fall 2017 Friday, Octber 13 th Snma State Friday, Octber 27 th San Jse State Friday, December 1 st Samuel Merritt (Nursing) Friday, December 1 st San Francisc State APPLICATION & SELECTION TIMELINE Octber 2, 2017: Applicatins will be available t students. Nvember 30, 2017 (n later than 2pm): Cmpleted Applicatins must be submitted t Andrea Phillips, Cunselr/Transfer Crdinatr, in the Student and Administratin Building Rm 227 (SAB-227). Week f January 1, 2018: - Email ntificatin fr applicant interviews (lcatin & time TBA). Week f January 8, 2018: Applicant interviews Week f January 15, 2018 Final ntificatin emails sent t students selected t participate. January 22, 2018 (First Day f Spring Semester): Deadline t cnfirm participatin, cmplete pre-trip survey and sign financial agreement. Assisting with aspects fr HBCU CARAVAN COLLEGE FAIR scheduled Wednesday FEBRUARY 14, 2018 February 8, 2018 (n later than 2pm): Deadline t cancel participatin must be submitted in writing/typed t Andrea Phillips, Cunselr/Transfer Crdinatr, in the Student and Administratin Building Rm 227. Pre - Departure MANDATORY Orientatin (EST Tur Cmpany): TBA Pre - Departure MANDATORY Family Orientatin: TBA Updated 9/11/17 2
Selected Participant Respnsibilities: Pre & Pst Tur Surveys HBCU CARAVAN COLLEGE FAIR assistance Spring 2018 HBCU TOUR visual/ ral presentatin t Cntra Csta Cllege staff, faculty, administratin, students. (Mre inf TBA) Weekly planning meeting Participants and Ms. Phillips (determined by students participating beginning week f 2/5/2018) Cllege Csts: The cst f the tur is $1599 and will be paid fr by CCC Student Equity funds. Since this trip is paid with cllege funds, students, wh are selected, MUST sign a financial agreement as a cnditin f participating. Any cancellatins must be submitted in writing t Andrea Phillips, Cunselr/Transfer Crdinatr, n later than Thursday, February 8, 2018 (2pm). If yu d nt cancel by the deadline r miss yur flight, yu will be respnsible fr the full cst f $1599. A hld will be placed n yur accunt fr the full amunt and yu will nt be able t register fr classes, rder transcripts, etc., until the cst has been repaid. Out f pcket Student Csts: Transprtatin t and frm the Oakland Airprt $15 tip fr the HBCU Tur Bus Driver (due Mnday March 19, 2018) Recmmended t pack light meal fr March 25, 2018 air departure Spending mney fr suvenirs r snacks yu purchase. In additin, any charges fr rm service, tll calls, mini-bar/fridge, mvies, Wi-Fi, etc., at the htel will be the respnsibility f students registered in the rm. If yu have further questins, email Andrea S. Phillips MA, MS @ aphillips@cntracsta.edu. She will check email during the Winter Break and will be available n campus starting Jan 3 rd, 2018 fr appts. Cntact Cunseling Office @ 510-215-3936. Updated 9/11/17 3
Applicatin Check List Please submit this sheet with yur cmpleted applicatin. If yu have further questins, please cntact Andrea S. Phillips MA/MS @ aphillips@cntracsta.edu Name Date submitted CCC ID# Phne Email All Unfficial transcripts must include grades thrugh Summer 2017. Hwever, FALL 2017 grades will be reviewed fr 2.5 GPA Cmpleted HBCU TOUR Applicatin CSU r IGETC frm with curses cmpleted in designated sectins Calculated transferable GPA (calculatins include nly transferable units) Use http://www.hlne.edu/rg/transfer/gpacalculatr.html, PRINT frm and Attach t Applicatin Packet Typed Persnal Statement (500 750 wrds) 1 letter f recmmendatin frm CCC faculty in yur Majr f Study Typed ideas twards a HBCU TOUR presentatin fr Black Graduatin & the Cllege Campus By signing belw, I attest that I have cmpleted all required items in the checklist abve. Failure t have all items cmpleted culd impact my applicatin fr further review. Signature Date Updated 9/11/17 4
