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Building the Future of Arkansas

Building the Future of Arkansas. Jim Purcell. Thomas Jefferson: “I was a revolutionary so that my children could farm and so their children could do art.”. We are all on a journey. Davey Crockett.

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Building the Future of Arkansas

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  1. Building the Future of Arkansas Jim Purcell

  2. Thomas Jefferson: “I was a revolutionary so that my children could farm and so their children could do art.”

  3. We are all on a journey

  4. Davey Crockett "If I could rest anywhere, it would be in Arkansas, where the men are of the real half-horse, half-alligator breed such as grows nowhere else on the face of the universal earth."

  5. No state with a low proportion of Bachelor’s degrees has a high per capita income. No state with a high proportion of Bachelor’s degrees has a low per capita income. State Per Capita Personal Income v. Share of Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree or Higher (2008) 2002= 19.7% DC CT NJ MD MA VA 2008= 18.8% NY NH DE RI MN CA AK IL CO WA VT NV WI FL WY MI PA HI ME GA IA OR KS MO AZ IN OH NC NE ND TN TX MT AL SD SC UT KY NM OK AR LA ID WV MS 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002

  6. Percent of County Populationthat hold Bachelors & Higher 2000 Benton 20.3% Washington 24.5% Craighead 20.9% Pope 19.0% Faulkner 25.2% Pulaski 28.1% Arkansas ranked 51st (16.7%) Nation-wide in 2000 for Bachelors & Higher Clark 19.8% U.S. Census Bureau Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)

  7. Percent of County Population(Associate Degree Holder) 2000 Arkansas ranked 50th (4%) Nation-wide in 2000 for Associate Degree Holders U.S. Census Bureau Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)

  8. Where Arkansas Bachelors Degree (and higher) Holders live (2000) Pulaski 23.% Arkansas ranked 51st (16.7%) Nation-wide in 2000 for Bachelors & Higher 60% of all college AR graduates reside in 9 counties U.S. Census Bureau Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)

  9. Where Arkansas Associate Degree Holders live(2000) 58% of all associates degree recipients reside in 12 counties Arkansas ranked 50th (4%) Nation-wide in 2000 for Associate Degree Holders U.S. Census Bureau Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)

  10. Strengthening the Arkansas Education Pipeline

  11. Fall 2000 College Freshmen Percent 96-97 Arkansas 9th Grader’s Progression into High School and College (percent) 100% 71% 28%

  12. Fall 2000 College Freshmen 96-97 Arkansas 9th Grader’s Progression into High School and College (number) 100% 71% 28%

  13. Reading Remediation Rates by CountyFall 2007 % Needing Remediation First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking an associate or baccalaureate degree.

  14. English Remediation Rates by CountyFall 2007 % Needing Remediation First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking an associate or baccalaureate degree.

  15. Math Remediation Rates by CountyFall 2007 % Needing Remediation First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking an associate or baccalaureate degree.

  16. Unduplicated Remediation Rates by CountyFall 2007 % Needing Remediation First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking an associate or baccalaureate degree.

  17. A student who has to take remediation graduates at less than half the rate of students who come to college with the requisite skills.

  18. A student who has to take remediation graduates at less than half the rate of students who come to college with the requisite skills.

  19. Cost of Remediation $53,800,000 Equivalent to the combined budget of seven of Arkansas’s community colleges. 2007-08 - $65.7 million with $24 million (36%) of those expenditures subsidized by state general revenues.

  20. It is our hope that the Arkansas Academic Challenge Lottery Scholarship will:Increase college going rates Increase student success Prepare more students for high wage high demand jobs Benefit Arkansas’s economy The Lottery Act requires students to complete remediation within the first 30 hours of coursework. Outreach to High School students: SayGoCollege Career Coaches Education Renewal Zones Next Magazine Concurrent Enrollment

  21. Strengthening the Arkansas Education Pipeline • Improving Preparation • Decreasing Remediation • Accessing Financial Aid • Increasing Retention and Graduation • Enhancing Funding and Governance • Addressing Data Needs • Supporting Economic Development • Issues for Further Study

  22. Legislation • Developed a Universal scholarship web application. (L) • Limit tuition-based scholarships cap lowered to 20% with repercussions. (L) • The seamless transfer of credits earned in completing an AA/AS degrees to the universities. (L) • Established a remediation course exit standard. (L) • Greater openness of college activities --Developed a Comprehensive Accountability Report . (L) • Lottery scholarship greatly expand scholarship offering for Arkansans (L) • Traditional and nontraditional students included • Encourages fulltime enrollment and speed to graduation. • Expanded Go Grant to adults. (L)

  23. Higher Education Coordinating Board Action • 10 percent of current formula based upon course completion. (Policy) • Doubled degrees needed to be produced to meet academic productivity threshold. (Policy) • Altered the academic program review process. (Policy) • Develop a financial condition report that shows how higher education spends money. (Policy) • Changed the metric to determine if an institution was financially viable to borrow funds. (Policy) • Extensive professional development on student success strategies/enrollment management. (Action) • SayGoCollege initiative. (Grants) • Career Coaches initiative. (Grants) • Adult- friendly campuses. (Grants)

  24. What can schools and districts do to enhance student success? • Support accelerated college classroom experiences such as AP and Concurrent Enrollment. • Review school and district college going rates and remediation rates and develop a plan. • Look at individual test scores of students. • Seek support from local colleges and universities.

