One System…One Mission

Student Transfer in Florida

Dr. Willis N. HolcombeChancellor The Florida College System

Articulation in Florida

1960s-1970s The expansion of the community college and state university

systems made articulation essential Several of Florida’s state universities were “upper-level only”

institutions. The standard route to a baccalaureate degree went through a community college

1971 - Statewide Articulation Agreement (2+2) Defined the AA degree as the transfer degree Confirmed the general education transfer guarantee (est. 1959) Established a statewide common course numbering system Created the Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC) to serve

as a forum for discussing and coordinating ways to facilitate student transitions

Articulation in Florida1975 - Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS)

Mandated all public sector institutions to participate in the SCNS Today, there are over 105,000 active postsecondary courses on the

SCNS 10 public universities, 28 community/state colleges, 40 career and

technical education centers, and 25 nonpublic institutions currently participate

1995 – Time to Degree Legislation (SB 2330) Created Degree Length Requirements (60/120) Limited general education requirement to 36-hours (5 subject areas) Mandated Common Prerequisites for baccalaureate degree

programs Provided for Course Leveling (upper vs. lower) Planning for single, computer-assisted student advising and degree

audit system

Articulation Coordinating Committee K-20 Advisory Council Appointed by Commissioner of Education Only existing K-20 forum for discussing and coordinating efforts to

help students easily transition between and among institutions and from one level of education to the next

Primary responsibilities include: Recommending articulation policy changes to the State Board of

Education and the Board of Governors; Approving common prerequisites across program areas; Approving course and credit-by-exam equivalencies; Facilitating the development of statewide articulation agreements;

and Monitoring and promoting acceleration mechanisms (AP, IB, AICE,

CLEP, Dual Enrollment, etc.)

2+2 Guarantee Defined Every Associate in Arts graduate from an

institution in The Florida College System: Shall have met all general education requirements Shall have fulfilled the CLAS requirements Shall have fulfilled the “Gordon Rule” requirements Must be granted admission to the upper-division of

a state university except to a limited access or teacher certification program or a major program requiring an audition

Shall receive priority for admission to a state university over out-of-state transfer students

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Source: PK-20 Education Data Warehouse. * Does not include students who enrolled in postsecondary education out of state, historically 4-5% of high school graduates.Note: percentages use the 90,769 as the denominator and will add up to more than 100% because students may enroll in more than one

sector.

What Happens After They Graduate?Standard Diplomas to Postsecondary

146,095High School

DiplomaRecipients

Independent Universities

PK-12 Adult Programs

Florida Colleges

State Universities

2007-08 The 2008-09 Academic Year90,259 (62%) Students

Enrolled in a Florida Postsecondary Institution*

2,570 (3%)

59,814 (66%)

4,739 (5%)

26,685 (30%)

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The Florida College System Headcount – Enrollment Trends, 2005-06 to 2009-10

887,073

846,961

814,284

769,393

758,617750,000

770,000

790,000

810,000

830,000

850,000

870,000

890,000

910,000

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

*Lower and Upper Division Headcount; Students Enrolled in a Course—Student reported in the Student Database that was enrolled in any course.

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The Florida College SystemONE System - ONE Mission…

333,372 in Associate in Arts 103,741 in Associate in Science/Applied

Science 54,429 in Vocational and College Credit

Certificate 152,218 in College and Vocational Prep

55,575 in Adult and Secondary

179,039 in Continuing Workforce Education

4,202 in Educator Preparation Institutes

13,171 in Bachelor of Science/Applied

Science

9 “community” colleges 8 “colleges” 11 “state” colleges

Access, Outreach, Responsiveness, Quality, Affordability

Over 887,000 students enrolled in 2009-10

Meeting Florida’s Economic and Workforce Needs

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Pathways to the Baccalaureate

via The Florida College System 2 + 2 Articulation Agreements with Public and Private Colleges and Universities

Concurrent-Use and Joint-Use Partnerships with Public and Private College and Universities

Limited Baccalaureate Degree Programs offered by The Florida College System (FCS) Teaching Nursing Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Degrees

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Concurrent-Use and Joint-Use Programs on FCS Campuses Between 2000 and 2010, concurrent-use/joint-use

partnerships for baccalaureate and graduate degrees increased by 141%

Approximately 20,000 students were served via 565 partnership programs in 2009-10

Partnerships were with: Nine public state universities (none at New College and UNF) Nine Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF)

institutions Six institutions outside of Florida

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Florida College Transfers & SUS Enrollment

Source: Florida Board of Governors

2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-10 Fall

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Trends in Percentage of Enrollment in SUS Upper Division

FCS Transfers SUS Native Other

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Plugging the PipelineAA Transfers to the State Universities The dramatic growth in Florida College System enrollments is proportionally

increasing the number of AA graduates. A gap is starting to grow between the number of AA graduates seeking to transfer

and transfer admissions to the State University System. State universities will need to increase the number of transfer students to meet

demand for junior level transfers.

2004-05 Graduation2005-06 SUS En-

rollment

2005-06 Graduation2006-07 SUS En-

rollment

2006-07 Graduation2007-08 SUS En-

rollment

2007-08 Graduation2008-09 SUS En-

rollment

2008-09 Graduation2009-10 SUS En-

rollment

2009-10 Graduation2010-11 SUS En-

rollment

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

48,763

31,595

FCS AA Graduates FCS Transfers to SUS

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Four-Year Graduation RatesFull-Time AA Degree Transfers and SUS Natives

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

1999-00Cohort

2000-01Cohort

2001-02Cohort

2002-03Cohort

2003-04Cohort

% G

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ted

Full-time SUS - AA Full-time SUS - FTIC

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Average Student Semester Hours to Degree

AA Degree Transfers and SUS NativesSelected Years (1994-95, 2001-02, 2009-10)

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Baccalaureate Enrollments by Type of Program

Source: Division of Florida Colleges

Note: The counts of students reflect only those who have been enrolled into a program. Student admitted to the upper division but not in a program are excluded.

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-100

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

208 328 385 499 797 12331987

509 580 863 10411445

2009

3022

511 8841209

1957

3091

4806

8044

115BS, Other* BAS BS, Education BS, Nursing

1,2281,792

2,457

3,497

5,333

8,048

13,168

*BS, Biology and BS, Business Administra-tion

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Challenges to Florida’s 2+2 Programs Maintaining consistency in implementing the

common prerequisites For AA students, funding limitations may reduce

capacity, i.e., the number of courses and seats available

For transfer students, funding limitations may reduce the seats available in the SUS for both FTIC and transfer students

One System…One Mission

Dr. Willis N. Holcombe, Chancellor The Florida College SystemWillis.Holcombe@fldoe.org

850-245-0407