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Overview of Policy Priorities and the 2009
Legislative Agenda for Higher Education
in West Virginia
Presentation to the Faculty Senate of
West Virginia University
November 10, 2008
Charting the Future: The 2007-12 Master Plan
Charting the Future establishes a public agenda for how higher
education can best serve the needs of West Virginia’s citizens.
It is built upon civic, corporate and community partnerships and
articulates opportunities to develop a workforce that is
competitive in the knowledge economy. Areas of emphasis
include:

Access: How can we make college accessible for all West Virginians?

Cost and Affordability: How can we protect and promote affordability
for all West Virginians?

Learning and Accountability: How can we ensure that more students
successfully navigate the educational pipeline?

Innovation: How can we harness the resources of our institutions to
better serve the needs of the citizens of West Virginia?

Economic Growth: How can we prepare more West Virginians for the
knowledge economy and create job opportunities for our citizens?
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
FY 2009-10 Budget Priorities
• For the 2010 fiscal year (FY10), the Commission requests
$80,226,925 for strategic investments in system-wide higher
education initiatives aimed at supporting and enhancing the
public policy agenda outlined in WV Code §18B-1A-1a.
• Funding priorities for FY10 are as follows:
 Institution Operating Budgets – $12,018,419
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Faculty and Staff Salaries - $31,246,718
Capital Funding – $25,000,000
Student Financial Aid - $4,999,420
Academic Research – $4,000,000
Other issues – $2,962,368
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Budget Request: Institutional
Operating Budgets
• Request: $12,018,419 in
new funds for institutional
operating budgets to cover
inflation and fixed costs
increases.
• The proposal is equivalent
to the change in the Higher
Education Price Index
(HEPI) from FY 2008 to
FY 2009 (3.6%).
• Funding would be
distributed in an across the
board manner.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Headcount Enrollment by Institution
Institution
2002
2003
2004
Baccalaureate and Graduate Insitutions
2005
2006
2007
% Change
2006-07 2002-07
Bluefield State College
Concord University
Fairmont State University
Glenville State College
Marshall University
Shepherd University
West Liberty State College
WV School of Osteopathic Medicine
WV State University
West Virginia University
Potomac State College of WVU
WVU Institute of Technology
Total 4 year
717
2,660
3,699
1,184
13,792
3,254
2,571
307
3,122
23,492
1,308
1,824
57,930
1,718
2,987
3,938
1,377
13,693
3,327
2,502
337
3,130
24,260
1,330
1,783
60,382
1,840
2,946
4,037
1,319
13,602
3,682
2,338
363
3,344
25,255
1,304
1,685
61,715
1,710
2,958
4,710
1,392
13,805
3,901
2,246
397
3,491
26,051
1,279
1,535
63,475
1,788
2,928
4,602
1,381
13,810
4,091
2,272
503
3,502
27,115
1,485
1,466
64,943
1,804
2,735
4,331
1,441
13,659
4,119
2,404
598
3,218
28,113
1,608
1,445
65,475
0.9%
-6.6%
-5.9%
4.3%
-1.1%
0.7%
5.8%
18.9%
-8.1%
3.7%
8.3%
-1.4%