  25. Arkansas Higher Education is Changing 41 percent increase in enrollment

  26. Credit Hours Taken Are Increasing 47 percent increase in credit hours

  27. Credentials Awarded are Increasing 79 % increase in credentials 234 % Certificate of Proficiency 192 % Technical Certificates 120 % Associates Degrees 31 % BA/BS degrees 49 % Masters degrees 93 % Doctoral degrees

  28. Arkansas is currently producing 11,910 bachelor's degrees per year, and at this rate of production Arkansas will have 337,256 citizens with bachelor’s degrees, or 22.3%, by 2015 . . . Arkansas must increase the current production of bachelor’s degrees by 40% (5,298 more graduates per year) each of the next six years to reach the SREB average -- 27%."

  29. civic involvement volunteer activity by education levels 50% 45.6% (60 hours) B.A. or Higher 40% 34.1%(52 hours) Some College 30% 21.7%(48 hours) Percentage Volunteering 20% High School Diploma 9.9%(48 hours) 10% Less Than High School Diploma 0% Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2003). Volunteering in the United States, 2003. USDL03-888. U.S. Department of Labor.

  30. civic involvement blood donation by education level, 1994: percentage who donate regularly 20% 17% B.A. or Higher 13% 15% 11% Percentage Donating Blood Some College High School Diploma 10% 6% 5% Less Than High School Diploma 0% Source: DBD Worldwide. (2000). DBD Lifestyle Survey. Chicago. Available at www.bowlingalone.com.

  31. government participation assistance programs education level 24.3% Less Than High School Diploma 10.2% High School Diploma 4.6% Some College& Bachelor’s Degree or More Ever Participated in Assistance Programs Source: Postsecondary Education Opportunity, May 28, 1997, pg 47.

  32. government incarceration rates by education levels 2.5% 1.9% 2.0% Less Than High School Diploma 1.5% 1.2% Percentage Incarcerated High School Diploma 1.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% Some College B.A. or Higher 0.0% Source: Harlow, C.W. (2003). Education and Correctional Populations. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. NCJ195670.

  33. economic Percent Below Poverty Threshold, 2004 40% 32% 30% Less Than High School Diploma Percentage Home Ownership 20% 15% High School Diploma 10% 10% Some College 4% B.A. or Higher 0% Census Bureau

  34. economic unemployment rates and education level, 2004 9.7% 10 Less Than High School Diploma 7.5% 8 High School Diploma 6 5.1% 4.6% Some College B.A. or Higher 4 2 0 Source: Employment Policy Institute

  35. Quality of Life Home Ownership 80% 75% B.A. or Higher 69% 66% 70% High School Diploma Percentage Home Ownership Some College 58% 60% Less Than High School Diploma 50% Census Bureau, American Housing Survey for the United States:2005

  36. Safety Seatbelt Use while intoxicated, 1990 percentage who use seatbelt 78% 80% 66% B.A. or Higher 60% 52% Percentage Donating Blood 41% Some College 39% 40% Less Than High School Diploma High School Diploma 31% 20% 15% 20% 0% Source: American Journal of Public Health

  37. economic Average family income by educational attainment, 2003 175 150 125 100 Income ($000) 75 50 25 Source: Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 2005 0 Some MA LT-9 9-12 HSG AA BA PhD Prof College

  38. economic Education Level Estimated Lifetime Earnings Difference Compared to High School Graduate Less than 9th grade $976,350 -$478,903 High school dropout 1,150,698 -304,555 High school graduate 1,455,253 0 Some college, no degree 1,725,822 270,569 Associate degree 1,801,373 346,120 Bachelor's degree $2,567,174 $1,111,921 Master's degree 2,963,076 1,507,823 Doctorate 3,982,577 2,527,324 Professional degree 5,254,193 3,798,940 The Impact of Education on Individuals:Lifetime Earnings Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 2005

  39. Time and Place Nearly all economic growth and prosperity for individuals, families, cities, states, and the country is now driven by college educated workers. Those individuals, families, cities, states and –increasingly—countries with the most education are prospering, while those with the least higher education are experiencing relative and often absolute economic decline. --Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY, June 2005.

  40. Jim Purcell Jim.purcell@adhe.edu 501-371-2030

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