Adult Learning in Focus: The National Landscape and a Picture of Illinois

1. Adult Learning in Focus: The National Landscape and a Picture of Illinois Presented by: Pamela Tate President & CEO, CAEL June 2, 2009

2. About CAEL • CAEL is the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning • A 501(c)3 non-profit organization with almost 35 years of lifelong learning and workforce development experience • Mission to remove barriers so that adult learners can be successful in postsecondary education and training • Offices in Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, New York and Toronto

3. CAEL’s Unique Integrator Role Workforce Learning and Development Employers Lifelong Learning Public Policy CAEL Colleges and Universities Government and Community

4. Office Jobs • The share of white collar office jobs has risen from 30 to 40 percent of all jobs since 1973. • In 1973, only 38 percent of office workers had completed some kind of postsecondary education. Today, 69 percent of them have, while 37 percent have at least a bachelor’s degree.

5. Education and Healthcare Jobs • Since the 1970s, education and healthcare jobs have increased from 10 to almost 20 percent of all jobs. • The share of these jobs requiring at least some college has increased from fewer than half in the 1970s to more than 75 percent today, with more than 52 percent requiring baccalaureate or graduate degrees.

6. Technology Jobs • Technology jobs have doubled from roughly 4 to 8 percent of all jobs. • In 1973, 63 percent of technology workers had completed at least some college, but today 86 percent have—and more than half have at least a bachelor’s degree.

7. Illinois’ Occupational Projections 2006-2016 • 740,000 jobs will be added to the economy overall • Four industries will account for more than 44% of Illinois’ job growth • Education services • Health and Community Social Services • Computer and Mathematical Services • Business, Financial and Management Services Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Economic Information and Analysis Division http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/projections/statewideproj.htm

8. Illinois’ Jobs: What Training and Education are Needed? • 342,000 of the overall jobs will require short term, moderate term or long term job training • Almost 322,900 of the overall jobs (44%) will require at least some level of postsecondary vocational training, an Associate’s Degree, a Bachelor’s degree or higher Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Economic Information and Analysis Division http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/projections/statewideproj.htm

9. Adult Learning in Focus: State Performance • 2008: CAEL and NCHEMS released • National Report on current size and shape of adult learning provision, barriers to adult participation • Comparisons among 50 states • State by State profiles • Policy Framework

10. Percent of Adults Age 25-34 with College Degrees (Associate and Higher), 2005 United States % OECD Counties 54 Canada 53 Japan Massachusetts 52 51 Korea 50 Minnesota 49 New York 48 New Jersey – North Dakota 47 Connecticut – Nebraska – New Hampshire 45 Colorado – Maryland – South Dakota – Virginia 44 Iowa – Vermont 43 Illinois – Pennsylvania – Rhode Island 42 Washington – Wisconsin 41 Norway • Ireland • Belgium 40 Denmark • Spain Kansas – Utah-Puerto Rico 39 France • UNITED STATES Delaware 38 Australia • Finland Georgia – Hawaii – Maine – Michigan – Montana – North Carolina - Ohio 37 Sweden • Luxembourg California – Florida – Oregon 36 Iceland Missouri 35 Netherlands • United Kingdom Indiana 34 Russian Federation Mississippi 33 Estonia Alabama – Alaska – Arizona – South Carolina – Tennessee – Wyoming 32 Kentucky – Oklahoma – Texas 31 Switzerland • New Zealand Idaho – Louisiana – West Virginia 30 New Mexico 28 Arkansas 27 Nevada 26 Poland 25 Greece 24 23 22 Germany 20 Austria • Hungary 19 Portugal 18 Mexico • Chile 17 16 Slovak Republic • Italy 15 14 Czech Republic 12 Turkey 10 Slovenia 8 Brazil Source: U.S. Census Bureau; OECD

11. National Perspective: How Can the U.S. Reach International Competitiveness by 2025? Current Degree Production Combined with Population Growth Vs. Best Performance* on the Student Transition and Completion Measures Degrees* Produced from 2005 to 2025 with Current 41,860,914 Rate of Production plus Population Growth 63,127,642 Degrees Needed to Meet Best Performance** (55%) 0 20 40 60 80 Millions The performance gap is large and we need to increase the rate of degree production in the U.S. by 50.8%. * Degrees includes both Associates and 4-year degrees. ** Best performance is the average of the top three states. 11

