Bernadette LeMasters

Virginia Management Fellows (VMF) Program

2017-18 Degree Completions

and Other Awards

• All Students, All Institution Types• Best Educated State in the Nation

• In-State, Public 2YR and 4YR• Top Jobs Act (TJ21)

• In-State, Public 2YR, Net ↑and ↓

• In-State, Public 4YR , Net ↑and ↓

• In-State, Private Nonprofit 4YR

• In-State, Private Nonprofit 4YR , Net ↑and ↓

Outline

All Students

In-State and Out-of-State Students

Degrees and Awards Completed

2017-18 Degrees and Other AwardsDegree

Public

Two-years

Public

Four-years

Private

Four-yearsTotal

Certificates 14,546 112 389 15,047

Associate 18,200 42 1,293 19,535

Bachelor 0 37,916 17,031 54,947

First

Professional 0 1,344 1,769 3,113

Master 0 11,448 10,398 21,846

Doctor 0 1,883 1,120 3,003

Post-grad

Certificates 0 1,572 917 3,098

Total

Degrees 18,200 52,633 31,611 102,444

Total Awards 32,746 54,317 32,917 119,980

Total Bachelor’s Degrees

Largest number ever408 more (0.7%) than in 2016-17 (54,539)

486 more (0.9%) than in 2015-16 (54,461)

Total Awards

Largest number ever1,053 more (0.9%) than in 2016-17 (118,927)

Total Undergraduate Degrees &

Certificates 89,529

328 more (0.4%) than in 2016-17 (89,201)

800 fewer (-0.9%) than in 2015-16 (90,329)

2017-18 Degrees and Other AwardsDegree

Public

Two-years

Public

Four-years

Private

Four-yearsTotal

Certificates 14,546 112 389 15,047

Associate 18,200 42 1,293 19,535

Bachelor 0 37,916 17,031 54,947

First

Professional 0 1,344 1,769 3,113

Master 0 11,448 10,398 21,846

Doctor 0 1,883 1,120 3,003

Post-grad

Certificates 0 1,572 917 3,098

Total

Degrees 18,200 52,633 31,611 102,444

Total Awards 32,746 54,317 32,917 119,980

Public 4YR Bachelor’s103 fewer (-0.3%) than in 2016-17 (38,019)

96 fewer (-0.3%) than in 2015-16 (38,012)

Private 4YR Bachelor’s

Largest number ever511 more (3.1%) than in 2016-17 (16,520)

582 more (3.5%) than in 2015-16 (16,449)

Public 2YR Associate219 fewer (-1.2%) than in 2016-17 (18,419)

756 fewer (-4.0%) than in 2015-16 (18,956)

• What? • 1.5 million undergraduate degrees, certificates and workforce credentials

between 2014-15 and 2029-30

• So far?• 354,935 undergraduate degrees and certificates

• Including 85,876 (2014-15) and 89,529 (2017-18)

• Future?• Overall growth of 1% per year (from 2017-18) slightly above 1,501,000 awards

