Complete College Georgia. Overview Why completion matters The current state of completion The context for completion What is a completion agenda? Pieces

Complete College Georgia

Overview

• Why completion matters• The current state of completion• The context for completion• What is a completion agenda?• Pieces of the completion puzzle.

Why Completion Matters

“Nineteen of the 30 occupations projected to grow fastest from 2012 to 2022 typically require some form of postsecondary education for entry.”…Occupations typically requiring postsecondary education for entry generally had higher median wages ($57,770) in 2012 and are projected to grow faster (14.0 percent) between 2012 and 2022 than occupations that typically require a high school diploma or less ($27,670 and 9.1 percent).

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections: 2012-2022

For Georgia’s future, the economy we hope to have tomorrow depends on the educational advancement of citizens today.

"To fully leverage Georgia's newly restructured private-sector economy we need to adjust our priorities to put much greater emphasis on educational achievement. That will be critical in terms of improving Georgia's competitiveness, which ultimately determines our standard of living.”

Charles Knapp, interim dean of the University of Georgia's Terry

College of Business

It isn’t just that the job market is demanding more skilled, credentialed workers.

It is becoming a more difficult place for those without skills and credentials.

Earnings and Unemployment Rates by Educational Attainment

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Lower skilled adults are dropping out of the labor force in greater numbers.

Labor Force Participation Rates by Educational Attainment

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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59% 67% 75%


For those that remain, their income potential is greatly constrained.

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U.S. Median Income: $52, 512

U.S. Average Associates+42%

Georgia: Median Income: 46,244

% Associates+: 39.7

The Current State of Completion

Global Measure:Percentage of the Population with an Associates Degree or Higher Ages 25-34 ( ) and 25-64 ( ) (2011)

Source: OECD

In terms of growth in degree conferrals, the United States ranks last among the OECD.

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Georgia: 36.2%

The Completion PipelineThe Current State of Completion

The Current State of Completion

By 2020, it is anticipated that 60% of all jobs will require some form of higher education.

Reaching 60 percent will require closing a nearly 250,000 degree gap!

Currently, 42% of Georgia’s young adults have a certificate, associate’s or bachelor’s degree.

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43% Current Path2013 2020

250,000 additional graduates

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The Context for Completion

While we are falling behind in postsecondary attainment, higher education is facing:

• Unprecedented competitive pressures• Shrinking budgets• Increased scrutiny• Faltering faith from public, students, &

faculty• Widening gaps in equity & questions about

costs

The Context for Completion

Institutions of Higher Education are facing similar financial, political and community pressures that K-12 districts and schools have faced for years.

In response to these pressures, K-12 districts and schools adapted

and changed to increase high school graduation rates, and USG

institutions are changing and evolving to increase the

percentage of students completing college.

Moving forward…

The Completion Agenda in Georgia

College completion is an imperative for a prosperous economic, civic, and cultural future in this state.

The CompletionPartnership

Announced in 2011, Complete College Georgia is a statewide effort to increase attainment of a high quality certificate or degree.

The CompletionAgenda

“Improving college completion will depend on partnerships, given statewide and cross-agency issues. Partnerships can not only result in coordinated resources, but also new forms of collaboration, improved communication, and a strong focus on accountability.”

Georgia’s Higher Education Completion Plan, 2012

• Pulling together P-12, Technical Colleges, and State Colleges and Universities

• New thinking• Focus and momentum• Culture of

experimentation• Build beyond usual

relationships

The Completion Agenda

25 TCSG Technical Colleges31 USG Colleges & Universities2,273 Public K-12 Schools

2,037,973 current students

College and career readiness in P-12

Transforming of remediation

Shortening the time to degree

Restructuring delivery

Effective use of analytics, metrics, and data

Five main areas of CCG:

Progress toward CompletionMilestones• Statewide and Campus Completion Plans• Articulation Agreement between TCSG and USG• Policy Review and Updates• Innovation and Incubator Grants• Conference on CCGPS and content alignment gaps• New Models of Learning Summit• Predictive Analytics Workshop• Competency-based Learning model pilot at

Columbus State• New Performance-based Funding Model approved

Students• Take a rigorous

curriculum• Pursue dual credit course

when possible and appropriate

• Explore career-technical opportunities

Schools and Universities• Communicate expectations• Align P-12 Standards with

expectations in Higher Education

• Improving readiness and access

• Prepare for and monitor transitions

• Reinforce/reform practice with data

It all starts with P-12…

• Lower costs for students• Focus on reducing time to degree for all students• Transforming remediation• Encouraging dual credit • Support for transfer and articulation• Developing protocols for prior learning

assessments and competency-based learning• Create opportunities for new models of

instruction

…and continues through reducing barriers to completion.

Completion Strategies

15-to-FinishNew learning modelsGuided Pathways to SuccessCompetency-based learningDual credit courseworkIntrusive advisingCo-requisite and just-in-time remediation



15 credit hours a semester is full time!To be on track to graduate, students need to take 15 credits each semester.Taking less than 15 credits delays graduation, lengthening time to degree, and increases the chances that a student won’t graduate.


Guided Pathways to SuccessStudents pursue a coherent courses of study, earning credits that count toward a degree.Students enroll in degree pathways and receive on-time, intrusive advisement to insure that they meet their goals.


Dual credit courseworkStudents pursue rigorous college content while in high school, earning college credits and reducing time to degree.Early exposure to college-level courses encourages college participation and completion.


Co-requisite and just-in-time remediationFor students not quite prepared for college-level work, USG institutions are shifting to offering learning support alongside credit-bearing courses.This model gets students immediately on track for a degree and improves their chances of success in gateway courses.



Jonathan Watts HullAssistant DirectorPolicy and Partnership DevelopmentBoard of Regents of the University System of [email protected] (404) 962-3129

Thank you.

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Complete College Georgia. Overview Why completion matters The current state of completion The context for completion What is a completion agenda? Pieces