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State Senate Interim Study 12-9 Senators Ford and Halligan October 4, 2012

State Senate Interim Study 12-9 Senators Ford and Halligan October 4, 2012. Enhancing Community College Success. Degrees Awarded Transfer Rates Employment Outlook for Graduates Business and Industry Joint Training Programs. OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT. Enrollment Share.

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State Senate Interim Study 12-9 Senators Ford and Halligan October 4, 2012

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  1. State Senate Interim Study 12-9Senators Ford and HalliganOctober 4, 2012

  2. Enhancing Community College Success • Degrees Awarded • Transfer Rates • Employment Outlook for Graduates • Business and Industry Joint Training Programs

  3. OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT Enrollment Share Oklahoma’s community colleges have experienced a dramatic increase in enrollment in the last decade. This increase is driven by not only returning adult students, but also by significant increases in recent high school graduates, international students, and students who already have college degrees.

  4. Enrollment Trends 120,000 110,000 100,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 Enrollment Growth 34% Growth 7% Growth FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 11% Growth 34% growth 34% growth

  5. OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS • Oklahoma’s community colleges have also experienced a 23% increase in the number of degrees and certificates conferred since FY 2000 and award almost one-third of the total college degrees conferred. 12,513 Degrees 9,775 Degrees 8,376 Degrees

  6. Community colleges are the higher education destinations of choice for concurrent enrollment students. Concurrent Enrollment

  7. Community college graduates prove to be successful as transfer students to four-year institutions and as entrants into the workforce. GPA PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES Community College Transfers 4-Year

  8. Oklahoma’s community colleges serve as higher education access points to many students who then successfully transfer to four-year institutions. Comparison of GPAs of Two-Year Transfer Students with Four-year Student Starters Community Colleges 4 year Universities 2.89 2.87 2.82 2.46 2.41 2.41 61-90 credit hours 30-60 credit hours 91+ credit hours

  9. Percentage of Four-Year- Degree Recipients With Community College Backgrounds , Top Ten by State. Source: Inside Higher Ed, September 20, 2012

  10. Oklahoma’s community colleges provide the education needed for some of the fastest growing occupations in the nation, many of which are critical to the needs of our society. 57% Source of Education For New Nurses 43% Community College Other Institutions Source: Oklahoma Nursing Association

  11. Employment and Salary Salary after 1 year Salary after 5 years

  12. EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK FOR GRADUATES Employment Projections by Education

  13. Business and Industry Partnerships • Chesapeake, Gas Processors Association (GPA) and Gas Processors Suppliers Association (GPSA) and OSUIT • Conoco Phillips and Northern Oklahoma College • Integris and Oklahoma City Community College

  14. OSUIT Natural Gas Compression Training

  15. OSUIT Natural Gas Technician Associate in Applied Science

  16. Conoco Phillips & Northern Oklahoma CollegeProcess Technology Program

  17. Integris & Oklahoma Community College

  18. Automotive Technology

  19. Undergraduate Research • Redland Community College • Viticulture and Enology • Animal Reproduction Labs

  20. Computerized Grade A Goat Dairy International Partner Tumba, Sweden

  21. Viticulture and Enology

  22. Animal Reproduction Labs International Partner L'Aigle, France

  23. NSF-Funded The $3.35 million CCURI initiative will include twenty-six community colleges from across the nation and will extend from spring 2012 through spring 2015. Redlands 2011-2012

  24. Oklahoma’s Community Colleges are the most affordable higher education institutions. Average Yearly Tuition Community Colleges Regional Universities Comprehensive Universities $6,781 $4,394 $2,775

  25. Enhancing Community College Success • Fully fund concurrent enrollment programs. Colleges currently receive 72% of the tuition reimbursement. • Increase Section 13 Offset funding by $500,000 per institution to address maintenance issues. • Allied Health Programs Initiative.

  26. PRIORITIES GOING FORWARD • There are three critical priorities for Oklahoma’s community colleges. • Improved student success rates Oklahoma’s community colleges must continue to initiate proven strategies to improve the retention and graduation rates of students. • Adequate funding to support enrollment growth and success strategies Oklahoma’s community colleges must seek funding to support the enrollment growth experienced over the past decade and to maintain and grow current success strategies. • Limited expansion of applied baccalaureate programs Oklahoma’s community colleges need to be able to respond to current and emerging workforce requirements by adding a limited number of bachelor’s in applied technology degrees—consistent with the respective community college’s mission and in areas that do not duplicate programs at universities.

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