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ARKANSAS STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES

Karen J. WheelerAssociate DirectorArkansas Department of Higher Education

Arkansas Lottery Scholarship Complete College ArkansasTodays DiscussionFrame the Issues.Whats Going On Nationally?Whats Going On In Arkansas?Arkansas Student Success InitiativesArkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship (Lottery)Framing of the IssuesWhats Going On Nationally?

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9.7%22%375 National Higher Education Trends We Cant Ignore3838

Trend#1

Student Success Movement

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3940President Obamas PrioritiesHighest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020

National high school exit standards

High school exit and college readiness standards linked

40BIG GOALSIncrease the proportion of 25-34 year-olds who hold an associate degree or higher to 55% by the year 2025 in order to make America the educational attainment leader in the world. (College Board, Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education, 2008)

Increase the level of the nations high-quality college degrees and credentials to 60% by 2025. (Lumina Foundation for Education)41

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Degree Production

Developmental Education ReformIncreased Support ServicesSeamless TransferAccelerated LearningEarly College

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Trend # 2Instructional Technology

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4344Technology and Distance EducationMore than 2 million studentsGrowing rapidly, increasing competition Hybrid programs most effectiveGreatest number of distance students and courses are within traditional settings

Ralph Wolff, President and Executive Director, Senior College Commission, WASCWorld Future Society, July 200944

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Use of Data

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45Data TrendsAnalyze non-traditional data pointsStudent progression in developmental educationStudent completion of gatekeeper coursesPart-time students included in cohortsTime-to-degree extended beyond IPEDS definitionsData stratified by gender, race/ethnicity, college-readiness, and SES4646

Trend #4Accountability

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4748Why the Concern with Accountability? Lack of GraduatesNational graduation rate about 50%Quality of GraduatesNational Surveys consistently show that 20-30% of college graduates have only basic quantitative skills.National Assessment of Adult Literacy Report: Performance drop 1992 to 2003:College graduates proficient in English fell from 40% to 31%College graduates proficient in prose literacy fell from 51% to 41%Employers: college grads lack skills for the workplace

48Common Measures of AccountabilityCompletion ratesPlacement ratesLearning assessment and outcomesCost/tuition containment

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State Higher EducationPolicy Initiatives

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State Higher Education Priority - Higher Education Appropriations Relative to State and Local Tax Revenues and Lottery Profits - 2005



Overall Educational Needs Index - 2005

50State Policy and Legislative PrioritiesCollege CompletionPerformance FundingCollege CompletionDevelopmental EducationUndocumented Student Enrollment/Tuition Charges/ScholarshipsCollege CompletionK-12 and Higher Education Course Alignment5151Whats Going On in Arkansas? State Per Capita Personal Income v. Share of AdultPopulation with Bachelor's Degree or Higher (2008)

DCTXNMFLNDNCALINLAMIWISDWYTNNVARIAOHIDSCKYMSWVMOMEAZVANJPAMDMTCTMACONEAKGAHIKSORDEILRIMNWAUTVTNHNYCAOKNo state with a low proportion of Bachelors degrees has a high per capita income.No state with a high proportion of Bachelors degrees has a low per capita income.2008= 18.8%2002= 19.7%200620052002200720085353While Arkansas faded during the decade and Oklahoma Gained, both see the need to maximize the success of adults for future success Current percentage of young adults (25-34) with a college degree33 College degree means an associate degree, bachelors degree, or higher. National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), 2008 (from U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample File.) http://www.higheredinfo.orgBy the end of this decade, more than 60% of jobs will require college education126%Today, 26% of Arkansass young adults aged 25-34 have a college degree.21 Carnevale, T., Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2009. High-growth fields based on national projections of total new and replacement jobs. http://cew.georgetown.edu/research/jobs/79012.html2 College degree means an associate degree, bachelors degree, or higher. National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), 2008 (from U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample File.) http://www.higheredinfo.orgIs 26% enough?55U.S. Census BureauData Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)

Arkansas ranked 51st (16.7%) Nationwide in 2000 for Bachelors & HigherPercent of County Populationthat hold Bachelors & Higher 2000Pope 19.0%Washington 24.5%Pulaski 28.1%Clark 19.8%Benton 20.3%Faulkner 25.2%Craighead 20.9%56AR was 49th (19.3%) in 2007 nation-wide among degree holders (bechelors degree & higher)Percent of County Population(Associate Degree Holder) 2000U.S. Census BureauData Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)

