1. STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 5, 2010

2. 2 What is Reaching Higher? Indiana Commission for Higher Education Strategic Plan, outlining specific initiatives and recommendations for action in six key areas – College Completion – Affordability – Preparation – Community College – Major Research Universities – Accountability “To thrive as a state and as individuals, all Hoosiers will need to achieve a depth and breadth of education never seen in the state’s history.”

3. 3 Why Should Indiana Care? As a nation, the US is 10 th among industrialized nations in college completion rates, down from first place. Indiana currently ranks 32 nd in the nation in the average personal income of its residents—this is a 35-year low against the national average. Over the past year, employment declined by at least 5% in all regions of the state. Indiana currently ranks 42 nd in the nation in the proportion of adults with a postsecondary credential. Indiana’s economy depends highly on manufacturing, an industry that is changing rapidly. While Indiana remains the top manufacturing state in the nation, the state has lost hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the last decade—since 2000, manufacturing jobs have declined 35%. Indiana tax revenues declined by approximately 4.8% in FY2009. From July to December 2009, revenue collections were down $723M, or 11.4%, from the same six month period for the previous year. Indiana continues to experience skill shortages in critical occupations. Increasing national and international competition requires high levels of knowledge and creative thinking, educated risk-taking and entrepreneurial spirit. 75% of the highest-growth, highest-pay jobs over the next decade will require some form of postsecondary credential. Quality of life of the state’s communities are tied directly to the strength of education.

4. 4 Why Should YOU Care? College Completion From 1986 to 2006, Indiana’s high school-to-college-going rate nearly doubled, from 33% to over 63%. But our completion rates have not kept pace. Only 1/3 of our students graduate on time, and nearly 50% don’t graduate at all, and only about 10% of community college students graduate within three years. College graduates can expect to earn over $1M over and above what a high school graduate will earn in a lifetime. The career options you will have as a college graduate will be far more stable and lucrative than those available to Hoosiers without college credentials. Affordability More than half of Indiana’s students exit college with student loan debt. Students who don’t graduate are 10 times more likely to default on their loans. Indiana ranks 15 th in the nation in student indebtedness at graduation, with average debt of $23,264— 62% of the state’s graduates have debt. College costs are outpacing inflation, and are especially outpacing growth in personal income and wages. Preparation About ¼ of your classmates needed remediation when they entered college, ranging up to 65% of the entering class at the community college. Accountability As taxpayers, you support Indiana’s public system of higher education to the tune of $1.2B each year. Between your tuition and fees and the state’s investment, it costs nearly $80,000 a year to produce a degree. Increasing competition from graduates from other countries—colleges and universities need to ensure that academic quality remains high despite increasing financial pressures.

5. MOVING FROM ACCESS TO SUCCESS Reaching Higher with COLLEGE COMPLETION

6. 6 Results

7. 7 14.3% of students graduate with a two-year degree within three years.

8. 8 The Lumina Foundation’s “Big Goal” indicates that 60% of the nation’s population should have a postsecondary credential by 2025 for the United States to remain economically competitive. Indiana will produce the equivalent of 10,000 additional Hoosier Bachelor’s degrees per year through 2025.

9. 9 Reaching Higher with College Completion Indiana ranks below the national average and most Midwestern states in its number of first-year students who return for a second year.

10. 10 Reaching Higher Strategies New funding formula that incents improved graduation rates and completions. Increasing admissions requirements at flagship institutions and Regional Campuses. Elimination of remediation at all 4-year institutions. Improving the “culture of completion” at all institutions

11. Making College Affordable Reaching Higher with AFFORDABILITY

12. 12 – Baccalaureate Degree Attainment by Age of 24 by Family Income Quartile (2008) Bottom Quartile9.5% Second Quartile15.8% Third Quartile34.3% Top Quartile 76.6% College Completion of Low Income Students 12

13. Average College Debt of Graduating Students Institution% Graduating with DebtAverage Debt Level IU-East80%$20,182 IU-Northwest68%$23,024 IU-South Bend68%$20,540 Ball State University65%$19,827 Indiana State University64%$20,868 Purdue-North Central63%$18,937 IU-Kokomo61%$19,443 IPFW60%$19,209 IU-Southeast57%$19,526 IU-Bloomington56%$19,763 Purdue-Calumet56%$17,661 Purdue-West Lafayette48%$21,636 IUPUI45%$25,007 University of Southern Indiana40%$15,623 Source: Project on Student Debt, 2007. 13

14. 14 Indiana College Completion by Family Income Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Student Information System, 2007. 14

15. C OLLEGE A FFORDABILITY Indiana’s public institutions will rank as the most affordable among peer states by 2015. Base Year Ranking6 th of 10 This Year's Ranking6 th of 10 Base Year Performance30.0% This Year's Performance28.8% Base Year Ranking6 th of 10 This Year's Ranking6 th of 10 Base Year Performance23.9% This Year's Performance24.3% Attaining a college degree has a profound impact on socioeconomic mobility in the United States. Indiana institutions must work to control student costs, and the state must continue to increase its commitment to need-based financial aid. Progress Performance Progress Performance 15 State-Level Dashboard of Key Indicators: 2009-10 Update

