One System…One Mission

Student Transfer in Florida

Dr. Willis N. Holcombe Chancellor The Florida College System

Articulation in Florida

1960s-1970s

  The expansion of the community college and state university systems made articulation essential Several of Florida’s state universities were “upper-level only” institutions. The standard route to a baccalaureate degree went through a community college

1971 - Statewide Articulation Agreement (2+2)

    Defined the AA degree as the transfer degree Confirmed the general education transfer guarantee (est. 1959) Established a statewide common course numbering system Created the Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC) to serve as a forum for discussing and coordinating ways to facilitate student transitions

Articulation in Florida

1975 - Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS

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   Mandated all public sector institutions to participate in the SCNS Today, there are over 105,000 active postsecondary courses on the SCNS 10 public universities, 28 community/state colleges, 40 career and technical education centers, and 25 nonpublic institutions currently participate 1995 – Time to Degree Legislation (SB 2330)  Created Degree Length Requirements (60/120)  Limited general education requirement to 36-hours (5 subject areas)    Mandated Common Prerequisites for baccalaureate degree programs Provided for Course Leveling (upper vs. lower) Planning for single, computer-assisted student advising and degree audit system

Articulation Coordinating Committee

    K-20 Advisory Council Appointed by Commissioner of Education Only existing K-20 forum for discussing and coordinating efforts to help students easily transition between and among institutions and from one level of education to the next Primary responsibilities include:      Recommending articulation policy changes to the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors; Approving common prerequisites across program areas; Approving course and credit-by-exam equivalencies; Facilitating the development of statewide articulation agreements; and Monitoring and promoting acceleration mechanisms (AP, IB, AICE, CLEP, Dual Enrollment, etc.)

2+2 Guarantee Defined

 Every Associate in Arts graduate from an institution in The Florida College System:      Shall have met all general education requirements Shall have fulfilled the CLAS requirements Shall have fulfilled the “Gordon Rule” requirements Must be granted admission to the upper-division of a state university except to a limited access or teacher certification program or a major program requiring an audition Shall receive priority for admission to a state university over out-of-state transfer students

What Happens After They Graduate?

Standard Diplomas to Postsecondary

2007-08 The 2008-09 Academic Year 90,259 (62%) Students Enrolled in a Florida Postsecondary Institution*

146,095 High School Diploma Recipients

Florida Colleges State Universities

59,814 (66%) 26,685 (30%)

Independent Universities

4,739 (5%)

PK-12 Adult Programs

2,570 (3%)

Source: PK-20 Education Data Warehouse. * Does not include students who enrolled in postsecondary education out of state, historically 4-5% of high school graduates.

Note: percentages use the 90,769 as the denominator and will add up to more than 100% because students may enroll in more than one

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sector .

The Florida College System Headcount – Enrollment Trends, 2005-06 to 2009-10

910,000 890,000 870,000 850,000 830,000 846,961 810,000 790,000 814,284 770,000 769,393 758,617 750,000 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 *Lower and Upper Division Headcount; Students Enrolled in a Course —Student reported in the Student Database that was enrolled in any course.

2009-10 887,073 7

The Florida College System ONE System - ONE Mission…

Access, Outreach, Responsiveness, Quality, Affordability

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9 “community” colleges 8 “colleges” 11 “state” colleges

Meeting Florida’s Economic and Workforce Needs

Over 887,000 students enrolled in 2009-10

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333,372 in Associate in Arts 103,741 in Associate in Science/Applied Science 54,429 in Vocational and College Credit Certificate 152,218 in College and Vocational Prep

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55,575 in Adult and Secondary

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179,039 in Continuing Workforce Education

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4,202 in Educator Preparation Institutes

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13,171 in Bachelor of Science/Applied Science

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Pathways to the Baccalaureate via The Florida College System

 2 + 2 Articulation Agreements Colleges and Universities with Public and Private  Concurrent-Use and Joint-Use Partnerships with Public and Private College and Universities  Limited Baccalaureate Degree Programs offered by The Florida College System (FCS)   Teaching Nursing  Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Degrees 9

Concurrent-Use and Joint-Use Programs on FCS Campuses

 Between 2000 and 2010, concurrent-use/joint-use partnerships for baccalaureate and graduate degrees increased by 141%  Approximately 20, 000 students were served via 565 partnership programs in 2009-10  Partnerships were with:  Nine public state universities (none at New College and UNF)   Nine Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) institutions Six institutions outside of Florida 10

Florida College Transfers & SUS Enrollment

Source: Florida Board of Governors

Trends in Percentage of Enrollment in SUS Upper Division

50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-10 Fall FCS Transfers SUS Native Other 11

Plugging the Pipeline AA Transfers to the State Universities

   The dramatic growth in Florida College System enrollments is proportionally increasing the number of AA graduates. A gap is starting to grow between the number of AA graduates seeking to transfer and transfer admissions to the State University System.

State universities will need to increase the number of transfer students to meet demand for junior level transfers.

55 000 50 000 45 000 40 000 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000

31 595 48 763

2004-05 Graduation 2005-06 SUS Enrollment 2005-06 Graduation 2006-07 SUS Enrollment 2006-07 Graduation 2007-08 SUS Enrollment 2007-08 Graduation 2008-09 SUS Enrollment 2008-09 Graduation 2009-10 SUS Enrollment 2009-10 Graduation 2010-11 SUS Enrollment FCS AA Graduates FCS Transfers to SUS 12

Four-Year Graduation Rates Full-Time AA Degree Transfers and SUS Natives

80.0

70.0

60.0

50.0

40.0

30.0

20.0

10.0

0.0

1999-00 Cohort 2000-01 Cohort 2001-02 Cohort Full-time SUS - AA 2002-03 Cohort Full-time SUS - FTIC 2003-04 Cohort 13

Average Student Semester Hours to Degree AA Degree Transfers and SUS Natives Selected Years (1994-95, 2001-02, 2009-10) 14

Baccalaureate Enrollments by Type of Program

14 000 BS, Other* BAS BS, Education BS, Nursing 12 000

13,168 115

10 000 8 000

8,048 8 044

6 000

5,333 4 806

4 000

2,457 3,497 3 091 3 022

2 000 0

1,228 208 511 509

2003-04

1,792 884 580 328

2004-05

1 209 863 385

2005-06

1 957 1 041 499

2006-07

1 445 797

2007-08

2 009 1 233

2008-09

1 987

2009-10 Source: Division of Florida Colleges *BS, Biology and BS, Business Note: The counts of students reflect only those who have been enrolled into a program. Student admitted to the upper division but not in a program are excluded.

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Challenges to Florida’s 2+2 Programs

 Maintaining consistency in implementing the common prerequisites  For AA students, funding limitations may reduce capacity, i.e., the number of courses and seats available  For transfer students, funding limitations may reduce the seats available in the SUS for both FTIC and transfer students 16

One System…One Mission

Dr. Willis N. Holcombe, Chancellor The Florida College System [email protected]

850-245-0407