OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Presented by Houston D. Davis, OSRHE February 2008
Jan 12, 2016
OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTSOF HIGHER EDUCATION
Presented by Houston D. Davis, OSRHEFebruary 2008
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Concurrent Enrollment
Initiatives Supporting Access
Oklahoma’s Promise
Cooperative Alliances
Workforce Initiatives
Reach Higher
Improving Access to Higher Education in Oklahoma
Student Portal
Concurrent Enrollment
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT HEADCOUNT
FALL 2005 2006 2007
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
3,188
7,639
10,179
Financial Aid
OTAG Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant
OTEG
Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant
Oklahoma’s
Promise/OHLAP
FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
2%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
FY2008
Total Percentage of State Appropriations/Allocations
for Student Aid Since FY2000:
3%
3.6%3.4%
3.5%
4%
4.9%
6%
6.7%
7.1%
7.7%
Scholarship Recipient Projections
2,0042,982
5,888
9,155
12,101
14,667
17,40018,900
20,000
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Actual Projected
Assumes 3% annual increases in OK Promise high school enrollment through 2010 class and 2% thereafter; assumes 67% completion rate of high school requirements for scholarship eligibility.
Cooperative Alliances with Technology Centers
Workforce and Economic Development
Workforce Development
• $4.5 million to increase academic programs at institutions offering nursing and allied health care programs.
• This will produce an additional 300 registered nurses, 130 allied health professionals and 15 additional masters level nursing faculty members annually.
Adult Degree-Completion Program
• Student records were reviewed from 1992 to 2002 to identify students who:– had at least 77 hours of college credit,– were not currently enrolled, – and did not hold a bachelor’s degree.
Adult Degree Completion Program Original Assessment of Need
69,000 potential candidates for the adult degree program were identified.44% held either an AA or AS degree.17% received a Pell grant in their last year of enrollment.
• Factors impacting their re-enrollment in college:– Convenience
– Accelerated format
– Credit for previous experience
– Cost
• 1/3 indicated they would definitely enroll in a Oklahoma public university degree completion program.
• 70% indicated that the program would be affordable if tuition is similar to current public university tuition.
Adult Degree Completion ProgramMarket Assessment Results
• Enable people with at least two years of college to finish a bachelor’s degree
• Flexible and accelerated schedule to meet the needs of working adults
• Curriculum designed to ensure that students are prepared to succeed in the workplace by consortium of faculty statewide and business advisory group
Adult Degree Completion ProgramProgram Design
• Involve multiple learning environments. • Common curriculum and offered at multiple locations.• Developed by faculty by participating universities.• Will be approved through academic processes.
Credit Hours
General Education 40Professional Elective Courses 33-39Courses determined in consultation with advisors: completed course
work, prior learning assessment credit, or courses to be taken)
Core Required Courses 27-30Orientation Course (3 credit hours)
Program Core (21 credit hours)Determined by statewide consortium of faculty, local and state partners
Field Experience/Internship (3 credit hours) Determined by institutions and local partners
Capstone Experience (3 credit hours)Determined by institutions and local partners
Institution-Specific Courses 18-21Regionally Specific Courses (18 to 21 credit hours)determined by institutions and local partners
Total Credit Hours: 124
B.S. in Organizational Leadership
• Cameron University • East Central University• Langston University• Northwestern Oklahoma State University• Oklahoma Panhandle State University• Rogers State University • Southwestern Oklahoma State University• University of Central Oklahoma
Participating Institutions
Marketing Materials
• First course offered March 2007– Inquires about program: >50– Applications to Program: >20– Enrollment: 36
• PR Launch of Program August 2007– Inquires about program: 873– Applications to Program: 460– Enrollment Spr ‘08: 169
• Age Range of Students: 27-55• Average Age of Students: 40• Majority of students are women
Progress So Far….
Dr. Houston DavisVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher [email protected]
405.225.9175
www.ReachHigherOklahoma.org