0.8%
151.6%
2.8%
17.1%
21.7%
-1.0%
26.6%
-6.5%
94.8%
3.1%
19.7%
22.9%
-20.8%
13.0%
Total 2 year
21,046
20,455
21,130
21,238
21,145
21,591
2.1%
2.6%
State-wideTotal
78,976
80,837
82,845
84,713
86,088
87,066
1.1%
10.2%
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Total Tuition and Fees
1997
2002
2007
Five Yr
Change
Ten Yr
Change
$2,044
$2,310
$2,040
$1,956
$2,184
$2,228
$2,120
$10,750
$2,184
$2,336
$2,370
$2,598
$2,962
$2,866
$2,700
$2,984
$2,886
$2,748
$14,206
$2,754
$3,240
$3,066
$3,984
$4,414
$4,614
$4,174
$4,360
$4,564
$4,172
$19,830
$4,156
$4,722
$4,598
53.3%
49.0%
61.0%
54.6%
46.1%
58.1%
51.8%
39.6%
50.9%
45.7%
50.0%
94.9%
91.1%
126.2%
113.4%
99.6%
104.8%
96.8%
84.5%
90.3%
102.1%
94.0%
Institution
Bluefield State College
Concord University
Fairmont State University
Glenville State College
Marshall University
Shepherd University
West Liberty State College
WV School of Osteopathic Medicine*
WV State University
West Virginia University
WVU Institute of Technology
*Non-undergraduate programs
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Median Tuition & Fees
Average Published Tuition & Fees 1996-97 to 2006-07
Undergraduate In-state
State
SREB average
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
1996-97
2005-06
$2,386
$2,160
$1,992
$3,533
$1,884
$2,004
$2,050
$2,017
$3,480
$2,385
$1,664
$1,688
$3,112
$2,014
$1,992
$4,088
$2,116
$4,920
$4,699
$4,992
$7,014
$3,198
$3,677
$5,139
$3,654
$7,134
$4,184
$3,683
$3,814
$7,380
$4,765
$5,479
$6,024
$3,881
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
3 Year
2007-08 Rank % Change
$5,588
$5,245
$5,587
$7,811
$3,361
$4,262
$6,287
$3,825
$7,304
$4,807
$4,320
$4,993
$8,380
$5,370
$6,437
$7,005
$4,406
9
7
2
16
14
6
15
3
11
13
10
1
8
5
4
12
11.6%
11.9%
11.4%
5.1%
15.9%
22.3%
4.7%
2.4%
14.9%
17.3%
30.9%
13.6%
12.7%
17.5%
16.3%
13.5%
Source: SREB Data Exchange and College Board 2007
Peer Comparisons
Institution
University of Vermont
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Connecticut
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Maryland-College Park
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Texas A & M University
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Iowa
SUNY at Buffalo
Virginia Commonwealth University
The University of Tennessee
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii at Manoa
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
University of Utah
West Virginia University
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
University of Nevada-Reno
University of Florida
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
2007-2008
In-State Tuition
$12,054
$9,924
$8,842
$8,099
$7,969
$7,397
$7,335
$7,096
$6,940
$6,293
$6,218
$6,196
$5,932
$5,622
$5,390
$5,117
$4,987
$4,722
$4,571
$4,029
$3,256
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Shifting Dependency on Tuition Revenues
Percent of Total E&G Funding
State
Tuition
SREB states
2001-02
64.23%
2002-03
61.63%
2003-04
58.23%
2004-05
55.94%
2005-65
55.11%
2006-07
55.67%
2001-02
35.77%
2002-03
38.37%
2003-04
41.77%
2004-05
44.06%
2005-06
44.89%
2006-07
44.33%
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
53.53%
64.08%
38.04%
74.52%
70.56%
