Millennium Lecture Series University of Texas at El Paso Obama s Goal Best In The World By 2020 December 7, 2010 David Longanecker President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), Boulder, CO, USA
Millennium Lecture Series University of Texas at El Paso December 7, 2010 Obama s Goal Best In The World By 2020 Nice Idea David Longanecker President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), Boulder, CO, USA
Millennium Lecture Series University of Texas at El Paso December 7, 2010 David Longanecker President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), Boulder, CO, USA Obama s Goal Best In The World By 2020 Nice Idea but Can We Get There From Here?
The Challenge By 2020, America will Once again have the highest Proportion of college graduates In the World President Barack Obama, 2/24/09
A Perfect Situation But, is it A Perfect Storm, or A Perfect Opportunity?
Perfect Storm or Perfect Opportunity The Economic Competitiveness Challenge The Demographic Challenge The Financial Challenge
The Perfect Storm The First Wave The Economic Competitiveness Challenge The Demographic Challenge The Financial Challenge
Differences in College Attainment (Associate and Higher) Between Younger and Older Adults - U.S. and OECD Countries, 2005 Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2007
Percent of Adults with an Associate Degree or Higher by Age Group - U.S. & Leading OECD Countries 60 50 40 30 20 37.4 43.2 50.8 54.8 22.9 39.3 46.2 54.1 Age 25-34 Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 19.2 37.5 53.0 43.6 39.5 38.1 30.3 40.8 41.4 41.5 41.9 42.2 34.8 32.8 16.9 24.0 22.5 26.8 16.0 19.4 26.9 24.9 30.0 34.6 33.2 36.2 28.5 39.2 40.9 37.7 39.6 10 10.6 0 Canada Japan Korea New Zealand Ireland Belgium Norway France Denmark U.S. Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2008
Differences in College Attainment (Associate and Higher) Between Younger and Older Adults - U.S., 2005 60 Age 25-34 Age 45-54 50 40 30 20 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS
Relationship Between Educational Attainment, Personal Income, and Economic Strength $30,000 High Income, Low Educational Attainment High Income, High Educational Attainment Personal Income Per Capita, 2000 State New Economy Index (2002) Top Tier Middle Tier Low Tier $25,000 NV IN $20,000 TN SC KY AL OK AR LA WV CT NJ MD MA NH VA CO DE NY IL WA MN AK CA MI FL US HI RI WI OH GA PA OR KS VT NC AZ MO IA ME NE WY TX UT ID ND SD NM MT MS $15,000 Low Income, Low Educational Attainment Low Income, High Educational Attainment 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Percent of Adults Age 25-64 with a Bachelor s Degree or Higher Source: NCHEMS
The Perfect Storm -- The Second Wave The Economic Competitiveness Challenge The Demographic Challenge The Financial Challenge
High School Graduation Rates - Public High School Graduates as a Percent of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier, 2006 100 90 86.3 80 70 68.6 60 50 50.5 40 30 20 10 0 Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity Via NCHEMS
College-Going Rates First-Time Freshmen Directly Out of High School as a Percent of Recent High School Graduates, 2006 75 76.1 61.6 50 44.8 25 0 Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity Via NCHEMS
Undergraduate Credentials & Degrees Awarded at All Colleges per 1,000 Adults Age 18-44 with No College Degree, 2006 60 50 Bachelor's Associate Certificates/Diplomas 40 30 20 10 0 Alaska Nevada Louisiana Texas New Jersey Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi New Mexico Alabama South Carolina West Virginia Maine California Connecticut Georgia Hawaii Oregon Idaho Maryland Oklahoma North Carolina Ohio Montana Virginia Michigan United States Indiana Delaware Florida Missouri Kentucky New York Washington Colorado Pennsylvania New Hampshire Illinois Wisconsin South Dakota Massachusetts Arizona Kansas Vermont Nebraska Minnesota Utah Wyoming Rhode Island North Dakota Iowa
WICHE Projections of High School Grads Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity 1992-2022. 2008.
WICHE Projections of High School Grads Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity 1992-2022. 2008.
