Transcript Community College - Youngstown State University

Increasing Access and
Affordability to Higher
Education
The YSU Community College Initiative
May 2007
Chancellor Fingerhut
Discussion Draft Only
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Fall Headcount Enrollment Trend and Target
14000
14000
13500
13000
12698
12858
12812
12250
12500
12000
13183
13101
11787
11500
11000
2000
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
(Target)
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Minority Enrollment
2200
2100
2000
1900
1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
2062
1954
1791
1656
Fall
2002
Fall
2003
1424
1282
Fall
2000
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1619
Fall
2001
Fall
2004
Fall
2005
Fall
2006
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% Minority Enrollment
15.7
16.0
15.0
14.0
13.0
12.0
11.0
10.0
15.3
13.7
12.9
Fall
2002
Fall
2003
11.6
10.9
Fall
2000
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12.8
Fall
2001
Fall
2004
Fall
2005
Fall
2006
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Partnerships
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Youngstown Early College
Congressional Earmarks
Wick Neighbors/Smoky Hollow
Campus Planning Initiatives
 East Campus Gateway
 South Campus Gateway/Business
College
 Community College Planning
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YSU Outcomes and Expectations
 Increase access and affordability to higher education
 Achieve Governor’s goal of increasing the number of
students enrolled in Ohio colleges and universities by
230,000. (MV – approximately 9,000 students)
 Develop financial packages that are comparable to
community college pricing
 Develop dynamic programs that are consistent with
the workforce needs of the region
 Be a catalyst for economic recovery and growth in
the region
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Overview of Ohio’s current CC system
 There are 23 community colleges in Ohio
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Two types of community colleges
Local and State support
 There are 28 counties that are currently not
part of a community college district
 Youngstown-Warren region is the only
metropolitan area of the state that doesn’t
have a community college
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Is There a Need?
(What people are saying)
 62% of business leaders agree that a community
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college is needed
90% of business leaders agree that it would result in
higher wages and a better economy
77% support YSU’s efforts to develop a community
college
77% of 700 phone survey respondents believe a
community college is needed
90% of phone survey respondents say that a
community college would improve the economy
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Is There a Need?
(Educational Attainment)
Associate
Degree
Mahoning
% 25 or Older
Bachelors +
17.5%
Trumbull
14.5%
5.2%
Columbiana
10.8%
5.0%
Ohio
21.4%
5.9%
US
24.4%
6.3%
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4.8%
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Enrollment in Two and Four Year Public
Higher Education,1995 and 2004
Youngstown
Two Year
1995
3362
2004
4309
YSU
13089
13166
Total
16451
17475
Toledo
21248
19675
Total
32641
38481
Wright
State
14745
16207
Total
40029
46300
Toledo
Two Year
1995
11393
2004
18806
Dayton
Two Year
1995
25284
2004
30093
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Student Attendance in Region (2004)
12000
10000
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6000
4000
2000
0
Trumbull
Mahoning
Columbiana
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CSU
UA
KSU
YSU
45
55
4
284
283
116
985
717
493
3183
6460
875
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Community College Attraction
50
40
30
20
10
0
/1000 pop
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CC
SCC
Tech
Branch
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Community College Pricing
7000
6000
5000
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3000
2000
1000
0
CC
Cost $ 2375
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SCC
Tech
BC
YSU
3432
3840
4750
6800
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Community College Feasibility Study
1. Conducted a market study
2. Completed area-wide leadership interviews:
60 interviews (see handout)
3. Completed a community phone survey: 700
interviews (see handout)
4. Surveying area employers – 420 (see
handout)
5. Internal Survey
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Point 1: Mahoning Valley Must
Overcome Education Deficits
 Fund for Our Economic Future ranks “skilled
workforce” at the top of regional economic
success indicators.
 Voices and Choices indicates that preparing
workers for current and future jobs is our # 1
challenge
 Associate degree level jobs currently growing
at double Ohio’s overall job growth rate.
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Point 2: Only Market in State
Without a Community College
 To reach Governor’s goal will require
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Enrolling large numbers of adult and non
traditional students
Education must be close to home and offered
at times that are convenient for adults
Must be low cost!