59.99%
62.19%
60.56%
60.66%
76.66%
68.59%
56.69%
57.55%
64.69%
59.70%
59.84%
52.26%
61.00%
36.00%
74.93%
69.02%
58.43%
63.01%
55.50%
54.88%
67.48%
64.71%
50.39%
58.97%
64.04%
52.74%
53.60%
50.35%
60.39%
34.37%
73.48%
64.55%
55.00%
60.56%
49.24%
54.37%
67.20%
58.27%
42.02%
56.35%
60.59%
46.36%
45.65%
49.02%
58.23%
34.42%
71.53%
66.44%
50.51%
58.95%
47.71%
52.89%
66.93%
55.17%
35.10%
54.86%
55.73%
46.16%
41.57%
50.71%
56.62%
33.36%
70.27%
66.55%
49.58%
58.64%
47.84%
51.79%
67.98%
54.31%
34.04%
53.42%
53.03%
46.62%
39.38%
54.57%
58.86%
32.99%
71.22%
66.43%
49.24%
60.45%
50.55%
52.97%
69.10%
55.16%
34.46%
53.91%
51.30%
46.92%
39.64%
46.47%
35.92%
61.96%
25.48%
29.44%
40.01%
37.81%
39.44%
39.34%
23.34%
31.41%
43.31%
42.45%
35.31%
40.30%
40.16%
47.74%
39.00%
64.00%
25.07%
30.98%
41.57%
36.99%
44.50%
45.12%
32.52%
35.29%
49.61%
41.03%
35.96%
47.26%
46.40%
49.65%
39.61%
65.63%
26.52%
35.45%
45.00%
39.44%
50.76%
45.63%
32.80%
41.73%
57.98%
43.65%
39.41%
53.64%
54.35%
50.98%
41.77%
65.58%
28.47%
33.56%
49.49%
41.05%
52.29%
47.11%
33.07%
44.83%
64.90%
45.14%
44.27%
53.84%
58.43%
49.29%
43.38%
66.64%
29.73%
33.45%
50.42%
41.36%
52.16%
48.21%
32.02%
45.69%
65.96%
46.58%
46.97%
53.38%
60.62%
45.43%
41.14%
67.01%
28.78%
33.57%
50.76%
39.55%
49.45%
47.03%
30.90%
44.84%
65.54%
46.09%
48.70%
53.08%
60.36%
Source: SREB Factbook 2007
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Total Support per FTE (Public Four-Year)
State
GeneralPurpose
SREB states
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
$6,678
6,488
5,906
6,619
8,005
7,297
6,360
5,371
8,299
6,141
9,643
5,863
4,650
6,077
6,189
5,947
3,382
2006-07
State
Educational
Special-Purpose
$654
741
1,378
396
876
604
841
698
786
1,160
505
642
617
550
428
494
657
Tuition
and Fee
Revenues
$5,838
6,019
5,091
14,252
3,588
3,993
7,423
3,970
8,887
6,482
4,538
5,287
10,014
5,666
6,282
7,287
6,152
Change in Total
Rankings
2000-01 to 2006-07
Total
(adjusted for inflation) Funding per
Total
Dollars
Percent
FTE
$13,170
13,249
12,376
21,268
12,469
11,894
14,625
10,039
17,973
13,783
14,686
11,792
15,280
12,294
12,899
13,728
10,191
-$202
425
-869
1,241
-1,476
-2,837
-377
1,119
-165
-105
113
542
2,906
-284
-65
-363
-257
-1.5
3.3
-6.6
6.2
-10.6
-19.3
-2.5
12.6
-0.9
-0.8
0.8
4.8
23.5
-2.3
-0.5
-2.6
-2.5
Source: SREB Factbook 2007
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
8
11
1
10
13
5
16
2
6
4
14
3
12
9
7
15
Budget Request: Faculty and Staff Salaries
• Request: $31,246,718 to support a three part proposal aimed at
enhancing salary competitiveness.
• Part One: To keep up with inflation, $22,800,000 in
additional funding will be required in FY 2010 from all
revenue sources.
• Part Two: $5,200,000 to close national and regional salary
gaps by one percent.
• Part Three: $3,246,718 to address inequities in the
classified staff salary schedule.
• Funding faculty and staff supported through all accounts will
minimize anticipated tuition and fee increases.
• The salary enhancement calculation is based on spring 2008
data and includes employees funded from all accounts.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Faculty and Staff Salaries
• West Virginia public four-year college and faculty salaries
