EAOP Logo.
EAOP logo[1]

The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) was established in 1976 by the University of California (UC) in response to the California State Legislatures' recommendation to expand post-secondary opportunities to every Californian student, including those who are first-generation, socio-economically disadvantaged, and English-language learners.[2] As UC's largest academic preparation program, EAOP assists middle and high school students with academic preparation, admissions and financial aid requirements for higher education.[3]

The program designs and provides services for the academic development of foster students, and deliver these services in partnership with other academic preparation programs, schools, other higher education institutes and community/industry partners.[4]

The goal of the program to increase access for educationally disadvantaged students to the University of California is grounded in the philosophy that preparing for success in college is not simply one of many options for young people; it is their right.[5]

Scope

EAOP is the largest UC academic preparation program. The program has offices located on every UC campus and the campuses serve schools within their geographic regions. In the 2006–07 academic year, EAOP served over 42,492 students in the cohort program alone. That year, EAOP served 259 high schools and 131 middle schools in both cohort and whole-school partner models. EAOP further reached over 9,000 families in workshops, college visits and family events.[6]

Student population

The purpose of EAOP is to increase the number of students who have the opportunity to achieve a post-secondary education.

Populations with lower college-going rates EAOP population
Low API schools 79% of the schools EAOP serves are in the five lowest API deciles.[7]
Low-income students According to census tract data, 71% of EAOP schools are in communities with median family incomes of less than $50,000, compared to about 47% of high schools statewide.

In Sacramento County, for example, the vast majority of EAOP students live in areas where the household income is $52,000 or less.[8]

Underrepresented at UC Most students in EAOP are from groups underrepresented at the University of California, 69%, a rate that is very close to the percentage of underrepresented students in the schools served by the programs.[7]
EAOP alumni at UC At the University of California, three-quarters of freshmen attended the state's highest-performing high schools, those with an API of 6-10. Only one quarter of freshmen at UC attended schools with an API of 1–5. By comparison, three quarters of EAOP alumni (freshmen) at the University of California attended schools with an API of 1–5.[9]

Outcomes

Research shows that EAOP students are more prepared for college than students who do not participate in the program. Independent academic studies and evaluations conducted for California's state legislature show that EAOP students surpass students statewide in terms of coursework and exam completion, UC eligibility, college enrollment and college persistence. For example:

College eligibility/attendance indicator EAOP outcome
California's public university course requirements EAOP students complete the 'A-G' course requirements at twice the rate of students statewide.[10]
Entrance exams In schools with an API of 1 and 2, EAOP students took the SAT/ACT at twice the rate of non-EAOP students (61% compared to 29%).[7]
College eligibility The college eligibility rate for EAOP students is more than two and a half times that of students in California statewide, 34% for EAOP students compared to 14.4% statewide.[11]
College attendance (public colleges in California) More than 2/3 of EAOP alumni attend a California public college, significantly higher than the statewide rate of less than half.[12]
College enrollment (all colleges) Seventy-two percent of EAOP Students enroll in college the first year after high school.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "logo".
  2. ↑ University of California EAOP, 2003 in Review. University of California, 2009-10 Budget for Current Operations Budget Detail, as Presented to the Regents for Approval.
  3. ↑ University of California, 2009-10 Budget for Current Operations Budget Detail, as Presented to the Regents for Approval. University of California Office of the President, A Report to the Governor and Legislature on Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships for the 2006-07 Academic Year (April 2008).
  4. ↑ "Early Academic Outreach Program". University of California.
  5. ↑ A Report to the Governor and Legislature on Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships for the 2004-05 Academic Year. Prepared by University of California Office of the President, April 2006.
  6. ↑ A Report to the Governor and Legislature on Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships for the 2006-07 Academic Year. Prepared by University of California Office of the President, April 2008.
  7. 1 2 3 University of California, "A Report to the Governor and Legislature on Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships for the 2004-05 Academic Year" (2006).
  8. ↑ Sacramento County Distribution of Mean Household Income: United States Census, 2000.
  9. ↑ Juan Sanchez (2007). Analyzing Undergraduate Admissions Criteria Using Hierarchical Linear Models, Item Response Theory and Differential Item Functioning Analyses: A Study of the University of California's EAOP Students' Academic Growth and Graduation from UC. ISBN 978-0-549-53212-5. Table 6, page 37
  10. ↑ Denise Quigley (February 2002). The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) and Its Impact on High School Students' Completion of the University of California's Preparatory Coursework. University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, Los Angeles, CA.
  11. ↑ University of California, "A Report to the Governor and Legislature on Student Academic Prep ration and Educational Partnerships for the 2004-05 Academic Year" (2006) and California Postsecondary Education Committee, "2005 College-Going Rates to Public Colleges and Universities, On-Line Data." Rates are estimates. CPEC calculations are based on public high school students in California. Similarly, all EAOP students attend public high schools in California.
  12. ↑ California Postsecondary Education Committee, "2005 College-Going Rates to Public Colleges and Universities, On-Line Data." Rates are estimates. CPEC calculations are based on public high school students in California. Similarly, all EAOP students attend public high schools in California. University of California, "College-Going Outcomes of EAOP Participants, 2004-05" (2006).
  13. ↑ University of California, "College-Going Outcomes of EAOP Participants, 2004-05" (2006).

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