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ARKANSAS STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES Karen J. Wheeler Associate Director Arkansas Department of Higher Education Arkansas Lottery Scholarship Complete College Arkansas

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Todays Discussion Frame the Issues. Whats Going On Nationally? Whats Going On In Arkansas? Arkansas Student Success Initiatives Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship (Lottery)

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Framing of the Issues

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Whats Going On Nationally?

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Slate.com

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9.7%22% 37

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5 National Higher Education Trends We Cant Ignore 38

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Trend #1 Student Success Movement 39

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40 President Obamas Priorities Highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020 National high school exit standards High school exit and college readiness standards linked

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BIG GOALS Increase the proportion of 25-34 year- olds who hold an associate degree or higher to 55% by the year 2025 in order to make America the educational attainment leader in the world. (College Board, Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education, 2008) Increase the level of the nations high- quality college degrees and credentials to 60% by 2025. (Lumina Foundation for Education) 41

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Degree Production Developmental Education Reform Increased Support Services Seamless Transfer Accelerated Learning Early College 42

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Trend # 2 Instructional Technology 43

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44 Technology and Distance Education More than 2 million students Growing rapidly, increasing competition Hybrid programs most effective Greatest number of distance students and courses are within traditional settings Ralph Wolff, President and Executive Director, Senior College Commission, WASC World Future Society, July 2009

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Trend # 3 Use of Data 45

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Data Trends Analyze non-traditional data points Student progression in developmental education Student completion of gatekeeper courses Part-time students included in cohorts Time-to-degree extended beyond IPEDS definitions Data stratified by gender, race/ethnicity, college- readiness, and SES 46

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Trend #4 Accountability 47

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48 Why the Concern with Accountability? Lack of Graduates National graduation rate about 50% Quality of Graduates National Surveys consistently show that 20-30% of college graduates have only basic quantitative skills. National Assessment of Adult Literacy Report: Performance drop 1992 to 2003: College graduates proficient in English fell from 40% to 31% College graduates proficient in prose literacy fell from 51% to 41% Employers: college grads lack skills for the workplace

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Common Measures of Accountability Completion rates Placement rates Learning assessment and outcomes Cost/tuition containment 49

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State Higher Education Policy Initiatives 50 Trend #5 State Higher Education Priority - Higher Education Appropriations Relative to State and Local Tax Revenues and Lottery Profits - 2005 State Higher Education Priority - Higher Education Appropriations Relative to State and Local Tax Revenues and Lottery Profits - 2005 State Higher Education Priority - Higher Education Appropriations Relative to State and Local Tax Revenues and Lottery Profits - 2005 Overall Educational Needs Index - 2005

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State Policy and Legislative Priorities College Completion Performance Funding College Completion Developmental Education Undocumented Student Enrollment/Tuition Charges/Scholarships College Completion K-12 and Higher Education Course Alignment 51

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Whats Going On in Arkansas?

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State Per Capita Personal Income v. Share of Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree or Higher (2008) DC TX NM FL ND NC AL IN LA MI WI SD WY TN NV AR IA OH ID SC KY MS WV MO ME AZ VA NJ PA MD MT CT MA CO NE AK GA HI KSOR DE IL RIMN WA UT VT NHNY CA OK No state with a low proportion of Bachelors degrees has a high per capita income. No state with a high proportion of Bachelors degrees has a low per capita income. 2008= 18.8% 2002= 19.7% 20062005 2002 20072008 53

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Current percentage of young adults (25-34) with a college degree 3 3 College degree means an associate degree, bachelors 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.orghttp://www.higheredinfo.org

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By the end of this decade, more than 60% of jobs will require college education 1 26% Today, 26% of Arkansass young adults aged 25-34 have a college degree. 2 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.htmlhttp://cew.georgetown.edu/research/jobs/79012.html 2 College degree means an associate degree, bachelors 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.orghttp://www.higheredinfo.org Is 26% enough? 55

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U.S. Census Bureau Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Arkansas ranked 51 st (16.7%) Nationwide in 2000 for Bachelors & Higher Percent of County Population that hold Bachelors & Higher 2000 Pope 19.0% Washington 24.5% Pulaski 28.1% Clark 19.8% Benton 20.3% Faulkner 25.2% Craighead 20.9%

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Percent of County Population (Associate Degree Holder) 2000 U.S. Census Bureau Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Arkansas ranked 50 th (4%) Nation-wide in 2000 for Associate Degree Holders

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2009 Arkansas College Going Rate Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education, 2010. Note: The above is based on 2009 Fall Term enrollment only including: First-Time Entering Students Only; Attending College Full-Time; Taking On-Campus Courses; Is an In-State Student.

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Average Composite ACT Scores By Racial/Ethnic Group College and Career Readiness Source: ACT Inc.

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Arkansas Remediation 43.8% of all school districts have a college remediation rate of their graduates higher than 50% 74.1% of all school districts have a college going rate higher than 50% 60

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Remediation Rates for All First-Time Entering Students, 2008 Fall Term, All Public Institutions 51.3% 4-Year Public Universities 39.1% 2-Year Public Colleges 74.2% Remediation Rates for First-Time Entering Adult Students (age 25 or older), 2008 Fall Term, All Public Institutions 91.0% 4-Year Public Universities 92.4% 2-Year Public Colleges 90.6% Arkansas Remediation 61

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A student who has to take remediation graduates at less than half the rate of students who come to college with the requisite skills.

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National Student Success Initiatives at Work in Arkansas 64

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I realize that, without improvement in higher education, our economic development efforts will face enormous barriers. -Gov. Mike Beebe

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Goal: Arkansas will reach the Southern Regional Education Boards (SREB) average for citizens holding bachelors degrees by 2015. Increase the current production of bachelors degrees by 64% (7,098 more graduates per year) each of the next six years to reach the SREB average.

