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Why Support the
Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program?
Ten Reasons for Success
1. Mastering AP coursework helps many more students succeed in college. Students passing AP exams are three times more likely to earn a college degree than students who do not pass.
2. Passing AP courses helps more students graduate on time from college. Most students take five or six years, and sometimes even longer, to earn their bachelor’s degrees at public colleges and universities. Students who take AP courses and exams are much more likely to graduate in four years at no extra cost.
3. Graduating from college in four years saves students and their parents thousands of dollars. Students who take longer to graduate from a public college or university typically pay between $8,000 and $19,000 for each additional year. Students attending a private institution might incur as much as $26,197 for each additional year it takes to earn a bachelor’s degree.
4. Taking AP courses increases eligibility for scholarships and makes candidates more attractive for college admission. 31 percent of colleges and universities consider a student’s AP experience when making decisions about which students will receive scholarships. 85 percent of selective colleges and universities report that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts admissions decisions.
5. The APTIP program makes advanced math and science courses more accessible for African-American and Hispanic students, who are often under-represented in science, technology, engineering, and math fields. African American and Hispanic students who pass an AP exam are four times more likely to earn a college degree than those who do not pass. In its first year, the 67 schools receiving grants from NMSI to provide AP training and incentives saw a 122 percent increase in enrollment of African American and Hispanic students.
6. The APTIP program makes advanced math and science courses more accessible for female students, who also are often under-represented in STEM fields. Women contribute 46 percent of the workforce in the U.S., but hold just 26 percent of the jobs in engineering, science, and technology. The 67 initial NMSI program schools saw a 74 percent increase in enrollments in AP math, science and English classes by female students.
7. APTIP promotes public/private partnerships and local control. NMSI’s state affiliates have built strong coalitions with leaders in business, government, education and the community to ensure the long term sustainability of the more rigorous coursework. A non-profit organization with a strong board implements the program in each state, which invites community buy-in.
8. The NMSI APTIP program is a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach with interlocking elements that are all essential for success:
· Open enrollment so all students regardless of income, gender, race or ethnicity have a chance to succeed.
· More student time-on-task, reinforced by special prep sessions.
· Exam fee support to make advanced courses affordable for more students.
· Student recruitment/ counseling so more students will have the confidence and support to take advanced courses.
· Mini-scholarship incentives for success for students.
· Supplies and equipment provided for the state-of-the-art lab projects essential for exploratory learning.
· Stipends and bonuses for teachers and administrators who put in extra time and effort for AP instruction.
· Rigorous content-focused teaching training for AP and Pre-AP courses.
· Lead teachers who serve as mentors.
· Vertical teaming so students benefit from a progressive ladder of learning.
9. Receiving college credit for AP courses helps students double major in college or add study abroad without taking extra time to graduate. Because more than 3,200 colleges and universities in the United States offer credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying AP scores, AP students have the flexibility to add a major or study abroad without putting at risk graduation in four years.
10. The NMSI training and incentive approach works. We multiply success.
In its first year, APTIP has been welcomed and is operating in 67 public high schools.
- 13,500 students enrolled in AP math, science, and English courses
- 69% increase in overall enrollment in AP math, science, and English courses
- 75% increase in female students enrolled in AP math and science courses
- 122% increase in African American and Hispanic enrollment in AP math, science, and English courses
- 449 more NMSI-trained AP math, science, and English teachers
Looking Ahead:
- Next year, NMSI will be operating in 145 public high schools
- Next year, NMSI projects an enrollment of 27,000 students taking AP math, science and English courses
- Next year, NMSI will train over 1,000 AP math, science, and English teachers
- In five years, NMSI projects operations in 350 public high schools
- In five years, NMSI projects over 50,000 students enrolled in AP math, science, and English courses
- At the end of NMSI’s five-year grant period, our six state partners will have trained 2,500 teachers and impacted over 150,000 high school students. |
