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What are your goals?. To graduate from high school and play World of Warcraft the rest of my life To get a vocational or technical degree and get a good paying job To get a college degree and become rich and famous! Goal – what’s a goal? I really have no clue!. Math is…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What are your goals?
A.To graduate from high school and play World of Warcraft the rest of my life
B.To get a vocational or technical degree and get a good paying job
C.To get a college degree and become rich and famous!
D.Goal – what’s a goal? I really have no clue!
Math is…..
A.Totally Awesome Dude!
B.Okay, I can deal with it!C.Hard, but I know I need it!D.Horrible, I’d rather eat
Road Kill
Why should I go to college?
A.College graduates make more money!
B.More jobs require college degrees these days!
C.More job applicants have college degrees
D.All of the above!E.None of the above!
No High School
Diploma$19,140 Annual Income
High School Diploma
$27,235 Annual Income
Bachelor’s Degree
$46,931 Annual Income
Source: 2006 American Community Survey, U.S. Census
Median Income by Education - Washington
State, 2006
The Money
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Less than High SchoolHS Graduate - No Bachelor degreeBachelor de-gree or more
Source –U.S. Census
The Competition
Educational Attainment for adults 25 years or
older- Washington State
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
No HS Diploma or GED
HS Diploma or GED
Some College
Bachelor’s Degree
Source – Employer Survey 2007, Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
The Jobs
Percent of Employers reporting difficulties
hiring at desired level of education – Fall 2007.
How much math do you need to take before college?
A. None, at least I hope not!
B. One year onlyC. Two YearsD. Three or More years
A 4-year degree is an Education in 2 Acts
Roughly 2 years of General Education Requirements; Social Studies, English, Science…Math.
Roughly 2 years of specialized study in your chosen field.
A 2-year academic degree (from a community college) is designed to meet the first criteria.
If you’re going to college, thinking about going to college, or lack the ability to predict the future with absolute certainty, stay in math.
Four-year colleges focus more on high school preparation, but may also give you a math placement exam to see what you know and make you take a math/quantitative course at college.
School High School Math Placement Test? Graduation
Requirement
EWU 3 years Yes Math course
WSU 3 years Yes Math course
UW 3 years If major requires math course
Quantitative/ Symbolic course
Gonzaga 3-4 years No Math course
SCC, SFCC none Yes Quantitative/
Symbolic course
Do not use these as official statements. Contact the school to get current and official admission information.
Washington Colleges
How bad is the
placement exam?
What if you…don’t
do so good?
Starting with a fresh bar of soap, you weigh the bar each day after you take a shower (you do not have a life!) You then find the regression line for predicting weight from number of days elapsed. The slope of this line will be:A.Positive
B.NegativeC.Can’t tell without
seeing the data
What Percentage of Students pass the placement Exam
Anyway?A.85%B.53%C.40%D.14%E. 0%
College Placement Rate Success Rate
EWU 2006-7
PreColl. Math
College Math
SFCC2005-6
PreColl. Math
College Math
August 14, 2007 15Source: SFCC Institutional Research
40%
40%
86%
14%
50%
67%
53%
69%
Success leads to success.
Pre-Algebra Courses
Basic Algebra Course(s)
Intermediate Algebra Course
Precalculus
Calculus
Math for Liberal Arts Finite Math Math for
Elem. Ed.Probability/Statistics Other
Developmental Math Courses bring
a student up to college level. They do not transfer or count for college
credit.
The Cost of Developmental Mathematics…
More Time.
# of Dev. Math
Classes
Cost at SCC or SFCC*
Costat EWU*
1 $403.75 $890.00
2 $807.50 $1780
3 $1211.25 $2670
4 $1615
* Based on 2009-2010 tuition rates at SCC, SFCC and EWU for 5 undergraduate credits.
The Cost of Developmental Mathematics…
More Money.
Do you have to take College-level math to get a degree?
No. Many 2-year applied degrees do not require college level math.
Go to the SFCC (Professional Technical Programs) and SCC (Programs – A.A.S. Degrees) web pages. Check out the possibilities.
GRAPHIC DESIGN AAS degree SFCCFirst Quarter Third Quarter Fifth Quarter
Design Technology I Math Skills for Business Design Process V Design Projects I Pro/Tech: Basic Writing Design Technology V Design Lab I Design Process III Design Projects V Drawing for Graphic Designers
Design Technology III Design Lab V
History of Design Design Projects III Multimedia Technology I Illustrator I Design Lab III Improving Interpersonal
Communication In Design I Computer Drawing
Second Quarter Fourth Quarter Sixth QuarterColor and Design Applied Critical Thinking Design Process VI Design Process II Web Production Design Projects VI Design Technology II Print Production Design Lab VI Design Projects II Design Process IV Cooperative Education Seminar Design Lab II Design Technology IV Cooperative Education Work
Experience Drawing for Communication Design Projects IV SFCC Graphic Design
Suggested Electives 1PhotoShop I Design Lab IV
Dreamweaver SFCC Graphic Design Suggested Electives FIND THE MATH!
Math Skills for Business (3 cr)Vocational number skills with or without the
use of calculators are presented in the course. Rounding, decimals, fractions, percents, word problems and using special functions on a calculator are emphasized. Applications include commissions, discounts, invoices, checking accounts and interest. (SCC, SFCC)
What’s the Trade?
?
Questions?
