Complete College America January 10, 2013

2 The United States has declined in Degree Completion From 1 st to 16 th in the World

% 10% 15% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE DOCTORATE DEGREE MASTER’S DEGREE BACHELOR’S DEGREE ASSOCIATE DEGREE SOME COLLEGE NO DEGREE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL SALARIES IN 2009 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 2010 $146,659 $116,305 $87,913 $68,812 $49,835 $47,484 $39,937 $30, Source: Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Labor Statistics

Median Net Worth for Households By Education Attainment No High School Diploma High School Only Bachelor’s Degree $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 Some College No Degree Associate’s Degree Graduate/Prof Degree $7,270 $42,223 $43,580 $58,861 $142,518 $245,763 Source: US Bureau of the Census

5 Workers with a high school diploma bore the brunt of the recession’s job losses. Job gains in the recovery are almost exclusively confined to those with education beyond high school. Source: Georgetown University Center for Education and the Workforce

COMPLETE COLLEGE COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA 20,400 students or 67% Increase Increase in Annual Degree’s Earned Goal 6

Complete College America A Plan for Increasing Postsecondary Credentials to Fuel a Strong Economy 1 FOCUS ON READINESS Higher education and K-12 will work together to develop and implement a strategy that seeks to identify students not on target to be college- ready by graduation and targets activities in the 11 th and 12 th grades to reduce remediation demands in the transition from high school to college. 2 TRANSFORM REMEDIATION Every Oklahoma institution will implement transformational models of remedial placement and support through a statewide phased implementation and refinement process. 3 BUILD BRIDGES TO CERTIFICATES & DEGREES Develop and implement a "Program Equivalent Project" that bridges Career Tech credit hour completion to certificate and A.A.S. degree completion in the community colleges. 4 REACH HIGHER FOR ADULT COMPLETION Further expand and develop Reach Higher as a degree and certificate completion effort that involves the entire system of postsecondary education. 5 TRACK & REWARD PROGRESS & COMPLETION Reform Oklahoma’s successful Brain Gain Performance Funding Program to provide metrics and accountability for measuring state and campus progress toward completion goals. 7

8 Higher education and K-12 will work together to: Develop and implement a strategy that seeks to identify students not on target to be college-ready by graduation; Target activities in the 11 th and 12 th grades to reduce remediation demands in the transition from high school to college.

9 Identify Feeder High Schools and Communicate with Administration/Faculty About Standards Gear-UP EPAS ACE/Common Core Curriculum Summer Math and Science Academies Develop Transition or Bridge Math Courses

10 Developmental Education and High School Core Curriculum

11 First-Time Freshmen Enrolled in Developmental Courses by Subject Area

12 Testing and Assessment Reform- Regents Assessment study. Better linkages at the campus level between assessment and placement for the correct course. Make sure that study materials, adequate time and a good testing environment are available for placement testing. Link to funding formula – 24 credit hours in first academic year with no remediation, grad rates, degrees and certificates.

13 Accelerate remediation and time to degree Shorten courses and get to credit bearing courses sooner (OCCC model) Co-requisite model Better diagnostics and targeting of problems Math labs New math sequences (applied statistics-Statway model) New funding formula emphasis- 24 hours in first academic year with no remediation Stretch financial aid

14 Meet CCA Degree and Certificate targets to meet Oklahoma workforce needs. Develop and implement a “Program Equivalent Project” that bridges Career Tech credit hour completion to certificate and AAS degree completion in the community colleges.

15 -Degree and Certificate Bridges -Cooperative Alliances with Career Tech - Certificates count as completion -Associate degrees count as completion -Embed certificates in degrees and as bridges to degrees - Guided Student Pathways to Success (GPS) and Learning Resource Management Systems (LRM) - Link to the funding formula – CCA goals, degrees and certificates, graduation rates

Further expand and develop Reach Higher as a degree and certificate completion effort that involves the entire system of postsecondary education. 16

Other Adult Degree Completion Options Course availability to working adults On-line options Link to the funding formula – CCA goal, degrees and certificates 17

OSRHE Council on Student Affiars OSRHE Council on Student Affiars January 10, 2013