Arkansas ranked 50th (4%) Nation-wide in 2000 for Associate Degree Holders57AR was 48th (5.88%) in 2007 nation-wide among degree holders (associate degrees)

2009 Arkansas College Going RateSource: Arkansas Department of Higher Education, 2010.Note: The above is based on 2009 Fall Term enrollment only including: First-Time Entering Students Only; Attending College Full-Time; Taking On-Campus Courses; Is an In-State Student.Average Composite ACT Scores By Racial/Ethnic GroupCollege and Career ReadinessSource: ACT Inc. 59Final per Joan 4/12Entered by Lexi

Arkansas Remediation43.8% of all school districts have a college remediation rate of their graduates higher than 50%74.1% of all school districts have a college going rate higher than 50%60Remediation Rates for All First-Time Entering Students, 2008 Fall Term, All Public Institutions51.3%4-Year Public Universities39.1%2-Year Public Colleges74.2%Remediation Rates for First-Time Entering Adult Students (age 25 or older), 2008 Fall Term, All Public Institutions91.0%4-Year Public Universities

92.4%2-Year Public Colleges

90.6%Arkansas Remediation61

A student who has to take remediation graduates at less than half the rate of students who come to college with the requisite skills.

A student who has to take remediation graduates at less than half the rate of students who come to college with the requisite skills.63National Student Success Initiatives at Work in Arkansas

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I realize that, without improvement in higher education, our economic development efforts will face enormous barriers.

-Gov. Mike BeebeGoal: Arkansas will reach the Southern Regional Education Boards (SREB) average for citizens holding bachelors degrees by 2015.

Increase the current production of bachelors degrees by 64% (7,098 more graduates per year) each of the next six years to reach the SREB average.

Achieving the Dream67Multi-year national initiative to increase community college students success.

Focus on students who traditionally face significant barriers to success.

Arkansas Member Institutions:Pulaski Technical CollegeNational Park Community CollegeOuachita Technical CollegePhillips Community CollegeUniversity of Arkansas

67Strategies at Achieving the Dream Colleges

Each Achieving the Dream college developsstrategies based on its analysis of institutional strengths, problem areas, and achievement gaps.

Developmental EducationGatekeeper CoursesFirst-Year Experienceadvising, learning communities, orientation programs, student success coursesLearning CommunitiesBetter academic and personal advising for at-risk studentsTutoring and supplemental instructionStrengthening K-14 Links to Improve Student PreparationUsing Data Effectively to Monitor Student Outcomes and Improve PracticesAchieving the Dream Promising Practiceshttp://www.achievingthedream.orgComplete College AmericaNational nonprofit established in 2009GoalsIncrease number of Americans with college degree or credential of valueClose attainment gaps for traditionally under-represented populationsFocused solely on:Dramatically increasing the nations college completion rate through state policy change Building consensus for change among state leaders, higher education, and the national education policy community

70 Since 1970, college enrollment has grown nearly 35 percent. Yet completion rates have been flat. Weve made progress in giving students from all backgrounds access to collegebut we havent finished the all-important job of helping them achieve a degree.Complete College America funders:- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation- Carnegie Corporation of New York- Ford Foundation- Lumina Foundation for Education- W.K. Kellogg Foundation

70CCAs goal is to double the number of college graduates by 2020. Multiple states to collaborate with each other in doing so.The following Arkansas representatives attended the May 4, 2010 Alliance of States meeting with 22 other states:Rep. David Rainey (Arkansas General Assembly)Angela Kremers (Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation)Jim Purcell (ADHE)Karen Wheeler (ADHE)Brooks Harrington (ADHE)

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Dr. Jim Purcell, Senator Shane Broadway and Dr. Stan JonesOctober 20-22, 2010CCA Completion Academy in Denver with 8 selected states. (Arkansas self-assessment has been adopted as a model for other states)National experts in the redesign of remediation, improving the time-to-degree, and state higher education funding policies.