HBCU Tur Applicatin Please write respnses n applicatin. Answer all questins cmpletely. Name: Date f Birth: CCC Student ID Number: Emergency cntact name & phne: Address: Cell Phne: Hme Phne: Special Prgram Affiliatin (circle all that apply): Athletics CalWORKs DSPS EOPS Fster Yuth Per Ankh Academy Puente Prgram Richmnd Prmise Vets Number f CSU/UC Transferrable Units Transferrable GPA (as f July 29, 2017): Cmpleted (end f Summer 2017): Number f Transferable units enrlled Fall 2017: Ptential MAJOR fr yur BA/BS Degree: D yu plan t cmplete an Assciate s Degree fr Transfer? If yes, indicate which ne: Which semester d yu intend t transfer? Have yu applied t transfer? YES NO Identify all HBCUs yu are interested in attending: 1. Students wh are selected t participate in the tur must be in gd academic and disciplinary standing at Cntra Csta Cllege. D yu give the HBCU Cmmittee permissin t verify yur academic standing? D yu give the HBCU Cmmittee permissin t verify yur disciplinary standing? Updated 9/11/17 5
2. The dates f the HBCU Tur are Sunday, March 25 thrugh Friday March 30, 2018 (times t be determined). If selected t attend, yu will need t prvide transprtatin fr yurself t the Oakland Airprt by the required meeting time and frm the Oakland Airprt t hme when yu return, at yur wn expense. D yu agree t d s? 3. During tur, yu will be expected t be a representative f Cntra Csta Cllege, cnduct yurself apprpriately, remain with the tur grup the entire time, and participate in all cmpnents f the prgram. D yu agree t d s? 4. During the tur, yu are expected t adhere t the CCC Student Cde f Cnduct, as well as the Educatinal Student Turs (EST) Cde f Cnduct. EST will hst a PRE TRIP ORIENTATION that is mandatry t attend. (TBA). D yu agree t adhere t CCC/ EST Cde f Cnduct and attend the MANDATORY Orientatin? 5. The cst f the tur is being paid fr by Student Equity mnies, which are state taxpayer funds. Students wh are selected t attend MUST sign a financial agreement as a cnditin f participating. If yu are selected t attend and are subsequently nt able t d s, yu must ntify Andrea Phillips, Cunselr/Transfer Crdinatr by February 8, 2018 (2pm), t cancel participatin f the trip. If yu d nt cancel by the deadline r miss the flight, yu will be respnsible fr the entire cst f $1599. If yu d nt cancel by the deadline, yu will be respnsible fr the full cst f $1599. A hld will be placed n yur accunt fr the full amunt and yu will nt be able t register fr classes, rder transcripts, etc., until the cst has been repaid. D yu agree t prvide ntificatin f cancellatin by the deadline r be respnsible fr the $1599 cst f the trip? Updated 9/11/17 6
First, Last name: CCC Student #: Email address: Cntact phne #: Cntra Csta Cllege: HBCU SPRING 2018 TOUR Persnal Statement Essay (500 750 wrds) (Must be typed n a separate sheet and include the fllwing n the tp left crner) Prir t the Civil War, higher educatin pprtunities were virtually nnexistent fr nearly all black Americans. In the years fllwing the war, mre clleges sprang up t meet the educatinal needs f the newly freed black ppulatin. Cngress defines a histrically black cllege r university (HBCU) as a schl established prir t 1964, whse principal missin was, and is, the educatin f black Americans. Althugh these schls were established t serve black students, HBCUs have lng enrlled students f all races and ethnicities a trend that has becme mre prevalent ver the years. The percentage f HBCU students wh were either white, Hispanic, Asian r Pacific Islander, r Native American was 17% in 2015, up frm 13% in 1980. Hispanic students, in particular, have seen their verall shares grw n HBCU campuses, increasing frm 1.6% in 1980 t 4.6% in 2015. (Pew Research Center) 500 wrds minimum 750 wrds maximum Fr this Persnal Statement Essay, please answer the fllwing: Why are yu cnsidering an HBCU as yur transfer schl? Hw will attending a HBCU assist yu in yur educatinal, persnal, and career gals? What d yu want t gain frm a HBCU educatin/experience and hw will it help yu make an impact in yur lcal/ r glbal cmmunity? Updated 9/11/17 7