E D U C A T I O N T A S K F O R C E

M A Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 3

Higher Education in Utah

E N R O L L M E N T A N D R E T E N T I O N

P R E P A R A T I O N

R E M E D I A T I O N

C O M P L E T I O N

T I M E T O G R A D U A T I O N

N E X T S T E P S A N D P O L I C Y C O N S I D E R A T I O N S

Topics for Today’s Discussion

Post-secondary Education/Coursework

USHE

UCAT

Private Industry

High

Schools

Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)

State Board of Regents

Commissioner of Higher Education

2 Research Universities

4 Regional Universities

2 Community Colleges

USHE Enrollment, 1994-2012 Fall Headcount (3rd Week)

139,212

171,291

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

Source: USHE Higher Education Data Books

Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT)

UCAT Board of Trustees

UCAT President

8 Campus Locations

UCAT Enrollment History (Headcount)

60,965 54,372

27,568 30,521

12,785 8,856

20,612 14,995

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

* Total Headcount Post-Secondary Headcount

Secondary Headcount Custom Fit Headcount

Source: UCAT Annual Reports

* unduplicated, not including CATC

UCAT Enrollment History (Membership Hours)

6,098,461 6,095,090

3,618,191

4,631,417

2,480,270 1,463,673

230,471

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

Total Membership Hours (not including CF)

Post-Secondary Hours

Secondary Membership Hours

Custom Fit Hours (not included in total)

Source: UCAT Annual Reports

H O W M A N Y U T A H S T U D E N T S E N R O L L I N P O S T - S E C O N D A R Y E D U C A T I O N P R O G R A M S ?

W H A T P E R C E N T A G E O F S T U D E N T E N R O L L A S F U L L - T I M E S T U D E N T S O R P A R T - T I M E

S T U D E N T S ?

H O W M A N Y S T U D E N T S S T A Y I N S C H O O L ( R E T E N T I O N ) ?

Enrollment and Retention

Higher Education Enrollment

What % of 2007 Utah high school graduates enrolled in post-secondary institutions in Utah within 16 months of graduation?

62.1% Enrollment rates highest for regular urban/suburban

high schools; lowest for rural and alternative high schools

No significant difference found in enrollment rates between charter schools and school district schools

Source: Utah State Office of Education, 2007 Enrollment and Retention in Institutions of Higher Education

Higher Education Enrollment State Comparison

College-Going Rates of High School Graduates – Directly from High School

In this calculation/comparison, Utah ranks 39th, with 58.5 % of 2008 high school graduates going directly to College

Source: NCHEMS, www.higheredinfo.org

2011 Student Enrollment Status

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100% Full Time Part Time

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

2011 Student Enrollment Status (cont.)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100% Full Time Part Time

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Retention Rates in Utah Higher Education

Retention Rates (fall 2011 to fall 2012)

Institution Full-Time Students Part-Time Students

Brigham Young University 87% 63%

University of Utah 87% 66%

Western Governors University 81% N/A

Westminster College 80% N/A

Utah State University 72% 52%

Weber State University 71% 45%

Southern Utah University 66% 64%

Utah Valley University 62% 46%

Dixie State College 57% 38%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Retention Rates in Utah Higher Education

Retention Rates (fall 2011 to fall 2012)

Institution Full-Time Students Part-Time Students

MATC 87% 73%

UBATC 69% 40%

BATC 63% 59%

SWATC 62% 44%

SLCC 57% 42%

OWATC 56% 48%

Snow College 56% 24%

USU-Eastern 54% 37%

Dixie ATC 48% 60%

LDS Business College 48% 39%

DATC 43% 47%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Retention Rates in USHE 4-yr Research Institutions, Very High Activity

89%

36%

64%

40%

84%

14%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Spring2006

Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010

Percent of Students Enrolled Fall 2005 Retained, Transferred, or Graduated

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

Retention Rates in USHE All other 4-yr Institutions

80%

30%

52%

27%

77%

15%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Spring2006

Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010

Percent of Students Enrolled Fall 2005 Retained, Transferred, or Graduated

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

Retention Rates in USHE 2-yr Institutions

77%

37%

55%

31%

65%

29%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Spring 2008 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010

Percent of Students Enrolled Fall 2007 Retained, Transferred, or Graduated

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

H O W P R E P A R E D A R E U T A H S T U D E N T S F O R T H E R I G O R O F H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N ?

H O W M A N Y S T U D E N T S R E Q U I R E R E M E D I A T I O N I N H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N ?

