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Joint Boards Meeting. November 2, 2012. Value of Education. Growth in Credentials. Comparison of Remediation Rates, Fall 2011. Career Pathways Initiative Successes.
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Joint Boards Meeting November 2, 2012
Career Pathways Initiative Successes • Student success rate is more than 10 points higher than other community college students (Students completed or retained from Fall to Fall) • More than 27,500 adults served • More than 24,600 certificates and degrees awarded to date • Entered Employment goal met when matched to Unemployment Insurance Data • Recognition and Awards – 2012 • Identified as 1 of 10 Most Promising Pathways programs in nation • Selected as member of Career Pathways Alliance (CP Alliance), a two-year national-level CLASP initiative • Chosen as 1 of 2 Innovative Ideas with $10,000 award by Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
Perkins Technical, Career Education • Perkins Postsecondary • $2.7M to 26 schools • 33 percent to salaries, 31 percent for equipment • Retention 101 • Funds for reps from 9 schools plus ADHE staff to attend workshop; statewide planned for January ’13 • 3-5 schools to be funded for on-site technical assistance in ’13 • Supply Chain Technology Education • 3 regional meetings in partnership with AEDC • 77 participants – education, business, govt • 1 final meeting in Central Arkansas Nov. 28 • Recommendations to be made following that meeting
Perkins Technical, Career Education • Professional Development • Series of webinars on topics such as • Use of social media for student retention • Faculty use of screencasting with Camtasia software to improve classroom instruction • Use of Google suite tools • Monthly technical assistance webinars for coordinators • Perkins Reauthorization • May decide to transfer to ACE director • Expect focus to be on • Alignment between high schools and colleges via rigorous programs of study and statewide articulation agreements • Attainment of industry-based credentials • Placement in employment • Revisions in funding methodology • Increased role for business, industry
New Programs for AY12 – 4 Year • 63 Total • Arkansas State University, Jonesboro – 5 • Arkansas Tech University, Russellville – 17 • Henderson State University, Arkadelphia – 2 • Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia – 2 • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – 13 • University of Arkansas Fort Smith – 8 • University of Arkansas Little Rock – 1 • University of Arkansas Monticello – 4 • University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, LR – 2 • University of Central Arkansas, Conway – 9
New Programs for AY12 – 2 Year • 34 Total • Arkansas Northeastern College, Blytheville –1 • Arkansas State University-Beebe –3 • Black River Technical College, Pocahontas –1 • Cossotat Community College of UA –2 • East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City –3 • Mid-South Community College, West Memphis –5 • North Arkansas College, Harrison –3 • National Park Community College, Hot Springs –3 • NorthWest Arkansas CC, Bentonville –5 • Ozarka Community College, Melbourne –2 • Phillips County CC of UA, Stuttgart –1 • Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock –1 • Rich Mountain Community College, Mena –3 • South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado – 1
ICAC Enrollment and Tuition Report 48 institutions 14 Arkansas campus institutions 34 institutions with programs delivered through distance technology 3 institutions have both Arkansas campuses and delivery through distance technology October 2012
Total Enrollment – 13,758 Online enrollment 8,832 Arkansas campus enrollment 4,926 Total Graduates – 1,788 Online graduates 1,163 Arkansas campus graduates 625 ICAC Enrollment and Tuition Report July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
Financial Aid Datamart –Development time Phase 1 Hours • Engagement Manager 53 • Architect and ETL 360 • Cognos Developer 49 • ADHE 80 TOTAL 542
College Access Challenge Grant (CACG • U.S. DoE program awards all 50 states, with grants ranging from $1.5M to $15M • Renewable up to five years – ending in FY1 • Arkansas has received $1.5M for FY13 • Used to target students in the state’s underserved/low-income Tier 4 counties and associated school districts • Supports with training, other materials the Arkansas Workforce College and Career Coaches who serve 56 school districts in 21 counties • Say Go College, UTeach, non-traditional marketing campaign are state’s largest projects using CACG Funds
Other Initiatives/Projects • ‘Credit When It’s Due’ reverse transfer grant • $500,000 from Lumina, Kresge, Gates Foundation • Complete College America & Path to Accelerated Completion and Employment (PACE) • Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
Webinar Statistics • Counselor Cooperative Meetings • Lottery Training • Financial Aid Workshops
Lottery Training/Financial Aid Workshops
Target Audience Demographics • Adults 18-34 • Black or Hispanic • Majority unmarried or engaged • Work part time in a sales, construction or maintenance position • Not the head of the household • 1-2 children, under the age of 5 • Moves frequently; less than one year at current address
Website traffic • 20,998 total visits • 16,971 unique visitors • 81 percent new visitors • 37,447 page views • 1.78 average page views • 1 minutes 25 seconds spent on site • 62 percent direct traffic • 31 percent referring site traffic
New Location – December 1 423 Main Street, Suite 400 Little Rock, Ark 72201