Texas Community Colleges The Linchpin for Higher Education June 22, 2012

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1 Texas Community Colleges The Linchpin for Higher Education June 22, 2012 Raymund A. Paredes Commissioner

2 Texas remains on track to meet statewide Participation goal 700, ,000 Total Increase in Enrollments at Public and Independent Colleges and Universities ,754 Goal: 630, , , , , ,000 0 Target Actual Page 2 01/2012

3 Public two-year colleges have shouldered the largest share of new enrollments 800, , , , , , , ,000 Total Enrollments at Public Universities vs. Public Community & Technical Colleges CTC University 68% Increase 37% Increase 400, Page 3 01/2012

4 Cost is one factor that increasingly attracts students to public two-year institutions $4,000 $3,500 Statewide Average Tuition & Fees for 15 SCH Fall 2011 $3,695 Universities 35.4% Community & Technical Colleges 64.6% * $3,000 $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $500 $0 3 Public Universities $1,208 Public Community Colleges First-Time In College Students Enrolled by Sector, Public Institutions Fall % of Hispanics and 69% of African Americans enrolled as first-time undergraduates at a CTC.

5 More than half of current public university students earned credit at a community or technical college Students Enrolled in Universities Who Earned Credit from Community/Technical College by Credit Hours Earned (FY 2011) 35% 32% 9% 5% 19% Total Students with credit 294, SCH SCH SCH SCH 43+ SCH 4 Page 5 01/2012

6 200,000 Texas is on track for meeting statewide Success goal 186,961 Goal: 210, , ,000 50,000 Total Annual Undergraduate Degrees and Certificates By Year Target Actual Page 6 01/2012

7 Public two-year colleges have outpaced universities in rate of increase in annual postsecondary awards 130, , , ,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 Total Annual Undergraduate Awards at Public Universities vs. Public Community & Technical Colleges CTC University 53% Increase 100% Increase 30, Page 7 01/2012

8 35.0% 30.0% Statewide Community College Graduation Rates Full-Time vs. Part-Time 29.3% 25.0% 23.8% 20.0% 19.8% 15.0% 13.8% 13.1% 10.0% 8.9% 5.0% 0.0% 3-year Part-Time 3-year Full-Time 4-year Part-Time 4-year Full-Time 6-year Part-Time 6-year Full-Time Time to Degree (2 year degree) Credits to Degree (60 Hr. Degree) State 4.7 years 98 Page 8 04/2012

9 Key strategies and initiatives Expanding Access to Higher Education Restructuring Financial Aid Low-cost degrees Institutionalize a LEAN Culture of Continuous Improvement Strengthening Community Colleges (Including improving transfer and aligning outcomes with workforce needs) Sustaining collaboration with P-12 College Readiness Professional Development for Teachers Improving higher education outcomes Reinventing Developmental Education/ABE Outcomes-based Funding for Institutions Page 9 01/2012

10 Strengthening Community Colleges Transfer Rate to Universities by Ethnicity (2011) 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 38.0% 33.1% 26.8% 21.3% 19.8% 27.8% Asian White Other Hispanic African Am. Statewide Earn at least 30 SCH 4 years First-time Enrolled at Community College First-time Transfer to University in Fall 2007 Graduate by FY 11 with a Bachelor s Degree 57.7% 5

11 Strengthening Community Colleges Improving the availability and effectiveness of technology on campus is an opportunity for institutions: 43% of students agree their institutions need more technology Only 1 in 4 (22%) students strongly agrees their institutions use the technology they have effectively. Source: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research

12 Reinventing Developmental Education Developmental Education Pipeline at Public Two-Year Colleges Fall 2007 Cohort Cohort total: 99,097 Of 100 students below state standard* in reading in writing in math Enrolled in developmental education Achieved college readiness Attempted first college-level course Successfully completed first college-level course *2007 entering cohort tracked two years for readiness measure and three years for college-level course. # of students out of every 100 who have graduated or still enrolled after 3 years 29 Who were below state readiness standards vs. 40 Who were above state readiness standards 5

13 Outcomes-based Funding for Community Colleges Fund outcomes outside the current formula using 10% of total funding Allocate funds based on institutions performance on Momentum Points specific measures of student success and persistence Implement beginning in Fiscal Year 2014

14 Momentum Points Measuring student attainment based on unique role of community and technical colleges Developmental Education Completion of development education in math, reading and writing Gateway Courses Completion of first college level math and college level English course. College Credit Attainment Completion of first 15 college credits; first 30 college credits; and completion of core curriculum. Credentials Awarded Completion of an associate degree, certificate, or bachelor s degree (where offered.) Transfer to a General Academic Institution Transfer to a general academic institution after having completed 15 hours of coursework.

15 In 1973, only 28% of all jobs in the U.S. required some postsecondary education compared to a projected 63% by % 16% 32% 45% 10% 28% 40% 17% H.S. Dropout H.S. Grad Some college, no degree Associate's degree or higher 58% of all manufacturing jobs will require postsecondary education by Source: Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce Page 16 01/2012

16 Texas lags behind nation and key global competitors in educational attainment to to to to Percent of Adults with an Associate Degree or Higher by Age Group Texas, Mexico, U.S. & Select OECD Countries, 2009 Korea Canada Japan United Kingdom Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2011 France United States Mexico 9.8 Texas Page 17 01/2012

17 Access to relevant data on higher education performance is critical U.S. Chamber of Commerce, July 2012: When it comes to transparency and public accountability Texas, with its comprehensive accountability system and in-depth web-based almanac of college performance, led the charge. The Almanac includes: National rankings on key measures Status of Closing the Gaps Highlights of key higher education issues Data profiles on every public university and community college Available online at THECB data website: Page 18 05/2012