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Robert C. Kanoy Senior Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Student Data from North Carolina’s College Access Portal: CFNC.org SHEEO/NCES Network Conference and IPEDS Workshop Washington May 9, 2006. Robert C. Kanoy Senior Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. Our Primary Goal = Access.

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Robert C. Kanoy Senior Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

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  1. Student Data fromNorth Carolina’s College Access Portal:CFNC.orgSHEEO/NCES Network Conferenceand IPEDS WorkshopWashingtonMay 9, 2006 Robert C. Kanoy Senior Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

  2. Our Primary Goal = Access To increase the college-going rate in North Carolina with particular attention toward “first-generation” college students. GOAL Two obstacles facing first-generation college students: (1) Can I really go to college in NC? (2) Can I afford to go to college?

  3. College Access Challenges • Demographics • Affordability • Economic Shifts

  4. Demographics

  5. Projected Change in High School Graduates by State Loss of 10%-35% Loss of 1%-9% Gain of 1%-10% Gain of 11%-25% Gain of 26%-50% Gain of 51%-103% 2002-2018 Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

  6. North CarolinaPublic and Nonpublic High School Graduates2003-04 through 2017-18 (projected) Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

  7. College Going Rate By Race (US High school Graduates) White 64% African American 56% Hispanic 53% Source: National Center for Education Statistics

  8. Affordability Issues: College Cost and Financial Aid National Trends

  9. Federal Pell Grant Aid and State Grant Aid as percentage of tuition at Public Four Year Colleges (in Dollars) 1986-2004 Average Pell Grant per recipient as a percentage of tuition Average state grant per recipient as a percentage of tuition Source: College Board

  10. Economic Changes

  11. Source:http://www.cerc.com/detpages/aboutus79.html

  12. Economic and Industrial Shifts • Historically a manufacturing/agricultural state • Loss of textiles • Loss of furniture • Loss of tobacco • Future Industries for Growth • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Pervasive computing • Nanotechnology • Service industries

  13. North Carolina’s Response

  14. www.CFNC.org

  15. CFNC is the name of a service provided by three NC entities State-funded K-16 partnership (DPI, NCCCS, UNC, NCICU) administered by the UNC Office of the President NC’s loan originator - 501(c)3 State Guarantor - scholarships, 529 program

  16. Higher Education in North Carolina • 1.3 million K-12 public school students • 110 Colleges • 58 Community Colleges • 36 Independent Colleges • 16 UNC campuses • 67% college going rate (up 9% in 5 years) • 90-95% of high school grads that go to college stay in NC • 41% of freshmen at UNC campuses are “first-generation”

  17. CFNC Access Services GEAR UP North Carolina Resource Center Technology andInternet Services www.CFNC.org Low-income (FRL) school students $37 million Two grants from Dept of Education (2000-2011) 35 NC counties 14,000+ students 1.866.866.CFNC Career Center Student Planner College Fair Online Applications and HS Transcripts Paying for College Saving for College Toll-free Telephone Hotline for Career, College, & Financial Aid Planning Email from CFNC.org Publications Training Hispanic Services

  18. CFNC.org = One Stop Shopping in NC To plan, apply, and pay for college.

  19. Results

  20. 537,912 online applications 5,500visitors per day for an average of 16 min 1,340,700student accounts CFNCWebsite Website Usage 2001 Through March 2006 www.CFNC.org

  21. How can we use data from CFNC? • Address questions for school districts: • Counselors can track students • Who is using the site – do all my 8th graders have accounts? • Are we changing the behavior of subgroups? • Colleges and Universities: • Prospecting

  22. Questions?

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