NAZARENE HIGHER EDUCATION USA/CANADA Eleven Exceptional
Campuses One Common Purpose
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NAZARENE ENROLLMENT OFFICERS NETWORK - NEON Stacey Berggren
Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing Northwest Nazarene
University NEON President 14 years in Nazarene Higher Ed 16 years
involved in NYI ministry, served on NW Region NYI Council
04-present BS from Troy University and Masters from NNU
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NAZARENE ENROLLMENT OFFICERS NETWORK - NEON James Smith
Director of Undergraduate Admissions Adjunct Professor of Youth
Ministry Mount Vernon Nazarene University NEON Vice President 9
years in Youth Ministry 7 years as Regional Trainer BA from MVNU,
Masters from Huntington
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SMALL GROUPS Summarize your perception of Nazarene Higher
Education
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SMALL GROUPS What are the barriers to your students attending
Nazarene Colleges?
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HISTORY Church of the Nazarene founded in 1895 by Phineas F.
Bresee Colleges Founded: 1899 SNU 1900 ENC 1901 TNU 1902 PLNU 1907
ONU 1913 NNU 1921 Ambrose 1945 - NTS 1964 - NBC 1966 MNU 1968 -
MVNU
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WE NEED EACH OTHER General Church / NYI FEEDS Local Church
FEEDS College/University FEEDS General Church / NYI
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RICH VASQUEZ Former Youth Pastor on the Intermountain District
NW Region NYI President Intermountain District President ISP
Chaplain Now employed at NNU as the first ever Admissions Counselor
/ Youth Ministry Liaison Strategic planning for youth ministry
relations across the NW Region Initiate, develop and maintain
relationships with local, district and NYI leaders Counsel youth
pastors and workers on the value of an NNU education and ways to
partner in recruitment efforts Welcome new youth pastors and
workers across the region and educate them on resources NNU offers
to support them in their ministry Attendance at District, Regional,
USA/Canada and Global NYI events, including NNU Board of Trustees
is encouraged.
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THE 9 MYTHS OF PRIVATE EDUCATION Myth 1 Private colleges are
not affordable Myth 2 Federal student aid drives up college costs
Myth 3 Private colleges enroll only white, wealthy students Myth 4
Graduates leave school with more than $100K in debt Myth 5 A
college degree is no longer a good investment Myth 6 Fewer students
are choosing to attend private colleges Myth 7 All private colleges
have billion dollar endowments Myth 8 Private colleges are not
innovative or flexible Myth 9 Private colleges are not transparent
or accountable
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PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO EARN A DEGREE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF
ENTRY Source: ACT 2010 Retention Completion Summary Tables
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PROJECTED CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES,
2010-11 TO 2020-21 Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher
Education Copyright 2010, The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Reprinted with permission. This material may not be posted,
published, or distributed without permission from The
Chronicle.
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RISING COSTS Trends in College Pricing, 2011. 2011. The College
Board. Reproduced with permission.
www.collegeboard.com.www.collegeboard.com
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TRENDS IN NAZARENE HIGHER ED Rising Costs Changing demographics
in our Regions and Churches Aggressive state systems of higher
education Increasing competition including for-profit Decreasing
18-22 year old market Uncertain Economy Rapid technological
advances White Paper, Dr. Dan Martin
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TRENDS IN NAZARENE HIGHER ED Safety and security pressures
Calls for increased demonstration of value Tightening student
financial aid availability Declining membership of the Nazarene
Church Lack of loyalty to the Nazarene Higher Education system The
need to recruit students of other denominations White Paper Dr. Dan
Martin
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OVERALL ENROLLMENT
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NAZARENE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
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TOGETHER
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NYI MEMBERS USA/CANADA
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TRUE COSTS
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NAZARENE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS $10,827,974
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PROJECT ON STUDENT DEBT www.projectonstudentdebt.org
www.projectonstudentdebt.org University of Washington - $20, 608
NNU - $26,500 Seattle Pacific University - $26,829PLNU - $32,487
Biola University - $32,091MVNU - $29,046 Boise State University -
$24,095 Florida State University - $22,139 University of Illinois -
$22,975 Tennessee State University - $22,984 University of Michigan
$27,644
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NEON COLLABORATION EFFORTS Nazarene Higher Education Campaign
Talking to all Nazarene sophomore and junior students about their
options for Nazarene schools Direct Mail, E-mail and Phone Third
party company hired to manage the campaign Reducing barriers to
college fair attendance Proposed to the Presidents - Not yet
approved
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SMALL GROUPS What are creative ways youve seen where a church
or district has set the Regional College up for success?