Expanding the Role of Institutional Research as Change Agent A Case Study

The Race Between Education and TechnologyA Northern Virginia Perspective

Scott Ralls

Northern Virginia Community College

March 16, 2016

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AOL's Market wealth. . . ColombiaCosta RicaDenmarkEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaGreeceGuatemalaHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelJordanKenyaLebanonLuxembourgMalaysiaMoroccoNew ZealandNicaraguaNorwayPanamaPeru

Greater than GDP of 10% of the worlds 190 countries. Greater than the entire GDP of . . .

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Sergey Brin at the University of Maryland

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Sergey Brin -- $18.5 billion later

Sergey Brin -- $39 billion later

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Workforce Development in Bahrain

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Siemens Energy struggled to find qualified workers when it opened a gas turbine production plant in Charlotte, N.C. Siemens Energy Inc.

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As Northern Virginia goes . . .Northern Virginia accounts for 46% of the economy in the 6th largest metropolitan area of the United States. (Increase from 33% in mid-80s when tied with DC and Maryland).4th ranked metropolitan area in jobs advertised 2016.Northern Virginia accounted for 83% of Virginia job growth in 2014.15

Race Between Technology . . .Second ranked STEM metro area in percentage of jobs and ranked 6th hottest metro area for advanced industries (Brookings, 2015)23.5% of all jobs currently advertised in Northern Virginia are computer-related17% of all cybersecurity jobs advertised in US in 2016 were in Northern Virginia

And Education . . .DC metro area ranked 18th out of 20th in growth of labor force in 2016 Northern Va primary laggard.

Storm Clouds on horizon . . .Federal procurement outlays decreased 13.6% in region (2010-2014) and first time in history with 3 consecutive years of declining average salaries (2010-2013).

Structure of the Greater Washington EconomySource: GMU Center for Regional AnalysisNon-LocalBusiness 12.0 %Local ServingActivities 34.8%Other Federal 10.7 %Fed Wages & Salaries 10.0%Procurement19.1%TotalFederal 39.8%Other 1.5%Health/Ed.4.5% Assn 1.8% Hosp. 2.1% Intl 3.5%Non-LocalBusiness 17.5 %Local ServingActivities 38.3%Other Federal 7.7 %Fed Wages & Salaries 7.1%Procurement14.0%TotalFederal 28.8%Other 0.6%Health/Ed.6.2% Assn 1.8% Hosp. 2.8% Intl 4.0% 20102020

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GMU Center for Regional Analysis19

Coding. Cloud. Connectivity NOVA as the leading IT/Cyber Community College in the U.S.

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