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CareerCareer Education Education Trends & Research Trends & Research
20072007Presented by:
Michael J. Cooney
Career Education Career Education Sector GrowthSector Growth
2% of Higher Education 1995
8% of Higher Education 2007
The College Board October 2007
AccessibilityAccessibility40% of college freshmen need remedial work40% of college freshmen need remedial work
AffordabilityAffordabilityIncreased need-based aid and simpler applicationsIncreased need-based aid and simpler applications
AccountabilityAccountabilityVoluntary reporting of cost, quality and outcomesVoluntary reporting of cost, quality and outcomes
AccreditationAccreditationWhat is the role, function and future of accreditationWhat is the role, function and future of accreditation
Articulation Articulation When and how should credits be transferred?When and how should credits be transferred?
EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMESOUTCOMESMeasuring Student AchievementMeasuring Student Achievement
Accrediting AgenciesState Regulatory Agencies
College & University Affiliate Groups
What’s Happening What’s Happening in the Career College Sector?in the Career College Sector?
• End of hyper-growth in the sectorEnd of hyper-growth in the sector
• Lead cost growingLead cost growing
• Market expansion has peakedMarket expansion has peaked
• Tuition increases under scrutinyTuition increases under scrutiny
• Transparency for all of higher educationTransparency for all of higher education
• Non-profits and public institutions are gettingNon-profits and public institutions are getting better at marketingbetter at marketing
• Bricks and clicks, here come the big publicsBricks and clicks, here come the big publics
Sector Challenges:Sector Challenges:• High employmentHigh employment
• No new technologyNo new technology
• No new societal trendNo new societal trend
• New student behaviorsNew student behaviors
• Tuition growth beyond funding availableTuition growth beyond funding available
419,000,000419,000,000 Americans in 2050Americans in 2050
Census Bureau Projects Tripling ofCensus Bureau Projects Tripling of Hispanic and Asian Hispanic and Asian Populations in 50 Years Populations in 50 Years
Non-Hispanic Whites May Drop Non-Hispanic Whites May Drop to Half of Total Population to Half of Total Population
Immigration patterns have changed dramatically over the past Immigration patterns have changed dramatically over the past 100 years. New immigrants to the U.S. are quite diverse with 100 years. New immigrants to the U.S. are quite diverse with
respect to their country of originrespect to their country of origin..
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1820–1940 1951–60 1971–80 1991-96
Years
Proportions
AsiaCentral/SouthAmericaCanadaEuropeAustralia andNew ZealandAfrica
Why Go To CollegeWhy Go To CollegeGreatest Changes:
To make more moneyTo make more money 49.9% in 1976
64.9% in 1985
69.0% in 2006
To prepare for graduate/To prepare for graduate/
professional schoolprofessional school 34.9% in 1971
57.7% in 2006
Higher EducationHigher Education System Failure:System Failure:
Education for the RichEducation for the Rich
Three-quarters of students at top colleges come from theTop socioeconomic quartile, with only one-tenth from thePoorer half and 3 percent from the bottom quartile.
The Century Foundation, 2004
Higher EducationHigher Education System Failure:System Failure:
Community Colleges: High Hopes & Harsh RealitiesHigh Hopes & Harsh Realities
The reality is that less than a third of students who hope to earn a credential from a community college or transfer to a four-year college or university actually do so.
Community College Week May 7, 2007
Trends That Are ImpactingTrends That Are Impacting Higher EducationHigher Education
Growing Gender GapGrowing Gender Gap
2002 – Women made up 57 percent of the nation’s 16.6 million students
Between 2002 and 2014:
Male enrollment is projected to increase 12 percent
Female enrollment is projected to increase 21 percent
Total enrollment is projected to increase 17 percent to total 19.5 million
Inside Higher Ed
9/12/05
First Generation CollegeFirst Generation College StudentsStudents
• Lower perceived level of family supportLower perceived level of family support
• Lower level of importance of collegeLower level of importance of college
• Less knowledge of college environmentLess knowledge of college environment & college values& college values
First Generation CollegeFirst Generation College StudentsStudents
College Culture ShockCollege Culture Shock “ “The Double Assignment”The Double Assignment” Conflict between core family values &Conflict between core family values &
College upwardly mobile valuesCollege upwardly mobile values
75% of student leave institutes because75% of student leave institutes because they do not feel socially integratedthey do not feel socially integrated..
Attitudes,Attitudes,Values, Values,
& Behaviors& BehaviorsAcquired in the process of higher education maybe more valuable than “book learning.”
Parental EncouragementParental Encouragement
Best predictor of Post-Secondary
AspirationsAspirationsFor all students
First generation students are more than twice as likely thanFirst generation students are more than twice as likely than non-first-generation students to leave four-year institutionsnon-first-generation students to leave four-year institutions before the second yearbefore the second year.
High School CurriculumHigh School Curriculum
Best predictor of Post-Secondary
SuccessSuccessFor all students
Persistence in college is directly related to the rigor of high school curriculum
High School GradesHigh School Grades
Better indicator of future college success than SAT scores
There is a high correlation between SAT scores and socioeconomic status
First Generation College Students
Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and AttainmentAttainment
Over estimate the cost and selectivity of postsecondary education
Fail to fully utilize the financial aid available
Require more assistance in the enrollment process
Need small classes and one-to-one instruction
Succeed best when given short term goals
Require assistance in
Visualizing Success & Integrating ExperienceVisualizing Success & Integrating Experience
TheThe “Success” “Success” ExperienceExperience
Student Student
EngagementEngagement
is criticalis critical
The Gallup Poll
TheThe “Success”“Success” ExperienceExperience
Student Student
EngagementEngagement
is criticalis critical
More than More than 70%70% of the U.S. workforce are not engaged in their jobs. of the U.S. workforce are not engaged in their jobs.
Students can not be more engaged with the institution than the Students can not be more engaged with the institution than the faculty and staff.faculty and staff.
The Gallup Poll
TheThe “Success”“Success” ExperienceExperience
Student Student
EngagementEngagement
is criticalis critical
Creating a Creating a sense of belongingsense of belonging drives critical drives critical outcomes such as student engagement, outcomes such as student engagement, retention, learning outcomes, and graduation retention, learning outcomes, and graduation ratesrates
The Gallup Poll