Complete College America

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The United States has declined in Degree

Completion From 1st to 16th in the World

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING PAY0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 16005%10%15%

PROFESSIONAL DEGREE

DOCTORATEDEGREE

MASTER’SDEGREE

BACHELOR’SDEGREE

ASSOCIATEDEGREE

SOME COLLEGENO 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

$30,958

2.4

1.9

4.0

5.4

7.0

9.2

10.3

14.9Source: Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Labor Statistics

Median Net Worth for HouseholdsBy 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 CollegeNo 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

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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 AMERICA

20,400 studentsor 67% Increase

Increase in Annual Degree’s Earned Goal

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Complete College AmericaA 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 11th and 12th grades to reduce remediation demands in the transition from high school to college.

2 TRANSFORM REMEDIATIONEvery 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.

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FOCUS ON READINESSHigher 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 11th and 12th grades to reduce remediation demands in the transition from high school to college.

9FOCUS ON READINESS

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

10FOCUS ON READINESS

Developmental Education and High School Core Curriculum

11FOCUS ON READINESS

First-Time Freshmen Enrolled in Developmental Courses by Subject Area

12TRANSFORM REMEDIATION

• 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.

13TRANSFORM REMEDIATION

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

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BUILD BRIDGES TO CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES

• 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.

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BUILD BRIDGES TO CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES

-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

 

16REACH HIGHER

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

17REACH HIGHER

Other Adult Degree Completion Options

• Course availability to working

adults• On-line options• Link to the funding formula – CCA

goal, degrees and certificates

OSRHE Council on Student

Affiars

January 10, 2013