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Peering into the Future of Higher Education. Claude Pressnell President Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association. State Issues. Student Aid Hope Scholarship TSAA Tennessee Promise President’s Free Community College Pell Population vs Graduation Rates Reconnect
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Peering into the Future of Higher Education Claude Pressnell President Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association
State Issues • Student Aid • Hope Scholarship • TSAA • Tennessee Promise • President’s Free Community College • Pell Population vs Graduation Rates • Reconnect • Points of Intersection • Associate Degrees • Transfer Pathways • Adult Learners
Congressional Issues • College Cost • Student Loans • Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act • Senator Lamar Alexander • FAST ACT • Deregulation • Accreditation • Skin in the game
President Obama ‘Shaking up higher ed’ • Paying for Performance • Tie aid to performance • State funding • Students and colleges accountable for progress • Innovation and Competition • Challenge for new education delivery • Consumer information • Deregulation • Student Debt • IBRand Flex repayment
US Department of Education • USDOE Rules • Gainful Employment • CleryAct • State Authorization • Teacher Education • Office of Civil Rights • Relevancy and Wages • Devaluing of the liberal arts
TICUA Enrollment Trends • Down • About one third • Average Pell – 61% • Flat • About one third • Average Pell – 44% • Up • About one third • Average Pell – 45%
Fastest Growing • Case One • 10 year enrollment increase – 4x • Majority adult learners • Average Pell – 69% • Case Two • 10 year enrollment increase – 3x • Majority adult learners • Average Pell – 51% • Case Three • 10 year enrollment increase – 65% • Majority traditional learners • Average Pell – 28%
Academic Pressures • Progression Focused • Online programs • Convenience • Collaboration • Competency Based
GlobalTrends • Global Academic Environment • Quest Toward Quality and Globalization • European Reform • Bologna Process • Purpose: Ensure quality and mobility • Three/Two/Three Degree Cycle • ECTS
GlobalTrends • European Reform (continued) • Degree Level Outcomes • Five Basic Statements • Knowledge acquisition • Application of knowledge • Integration of knowledge • Communication (oral/written) • Foundations for further study • Diploma Supplement • Impact on United States
Characteristics • FIRST – Stay Mission Focused but Delivery Flexible • Rethinking Academic Structure
Characteristics • New Programs • Responsive to Community • Ease of Access • Innovative Delivery • Academic Collaboration
Peering Into the Future of Higher Education Claude Pressnell President Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association