Best-Educated U.S. State by 2030

In-State Students

Virginia In-State Students

Degrees and Awards Completed

Degrees from Public 2YR & 4YRAcademic

YearAssociate Bachelor Total Estimate

2010-11 15,606 27,219 42,825

2011-12 17,534 28,870 46,404

2012-13 18,135 29,366 47,501

2013-14 17,835 29,548 47,383

2014-15 17,918 30,077 47,995 47,026

2015-16 18,585* 31,141* 49,726* 47,100

2016-17 18,063 31,128 49,191 49,407

2017-18 17,829 31,026 48,855 50,145

* = Highest numbers ever

2017-18 Total336 (-0.7%) below 2016-17

871 (-1.8%) below 2015-16

In-State Students

Degrees from Public 2YR & 4YRAcademic

YearAssociate Bachelor Total Estimate

2010-11 15,606 27,219 42,825

2011-12 17,534 28,870 46,404

2012-13 18,135 29,366 47,501

2013-14 17,835 29,548 47,383

2014-15 17,918 30,077 47,995 47,026

2015-16 18,585* 31,141* 49,726* 47,100

2016-17 18,063 31,128 49,191 49,407

2017-18 17,829 31,026 48,855 50,145

2017-18 Associate234 (-1.3%) below 2016-17

756 (-4.1%) below 2015-16

2017-18 Bachelor’s102 (-0.3%) below 2016-17

115 (-0.4%) below 2015-16

In-State Students

* = Highest numbers ever

• What? • 100,000 additional degrees between 2010-11 and 2024-25 to in-state

undergraduates at public institutions

• And a “comparable increase” at private nonprofit institutions

• So far?• 337,055 public 4YR in-state undergrad degrees from 2011-12 to 2017-18

• Including 2010-11, the total is 379,880

• This is 37,280 above what the degree count would have been had each

year’s count been the same as 2010-11 (the baseline year)

• Future?• Decreases in the past two years. If no further increases occur, fall short of goal by

~20,000 degrees

Top Jobs Act (TJ21)In-State Students

2-Year Public Institutions

Net Increases and Net Decreases

From 2016-17 to 2017-18

Public 2YR, Associate, Net ↓ In-State StudentsHighest Net Decrease Net Decrease Percentage

Tidewater Community College -156 -5.7%Southside Virginia Community College -101 -16.9%Lord Fairfax Community College -95 -12.9%J Sargeant Reynolds Community College -63 -6.5%Danville Community College -38 -15.7%

In 2017-18, in-state students

completed 17,829 associate degrees

at public institutions – 17,787 at two-

year institutions.

Public 2YR, Associate, Net ↑In-State StudentsHighest Net Increase Net Increase Percentage

Patrick Henry Community College 168 62.2%Thomas Nelson Community College 48 5.7%John Tyler Community College 34 3.9%Virginia Highlands Community College 29 14.3%Wytheville Community College 26 8.3%

In 2017-18, in-state students

completed 17,829 associate degrees

at public institutions – 17,787 at two-

year institutions.

4-Year Public Institutions

Net Increases and Net Decreases

From 2016-17 to 2017-18

Public 4YR, Bachelor’s, Net ↓ In-State StudentsHighest Net Decrease Net Decrease Percentage

Norfolk State University -163 -20.5%Virginia Commonwealth University -163 -3.4%Old Dominion University -89 -2.5%College of William and Mary -65 -5.9%University of Mary Washington -65 -7.2%

In 2017-18, in-state students

completed 31,026 bachelor’s degrees

at public institutions.

Public 4YR, Bachelor’s, Net ↑In-State StudentsHighest Net Increase Net Increase Percentage

University of Virginia 224 8.1%George Mason University 207 4.6%Virginia Tech 122 2.7%Virginia Military Institute 56 26.4%

In 2017-18, in-state students

completed 31,026 bachelor’s degrees

at public institutions.

Note: Only four public 4-year institutions had net increases

Private Nonprofit Institutions

Degrees from Private Nonprofit 4YRAcademic

YearAssociate Bachelor Total Estimate

2010-11 172 5,858 6,030

2011-12 228 6,368 6,596

2012-13 232 6,583 6,815

2013-14 222 6,683 6,905

2014-15 314* 6,659 6,973 6,953

2015-16 304 6,875 7,179* 7,088

2016-17 294 6,799 7,093 7,212

2017-18 268 6,906* 7,174 7,475

2017-18 Total86 (1.1%) above 2016-17

5 (-0.1%) below 2015-16

In-State Students

* = Highest numbers ever

Private 4YR, Undergr. Degrees, Net ↓↑In-State StudentsHighest Net Decrease Net Decrease Percentage

University of Lynchburg -46 -14.6%

Averett University Non-Traditional -43 -22.4%

Sweet Briar College -40 -100.0%

Hampton University -23 -11.7%

Bluefield College -20 -11.6%

In 2017-18, in-state students

completed 7,174 undergraduate

degrees at private nonprofit institutions

– 268 associate degrees and 6,906bachelor’s degrees.

Highest Net Increase Net Increase Percentage

Liberty University 183 7.8%

Regent University 41 14.8%

Mary Baldwin University 25 13.4%

Randolph College 19 26.0%

George Washington University 14 12.0%

Randolph-Macon College 14 6.1%