rank 14th out of 16 among the SREB states (West Virginia
average of $58,850 vs. SREB average of $68,583). It would
take $55,487,833 to bring WV salaries to the SREB
average.
• The College and University Professional Association for
Human Resources (CUPA-HR) reported that average
salaries for higher education faculty nationally increased by
3.8 percent, executive compensation increased by 4.0
percent, and mid-level administrative compensation
increased by 3.8 percent in 2007-08.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Changes in Full-Time Faculty Salaries at Public
Four-Year Institutions
Average
Salary
(all ranks)
2006-07
United States
SREB states
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Percent Change
Inflation-Adjusted
Rank in SREB
1
Percent Change
Region
1996-97 to 2005-06 to
2006-07
2006-07 1996-97 2006-07
1996-97 to
2006-07
2005-06 to
2006-07
$71,036
68,583
33.0
37.6
1.8
4.0
2.6
6.2
-2.0
0.2
68,681
58,608
83,127
72,862
69,795
64,546
58,590
76,410
59,930
72,493
63,237
66,317
63,379
68,875
76,996
58,850
50.0
34.4
39.3
40.0
32.6
30.6
27.7
43.1
33.6
36.9
39.8
36.4
28.8
36.6
42.9
34.3
6.3
3.6
5.8
4.5
0.7
2.3
4.3
5.5
6.9
6.5
5.7
2.1
2.9
1.9
4.1
5.0
15.7
3.7
7.5
8.0
2.3
0.8
-1.5
10.4
3.1
5.6
7.8
5.2
-0.7
5.4
10.2
3.6
2.4
-0.3
1.9
0.7
-3.0
-1.4
0.5
1.6
2.9
2.6
1.9
-1.6
-0.9
-1.9
0.3
1.1
12
16
1
6
5
8
11
3
14
4
13
10
9
7
2
15
Source: SREB Factbook 2007
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
8
15
1
4
6
10
16
3
13
5
12
9
11
7
2
14
Average Salaries of Full-Time Faculty
Public Four-Year Institutions (2006-07)
Associate
Assistant
Instructor
Undesignated/ Other
Professor
Professor
Average Rank Average Rank Average Rank Average Rank Average
Rank
Average
SREB states
$94,459
$68,583
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
93,878
80,493
114,402
100,998
94,984
88,578
82,167
105,117
81,252
100,330
87,790
89,392
82,969
97,155
105,164
73,986
Professor
$68,545
8
15
1
4
7
10
13
3
14
5
11
9
12
6
2
16
68,395
62,684
77,721
71,424
66,112
65,717
61,654
75,071
63,500
72,832
64,735
66,553
63,941
68,385
74,901
58,243
$57,731
6
14
1
5
9
10
15
2
13
4
11
8
12
7
3
16
55,824
51,470
65,027
61,521
56,050
54,686
52,332
62,929
54,683
62,289
54,774
57,499
52,858
59,826
60,655
48,949
$40,829
9
15
1
4
8
11
14
2
12
3
10
7
13
6
5
16
41,425
37,888
51,337
45,229
38,878
40,443
37,858
50,850
38,818
51,325
37,896
41,750
38,819
39,857
44,593
34,942
$46,025
7
14
1
4
10
8
15
3
12
2
13
6
11
9
5
16
44,269
34,552
45,251
51,622
42,358
42,944
32,088
46,510
33,768
49,145
0
43,938
37,495
45,914
48,670
41,912
7
13
6
1
10
9
15
4
14
2
0
8
12
5
3
11
All Ranks
68,681
58,608
83,127
72,862
69,795
64,546
58,590
76,410
59,930
72,493
63,237
66,317
63,379
68,875
76,996
58,850
Source: SREB Data Exchange 2007
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Rank
8
15
1
4
6
10
16
3
13
5
12
9
11
7
2
14
Budget Request: Capital
• Request: $25,000,000 in funds to support deferred maintenance needs, as
well as renewed request for system-wide bond funding.
• Deferred maintenance/code compliance projects ($10,000,000): One-time
funding request that builds upon the investment made by the Governor’s
office and the Legislature during the 2008 session.

