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Metropolitan State College of Denver

Metropolitan State College of Denver. Baccalaureate Colleges—General An urban college offering: arts and sciences, professional, and business courses and programs. Karen K. Cooper September 21, 2007 Higher Education in the U.S. HI ED 545. Mission.

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Metropolitan State College of Denver

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  1. Metropolitan State College of Denver • Baccalaureate Colleges—General • An urban college offering: • arts and sciences, • professional, and • business courses and programs Karen K. Cooper September 21, 2007 Higher Education in the U.S. HI ED 545

  2. Mission …to provide a high-quality, accessible, enriching education that prepares students for successful careers, post-graduate education, and lifelong learning in a multicultural, global, and technological society.  History 1961 – need for trained technicians – education not meeting need – Denver’s rapid, huge growth 1962 – recommendation for “Denver State College” 1965 – after battling, MSCD founded May 2nd, 1965

  3. Organizational Size • 21,154 undergraduate students • 60% full-time; 40% part-time • faculty total = 1,194 • full-time 458; part-time 736 • budget $80,554,115; • library $3,224,692 • degrees awarded = 2,464

  4. Enrollment by Age

  5. Organizational Wealth- Revenues and sources of support

  6. Organizational Wealth- Student/Faculty ratio and salary

  7. Organizational Wealth- Expenditures

  8. Tuition and fees In state: $ 2,815 Out of state: $ 10,230 Books and supplies: $1,608 Room and board: $7,641 Other expenses: $1,836 TOTAL In-state: $13,900 Out of state: $21,315 Organizational Wealth- Cost

  9. Full-time undergraduates receiving aid 50% Full-time undergraduates receiving need-based aid 31% Full-time undergraduates receiving non-need based aid 5% Organizational Wealth- Financial Aid

  10. Organizational Complexity/Diversity/Technology • Three schools: • Business • Letters, Arts and Sciences • Professional Studies • Two suburban satellite campuses: • Metro South and Metro North • 51 majors; 79 minors

  11. Diversity/range of curricula/degrees offered • one of the top teacher-preparation programs • five-year Teacher Quality Enhancement grant • Adventure of the American Mind grant • collaborate with local organizations to solve community problems • student-athletes achieve great athletic and academic success

  12. Diversity of Students

  13. Buildings Tivoli Student Union Center for Visual Arts Kenneth King Concert Hall

  14. Quality/Selectivity • Percent admitted 83% • Retention rate 62% full-time freshmen • Graduation rate 24% total cohort • 59,000 alumni; 90 % stay in Colorado • teachers, business owners, pilots, scientists, nurses and more • enter graduate schools to study medicine, law and other disciplines requiring advanced degrees

  15. Raymond Dean Jones, J.D.,Management • Expert analysis on insider trading trial of former Qwest Chief Executive Joe Nacchio • 29 years on judicial bench, including 15 years on Colorado Court of Appeals • prosecuted consumer fraud for Denver District Attorney’s Office and specialized in corporate and commercial transaction and litigation for Denver law firm • provides expertise on corporate ethics, business law, employment law, contracts and courtroom proceedings.

  16. Allison Cotton, Ph.D.,Criminal Justice and Criminology • Invited actor Matthew Gray Gubler from the popular TV show “Criminal Minds” to a class to emphasize the difference between TV crime solving and the real deal • “It takes only an hour to solve a crime on TV,” Cotton says. “You think every city has a crime lab, a plane, a chemist who carries a gun and tire-track experts. That’s not reality.” • offers expertise in media and crime, gender and crime, the death penalty and eyewitness identification

  17. Judi Diaz Bonacquisti, M.B.A.,Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management • Expert on college enrollment and retention trends, including all underrepresented student populations • leading Metro State’s initiative to become a Hispanic Serving Institution • former member of the Hispanic Education Advisory Council to Denver Public Schools and the DPS Commission on Secondary Reform

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