Oklahoma’s Completion Agenda In The Global Economy of the 21st Century, 90 Percent of the Fastest-Growing Jobs Will Require a Higher Education.
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Oklahoma’s Completion Agenda 1 In The Global Economy of the 21st Century, 90 Percent of the Fastest-Growing Jobs Will Require a Higher Education. Percent of Adults with Associates Degrees or Higher by Age-Group Leading OECD Countries and the U.S. Source: OECD Education at a Glance (2008) Percent of Adults with Associates Degrees or Higher by Age-Group Oklahoma (Comparable Data of OECD 2008 Report) 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 29.3 31.3 33.2 30.1 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 20.0 55 to 64 10.0 0.0 Oklahoma Source: American Community Survey (2006) Percent of Adults Age 25 to 34 Holding an Associate’s Degree or Higher Source: OECD Education at a Glance (2008); U.S. Census Bureau; American College Survey Total Number of Degrees and Certificates Awarded per 100 Undergraduates Enrolled Source: OECD Education at a Glance (2008); NCES IPEDS Completions and Fall Enrollment Surveys Percentage of Workforce by Education Level 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 7 9 11 10 12 21 23 10 12 40 17 Bachelor Associate 17 Some College HS Degree 30 28 11 10 2007 2018 32 1973 Grad & Above Dropout Source: Georgetown University Center on Education & Workforce, “Projection of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018,” (2010) Percentage of Occupational Categories by Education Level by 2018 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Grad & Above Bachelor Associate Some College HS Degree Dropout Source: Georgetown University Center on Education & Workforce, “Projection of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018,” (2010) 15% 10% 2.4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 2010 0 0 5% 1.9 20 40 PROFESSIONAL DEGREE $146,659 DOCTORATE DEGREE $116,305 4.0 MASTER’S DEGREE $87,913 5.4 BACHELOR’S DEGREE $68,812 7.0 ASSOCIATE DEGREE $49,835 9.2 SOME COLLEGE NO DEGREE $47,484 10.3 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 14.9 LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL 60 80 100 120 140 ANNUAL SALARIES IN 2009 $39,937 $30,958 Source: Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Labor Statistics 160 9 Enrollment Slide Degrees/Certificates Conferred by Oklahoma Public Colleges and Universities 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: 2010 Degrees Conferred Report/UDS Database 11 COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA • Oklahoma is one of 29 states accepted to participate in the Complete College America project to help more Americans achieve their dream of a college education. • Complete College America (CCA) is complemented by the work of the National Governors Association and its Complete to Compete (CtC) initiative. By virtue of Oklahoma’s participation in the Complete College America Alliance, Oklahoma is considered to be actively involved in both projects. • Oklahoma was accepted because the State has made a commitment to significantly increase the number of students successfully completing college and closing educational attainment gaps for traditionally underserved populations. • Five national foundations are providing multi-year support to CCA: the Carnegie Corporation; the Gates Foundation; the Ford Foundation; the Kellogg Foundation; and Lumina Foundation for Education. 12 13 Complete College Oklahoma Increasing 1,700 Degrees & Certificates per Year Oklahoma Degree and Certificate Goals 67% Increase 50,900 30,500 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Oklahoma CCA Priorities •Thorough review of existing and new research •Make the project our own •Meaningful change •Prioritize and accelerate “Ultimately, what is proposed under the Oklahoma action plan is an acceleration of efforts to make significant improvements to two critical segments of the educational pipeline: Restructuring remedial and developmental education and Development of accelerated degree completion options.” Complete College America A Plan for Increasing Postsecondary Credentials to Fuel a Strong Economy 1 FOCUS ON READINESS 2 TRANSFORM REMEDIATION 3 BUILD BRIDGES TO CERTIFICATES & DEGREES 4 REACH HIGHER FOR ADULT COMPLETION 5 TRACK & REWARD PROGRESS & COMPLETION Higher education and K-12 will work together to develop and implement a strategy that seeks to identify students not on target to be collegeready by graduation and targets activities in the 11th and 12th grades to reduce remediation demands in the transition from high school to college. Every Oklahoma institution will implement transformational models of remedial placement and support through a statewide phased implementation and refinement process. Develop and implement a "Program Equivalent Project" that bridges Career Tech credit hour completion to certificate and A.A.S. degree completion in the community colleges. Further expand and develop Reach Higher as a degree and certificate completion effort that involves the entire system of postsecondary education. Reform Oklahoma’s successful Brain Gain Performance Funding Program to provide metrics and accountability for measuring state and campus progress toward completion goals. 16 Sample Campus Initiatives •Adult degree completion – Associate and bachelor’s in high-demand •Reverse transfer initiatives •Certificate completion through program equivalent projects •Targeted freshman to sophomore retention •Academic maps and student/campus contracts •Accelerated remedial strategies •New workforce driven certificates, associate, bachelor’s degrees •Transitional courses and activities with K-12 – Early college programs OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Dr. Houston Davis Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education [email protected] 405.225.9175