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Serving Students through Innovative Strategies

Serving Students through Innovative Strategies. Dr. Chris Bustamante, Rio Salado College President. The State of Higher Education Today. Higher Ed Headlines. University of Phoenix to Shutter 115 Locations October 17, 2012, New York Times

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Serving Students through Innovative Strategies

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  1. Serving Students through Innovative Strategies Dr. Chris Bustamante, Rio Salado College President

  2. The State of Higher Education Today

  3. Higher Ed Headlines University of Phoenix to Shutter 115 Locations October 17, 2012, New York Times UMUC to lay off 70 amid declining enrollments March 28, 2014, The Baltimore Sun Corinthian’s Cloudy Future June 20, 2014, Inside Higher Ed (HBCUs) Fighting for Survival June 24, 2014, Inside Higher Ed City College of San Francisco’s quest to keep its doors open October 24, 2013, Inside Higher Ed

  4. Higher Education Today • Completion Goals • Skills Gap • Increasing Regulations & Accountability • Diminishing Resources • Increasing Numbers of Adult Learners • Staying Relevant

  5. Texas Snapshot Changing Demographics • High School Graduate numbers are increasing • 2016, more than half of all high school graduates will be Hispanic • By 2020, 7 out of 10 will be Hispanic (or other minority populations) Degree Attainment Gap • In 2012, 34.6% of the population hold a two-year or four-year degree • 3 million+, ages 25-64 have some college, no degree • 23.4% of the population Sources: Knocking at the College Door, 2012 WICHE U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community College Survey and A Stronger Nation through Higher Education, 2014 Lumina Report

  6. Texas Snapshot continued

  7. Rio Salado College: Founded to serve non-traditional students

  8. Rio Salado College: A non-traditional college in a traditional system

  9. Rio Salado College Quick Facts • 65,000+ students served annually • 44,000+ students online • Largest public online community college in the U.S. Student Profile • 60% are Female • Average Age – 29 • More than 40% are age 30 and older

  10. Major Programs • Corporate & Business Partnerships • Early College Initiatives • Incarcerated Re-Entry • Military & Veterans • Adult Basic Education • (College Bridge Pathways) • Online

  11. Online Students “I thought that my late start would prove too great an obstacle. What I have earned is more than a degree – it is a milestone.” SyliciaMcPhea RSC Graduate

  12. Innovations to SupportOnline Learners Proprietary LMS: Rio Learn • Predictive Analytics • Plagiarism Detector 24/7 Student Services Upside Down Instructional Model Master Course, Many Sections Model • Monday Start Dates • Never Cancel a Class

  13. Business Model • Productivity • Efficiency • Scalability • Quality

  14. Instructional Model • 22 Residential & 1,500 Adjunct Faculty • Extensive Adjunct Onboarding • & Orientation • Master Course • Monday starts throughout the year • Never cancel a class

  15. Iron Triangle Higher Education’s Access/Completion Cost Quality Source: The Iron Triangle: College Presidents Talk about Costs, Access, and Quality, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and Public Agenda, 2008

  16. Recognitions Ranked in Top 10 Education Companies in the World. Fast Company Magazine, 2013 Fast Company Recognized Rio as 1 of 12 highly-performing online institutions. Gates Foundation Convening Session Gates Foundation Named Rio as 1 of 8 highly-productive institutions in the U.S. “Winning by Degrees” McKinsey & Company

  17. The Future of Higher Education Delivery

  18. Online Learning • More than 7 million students online • One in three students taking at least one class online • Online growth outpaces traditional enrollment growth Source: 2013 Sloan-C Online Learning Report

  19. Future of Higher Education • Leveraging Technology to Scale • Next Generation Learning Models • Learning Communities • Entrepreneurial Initiatives • Regionalization

  20. Leveraging Partnerships • Public & Private Higher Education Institutions • Business & Industry • Vendors

  21. Credit for Prior Learning Students: • 2.5 times more likely to persist • 65% more likely to earn a degree • Accelerate their time to completion • Source: Council for Adult Experiential Learning

  22. Key Strategies for Change • Clear, coherent academic / career pathways • Stackable credentials based on clearly defined competencies • Alignment of learning across education sectors • Transparency and accountability Source: Empowering Community Colleges to Build the Nations’ Future, American Association of Community Colleges, 2014

  23. Student-Centric Solutions “I wanted to be a role model for my children and to prove that as long as you persevere, are patient, and put in the work, you can succeed.” Patrick Valenzuela, RSC Graduate

  24. Are you prepared to meet the needs of the future? Thank you!

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