Transcript Cost, Value, and Accountability in Higher Education (PPT)

Cost, Value, and
Accountability in
Higher Education
Randy Stiles
Analytic Support and Institutional Research
Grinnell College
April 8, 2016
“Undergraduate retention and completion
rates are the subject of national interest and
questions of cost, value, and quality remain
the focus of public debate.”
Student Success at the Liberal Arts College
National Symposium on Student Retention, Nov 2015
Overview
 Several Ranking Systems
 Scorecard and CHE Completion Rates
 HLC Accreditation
 Education Pays
COST, VALUE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Completion
Rate
Grinnell
Institutional Cost
Ranking Systems
6
College Scorecard
7
CHE College Completion
Accreditation
HLC Criterion 4c
Criterion Four. Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement
The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its
educational programs, learning environments, and support services,
and it evaluates their effectiveness for student learning through
processes designed to promote continuous improvement
4.C. The institution demonstrates a commitment to
educational improvement through ongoing
attention to retention, persistence, and completion
rates in its degree and certificate programs.
HLC Criterion 4c, cont’d
1. Define goals
2. Collect and analyze information
3. Use the information to make improvements
4. Uses processes and methodologies that reflect
good practice
Conceptualizing and
Categorizing Data
DATA/INFORMATION
TYPE
Qualitative
- Surveys
- Focus groups
TIMING of the DATA
Time
Initial conditions
Exit Interviews
Time-series data
Quantitative
-
Retention
Completion
Credits
GPA
Early Indicators
Cognitive
Social-Psychological
- Test scores
- Grades
- Grit – 12 Item
- Success Navigator
- CIRP Constructs
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
HLC’s Persistence and
Completion Academy
ACADEMY STRUCTURE
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
12
13
Financial Accountability
Rating Agencies
Board of Trustees (audit)
Donors and other (990)
public parties
EARNINGS POTENTIAL
Source: “Education Pays, 2013,” College Board
Median Annual Earnings by Age-Group and Undergraduate Major
(2010-11)
Source: How Liberal Arts and Sciences Majors Fare in Employment. 2013
Questions/Discussion
HLC ACCREDITATION (“Pathways”)
ASSESSMENT
ACADEMY
PERSISTENCE AND
COMPLETION
ACADEMY
FEDERAL
COMPLIANCE
SPECIALISTS