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Discussing the economic challenges facing California Community Colleges with dropping revenue and declining educational achievements, emphasizing the need to act to secure future success. Addressing key issues like completion rates, student access, and financial aid. Analyzing the impact of budget cuts and proposing strategies for improvement.
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Community colleges will not see relative revenue return to 2007-08 levels for several years.
From a$6.2 billion systemTo a$5.9 billion$5.7 billion$5.4 billion
Worst Case: Bigger than 22 State Budgets
All things, all people, whenever • (a) (1) The California Community Colleges shall, as a primary • mission, offer academic and vocational instruction at the lower • division level for both younger and older students, including those • persons returning to school. Public community colleges shall offer • instruction through but not beyond the second year of college. These • institutions may grant the associate in arts and the associate in • science degree. • (2) In addition to the primary mission of academic and vocational • instruction, the community colleges shall offer instruction and • courses to achieve all of the following: • (A) The provision of remedial instruction for those in need of it • and, in conjunction with the school districts, instruction in English • as a second language, adult noncredit instruction, and support • services which help students succeed at the postsecondary level are • reaffirmed and supported as essential and important functions of the • community colleges. • (B) The provision of adult noncredit education curricula in areas • defined as being in the state's interest is an essential and • important function of the community colleges. • (C) The provision of community services courses and programs is an • authorized function of the community colleges so long as their • provision is compatible with an institution's ability to meet its • obligations in its primary missions. • (3) A primary mission of the California Community Colleges is to • advance California's economic growth and global competitiveness • through education, training, and services that contribute to • continuous work force improvement. • (4) The community colleges may conduct to the extent that state • funding is provided, institutional research concerning student • learning and retention as is needed to facilitate their educational • missions.
We need to have a discussion. • Where have we been? • Where are we now? • Where are we going?
Economically necessary America is losing ground internationally • Once first in the world, America now ranks 10th in the percentage of young adults with a college degree. • For the first time in our history, the current generation of college-age Americans will be less educated than their parents’ generation – unless things change quickly.
California is losing groundto other states(Rank Among States in % with College Degrees) Economically necessary
By Race/ethnicity 33% for Asian students 27% for white students 18% for Latino students 15% for black students Morally incumbent California Community College Participation Rates (age 20-24: average 173 per 1,000) American Indian: 220 per 1,000 adults Asian: 296 per 1,000 adults Black: 193 per 1,000 adults Latino: 159 per 1,000 adults White/Other: 184 per 1,000 adults Associate Degree Completion Rates • By Age • 27% - age 17-19 • 21% - age 20-29 • 18% - age 30-39 • 16% for students over 40
Life gets in the way. • 80% of students work, on average 32 hours per week. • 30% of students have dropped a class because they can’t afford a textbook. • 62% of students choose class schedule based on textbook costs. • 42% of students have never seen a financial aid counselor.
Achievable In 2008-09, of the 1,795,248 term headcount (1,217,230 credit FTES), the following numbers of students reached a meaningful completion:
Achievable National average: 19.9/100 FTE California: 15.5/100 FTE
Success: California’s community colleges will increase completions by 1 million by 2020.Access: California’s community colleges will close participation rate gaps. Equity: California’s community colleges will eliminate the achievement gap among enrolled students. Our goals.
