Trinity Washington University

K-16 Partnership Commitment [White House Summit on College Opportunity, Dec. 2014]

Trinity Washington University currently enrolls about 525 DCPS students in the full-time daytime undergraduate program, and approximately half of those students intend to major in healthcare programs including Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Psychology, as well as the STEM 78 disciplines. This partnership will also engage key D.C. college access providers including the D.C. College Access Program (DC-CAP) and the D.C. College Success Foundation in implementing persistence strategies.

GOALS: Trinity hopes to increase the six-year retention/completion rate for all Trinity students, including DC students, from 35% to 42% by 2016 and increase DCPS graduates from 35% to 55% by 2020.

ACTION PLAN: To achieve this growth:

• Trinity and DCPS will engage in collaborative data analysis to create a baseline data set on the academic success and graduation rates of DCPS graduates at Trinity for the last three years.
• Early intervention for collegiate math majors will include more intensive college counseling at an identified target high school(s), strengthening career exploration opportunities for middle school and high school students interested in healthcare and science, and collaboration in providing professional development and faculty mentorship to DCPS teachers.
• Trinity and DCPS will identify Trinity courses to be offered as Dual Enrollment courses on Trinity’s campus.