OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

1. OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Presented by Houston D. Davis, OSRHEFebruary 2008

2. Improving Access to Higher Education in Oklahoma Initiatives Supporting Access OKcollegestart.org Concurrent Enrollment Oklahoma’s Promise Cooperative Alliances Workforce Initiatives Reach Higher

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4. 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 Concurrent Enrollment CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT HEADCOUNT 10,179 7,639 3,188 2007 FALL 2005 2006

5. Financial Aid OTAG Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant OTEG Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Oklahoma’s Promise/OHLAP

6. Total Percentage of State Appropriations/Allocations for Student Aid Since FY2000: 8% 7.7% 7% 7.1% 6.7% 6% 6% 5% 4.9% 4% 4% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3% 2% FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008

7. Scholarship Recipient Projections Assumes 3% annual increases in OK Promise high school enrollment through 2010 class and 2% thereafter; assumes 67% completion rate of high school requirements for scholarship eligibility.

8. Cooperative Alliances with Technology Centers

9. Workforce and Economic Development • Workforce Development • $4.5 million to increase academic programs at institutions offering nursing and allied health care programs. • This will produce an additional 300 registered nurses, 130 allied health professionals and 15 additional masters level nursing faculty members annually.

10. Adult Degree-Completion Program

11. Adult Degree Completion Program Original Assessment of Need • Student records were reviewed from 1992 to 2002 to identify students who: • had at least 77 hours of college credit, • were not currently enrolled, • and did not hold a bachelor’s degree. • 69,000 potential candidates for the adult degree program were identified. • 44% held either an AA or AS degree. • 17% received a Pell grant in their last year of enrollment.

12. Adult Degree Completion ProgramMarket Assessment Results • Factors impacting their re-enrollment in college: • Convenience • Accelerated format • Credit for previous experience • Cost • 1/3 indicated they would definitely enroll in a Oklahoma public university degree completion program. • 70% indicated that the program would be affordable if tuition is similar to current public university tuition.

13. Adult Degree Completion ProgramProgram Design • Enable people with at least two years of college to finish a bachelor’s degree • Flexible and accelerated schedule to meet the needs of working adults • Curriculum designed to ensure that students are prepared to succeed in the workplace by consortium of faculty statewide and business advisory group • Involve multiple learning environments. • Common curriculum and offered at multiple locations. • Developed by faculty by participating universities. • Will be approved through academic processes.

14. B.S. in Organizational Leadership

15. Participating Institutions • Cameron University • East Central University • Langston University • Northwestern Oklahoma State University • Oklahoma Panhandle State University • Rogers State University • Southwestern Oklahoma State University • University of Central Oklahoma

16. Marketing Materials

19. Progress So Far…. • First course offered March 2007 • Inquires about program: >50 • Applications to Program: >20 • Enrollment: 36 • PR Launch of Program August 2007 • Inquires about program: 873 • Applications to Program: 460 • Enrollment Spr ‘08: 169 • Age Range of Students: 27-55 • Average Age of Students: 40 • Majority of students are women

20. www.ReachHigherOklahoma.org Dr. Houston Davis Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education hdavis@osrhe.edu 405.225.9175