N A T I O N A L S T A T I S T I C S

&

U T A H S T A T I S T I C S

Preparation and Remediation

Preparation for Higher Education - ACT

ACT “benchmark scores” measure college readiness

64

40

54

29 23

67

46 52

31 25

CollegeEnglish

Composition

CollegeAlgebra

College SocialScience

CollegeBiology

All 4 ACTBenchmark

Scores

Percent of Students Ready for College-Level Coursework (Graduating in 2012)

Utah Nation

Source: ACT Profile Report-Utah 2012

Preparation for Higher Education - ACT

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

English Math Reading Science All

Percent of Utah Students Ready for College-Level Coursework (5-yr Trend)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Source: ACT Profile Report-Utah 2012

Number of Utah Students taking the ACT

22,598

25,161

32,835

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Source: ACT Profile Report-Utah 2012

Remediation in Higher Education

Remedial or “developmental” are generally defined to be courses below college-level

National estimates

36% of students took a remedial course

43% of students at community colleges took a remedial course

Rates are higher for minority groups and low-income students

First-time entry students vs. non-traditional adults

Students beginning with remedial courses are much less likely to complete

Remediation – USHE Institutions

30%

21%

49%

42%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Total White Black Hispanic

Percent of USHE students who took a remedial class by Race (2009-10)

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

Remediation – USHE Institutions

26%

33% 37%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

17-19 20-24 25+

Percent of USHE students who took a remedial class by Age (2009-10)

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

Remediation – USHE Institutions

38%

30%

14%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

2-Year 4-Year 4-Year Research, VeryHigh Activity

Percent of USHE students who took a remedial class by Institution type (2009-10)

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

2-Year Institutions 4-Year Institutions

7

10

17

18

7

9

12

16

Part-timeTransfer

Full-timeTransfer

Part-time

Full-time

% Students in Remedial Courses

2005-06 2010-11

Remediation – USHE Institutions

14

26

21

23

10

22

18

18

Part-timeTransfer

Full-timeTransfer

Part-time

Full-time

% Students in Remedial Courses

2005-06 2010-11

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

W H A T P E R C E N T A G E O F S T U D E N T S C O M P L E T E H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N W I T H A

D E G R E E O R C E R T I F I C A T E ?

W H A T A R E T H E C O M P L E T I O N R A T E S A T U T A H H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N I N S T I T U T I O N S ?

H O W L O N G D O E S I T T A K E U T A H S T U D E N T S T O C O M P L E T E D E G R E E S ?

H O W M A N Y C R E D I T S A R E U T A H S T U D E N T S T A K I N G T O C O M P L E T E D E G R E E S ?

Completion

6-Yr Outcomes for First-time Students Beginning at 4-Yr Public Institutions

Total Completion

Rate

First Completion at

Starting Institution

Still Enrolled (at any

institution)

Not Enrolled (at any

institution)

U.S. 60.57% 48.65% 16.01% 23.42%

Utah 32.21% 22.53% 33.55% 34.24%

Exclusively Full-time Students

Utah 52.12% 44.00% 16.32% 31.57%

Exclusively Part-time Students

Utah 9.03% 7.87% 15.82% 75.15%

Mixed Enrollment Students

Utah 32.06% 19.78% 43.11% 24.83%

Source: National Student Clearinghouse, Signature Report 4, Feb 2013

Completion Rates – Utah Institutions

150% completion rates for 4-Yr Institutions

Institution 6-Year Graduation Rate (2005 Cohort)

Brigham Young University 78%

Westminster College 66%

University of Utah 55%

Utah State University 53%

Southern Utah University 42%

Weber State University 34%

Utah Valley University 29%

Dixie State College 28%

Western Governors University 18%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, College Navigator

Completion Rates – Utah Institutions

150% completion rates for 2-Yr Institutions

Institution 3-Yr Graduation Rate (2008 Cohort)

MATC 78%

BATC 52%

SWATC 41%

DATC 34%

UBATC 33%

Snow College 32%

LDS Business College 26%

SLCC 24%

OWATC 21%

Dixie ATC 17%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, College Navigator

USHE Graduation Rates 150% Time

10%

27%

43%

54%

5% 7% 15%

27%

15%

24%

55%

69%

Certificate/Diploma Associate's Bachelor's Bachelor's atResearch, VeryHigh Activity

By Enrollment Status

Full-Time Part-Time Transfer

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

USHE Graduation Rates 150% Time

14.7%

41.5%

57.3%

25.8%

46.3%

59.2%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

Associate's Bachelor's Bachelor's at Research,Very High Activity

By Sex

Male Female

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

USHE - Time to Degree

2.35

3.13

4.74 4.61

3.12

4.97

6.11 6.13

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Certificate Associate's Bachelor's Bachelor's atResearch, VeryHigh Activity

Average Length of Time to Degree (Years)

Full-Time Part-Time

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

USHE - Credits to Degree

80.3 81.1

139.6 144.1

75.2 83.3

140.1 148.1

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

140.0

160.0

Certificate Associate's Bachelor's Bachelor's atResearch, VeryHigh Activity

Average Credits to Degree

Full-Time Part-Time

Source: Utah System of Higher Education

Post Graduation

Institutions typically conduct exit or alumni surveys

Program Advisory Committees

Working with business/industry

Some USHE institutions send feedback to area high schools on how their students are performing

Commissioner’s Office working to pilot feedback information to school districts

Next Steps and Policy Considerations

Wealth of Utah Data available to answer specific policy questions

Reports: Measuring Up, Complete College America

NCSL’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education Looking at Utah’s demographic trends for next 10-30 years

Identify Utah’s institutions’ strengths and weaknesses – what problems need to be fixed?

Rethink funding based on performance outcomes or create incentives to target specific areas for improvement

Help reduce borrowing and debt

Consider student support services

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