Arkansas team in attendance: Jennifer Flinn (Governors staff)Joel Anderson (Chancellor-UALR)Steven Murray (Chancellor-PCCUA)Angela Kremers (Senior Education Policy Associate-WRF) Karen Wheeler and Jim Purcell (ADHE staff)

Arkansas Self-Assessment CommitmentsSet State and Campus Completion GoalsUniformly Measure Progress and SuccessShift to Performance FundingReduce Time to Degree and Accelerate SuccessTransform RemediationRestructure Delivery for Todays StudentsIn just 10 years, 6 of 10 new jobs will require a college education, but currently, only half of all students who enter college graduate.

Complete College America has set a goal that by 2020, six out of 10 young adults in our country will have a college degree or certificate of value.

40% now; 60% by 2020. We will not close this gap by standing still or tinkering around the edges. Complete College Americas Essential Steps explain how states can implement systemic reforms and innovative policies to significantly increase college completion.

75Arkansas PrioritiesTeam identified three major priorities to help improve college completion.

State Funding PolicyRemediationTime-to-DegreeProgram structure and course schedulingProgram deliveryProgram accelerationNational Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)Comprehensive study of Arkansas higher education (collaboration between Governor Beebe, the General Assembly, Complete College America and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation)Regional visits with all senior-level institution administrators.Visits completed with Governors staff, legislators, agency heads, AHECB members, and other key stakeholders (State Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Science and Technology Authority among others).Report due to Governor Beebe and legislature no later than mid-December.Arkansas Academic Challenge (Lottery) ScholarshipPicking a college is like falling in love.Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President George Washington University

Its a Relationship Chosen because of: ConvenienceCost Family traditionLack of knowledge of other optionsContinues if:It works for the student The student is validated The student is successfulAll involved parties work at it

Top Three Reasons Students Leave College:Academic difficulty MoneyPersonal Issues

In 1970s: 80% of the cost of attendance could be covered by a Pell grantToday, less than 40% How college is paid for has to change.

2005 Loan Default RatesSource: U.S. Department of Education6.8%(5th)6.9%7.1%7.2%2.0%2.6%6.9%2.2% (DC)2.3% (VT)84

2006 Loan Default RatesSource: U.S. Department of Education7.6%(4th)8.8%9.3%9.7%7.4%2.3%2.4%2.4% (VT)2.4%85

2007 Loan Default RatesSource: U.S. Department of Education9.0%(4th)9.3%9.3%9.8%8.8%2.8%2.3%3.1%86How college is paid for has changed

Academic Challenge:$2,500 for Community College students$5,000 for University studentsTraditional students --$53 million Adult learners/returning students --$12 millionCurrent achievers --$43 million (for 2010 to be phased out over the next 3 years) The scholarship criteria for continuing eligibility are designed to encourage speed to graduation.Expansion of need-based aid to adults

Institutional Type and Academic Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship RecipientsArkansas Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship Recipients DistributionArkansas Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship Recipients GenderArkansas Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship Recipients Race/EthnicityThe Lottery Act Requires Students To. . .

Complete remediation within the first 30 hours of coursework Take 15 hours each semester (first term freshmen can take 12)Will cover 8 semesters going full-time

It is our hope that the Arkansas Academic Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship will:Increase student successReduce student loansDecrease loan default ratesPrepare more students for high-wage, high-demand jobsBenefit Arkansass economy

Outreach:SayGoCollegeCareer Coaches

Arkansas Department of Higher EducationUniversal Financial Aid SystemLaunched on January 1, 2010Search and apply for all ADHE administered scholarships and grants at one timeReceive e-mail status notificationsManage your account 24/7 to include:Updating personal information and collegeReviewing transcript and test score informationwww.adhe.edu

Arkansas Department of Higher EducationUniversal Financial Aid System

LudditesA social movement of British textile artisans in the nineteenth century who protestedoften by destroying mechanized loomsagainst the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which they felt were leaving them without work and changing their entire way of life.

A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich

However, other machines changed the world even more profoundly. These were the machines which made use of the forces of nature instead of manpower. Take spinning and weaving, for example work that had always been done by artisans. All of these developments produced a tremendous upheaval in peoples lives. Everything was turned upside-down and hardly anything stayed where it had been. Think for a moment how secure and orderly everything had been in the guilds of the medieval cities!