12. Illinois' Challenge • But of 8,083,210 working-age adults (18 to 64)…. • 64.1 percent have not completed college (associate’s degrees or higher) This is a much higher non-completer percentage than the national average. Of these: • 1,880,986 have completed some college but no degree • 2,249,483 have completed just a high school diploma but have not entered college • 1,050,504 have not completed high school or equivalent

13. No Aid to Part-Time Students or Missing Data Proportion of Need-Based Aid Distributed to Part-Time Students 2004-05 Source: NCHEMS Student Financial Aid Survey

14. Average Personal Income of 25 to 64 Year Olds by Level of Education Completed, 2005 No school completed If these residents were to complete high school or equivalent, and the additional earnings associated it, the U.S. would experience a $191 billion increase in personal income 1st-4th grade 5th-8th grade 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade, no diploma High school graduate, or GED $27,367 Some college, no degree $34,644 Associate degree $37,716 Bachelors degree $54,532 Masters degree $66,919 $107,353 Professional degree Doctorate degree $91,797 $0 $30,000 $60,000 $90,000 $120,000 Source: US Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey

15. Average Personal Income of 25 to 64 Year Olds by Level of Education Completed, 2005 No school completed If these residents were to complete an associates degree, and the additional earnings associated it, the U.S. would experience a $848 billion increase in personal income 1st-4th grade 5th-8th grade 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade, no diploma High school graduate, or GED Some college, no degree $34,644 Associate degree $37,716 Bachelors degree $54,532 Masters degree $66,919 $107,353 Professional degree Doctorate degree $91,797 Source: US Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey $0 $30,000 $60,000 $90,000 $120,000

16. College and University Perspective: How Can Colleges Graduate More Adult Learners? • CAEL’s Adult Learning Focused Institution tools can help colleges and universities recruit and retain adults • One of CAEL's publications, Principles of Effectiveness for Serving Adult Learners, can help make programs more attractive and accessible to adults • All of CAEL’s benchmarking tools, publications, study tours and consulting services are designed for this same purpose

17. Serving Adult Learners Adult-Learning Focused Institutions (ALFI) Project Origins CAEL’s 1999 Benchmarking Study of six high-performing, adult-serving colleges and universities • Best Practices in Adult Learning, a CAEL book • Study findings distilled into eight Principles of Effectiveness for Serving Adult Learners • Assessment Tools released in 2004 • Adult Learner Inventory • Institutional Self-Assessment Survey

18. CAEL’s ALFI Project CAEL’s Principles of Effectiveness for Serving Adult Learners • Outreach: overcoming barriers of time, place, and tradition in order to create lifelong access to educational opportunities • Life & Career Planning: aligning personal goals and curriculum • Financing: choices in payment options for financial flexibility • Assessment of Learning Outcomes: assessing knowledge and skills from life/work experience and formal learning for assignment of credit

19. CAEL’s ALFI Project • Teaching-Learning Process: use of multiple methods of instruction • Student Support Systems: academic and student support systems to help adults meet the challenges of balancing multiple responsibilities • Technology: information technology employed to provide relevant and timely communication • Strategic Partnerships: collaborations with employers and other organizations to develop and improve educational opportunities • Transitions: supporting guided pathways that lead into and from the institution’s programs and services in order to ensure that students’ learning will apply usefully to achieving their educational and career goals

20. College and University Perspective: How Can Colleges Graduate More Adult Learners? • Expand Prior Learning Assessment options throughout college network in Illinois • PLA can motivate adults to complete degrees • Current Lumina-funded study underway to study outcomes of PLA re: retention, performance, graduation

21. State Policy Change • Institutional innovation is only one element of the picture—new state policies are also needed • Illinois must commit to improving its percentage of adults with a postsecondary credential and allocate new resources toward this goal

22. State Policy Change (cont.) • Financial aid programs for adult and lifelong learners, esp. for adults taking one course at a time • Encourage teaching and assessment on-line to make it more convenient • Social marketing campaign to employers

23. State Policy Change (cont.) • Comprehensive review of all state policies that affect adult learners • Use Adult Learning in Focus policy guide

24. CAEL Contact Information Contact: Pamela Tate, President and CEO, CAEL ptate@cael.org 312-499-2681