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Achieving the Dream 67 Multi-year national initiative to increase community college students success. Focus on students who traditionally face significant barriers to success. Arkansas Member Institutions: Pulaski Technical College National Park Community College Ouachita Technical College Phillips Community CollegeUniversity of Arkansas

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Strategies at Achieving the Dream Colleges Each Achieving the Dream college develops strategies based on its analysis of institutional strengths, problem areas, and achievement gaps. Developmental Education Gatekeeper Courses First-Year Experienceadvising, learning communities, orientation programs, student success courses Learning Communities Better academic and personal advising for at-risk students Tutoring and supplemental instruction Strengthening K-14 Links to Improve Student Preparation Using Data Effectively to Monitor Student Outcomes and Improve Practices

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Achieving the Dream Promising Practices http://www.achievingthedream.org

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Complete College America National nonprofit established in 2009 Goals Increase number of Americans with college degree or credential of value Close attainment gaps for traditionally under-represented populations Focused solely on: Dramatically increasing the nations college completion rate through state policy change Building consensus for change among state leaders, higher education, and the national education policy community 70

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CCAs goal is to double the number of college graduates by 2020. Multiple states to collaborate with each other in doing so. The following Arkansas representatives attended the May 4, 2010 Alliance of States meeting with 22 other states: Rep. David Rainey (Arkansas General Assembly) Angela Kremers (Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation) Jim Purcell (ADHE) Karen Wheeler (ADHE) Brooks Harrington (ADHE)

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July 27, 2010 Dr. Jim Purcell, Senator Shane Broadway and Dr. Stan Jones

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October 20-22, 2010 CCA Completion Academy in Denver with 8 selected states. (Arkansas self-assessment has been adopted as a model for other states) National experts in the redesign of remediation, improving the time-to-degree, and state higher education funding policies. Arkansas team in attendance: Jennifer Flinn (Governors staff) Joel Anderson (Chancellor-UALR) Steven Murray (Chancellor-PCCUA) Angela Kremers (Senior Education Policy Associate-WRF) Karen Wheeler and Jim Purcell (ADHE staff)

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Arkansas Self-Assessment Commitments Set State and Campus Completion Goals Uniformly Measure Progress and Success Shift to Performance Funding Reduce Time to Degree and Accelerate Success Transform Remediation Restructure Delivery for Todays Students

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Arkansas Priorities Team identified three major priorities to help improve college completion. State Funding Policy Remediation Time-to-Degree Program structure and course scheduling Program delivery Program acceleration

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National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) Comprehensive study of Arkansas higher education (collaboration between Governor Beebe, the General Assembly, Complete College America and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation) Regional visits with all senior-level institution administrators. Visits completed with Governors staff, legislators, agency heads, AHECB members, and other key stakeholders (State Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Science and Technology Authority among others). Report due to Governor Beebe and legislature no later than mid-December.

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Arkansas Academic Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship

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Picking a college is like falling in love. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President George Washington University

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Its a Relationship Chosen because of: Convenience Cost Family tradition Lack of knowledge of other options Continues if: It works for the student The student is validated The student is successful All involved parties work at it

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Top Three Reasons Students Leave College: Academic difficulty Money Personal Issues

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In 1970s: 80% of the cost of attendance could be covered by a Pell grant Today, less than 40% How college is paid for has to change.

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2005 Loan Default Rates Source: U.S. Department of Education 6.8% (5 th ) 6.9% 7.1% 7.2% 2.0% 2.6% 6.9% 2.2% (DC) 2.3% (VT)

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2006 Loan Default Rates Source: U.S. Department of Education 7.6% (4 th ) 8.8% 9.3% 9.7% 7.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% (VT) 2.4%

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2007 Loan Default Rates Source: U.S. Department of Education 9.0% (4 th ) 9.3% 9.8% 8.8% 2.8% 2.3% 3.1%

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How college is paid for has changed 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

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Institutional Type and Academic Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship Recipients

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Arkansas Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship Recipients Distribution

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Arkansas Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship Recipients Gender

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Arkansas Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship Recipients Race/Ethnicity

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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) Will cover 8 semesters going full-time

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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 Arkansass economy Outreach: SayGoCollege Career Coaches

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Arkansas Department of Higher Education Universal Financial Aid System Launched on January 1, 2010 Search and apply for all ADHE administered scholarships and grants at one time Receive e-mail status notifications Manage your account 24/7 to include: Updating personal information and college Reviewing transcript and test score information www.adhe.edu

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Arkansas Department of Higher Education Universal Financial Aid System

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Luddites A social movement of British textile artisans in the nineteenth century who protestedoften by destroying mechanized loomsagainst the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which they felt were leaving them without work and changing their entire way of life.

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A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich However, other machines changed the world even more profoundly. These were the machines which made use of the forces of nature instead of manpower. Take spinning and weaving, for example work that had always been done by artisans. All of these developments produced a tremendous upheaval in peoples lives. Everything was turned upside-down and hardly anything stayed where it had been. Think for a moment how secure and orderly everything had been in the guilds of the medieval cities!

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A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich Anyone who owned a mechanical loom could, with the help of one or two assistants perhaps his wife and children do more work than a hundred trained weavers. So whatever became of all the weavers in a town into which a mechanical loom was introduced?... They woke up one day to discover that they werent needed any more. Everything it had taken them years to learn, first as apprentices and then as journeymen, was useless. Restructuring of the economy Those that adapt flourish Those that could not... 100

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WHO WILL LEAD THE CHANGE? 101

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ADHE and FACEBOOK

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Questions? 103 karen.wheeler@adhe.edu