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ISAC presentation to commission setting goals to increase college graduates in Illinois, address low-income student needs, and support college transition and completion. Strategies involve research, external support, and financial aid help.

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  1. ISAC Moving Forward Presentation to the Commission April 1, 2011

  2. The Challenge Set by President Obama “By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” February 24, 2009

  3. Setting the Context

  4. What We Know • U.S. Lags Other Countries in Higher Education Completion • Lifetime Earnings Are Greater for Those with More Education • Annual Income Increases with Additional Education • Unemployment During Recessions is Worst for Those with Least Education • By 2018, 54% of Illinois Jobs Will Require Associate’s Degree or More • Currently, 41% of IL Residents Age 25 – 64 have an Associate’s or More

  5. Unemployment is greater for those with less education Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009

  6. Students-in-Need Do Not Complete College Source: Goldberger, Susan, “Doing the Math: What It Means to Double the Number of Low-Income College Graduates,” Minding the Gap: Why Integrating High School with College Makes Sense and How to Do It, 2007.

  7. Defining A Big Goal for ISAC

  8. Big Goal • Help Illinois Increase to 60% the Proportion of Adults with a High Quality Post-Secondary Credential by 2025 • Specifically, Help Illinois Increase to At Least 45% the Post-Secondary Attainment Rate of Low-Income Students

  9. Goal is Consistent with Major Foundation Goals • Lumina’s “Big Goal”: Increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025 • Gates Foundation Goal: Double the number of low-income adults who earn a college degree or credential with genuine marketplace value by age 26 • Complete College America: Only national organization focused solely on supporting states to dramatically improve college completion rates.

  10. Setting Strategic Direction

  11. ISAC Can Help Illinois Meet College Attainment Goal • Build external support to foster systemic change • Provide high quality, informed research • Improve high school to college transition • Support students in college or returning to college • Help families pay for college • Align agency financial strategies and support services with program goals

  12. I. Build External Support for Big Goal

  13. Build External Support for Big Goal • Many Adopted the 60% by 2025 Goal: • P-20 Council • Higher Education Finance Commission • IBHE Public Agenda • Lieutenant Governor visiting campuses to promote “60 x 25” • Complete College America • Lieutenant Governor, Legislators, IBHE, ICCB, ISAC, University Chancellors, Business Members--strategies to reach 60 x 25 • Senator Maloney’s SB 1773-funding for higher education based on completion performance • Representative Pritchard’s HB 1710-builds on the College Illinois Corps to provide outreach activities for students who would be first in their families to attend college

  14. II. Provide High Quality, Informed Research

  15. Provide High Quality, Informed Research • Build Database to Measure Progress Toward Goal • Maintain Active Role in Longitudinal Data System Development As Superior Research Tool • Emphasize Program Evaluation of ISAC Efforts and Partnerships • Engage Outside Researchers in Higher Education Policy Questions • Lead Higher Education Research Partnership • Make Research Available and Accessible

  16. III. Improve High School to College Transition for Students-in-Need

  17. LargePortions of Illinois have Less Than 50% College Completion Regional Gaps in College Attainment Hamper Economic Growth Percent of population, 25-64, with associate’s degree or higher. Regional variations in college credentials show large gaps — and opportunities — in raising the level of educational attainment in Illinois. Source: 2006 ACS (PUMS)

  18. Summary of the Problem Source: “The Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career Success,” Illinois Board of Higher Education, 2009, p 4.

  19. Improve High School to College Transition for Students-in-Need • Expand ISAC Role in College and Career Planning, including Outreach, Match to the Right School, Financial Aid Awareness, Support, Good Decision-Making, and Program Quality • Expand College Illinois Corps • Develop Formalized Certification for Counselors and College Access Professionals • Take FAFSA Completion Initiative Statewide • Provide Tools for Schools and Students, including What’s Next Illinois and transcript service

  20. IV. Support Students in College or Returning to College

  21. Current educational levels are not sufficient for the jobs of 2018

  22. Support Students in College or Returning to College • Develop Strategies for: • Students who were in College Illinois Corps programs and are now in college • Recipients of ISAC-administered Programs- MAP, including 2+2 Pilot • Adults Returning to School • Veterans • Postsecondary Institutions – ISAC’s interaction and support • Evaluate How Call Center Can Advance Completion

  23. V. Help Families Pay for College

  24. Help Families Pay for College • Reduce Financial Barriers through: • College Illinois! Prepaid Tuition Program • 17 ISAC-administered Gift Assistance Programs • Monetary Award Program (MAP) • Recognize role of loans in reaching completion goal

  25. VI. Align Agency Financial and Support Services with Program Goals

  26. Align Agency Financial Strategies and Support Services with Program Goals • Recognize Role of Debt Management, IDAPP and Other Areas in Generating and Managing Revenue to Support Agency • Redesign Internal Budget Development Process to Focus on Goals • Review and Realign Regulations with Completion Goal • Evaluate Ways Agency Support Units Can Align with Strategic Direction

  27. Summary of Strategic Direction • Build external support to foster systemic change • Provide high quality, informed research • Improve high school to college transition • Support students in college or returning to college • Help families pay for college • Align agency financial strategies and support services with program goals

  28. Appendix

  29. U.S. Lags Other Countries in Higher Education Completion Percent of Adults with Associates Degrees or Higher by Age-GroupLeading OECD Countries and the U.S. (2006) Source: OECD, Education at a Glance (2008)

  30. Individual Return to Education: Lifetime Earnings Are Greater for Those with More Education Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018, June 2010, Figure 5.6

  31. Annual Income Increases with Additional Education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey professional phd master’s bachelor’s associate some college high school From presentation by Dewayne Matthews, Lumina Foundation, to IBHE, June, 2010

  32. Unemployment During Recessions is Worst for those with the Least Education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey Recession of July 81 to November 82 Recession of March 01 to November 01 Recession of December 07 to present Recession of January 80 to July 80 Recession of July 90 to March 91 Recession of November 73 to March 75 High school dropout High school graduate Some college Bachelor’s From presentation by Dewayne Matthews, Lumina Foundation, to IBHE, June, 2010

  33. By 2018, 54% of Illinois Jobs Will Require Associate’s Degree or More Source: Help Wanted report

  34. Currently, 41% of IL Residents Age 25 – 64 Have Associate’s Degree or More Source: Lumina Foundation from U.S. Census Bureau, 2008,American Community Survey, www.luminafoundation.org/state_data/illinois.html

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