A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich

Anyone who owned a mechanical loom could, with the help of one or two assistants perhaps his wife and children do more work than a hundred trained weavers. So whatever became of all the weavers in a town into which a mechanical loom was introduced? . . . They woke up one day to discover that they werent needed any more. Everything it had taken them years to learn, first as apprentices and then as journeymen, was useless.

Restructuring of the economyThose that adapt flourishThose that could not . . . 100WHO WILL LEAD THE CHANGE?101ADHE and FACEBOOK

Questions?103karen.wheeler@adhe.eduChart4192141797119325205512033225077225192116822090207092153523936203502332223340230262193824379247612079822216225192461123129233652360624591217652398222884263102765023785208142532623337263072721726800266622724828158282012546929148314713110933949270813100737569

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2006Per Capita IncomePercentage of Adult Population with a Bachelor's Degree or HigherPer Capita Income

Cloud ChartThe Impact of Education on Economies:Copy tab from Original xls file, but then delete the title which will be fed into the PPT separately.Per Capita Income v. Share of Adult Populationwith a Bachelors Degree or Higher (2005)StateAbbrev% of Adults with Bachelor's or HigherPer Capita IncomeWest VirginiaWV16.5%$19,214MississippiMA18.8%$17,971ArkansasAR18.2%$19,325KentuckyKY20.0%$20,551LouisianaLA20.3%$20,332NevadaNV20.8%$25,077IndianaIN21.7%$22,519AlabamaAL21.1%$21,168TennesseeTN21.7%$22,090OklahomaOK22.1%$20,709South CarolinaSC22.7%$21,535WyomingWY22.7%$23,936IdahoID23.3%$20,350OhioOH23.0%$23,322IowaIA24.0%$23,340MissouriMO24.3%$23,026South DakotaSD24.8%$21,938MichiganMI24.5%$24,379WisconsinWI25.1%$24,761New MexicoNM25.3%$20,798TexasTX24.7%$22,216North CarolinaNC24.8%$22,519FloridaFL25.3%$24,611North DakotaND25.6%$23,129ArizonaAZ25.5%$23,365MaineME25.8%$23,606PennsylvaniaPA25.4%$24,591MontanaMT27.4%$21,765GeorgiaGA26.6%$23,982NebraskaNE26.9%$22,884AlaskaAK26.9%$26,310DelawareDE27.0%$27,650OregonOR27.5%$23,785UtahUT28.6%$20,814HawaiiHI29.7%$25,326KansasKS28.6%$23,337IllinoisIL28.9%$26,307Rhode IslandRI29.6%$27,217CaliforniaCA29.0%$26,800WashingtonWA30.5%$26,662MinnesotaMN30.4%$27,248New YorkNY31.2%$28,158New HampshireNH31.9%$28,201VermontVT32.4%$25,469VirginiaVI32.7%$29,148New JerseyNJ33.4%$31,471MarylandMD35.1%$31,109ConnecticutCT33.7%$33,949ColoradoCO34.3%$27,081MassachusettsMA37.0%$31,007District of ColumbiaDC45.9%$37,569Puerto RicoPR20.8%$9,693Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community SurveyR1402: Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree: 2005 Universe: Population 25 years and overB19301. PER CAPITA INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2005 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) - Universe: TOTAL POPULATIONmin (excl PR):16.5%17,971max (excl PR):45.9%37,569

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# DegreesBrain Gain: Degrees ConferredData with RSU moved into the Regional Tier effective with 2005-06 results:Degrees Conferred (Associate and Bachelor's only)2000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-06Research6,0306,1896,5226,9917,5578,001Regional (including RSU)6,7286,9566,9537,0897,3707,853Community6,2636,4667,2397,7977,9817,835Total19,02119,61120,71421,87722,90823,689Data if RSU were still in the Community College Tier:Degrees Conferred (Associate and Bachelor's only)2000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-06Research6,0306,1896,5226,9917,5578,001Regional6,7286,9566,9537,0897,3707,486Community (including RSU)6,2636,4667,2397,7977,9818,202Total19,02119,61120,71421,87722,90823,689Increase:--5901,1031,1631,031781

# Degrees603067286263618969566466652269537239699170897797755773707981800174868202

ResearchRegionalCommunity (including RSU)Number of Associate andBachelor's Degrees ConferredBrain Gain: Degrees Conferred by OklahomaPublic Colleges and Universities