16. Indiana will improve 21 st Century Scholar success at key transition points by 2015. A FFORDABILITY – A T -R ISK S TUDENT E NROLLMENT AND C OMPLETION Indiana will rank in the top 10 states for low-income student college participation by 2015. Indiana’s 21 st Century Scholars represent the state’s at-risk student population. The program has proven very effective as a high school dropout prevention and college-entry strategy, but Scholars are still less likely than the general college population to graduate. the past, workers could enter a high-paying job without higher education. This is no longer possible. The pathway to economic security and prosperity goes through college. Progress Performance Base Year Ranking16 th This Year's Ranking14 th Base Year Performance26.7% This Year's Performance31.2% 16 State-Level Dashboard of Key Indicators: 2009-10 Update

17. 17 Affordability Strategies Increasing public knowledge of available financial aid. Expand the 21 st Century Scholar program – now available to students throughout middle school. Encouraging institutions to provide wrap-around support for Scholars and other low-income students. Ensuring predictability and transparency in setting tuition and fee rates – Rates must be set for two years – CHE’s “tuition targets”

18. Preparing K-12 Teachers, School Leaders and Students for College Success Reaching Higher with COLLEGE PREPARATION

19. Too Many Students Are Unprepared For College, But There’s Are Excellent Strategies for Success Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education Data Warehouse, 0607 annual SIS data submissions

20. 20 Preparation Source: Measuring Up 2008.

21. 21 College Preparation Results from Indiana End-of-Course Assessments and Pilot College Readiness Indicator Pilot College Readiness Indicator (Accuplacer) Participating high school students completing Algebra II course: – 5% Would place in college-level math – 95% Were not proficient in Algebra II – 57%Were not proficient in Algebra I 21 Source: Indiana Department of Education

22. 22 Less than 1/3 of students are proficient in math Only 1/3 of students take math in the senior year. 2/3 of students go on to college. Source: Algebra I data from 2007-08 IDOE, Algebra II data from 2006-07 IDOE, Senior year math information from Measuring Up 2008, College-going rate ICHE 2006. Summary of College Readiness Indicators (Math) Preparation

23. 23 Students who enter college unprepared are less likely to complete. Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Student Information System, 2007. Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education.

24. C OLLEGE P REPARATION - R EMEDIATION Indiana’s 4-year regional campuses, IUPUI, University of Southern Indiana and Indiana State University will reduce the level of remediation provided to not more than 10% of students by 2015. Progress Performance Students who need developmental coursework are much less likely to graduate than students who are prepared for college-level work. In addition, students spend time and money on remedial coursework, but earn no credit toward a degree. Highlight: IU-East has not only met the Dashboard goal, but has eliminated remediation entirely, shifting that responsibility to the community college. 24 State-Level Dashboard of Key Indicators: 2009-10 Update

25. 25 College Preparation Strategies Increasing admissions standards for Indiana’s flagship institutions—IU-B, Purdue-WL, and Ball State. Defining a common definition of college- readiness, and then communicating it into high schools. Providing opportunities for early assessment. Encourage dual credit and AP coursework.

26. Focusing on the Role of Community Colleges Reaching Higher with IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF INDIANA

27. College Completion: Public 2-Year Colleges Percent of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Students Earning an Associate’s Degree 3-Year Rate (2004 Cohort)3-Year Rate (2005 Cohort) ITCC – South Bend6%10% ITCC – Indianapolis5%4% ITCC – Columbus10%11% ITCC – Muncie10%9% ITCC – Kokomo15%12% ITCC – Lafayette11%9% ITCC – Ft. Wayne13%11% ITCC – Sellersburg13%6% ITCC – Evansville12% ITCC – Terre Haute8%10% ITCC – Richmond7%10% ITCC – Gary8%5% ITCC – Madison8%13% ITCC – Bloomington8% Vincennes University24% Total 2-Year Rate13% Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Surveys.

28. 28 Ivy Tech has grown by 71% in the last Five Years

29. C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University will increase the number of degrees and certificates earned and students transferred by 50% by 2015. Performance Indiana has a vested interest in the number of Associate’s degrees and certificates produced at the Community Colleges, because these individuals are essential to the growth of Indiana’s economy. Over 9,400 annual job openings requiring an Associate’s Degree or Certification are projected in Indiana through 2016. Progress 29 State-Level Dashboard of Key Indicators: 2009-10 Update 496 Additional Degrees and Certificates Produced Over Base Year

30. 30 Community College Strategies Development of the “Accelerated Associate Degree Program” at Ivy Tech Strengthening Ivy Tech’s College for Working Adults Restructuring remediation Ensuring affordability—keeping tuition low and supporting additional funding for the Part-Time grant Building an improved transfer system that ensures courses taken at Ivy Tech count toward 4- year college degree requirements.

31. Strengthening Indiana’s Major Research Universities Reaching Higher with MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

32. 32 Major Research University Strategies Expand existing state funding for research Improve the undergraduate preparedness and qualifications of students entering the MRUs Collaboration between IU and Purdue More corporate/private-sector participation in university research Development of MRU metrics – tracks R&D, Technology Transfer, and institutional reputation

33. Based on work at Indiana’s Major Research Universities, Indiana will rank in the top half of all Midwestern states in Research and Development Expenditures by 2015. M AJOR R ESEARCH U NIVERSITIES – A CADEMIC R ESEARCH E XPENDITURES Indiana is home to premier public “very high-activity” research universities, Indiana University and Purdue University, that meet the needs of Indiana’s high-tech and high-skill economy, and which serve as major economic engines for the state. Strong research universities are magnets for talented, high-performing students, faculty and knowledge workers. Progress Performance Base Year Ranking6 th of 11 This Year's Ranking6 th of 11 Base Year Performance$823,286 This Year's Performance$801,930 33 State-Level Dashboard of Key Indicators: 2009-10 Update

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