2011 Strategic Planning Retreat The Economics of Education: Thriving in a Difficult Economy.

2011 Strategic Planning RetreatThe Economics of Education:

Thriving in a Difficult Economy

Alamo Colleges Strategic Goals

F.6.1?

Student Success Policy1. Course Completion Rates2. Productive Grade Rates3. Retention Rates4. Persistence Rates5. Graduates and Graduation Rates6. Placement/Employment Rates7. Transfer Rates8. Licensure Examination Pass Rates9. Success Rates in Developmental Education

Headcount EnrollmentBy College of Attendance

Alamo Colleges FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY10

Productive Grade Rates 67.3% 68.2% 69.4% 71.0%

Course Completion Rates 80.2% 83.1% 84.8% 86.8%

Class-Based Metrics

Persistence RatesFT FTIC Fall-to Fall

Four-Year Graduation Rate

Degrees & Certificates Awarded

CCSSEDOMAIN ALAMO

STATE AVG

NATIONAL AVG

Active & Collaborative Learning 53.6 49.1 50.0

Student Effort 51.0 48.7 50.0

Academic Challenge 50.9 48.1 50.0

Student/Faculty Interaction 50.6 48.8 50.0

Support for Learners 52.6 51.5 50.0

Percentage of students rating their entire educational experience as good or

excellent?

Licensure Exam Pass Rate

Placement / Employment

Dev. Ed. Productive Grade Rates

Dev. Ed. Productive Grade Rates

Dev. Ed. Productive Grade Rates

On the Rise• Enrollment• Course Completion• Student Success Rates• Graduation Rates and Graduates• Employment Placement• Licensure Exam Pass Rates• Student Satisfaction• Student Engagement• Student Success in Developmental Education

Not on the rise?

OUCH!

Pay for Performance

Student Success Metrics1. Course Completion Rates2. Productive Grade Rates3. Retention Rates4. Persistence Rates5. Graduates and Graduation Rates6. Placement/Employment Rates7. Transfer Rates8. Licensure Examination Pass Rates9. Success Rates in Developmental Education

ALAMO COLLEGES6 Year Comparison of Revenues

Fiscal Year

State Funding

Local Taxes

Tuition & Fees Other

FY06 35.8% 34.2% 24.7% 5.4%

FY07 33.5% 35.9% 25.2% 5.5%

FY08 28.7% 33.5% 33.1% 4.7%

FY09 27.3% 35.5% 33.5% 3.7%

FY10 25.6% 33.1% 38.2% 3.2%

FY11 23.5% 33.3% 40.0% 3.2%

State Funding for Alamo CollegesA Decade of Diminishment

Fiscal Year

State Funding

Local Taxes

Tuition & Fees

Other

FY02 42.7% 33.2% 20.8% 3.3%

FY11 23.5% 33.3% 40.0% 3.2%

In-State Undergraduates, 2009-2010

State Funding for AC per student contact hour

2007-08: $3.542008-09: $3.352009-10: $3.002010-11: $2.58

PresidentialPerspectives

2011 Inside Higher Education Survey

Most Important Issues Confronting Community Colleges

1. Budget Shortfalls2. Changes in State Support3. Remediation and Student Readiness for

College4. Limits on Ability to Respond to Rising

Enrollments5. Rising Tuition /Affordability

Strategies Deployed to Address Financial Consequences of Economic Downturn

1. Budget Cuts (targeted and across-the-board)2. Increased Proportion of Part-Time Faculty3. Increased Tuition by 5% or More4. Expanding Online Programs5. Hiring Freeze6. Launching/Expanding Partnerships with Other

Institutions7. Raised Student Fees for Campus Resources/Services8. Changes in Benefit Levels9. Layoffs / Furloughs10. New Alliances with Corporate Partners

Absent Political Consequences, Strategies Would Use to Address Financial Challenges1. Outsourcing Various Campus Services2. Increasing Teaching Loads3. Altering the Institutional Policy on Tenure4. Mandating the Retirement of Older Faculty5. Significant Cuts to Athletic Programs6. Significantly Increasing Tuition7. Narrowing or Shifting the Institutional

Mission

Critical Deliverables1. Improved Student Success

2. Greater Efficiencies

3. Cost-Savings Strategies

LeadershipPlanning

PrioritizingOwnership

Strategic Planning Themes1. Achieve cost savings while improving results2. Secure successful completion of developmental

education3. Increase transfer and graduation rates4. Improve communication and collaboration5. Promote sustainability6. Improve systems and processes7. Develop and measure effectiveness of learning

outcomes8. Embrace financial aid as a responsibility

Priority #1 at the Alamo Colleges is:

A. Student Success

B. Student Success

C. Student Success

D. Student Success

As you understand it, the fiscal challenges facing the Alamo Colleges are:

A. Severe

B. Real but understated

C. Real but exaggerated

D. Imagined

Which Cost-Cutting Strategy Do you Least Agree With

A. Across-the-board budget cuts

B. Salary Cuts

C. Furloughs

D. Layoffs

E. Unsure

Which Cost-Cutting Strategy Do you Most Agree With

A. Across-the-board budget cuts

B. Salary Cuts

C. Furloughs

D. Layoffs

E. Unsure

Our Current Shared-Governance Environment Can Be Best Described As:

A. High Trust

B. Moderate Trust

C. Low Trust

D. Unsure

How effective are the Alamo Colleges at using data to aid and inform decision-making?

A. Very effective

B. Somewhat effective

C. Not effective

D. Unsure

Given our current fiscal condition, should we take steps to limit our

future enrollment growth?

A.YesB. NoC. Unsure