Transcript Higher Education Budget Request
Higher Education Budget Request
10/28/2010
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ADHE Overview
• • • • The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) is responsible for: Carrying out the policy directives of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB); Approving and reviewing academic programs public community colleges and universities; at the state’s Developing funding recommendations public universities and 22 public two-year colleges as well as 18 other post-secondary entities; for the state’s 11 Distributing financial aid of approximately $170 million annually from state revenues and lottery funds intended to ease the financial burden of students seeking an education beyond high school.
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ADHE Agency Budget Request Highlights:
Personnel
– – No raises Surrender 4 current positions in exchange for 2 higher grade positions: • Net savings of $65k funding
Operating
– Requesting an increase: • • Lease on 114 E. Capitol Ave expires June 30, 2011 Current facility will not be available • Worked with state building services to obtain an estimate of costs based on current market rates. • Increase of $517,025 for the first year ($175k for move and related office equipment expenses; Reduce to $316k for year 2)
Specific Program Budget Highlights:
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Research Development Program Grants
– All funds are currently going to AREON – Increase appropriation from $1m to $5m per year – appropriation only, funds are dependent on oil/mineral lease on federal lands, etc.
State Scholarship – Federal
– Leveraging Education Assistance Partnership (LEAP) • Increase appropriation from $500k to $750k: – All federal funds – Anticipate more federal funds
Specific Program Budget Highlights:
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Student Assistance, grants and scholarships
Trends
Financial Aid Funding Trend
GR peaked at 48m in 2008 Expense (Student Awards) has increased since 2005 Fund Balance peaked in 2009 at 53m
$60 000 000 $50 000 000 $40 000 000 $30 000 000 $24m $20 000 000 $10 000 000 $ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 $(10 000 000) General Revenue FA Expense FA Balance 6
150 100 50 0 450 400 350 300 250
240 209
200
Governor’s Distinguished
Evidence that Smart Core is working Evidence that we will need to begin thinking about our scholarship priorities 358 392 315 315 309 262 262 252 215 31 47 63 53 49
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 7 Eligible Accepted Declined
Arkansas Department of Higher Education Financial Aid 2011-2013 Biennial Forecast
$70 000 000 $60 000 000 $50 000 000 $40 000 000 $30 000 000 $20 000 000 $10 000 000 $ Second Effort Scholarships Podiatry Chiropractic Washington Center Scholarships Optometry Loans Osteopathy Single Parent Scholarship Dependents of Law Enf. Officers, etc Jr/Sr Minority Teacher Scholars SREB Minority Doctoral Scholars AR Geographical Critical Needs Minority Masters Fellows SURF Program Tuition Adjustment Dependents of POWS, MIAS, KIAS Optometry Grants Targeted Teacher Development Dental Loans Dental Aid Veterinary Aid National Guard Tuition Assistance STEP Teacher Opportunity Program Workforce Improvement Grants Higher Education Opportunities Grants Governor's Scholars Academic Challenge Scholarships FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 8
Specific Program Budget Highlights:
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Student Assistance, grants and scholarship Response to Trends:
– – Will continue to spend all general revenue received on scholarships Prioritized scholarship programs that serve the largest number of students – Delete and reduce scholarships for smaller/niche initiatives and those that overlap with other grants
Deleting
– Teacher Opportunity Program (TOP) - 600 students – Second effort scholarship -18 students – – Washington Center -20 students Arkansas Geographical Needs - 98 students
Reducing
– State Teacher Education Program (STEP) – Workforce Improvement Grant (WIG) – Higher Education Opportunity Grant (Go!) – State Teacher Resource Program, Minority Masters Fellows, and Minority Teachers Scholars (eliminated 2 years ago, students still in pipeline will be covered) – Dependents Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) – Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Specific Program Budget Highlights:
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Improving Teacher Quality Grant (NCLB funds)
Same as last year. Last 2 years of grant •
TANF -
Career Pathways Initiative (federal funds) Increase appropriation by $2,493,207 for each year of the Biennium •
College Access Challenge Grant (Federal)
Increase appropriation to $1.5 m annually due to increase in federal funding •
ADHE Scholarship administration
Requesting increase of $280k – Add 6 extra help positions at $30k – $400k for professional fees (Mostly goes to INA for technical support for financial aid management program).
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Technical Education Federal Programs (Federal)
Request increase of $65k each year for Perkins to sponsor training seminars and capital outlay
Specific Program Budget Highlights:
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DHE Cash
$425k annual increase in appropriation only.
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Arkansas Health Education Grants and Loans
Eliminate optometry aid loans (keeping optometry grants) Reduce remaining programs to their 2011 actual. (page 324)
Annual Unduplicated Enrollment for Public Institutions
200 000 180 000 160 000 140 000 120 000
123 139 50.8 percent increase in enrollment 133 620 154 125
100 000 80 000 60 000
185 678
40 000 20 000 AY1997 AY1998 AY1999 AY2000 AY2001 AY2002 AY2003 AY2004 AY2005 AY2006 AY2007 AY2008 AY2009 AY2010
Academic Year
Annual SSCH for Public Institutions
4 000 000 3 500 000
58.5 percent increase is SSCH 2 990 779
3 000 000
2 509 773
2 500 000
2 266 770
2 000 000 1 500 000 1 000 000 500 000
Enrollment up:
6% up last year 5% up this fall Not included in the data that generates the formula
3 592 442
AY1997 AY1998 AY1999 AY2000 AY2001 AY2002 AY2003 AY2004 AY2005 AY2006 AY2007 AY2008 AY2009 AY2010
Academic Year
30 000 25 000
Credentials Awarded, Public Institutions Only 84.9 percent increase in Credentials Awarded 282.5 percent increase in Certificates of Proficiency 242.7 percent increase in Technical Certificates 135.3 percent increase in Associate Degrees 34.7 percent increase in Baccalaureate Degrees 67.7 percent increase in Master Degrees 86.6 percent increase in Doctoral Degrees 20 749 28 183
20 000
16 365
15 000
15 244
10 000 5 000 AY1997 AY1998 AY1999 AY2000 AY2001 AY2002 AY2003 AY2004 AY2005 AY2006 AY2007 AY2008 AY2009 AY2010
Academic Year
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