Funding for deferred maintenance and code compliance issues would be
used to match institution funding on a 50/50 basis. Funding would allow
institutions to repair and maintain facilities that have longstanding capital
needs such as sprinkler systems, fire alarms, smoke detectors, ADA
access to buildings, re-roofing, and HVAC upgrades.

Funding would support projects across both two and four-year
institutions, with the funding split in the range of 80 percent for
Commission institutions and 20 percent for Council institutions.

Commission staff is developing a list of high priority capital projects
addressing E&G deferred maintenance and code compliance issues and
should have this process completed later this fall.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Budget Request: Capital
• Capital Bond Issue ($15,000,000) for new capital construction

In most states, public higher education periodically receives bond
revenue funded by state appropriations for institutional capital projects.

Prior to 2004, the State of West Virginia had never funded a bond issue
specifically for public higher education. Instead, institutions funded
capital projects through student generated capital fees. Currently, many
students pay significant capital fees to cover old bond indebtedness.

The Commission seeks support to redirect the $10 million in regular
lottery revenue that is currently dedicated to the EAST bonds, which will
expire in FY 2010, plus an additional $5 million appropriation to support
a new higher education bond issue.

Annual revenue of $15 million should support a bond issue of
approximately $230 to $240 million for thirty-year bonds.

Commission staff is developing a proposed list of capital projects for
funding and will bring that list to the Commission for its approval during
the November meeting of the board.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Budget Request: Financial Aid
•
Request: $4,999,420 in new funds for the state’s complement of financial aid
programs.
•
Higher Education Grant Program ($1,693,200): Consistent with House Bill No. 4049
(2006), the Commission proposes a two percent increase in funding for FY 2010
($693,200). Additionally, we propose the continuation of $1,000,000 that was provided
via legislative special session.
•
PROMISE Scholarship Program ($2,306,220): Consistent with House Bill No. 4049,
(2006), the Commission proposes a two percent increase in funding for the PROMISE
Scholarship Program for FY 2010 ($861,220). Additionally, we request the
continuation of the $1,445,000 that was provided during the recent special session.
This funding will maintain program solvency through FY 2010 and allow the
PROMISE Scholarship Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee to complete their gubernatorial
charge.
•
HEAPS Grant Program ($1,000,000): The Commission proposes the continuation of
funding provided during a recent special legislative session. The funds will be used to
support growing demand for the program and to assist in bringing more adults into
post-secondary education.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Budget Request: Research
• Request: $4,000,000 funding to enhance and expand capacity at West
Virginia’s colleges and universities.
• This request builds upon the establishment of the “Bucks for Brains” West
Virginia Research Trust Fund and demonstrates growing support for the
state’s science and technology strategic plan, Vision 2015, which calls for
an overall 20 percent increase in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) faculty positions.
• The Commission proposes continued investment to support eminent
research faculty through the expansion of racetrack video lottery funds
targeted for the Research Challenge Fund (RCF). Presently, this fund
receives .5 percent of all moneys generated from racetrack video lottery
proceeds.
• The Commission proposes the expansion of this percentage to one percent
which will generate approximately $4 million in additional revenues to
support research efforts across the system.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Budget Request: Research
• Research in the STEM fields, coupled with improved graduate education
opportunities, are the source of increased economic diversification, new
business formation, and an increasingly skilled workforce.
• The largest awards sponsored through the RCF are the Research Challenge
Grants. The return on the first $8.4 million investment in these awards
includes:
– More than $20 million in external funding
– 5 startup companies with five-year projected revenues of $124 million
– 5 patents and 10 patent applications
– 2 university research centers with industry partners
• The RCF also supports grants for scientific equipment, curriculum and
classroom instruction, and the Governor’s Schools for Math and Science; and
serves as the match for the National Science Foundation’s $9 million research
infrastructure improvement award to the state.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Budget Request: Others
•
Beckley Center ($350,000): Funds will support on-going operations for the Center, a
one-stop educational mall for community and technical college programs through
graduate level courses.
•
College Awareness/Outreach/Recruitment Campaign ($2,000,000): One-time joint
Commission and Council request to support efforts to enhance college access and
completion. The effort will be multi-faceted and includes:
– General marketing modeled after the successful “Learn to Earn” and “College Pays”
campaigns targeted at making people aware of college opportunities.