Texas Public High School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity 1991-92 to 2004-05 (Actual), 2005-06 to 2021-22 (Projected) 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 White, non-hispanic Hispanic Black, non-hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native
Change in Population Age 25-44 By Race/Ethnicity, 2005-2025 2,689,700 1,044,516 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Texas Difference in Education Attainment Between Whites and Hispanics (2009, Percent) 45 40 35 39.7 White Hispanic 30 25 23.7 26.1 25.9 24.9 20 17.8 15 11.5 10 5 6.3 7.7 4.7 8.5 3.2 0 Less Than High School High School Graduate or GED Some College, No Degree Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate or Professional Degree Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) File. Prepared by NCHEMS
Difference in College Attainment Between Whites & Minorities (Including African American, Hispanic, and Native American) -- 2006 40 34.1 30 25.5 22.0 20 10 0-10 Colorado California North Dakota Nebraska Massachusetts South Dakota Connecticut Illinois New York Wisconsin New Jersey Washington Texas Arizona Minnesota New Mexico Hawaii Iowa Utah Nevada Idaho Kansas Oregon Rhode Island United States Pennsylvania North Carolina South Carolina Montana Maryland Virginia Alaska Maine Michigan Wyoming Georgia Delaware Alabama Louisiana Oklahoma Indiana Mississippi Tennessee Missouri Ohio Arkansas Kentucky Florida New Hampshire West Virginia -6.5 Vermont
The Perfect Storm The Third Wave The Economic Competitiveness Challenge The Demographic Challenge The Financial Challenge
The Picture for Public Higher Education We all know the mantra The States don t love use anymore. They ve been disinvesting in us for years And, even those who love us have had to forsake us because we have that other source of revenue TUITION
Life could have been worse Public FTE Enrollment, Educational Appropriations and Total Educational Revenue per FTE, U.S., Fiscal 1983-2009
But Texas Doesn t Fit the Mold Most recent comparisons State & Local Appropriations/FTE FY 2009 U.S. Average: $6,928 Texas Average: $8,171 (1.18 Index) Tuition Revenue/FET FY 2009 U.S. Average: $4,108 Texas Average: $4,158 (1.01 Index) Combined Approps & Tuition/FTE FY 2009 U.S. Average: $10,327 Texas Average: $12,998 (1.12 Index) Five Year Trend U.S.: 8.3% (2.0% from Stimulus) Texas: 19.6%
Where to from here Will it get worse Absolutely
Projected State and Local Budget Surplus (Gap) as a Percent of Revenues, 2016 0-2 -2.1-4 -6-6 -8-10 -12-10.8 Source: NCHEMS; Don Boyd (Rockefeller Institute of Government), 2009 Via NCHEMS
The Perfect Storm Can We Get There From Here In this Sea A Perfect Storm Three Waves Colliding On Economic Competitiveness we re losing ground On Demographics Performance is already subpar in college success Growth will be entirely in least educated portions of our population On Finances Bad, and getting worse And seemingly no capacity to change our way of doing business (except on the margin) From Perfect Storm to Perfect Opportunity The President s Challenge
How Can the U.S. Reach International Competitiveness? Current Degree Production Combined with Population Growth and Migration and Improved Performance on the Student Pipeline Measures Degrees Produced 2005-25 with Current Rate of Production Additional Degrees from Population Growth Additional Degrees from Net Migration of College-Educated Residents Reaching Best Performance in High School Graduation Rates by 2025 Reaching Best Performance in College-Going Rates by 2025 Reaching Best Performance in Rates of Degree Production per FTE Student Pipeline Performance Is Cumulative Total Degrees Produced 2005-25 If All of the Above Degrees Needed to Meet Best Performance (55%) Source: 2005 ACS, PUMS/nchems
Texas Part in the Plan -- Achieving International Competitiveness in Educational Attainment by 2030 (Associate and Higher) -- Data from NCHEMS Projected 25 to 64 Year Olds in 2030 15,806,940 55% with College Degrees (Associate and Higher) 8,693,817 25-44 Year Olds w/college Degrees 2,278,679 (who will still be in the cohort in 2030) Maintaining Recent (2005-2007) Annual Net Migration 1,602,363 of College Degree Holders Degrees Produced at Current Annual Rate by 2030 3,144,540 (149,740 Annually) Gap: Additional Degrees (Associate & Bachelor's) Needed by 2030 1,668,235 Over the next 20 years, on average, we will need to produce approximately 84,000 additional degrees annually Stated differently, and presenting a realistic path to success, every year we will need 7,222 more degrees than were produced in the previous year
Component of Additional Degrees from Improved Performance of Traditional Aged Students The Need: 1,668,235 Current Performance Population Growth 488,453 Performance Enhancement: U.S. Avg. 75 th % High School Graduation 99,210 321,881 Immediate College-Going 171,926 308,842 Completion per FTE 171,149 405,436 TOTAL 930,738 1,524,612 GAP 737,497 143,623 Derived from NCHEMS Analysis
So, The President has set out a major challenge to regain world leadership in higher education We face major demographic and economic challenges in just sustaining the status quo CAN WE GET THERE FROM HERE?
So, How Can We Get There From Here From Perfect Storm to Perfect Situation What won t be the winning strategy Pride in accomplishments of the past Same old same old More public funds from either states or feds.
Moving from the Perfect Storm to the Perfect Situation A winning versus whining strategy Improving productive in undergraduate education Focus on those who aren t succeeding today Focus on the new traditionals Ready Adults On-liners
Becoming More Productive By What Measure? More, Better, Faster, Cheaper But How? In The Policy Arena -Focus Activity Reverse mission creep Reduce governmental avarice In The Practice Arena Change the Business Model Rely on evidence based practice student success Use technology to transform the industry At a distance Close to home
Examples of Productivity Enhancers Scuttle under-enrolled courses and programs Increase/re-align teaching loads Begin (or pay for) new courses and programs only where student demand exists Use cost-effective technology to reduce costs and increase student learning
Examples of Productivity Enhancers Reduce excess credits to degree Trust each other more accept transfer credit Increase credit for prior learning dual enrollment, credit by exam, CAEL assessment Collaborate on pedagogy with other institutions use their best courses Only serve students we can serve Reinvent developmental education we couldn t do it worse, if we tried
Focus on those who aren t succeeding today Communities of Color, particularly the Hispanic community
Texas Difference in Education Attainment Between Whites and Hispanics (2009, Percent) 45 40 35 39.7 White Hispanic 30 25 23.7 26.1 25.9 24.9 20 17.8 15 11.5 10 5 6.3 7.7 4.7 8.5 3.2 0 Less Than High School High School Graduate or GED Some College, No Degree Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate or Professional Degree Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) File. Prepared by NCHEMS
Focus on those who aren t succeeding today Communities of Color, particularly the Hispanic community Adult Students, particularly prior participants Those with special needs Military Those with mental health issues
So, Can We Get There From Here? Absolutely! But not on the current track We have to change BIG TIME Increasing Productivity Increasing Real Access We must look forward, not back Pride is one of the Seven Deadly Sins Just Do It.