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Tribal Outreach What Continuing Educators Need to Know UCEA West Regional Conference September 30, 2005. Chris Kyselka Arizona State University. Population Statistics. U.S. Census 2000. Population Projections. U.S. Census 2000. Geographic Distribution.
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Tribal OutreachWhat Continuing Educators Need to KnowUCEA West Regional ConferenceSeptember 30, 2005 Chris Kyselka Arizona State University
Population Statistics U.S. Census 2000
Population Projections U.S. Census 2000
Geographic Distribution Western U.S. has the largest population 162,558 399,490 1,187,989 725,919 U.S. Census 2000
1. California 2. Oklahoma 3. Arizona 4. Texas 5. New Mexico 6. New York 7. Washington 8. North Carolina 9. Michigan 10. Alaska Population Centers More than 50% of American Indians live in just 10 states U.S. Census 2000
Population Centers The top five cities with the largest population are New York and Los Angeles 1. New York – 41,289 2. Los Angeles - 29,412 3. Phoenix – 26,696 4. Anchorage – 18,941 5. Tulsa – 18,551 U.S. Census 2000
Anchorage Tulsa Oklahoma City Albuquerque Green Bay Tacoma Minneapolis Tucson Spokane Sacramento Population Centers Ten cities of over 100,000 with the highest percentage of American Indians and Alaska natives (%) U.S. Census 2000
Tribes Tribal Populations over 100,000 • Cherokee – 281,069 • Navajo – 269,202 • Latin American Indian (Aztec, Mayan, etc) 104,354 • Sioux – 108,272 • Chippewa – 105,907 U.S. Census 2000
College campus landscape The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2003
Degrees Conferred The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2002-03
Successful Programs • Continuing education, lifelong learning, distance education are all essential • Know the history, issues, values, and goals of the community • Learn how the system works • Empower to change the course of history
Chris Kyselka Arizona State University Phone (480) 965- 3046 kyselka@asu.edu www.public.asu.edu/~ckyselka Tribal OutreachWhat Continuing Educators Need to Know