HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL

Frank T. BroganChancellor, State University System of Florida

June 11, 2012

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL

Overview

Business &

Industry

Independent Colleges &

Universities

Commission for Independent

Education(DOE)

Department of

Education

Florida College System(DOE)

State University

System

Higher Education

Coordinating Council

The Higher Education Coordinating Council makes recommendations to the Legislature, the State Board of Education, and the Board of Governors regarding the State’s unmet educational needs and facilitates solutions to disputes regarding the creation of new degree programs, institutes, campuses, or centers. The Council will make recommendations that are intended to:

• Achieve a more seamless PK-20 academic educational system

• Promote consistent education policy and articulation processes across all educational delivery systems — focusing on students

• Maximize access to a high quality education for all Floridians

• Improve accountability measures across all education delivery systems

www.FloridaHigherEducation.org

Florida Statutes 1004.015

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL

Activities Since Establishment

• Organized October 2010

• Monthly Meetings December 2010 – Present

• Created workgroups: 1) Articulation policy — working through Articulation Coordinating Committee 2) Existing, evolving and emerging industries — working through the Talent Supply Chain Team, DEO and sector staff 3) Statewide degree inventory (now LIVE as part of ExpertNet at www.expertnet.org)

Searchable byProgram/CIP code

At-A-GlanceFacts about the State’s

degree programs

Searchable by geographic map:• Worforce Regions• Enterprise Florida Regions• SUS Locations• FCS Locations

Data sortable by: • Institution name

• Accreditation status

• Type of degree

• County location

• Enterprise Florida Region

• Workforce Florida District

• Type of Institution(SUS, FCS, ICUF…)

• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code

Will be useful for: • State level and local level

education planning

• Industry and business seeking education providers

• Economic development planning and industry recruitment

• State and local workforce agencies seeking education providers

• Students seeking programs of study

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL

Activities Since Establishment

• Organizational meeting October 2010

• Monthly meetings December 2010 – Present

• Created workgroups: 1) Articulation policy — working through Articulation Coordinating Committee 2) Existing, evolving and emerging industries — working through the Talent Supply Chain Team, DEO and sector staff 3) Statewide degree inventory (now LIVE as part of ExpertNet at www.expertnet.org)

• Launched survey of statewide higher education stakeholders

• Finalized report with 36 recommendations related to: 1) Primary mission of public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions 2) Performance measures and outcomes that meet the State’s needs 3) Articulation policies that ensure maximized used of State resources 4) A plan for workforce development

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL

7A All appropriate educational delivery sectors, working with the Florida Legislature, need to explore new methodologies for the provision of funding maintenance and construction of facilities. This should include exploring alternative funding solutions for the construction of University Educational Partnership Centers on state college campuses or use the state’s Higher Education Facilities Finance Authority rather than using PECO funding, to finance new buildings and seek community matching funds.

11A All public and private postsecondary sectors should expand the use of instructional technology to help solve access and availability challenges. Colleges and universities should use already developed resources within Florida to offer expanded access through on-line programs and promote consortium programs that enable public and private institutions in a region to allow students to easily take courses at other institutions in the partnership.

13A The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, working with the Florida Legislature, need to examine a new State University System and Florida College System funding formula based in part on greater emphasis on performance-based accountability to enhance areas such as graduation and retention rates, STEM degree production and commercialization of research that leads to job creation.

HECC Recommendations align with Board of Governors Strategic Plan (examples)

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL

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