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What is College?
A degree or credential beyond the high school level, including:
Bachelors degree programs and beyond
Apprenticeships Certificates Associates degree programs
What is College Access?
Assistance to encourage and help individuals successfully complete education beyond high school
45%
Why College Access?
60%197
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2007
Source: Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018
The Challenge
Highest college dropout rate
The College Commission on Access, Admissions, and Success in Higher Education
The Challenge
Declining college completion rate
The College Commission on Access, Admissions, and Success in Higher Education
The Challenge
Present course - 40% drops to 29% by 2025
The College Commission on Access, Admissions, and Success in Higher Education
The Obstacles
College information in middle schools
Rigor in high school curricula
Alignment between high school and college requirements
Confusing application and financial aid
The College Commission on Access, Admissions, and Success in Higher Education
The Obstacles
Insufficient need-based financial aid
Failure to give sufficient priority to teacher prep programs
Failure to address high rates of college attrition
Poverty
The College Commission on Access, Admissions, and Success in Higher Education
Completion Rates by Income
College Graduates by Age 26
Young People from High Income Families 60%
Young People from Low Income Families 7%
Source: Tom Mortenson, Research Seminar on Public Policy Analysis of Opportunity for Post Secondary, 1997
Family Incomes of Families withSchool-Age Children
Source: American Community Survey
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Lowest Income Quartile
Highest Income Quartile
Idaho Need-Based Aid
State Need-Based Grants per Student, 2007-2008
State Need-Based Grant Dollars per Undergraduate
StudentWashington $756California $509Colorado $283New Mexico $278Oregon $255Nevada $196Montana $124Utah $53North Dakota $50Arizona $37Alaska $33Idaho $17Hawaii $10Wyoming $7South Dakota $0
*Among WICHE states
Idaho $17
What about Idaho?
Idaho’s high school graduation rate is high
College going rate is lowIdaho postsecondary retention
rates are last in the nation at 62.4%
Source: National Center for Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)
Impact of Education on Income
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55$5,000
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$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
% of State Population Age 25 to 34 With Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Enhances Individual Income
Some College – 19% higherAssociate degree – 28% higherBS degree – 61% higher
Current Direction
PolicyComplete College Idaho
Success Remediation On-time Aid to Students Common Metrics
College Access Challenge Grant
Foster partnershipsIncrease college-going
rateFocus on low-income
students
College Access Challenge Grant
Increase awareness
Conduct outreach activities
FAFSA completion
Provide need-based aid
Professional development
College Access Challenge Grant
Provide need-based grant aidIncrease student accessFoster statewide educational collaborationProvide professional development
opportunities
College Access Challenge Grant
College Access Network Network of key stakeholders
Accomplish 60% goal Promote College Access & Success Develop Strategies
College Access Challenge Grant
Professional Development Comprehensive Counselor Training Initiative
Secondary Audiences College Admission Counselors Financial Aid Administrators Teachers as Advisors Principals
College Access Challenge Grant
Comprehensive Counselor Training Initiative
Using Data to Guide Academic Planning College/Postsecondary Choice Guiding Parents and Students Through the
Complexities of Financial Aid Preparing for College Admission Tests College Admissions: Application Process