– Targeted marketing of former students who have completed 30 or more credit hours, but
have not earned a degree, by community and technical colleges, with a special emphasis
placed on the Board of Governors’ Associate of Applied Science degree; and of former
students who have completed 90 or more credit hours, but no degree, with emphasis placed
on the Board of Regents Bachelor’s degree.
– Targeted marketing of students for programs that are strongly aligned with state economic
development goals, but for which enrollment have not met expectations (e.g., Pierpont
Community and Technical College’s aviation program).
– Targeted support for dual enrollment, advanced placement and financial aid education for
high school juniors and seniors in GEAR UP counties.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Undergraduate Headcount
Age 25 or Older
19,000
18,000
17,000
16,000
15,000
14,000
13,000
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Adult learners comprise @ 43.7% of the two-year and 14.2% of the fouryear undergraduate enrollment.
Enrollment has increased 9.7% over fall 2002, and 12.6% over fall 1997
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
A Focus on Non-Traditional Students
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
County
Wood County
Cabell County
Jackson County
Putnam County
Ohio County
Marion County
Ritchie County
Raleigh County
Tyler County
Brooke County
Hancock County
Kanawha County
Jefferson County
Marshall County
Mercer County
Berkeley County
Harrison County
Monongalia County
Monroe County
Wayne County
Terminal
Less than 9th to 12th,
high
9th grade no diploma school
graduate
3%
10%
38%
4%
12%
34%
5%
11%
42%
2%
8%
40%
3%
8%
34%
3%
10%
40%
5%
15%
46%
6%
15%
39%
4%
14%
47%
2%
10%
45%
1%
8%
50%
4%
11%
37%
4%
13%
36%
3%
10%
48%
7%
15%
39%
5%
14%
42%
4%
13%
41%
3%
9%
30%
9%
12%
50%
6%
17%
41%
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Some
college,
no degree
Total
Population
aged 25-64
24%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
18%
18%
18%
47,067
48,909
14,784
28,889
23,396
28,865
5,602
42,906
5,156
13,188
17,483
107,579
23,202
18,935
32,643
41,658
35,536
39,196
8,249
22,825
• More than
173,000 West
Virginians have
some college but
no degree
• More than
127,000 West
Virginians have
some high
school but no
degree
• A postsecondary
institution can
be found in 9 of
the top 20
counties
High School Graduate Projections: 2000-2014
High School Graduate Projections (SREB 2005)
19,500
19,267
19,000
18,500
18,252
18,040
18,000
17,939
17,837
17,815
17,558
17,765
17,619
17,500
17,413
17,435
17,256
17,134
17,000
16,500
16,431
16,000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
According to SREB, the number of graduates produced by public and private high
schools in WV will decrease by 2,836 students from 2000 to 2014. Assuming factors
remain constant, this will yield @ 1,500 fewer freshman, which is comparable to the
combined in-state freshman classes at Marshall University and Shepherd University.
Source: SREB Factbook 2005-06
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Cracks in the Pipeline
State
South Dakota
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Delaware
Ohio
Maryland
North Carolina
United States
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Arkansas
South Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
For e ve ry
100 Ninth
Grade rs
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Graduate
from High
School
82
84
78
73
65
76
74
64
70
73
74
75
52
55
69
54
60
68
63
65
60
Ente r
Colle ge
56
52
46
42
36
40
43
41
39
39
39
42
35
29
37
35
36
35
30
34
36
Still Enrolle d
Sophomore
Ye ar
36
33
35
31
26
28
30
28
27
26
23
27
23
21
26
23
23
22
21
22
23
Graduate
within 6
ye ars
28
27
27
22
20
19
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (2004)
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Budget Request: Others
• Graduation Initiative ($500,000): One-time request to support the
development of grants to support institutional efforts to improve
student persistence and completion rates and increases the overall
number of graduates..
• SREB Tuition Contract Program ($112,368): The SREB Tuition
Contract Program allows West Virginia students who want to pursue
degrees in veterinary medicine, optometry and podiatry, which are not
offered at any West Virginia higher education institution, to pay
discounted tuition at certain schools in other states that offer these
courses.

As a result of program cost increases, West Virginia may have a
shortfall of as much as $112,368 in FY 2010 if increased funding is
not provided and would subsequently have to restrict student
participation below current levels.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Policy Propositions
• Changing expectations of college preparation and
associated tensions across systems related to preparation
• Mounting accountability pressures, 21st century skills,
and the challenge of general education
• Shifting sands of access
• Potential need to restructure state financial aid programs
in lieu of ever increasing college costs and student debt
• Appreciation of the complexity of the modern university
and associated governance issues
• Critical significance of a college degree in the global
economy
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Members
David R. Tyson Chairman
David K. Hendrickson, Vice Chairman
John Estep, Secretary
Kathy Eddy
Kay H. Goodwin
Cindy Largent-Hill
J. Thomas Jones
Dr. Steven L. Paine
Nelson B. Robinson, Jr.
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd E Ste 700
Charleston WV 25301-2800
voice 304.558.2101
fax 304.558.5719
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