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Informational Items. Overview of changes in last two years Lottery overview and handout Related issues Transfer issues. No state with a low proportion of Bachelor’s degrees has a high per capita income. No state with a high proportion of Bachelor’s degrees has a low per capita income.

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  1. Informational Items

  2. Overview of changes in last two years • Lottery overview and handout • Related issues • Transfer issues

  3. No state with a low proportion of Bachelor’s degrees has a high per capita income. No state with a high proportion of Bachelor’s degrees has a low per capita income. State Per Capita Personal Income v. Share of Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree or Higher (2008) 2002= 19.7% DC CT NJ MD MA VA 2008= 18.8% NY NH DE RI MN CA AK IL CO WA VT NV WI FL WY MI PA HI ME GA IA OR KS MO AZ IN OH NC NE ND TN TX MT AL SD SC UT KY NM OK AR LA ID WV MS 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002

  4. By the end of this decade, more than 60% of jobs will require college education1 What percentage of our young adults have a college degree? (associates or bachelors) Today, 26% of Arkansas’s young adults aged 25-34 have a college degree.2 26% Is 26% enough? 1 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.html 2 “College degree” means an associate degree, bachelor’s 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.org

  5. Current percentage of young adults (25-34) with a college degree3 3 “College degree” means an associate degree, bachelor’s 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.org

  6. Current percentage of young adults (25-34) with a college degree3 3 “College degree” means an associate degree, bachelor’s 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.org

  7. The following successes were accomplished with the help of legislative support during the last two years: • Developed a universal scholarship web applicationthat allows students to apply for the state’s 21 scholarship programs via one online application. • Reduced the major factor for tuition and fee increasesin Arkansas which were caused by large numbers of tuition waivers in the form of institutional scholarships. These tuition waivers resulted in higher tuition costs for all students. • Provided for the seamless transfer of creditsearned in completing an AA/AS degree to the universities. • Developed a “Comprehensive Accountability Report”that provides the good, bad and ugly of higher education (in general) and for each institution. • Expanded the eligibility for the state’s need-based scholarships to adult learners. Low income adults can now qualify for a $1,000 annual scholarship. • Developed the state’s lottery scholarship criteria. In addition to $53 million in new financial aid for traditional students, scholarship funds were also allocated for adult learners/returning students ($12 million) and currently enrolled students ($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. • Established a standard remediation exit measureas a requisite for students moving into credit bearing courses in the remediated subject.

  8. The following initiatives were conducted through ADHE policy revisions and receipt of grant funds. • Based ten percent of the funding formula upon course completion FTE.  • Doubled the academic program degree production standard from 3 to 6 degrees per year . Slightly lower productivity standards for STEM and technical majors. • Altered the academic program review process to include technical experts for AS and Certificates and out-of-state reviewers for BA/BS baccalaureate.   • Developed a “financial condition” report that shows how higher education institutions spend and manage their money. • Changed the metric for determining if an institution was financially viable to borrow funds. In addition, institutions had to declare source of funds for maintenance. • Provided extensive professional development on student success strategies. • Promoted the importance of college readiness, college attendance and financial aid in Arkansas high schools. Acquired more than $1,000,000 a year in funding from grants. • Provided for 43 Career Coaches to work in Arkansas’s poorest communities and high schools with low college attendance. • Conducted a two-year adult learner task force of institutional leaders to determine how our institutions could be more adult-friendly. • Implemented initiatives to develop sustainable communities by creating partnerships between colleges/universities, community-based organizations and state agencies.

  9. Lottery overview and handout

  10. How college is paid is changing • Academic Challenge: • $2,500 for Community College students • $5,000 for University students • Traditional Students --$53 million • Adult learners/returning students --$12 million • Current 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

  11. It is our hope that the Arkansas Academic Challenge Lottery Scholarship will: increase student success reduce student loans decrease loan default rates prepare more students for high wage high demand jobs benefit Arkansas’s economy Outreach: SayGoCollege Career Coaches The 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) --- 8 semesters going full-time

  12. Financial Aid Applications as of March 30, 2010 • Academic Challenge Scholarship • Nontraditional 16,483 • Traditional 12,849 • GO! Opportunities Grant 18,171 • Workforce Improvement Grant 6,948 • Governor's Scholars Program 6,100 • Teacher Opportunity Program 1,020 • Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund 428 • State Teacher Education Program 395 • Military Dependents Scholarship 288 • Minority Teacher Scholarship 231

  13. HB 1990/ Act 971 AN ACT TO REQUIRE CLEAR EXIT STANDARDS FOR ALL REMEDIAL COURSES TAKEN AT STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING TECHNIQUES OF REMEDIAL COURSES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Representatives: J. Roebuck, D. Hutchinson, M. Burris, Carnine, Clemmer, Cole, Nickels, Saunders, G. Smith, Stewart, Abernathy Senators : G. Baker, Madison

  14. … by institution uniformmeasurable exit standards

  15. … by institution uniformmeasurable exit standards

  16. Implementation highlights • All students enrolled in developmental courses that immediately lead to college-level courses must be tested in Fall 2010 at the end of the semester using an examination comparable to the ACT.  • Students should not be barred from enrolling in college-level courses based on their developmental course post-test score for Fall 2010. • Students that do not attain a score comparable to an ACT of 19 will not be required by ADHE to undergo further developmental instruction—that decision will be at the discretion of the institution awarding the developmental course credit. 

  17. Implementation highlights • ADHE will collect data to determine the number of developmental students who meet the ACT 19 threshold upon exiting the developmental courses for the purposes of guiding our future conversations.  • Post-testing developmental education and the early taking of developmental coursework for Lottery Scholarship recipients will lead to better prepared students and higher retention and graduation rates. 

  18. Student Transfer • Seamless transfer of credits is essential to student success

  19. Arkansas Baccalaureate Degree Education Requirements Major Program Requirements Minimum of 40 hours of upper level courses are required for a baccalaureate Major Requirements: Minimum of 30 hours with 20 hours of upper level coursework in the major. Upper level major courses Lower level major courses • Lower Level General Education Courses: • Required by major • Prerequisites for major courses • Required by an accrediting/licensure body AA/AS/AAT State Core 35 hrs. Institutional general education core requirements 10-25 hrs Humanities/ Fine Arts US History/ Gov’t Science English Social Science Math

  20. Issues needing to be addressed • AA/AS programs must contain transferable college credit. • Universities need to clarify what specific general educations courses are required for the major.

  21. Arkansas Higher Education is Changing 41 percent increase in enrollment

  22. Credit Hours Taken Are Increasing 47 percent increase in credit hours

  23. Credentials Awarded are Increasing 79 % Increase in Credentials 234 % Certificate of Proficiency 192 % Technical Certificates 120 % Associates Degrees 31 % BA/BS Degrees 49 % Masters Degrees 93 % Doctoral Degrees

  24. We all have a role to playIssues that higher education will be addressing in the next few years • Improving remediation – assure skill attainment and maximize student success • Reduction of tuition-based scholarships to 20% of tuition • Seamless transfer of credit among institutions • Administration of the Arkansas Lottery Scholarship • Maintaining scholarship programs (fund balances, etc) • Maintaining state support for institutions • Increased accountability • Distance learning • Program viability/review

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