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Point 3: Price Matters!
 93% say more people would attend college if
they could get a quality education for half the
price of a four year university.
 Need to drive price down!
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Basic Model: Integrated
Partnership Model
 Form an academic unit to organize, market,
and develop new programs and certificates.
 Heavily invest in forming partnerships with
career and technical centers, businesses,
health care providers, unions, and high
schools
 Invest in distance learning initiatives and
blended programming
 Invite other community colleges and branch
campuses to develop joint programs and
collaborations
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Partnership Model Benefits
 Invests in programs/people not buildings
 YSU current two-year programs are designed
so that students have a seamless pathway into
the four-year programs
 Can strategically place/develop programs for
groups/businesses/organizations
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Cost – THE QUESTION!
1. To increase access we must have lower
tuition
2. How can YSU charge a lower tuition to the
“YSU” students who are part of the
“community college”?
3. How will YSU make up the lost tuition for
students who move into the community
college?
4. How can YSU continue to compete with the
growing competition for our students?
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Target Strategies
Goal: YSU tuition comparable to a community college
7000
6000
Phase 1:
5000
$3000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
CC
Cost $ 2375
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SCC
Tech
BC
YSU
3432
3840
4750
6800
Phase 2: $0
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Mahoning Valley Promise
(THE ANSWER!)
The Mahoning Valley Promise will guarantee
that every student from the Mahoning Valley
who chooses to attend Youngstown State
University (or any partner institution) will pay
no more than $3000 per year inclusive of all
costs and fees for the first and second year of
college.
The $3000 maximum is based on a full time load of 30
credit hours. This value could be higher or lower
depending upon the level of community support.
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Analyzing the situation
2005 FY Freshman and Sophomores from
Mahoning and Trumbull Counties
$26,000,000
$13,000,000
$13,000,000
Total Revenue
Non Loan Financial Aid and
Scholarships
Total Out of Pocket and Loans
On Average YSU 1st and 2nd year students
Pay $100 per credit or $3,000 per year!
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Cost of Phase 1 of the Mahoning
Valley Promise (MVP)
 The MVP would cause an estimated loss of
about $6,500,000 in YSU revenue
 Have to increase enrollment by about 900
students
 Needed programmatic and financial partners
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Other Institutes of Higher Education
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Career Centers, Businesses, Schools
Local Public Sector
State and/or Federal Governments
Business and Philanthropy
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Benefits of MVP
 Will increase access to all students, not just
the two-year program students
 Will greatly contribute to the economic
revitalization of the Valley.
 Very good for the reputation of university and
the region
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Where We Are
 Meet with Chancellor Fingerhut of the Ohio Board of
Regents for briefing (May 17)
 Meet with the YSU Board of Trustees and advise that
the need for a community college is established
(June 29).
 Fully develop the following plans
 Academic Plan
 Organizational Plan
 Governance Plan
 Communications Plan
 Financial Plan
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Establishing a Community
College District
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Ohio Revised Code 3354.02 Creation of a Community College
District
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The attorney general shall be the attorney for each community
college district
A proposal to create a community college district may be presented
to the Ohio Board of Regents in any of the following ways:
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(B)
(C)
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The board of county commissioners of any county, having a
population of not less than 75,000, may, by resolution
approved by two-thirds of its members, propose the creation
of a community college district consisting of the whole
territory of such county.
The boards of county commissioners of any two or more
contiguous counties, which together have a combined
population of not less than 75,000, may, by a resolution
approved by two-thirds of the members of each such board,
together and jointly propose the creation of a community
college district consisting of the whole territories of such
counties together.
Hold a special election
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Youngstown State University’s Role
(The Glue!)
 Currently have 25 two-year programs in place
 Have the organizational capacity to carry out
the plan
 YSU is the number one choice of higher
education in the Mahoning Valley
 YSU can provide the seamless pathways
from high school through graduate school
 YSU has established partnerships with many
regional post secondary institutions
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Higher Education
 Higher education is the key to economic
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revitalization
We must invest in the “knowledge economy”
We must provide affordable access to higher
education
This is a community responsibility!
We are in this together!
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