Lessons from Across the States

1. Lessons from Across the States Ivy Love Center on Education & Skills at New America WACCT 2019 Conference

2. Presentation Outline • Landscape of CCB states • Select state enrollment and outcomes findings from mature adopter states • Status of new adopter states • State policy and program design principles • Questions

3. CC Baccalaureate Research • CCRI-UW and the Center on Education & Skills at New America (CESNA) partnership • Update 50-State landscape study • Closer analysis of Washington & Florida colleges • Structured interviews with CC leaders • Policy and program toolkit See: http://www.washington.edu/ccri/research/new-baccalaureates/ Funded by Lumina Foundation & Joyce Foundation

4. CCB Landscape

5. 25 States Authorizing CCB ME WA ND MT VT NH MN OR NY MA ID WI SD RI CT MI WY PA NJ IA NE OH MD NV DE IN IL WV UT CA VA CO KS MO KY NC TN OK AZ SC NM AR GA AL MS LA TX FL AK HI

6. Reach of CCB Programs • Over 120 predominantly 2-year institutions offer at least one baccalaureate program • 35 CCB institutions have students enrollments but no completions as of spring 2017 (14 of these colleges are in California) • Over 400 programs were operating in 2016-2017

7. IPEDS (2016-2017) Baccalaureate programs with highest number of graduates: • Business + Marketing (4,684) • Health Professions (3,069) • Computer and Information Sciences and Support (996) • Education (895)

8. Example States

9. MATURE ADOPTER: Florida • Of 12,960 total completions nationwide in 2016-2017 - 7,850 of these in Florida • 27 of 28 state colleges offer at least one baccalaureate program • There are currently 188 baccalaureate programs operating at Florida State Colleges

10. MATURE ADOPTER: Florida Florida College System. “Underserved Baccalaureate Student Enrollment.” April 2014.

11. MATURE ADOPTER: Florida Source: FCS Baccalaureate Degrees Accountability Report, 2016. Florida Department of Education, Florida Education & Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP). Retrieved from: http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7749/urlt/FCS-Bacc-Report.pdf

12. MATURE ADOPTER: Washington • 102 programs (as of Feb. 2019) • 10 more under board review • 17 more have submitted “intent” forms • Business, IT, and Healthcare/Wellness/Safety each have 30+ programs running or in the pipeline • 3333 total graduates thru Sept. 2018 • 3142 Annual FTE 2017-2018

13. MATURE ADOPTER: Washington Kaikkonen, D. 2017. Program growth and graduate employment outcomes of Washington’s applied baccalaureate degree. Available https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/research/reports/applied-baccalaureate-degree-research.aspx.

14. NEW ADOPTER: Idaho • ID HB 73 – addition of third and fourth year courses at Idaho community colleges • Authorizes CCs to offer a variety of baccalaureate degrees, with State Board of Education approval • Only authorizes “urban” colleges to operate bachelor’s degree programs • Signed into law 3/20/17 • College of Southern Idaho just launched Advanced Food Technology bachelor’s degree

15. NEW ADOPTER: Missouri • Missouri SB 807: Community colleges authorized to offer bachelor’s degrees, with Coordinating Board approval • Must not have been feasible to establish university partnership to provide bachelor’s degree access • Must be in field where bachelor’s degree is required for licensure, accreditation, or employment • Signed into law 7/9/18

16. NEW ADOPTER: Oregon • Senate Bill 3 (SB3) • Legislation authorizes: • 17 community colleges to be eligible to apply for BAS degree approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission • Requires documentation of local unmet workforce need • Requires documentation that the CC has expertise, resources, and student interest • SB3 was signed into law by the governor on June 6, 2019 and will be effective January 1, 2020.

17. State Policy Principles Considerations for the Next Phase of Work

18. Program Approval Process • Need clear communication with universities • College should demonstrate: • Capacity (faculty, facilities, finances) • Demand (student and employer) • Labor market relevance • Align accreditation and program approval

19. Program and Enrollment Policies • Artificial caps on CCB enrollment are not advisable. • Pilots may present difficulties that standard programs do not. • Sunset process will be needed.

20. Baccalaureate Tuition Policy • Washington: tuition matches regional comprehensive • Florida: same tuition, some $10k bachelor’s degrees

21. Program Design Principles Lessons from CCB Institutions

22. Employer Partnerships • Band together with industry groups and local employers. • Work together on curriculum, equipment, work-based learning opportunities. • Employers are valuable advocates.

23. Structure and Data • Baccalaureate program admissions • Program structure: 2+2 vs traditional 4-year path • Data elements on CCB student education and labor market outcomes

24. Student Services • Academic advising • Navigating upper-division coursework • Career services and graduate advising • Additional job opportunities with bachelor’s degree • Graduate program information • Financial aid and wraparound services • Additional resources for longer-term study • Emergency and basic needs support

25. Advocacy and Messaging Strategies

26. Why Community College Baccalaureate? • Expanded access to bachelor’s degree • Job requirements are changing • CCB builds up local communities

27. Contact Information Connect with us on Twitter! Ivy - @IvyRuthL @NewAmericaEd @NewAmerica Ivy Love Policy Analyst, Center on Education & Skills at New America love@newamerica.org