Retention Rates603067286263618969566466652269537239699170897797755773707981800178537835

ResearchRegional (including RSU)CommunityNumber of Associate andBachelor's Degrees ConferredBrain Gain: Degrees Conferred by Oklahoma Public Colleges and Universities

Graduation RatesBrain Gain: Retention Rates (within-institution rates)Retention Rates(within-the-institution)2000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-06Research79.2%80.4%80.9%80.5%81.8%82.8%Regional (including RSU)64.7%64.5%65.2%63.8%63.2%65.0%Community52.9%54.6%56.7%54.9%55.3%58.9%

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ResearchRegional (including RSU)CommunityBrain Gain: Retention RatesWithin-the-Institution

College-GoingBrain Gain: Graduation Rates (within-institution rates)Graduation Rates(within-the-institution)2000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-06Research51.1%54.9%55.8%57.0%58.1%58.9%Regional (including RSU)31.1%30.2%32.1%31.7%33.0%34.0%Community19.4%17.8%19.2%21.1%18.2%19.8%

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Moving Cloud ChartCollege-Going Rate2000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-06(Linear) College-Going Rate54.8%57.7%56.4%57.9%58.6%57.8%

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Source: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, High School Indicators Project, High School to College-Going Rates, February 2007(Linear) College-Going RateOklahoma Linear College-Going Rate

Educ Attainment HistThe Impact of Education on Economies:Per Capita Income v. Share of Adult Populationwith a Bachelors Degree or Higher (2005)StateAbbrev% of Adults with Bachelor's or HigherPer Capita IncomeWest VirginiaWV16.9%$19,214MississippiMA18.7%$17,971ArkansasAR18.9%$19,325KentuckyKY19.3%$20,551OK - 200020.2%$19,000LouisianaLA20.6%$20,332NevadaNV20.6%$25,077IndianaIN21.3%$22,519AlabamaAL21.4%$21,168TennesseeTN21.8%$22,090OklahomaOK22.4%$20,709South CarolinaSC23.0%$21,535WyomingWY23.2%$23,936IdahoID23.3%$20,350OhioOH23.3%$23,322IowaIA23.8%$23,340MissouriMO24.0%$23,026South DakotaSD24.7%$21,938MichiganMI24.7%$24,379WisconsinWI25.0%$24,761New MexicoNM25.1%$20,798TexasTX25.1%$22,216North CarolinaNC25.1%$22,519FloridaFL25.1%$24,611North DakotaND25.5%$23,129ArizonaAZ25.6%$23,365MaineME25.6%$23,606PennsylvaniaPA25.7%$24,591MontanaMT26.5%$21,765GeorgiaGA27.1%$23,982NebraskaNE27.3%$22,884AlaskaAK27.3%$26,310DelawareDE27.6%$27,650OregonOR27.7%$23,785UtahUT27.9%$20,814HawaiiHI27.9%$25,326KansasKS28.2%$23,337IllinoisIL29.2%$26,307Rhode IslandRI29.3%$27,217CaliforniaCA29.5%$26,800WashingtonWA30.1%$26,662MinnesotaMN30.7%$27,248New YorkNY31.3%$28,158New HampshireNH31.8%$28,201VermontVT32.5%$25,469VirginiaVI33.2%$29,148New JerseyNJ34.2%$31,471MarylandMD34.5%$31,109ConnecticutCT34.9%$33,949ColoradoCO35.5%$27,081MassachusettsMA36.9%$31,007District of ColumbiaDC45.3%$37,569Puerto RicoPR20.8%$9,693Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community SurveyR1402: Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree: 2005 Universe: Population 25 years and overB19301. PER CAPITA INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2005 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) - Universe: TOTAL POPULATIONmin (excl PR):16.9%17,971max (excl PR):45.3%37,569OK 200020.2%$19,000approximate

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2004

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Sheet4 (3)Educational AttainmentPopulation Age 25 years and over200020012002200320042005US population:177,532,915179,959,220182,686,266184,395,128186,534,177Associate degree6.5%6.6%6.8%7.0%7.1%Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%25.5%25.9%26.5%27.0%OK population:2,137,9712,147,6752,182,5742,185,4122,225,209Associate degree5.7%5.7%6.0%6.3%5.9%Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%20.4%20.7%21.9%22.2%22.4%

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