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Trends in Higher Education: Implications for SUNY OneontaExecutive RetreatAugust 22, 2014
Context
Higher education is a mature industry.Growth of 1960s-80s is not sustainable.
•Economic pressures•Demographic trends•Increased competition
Economic pressures
• Rising cost • Reductions in public support• Limits to tuition discounting• Increased borrowing• High unemployment of graduates• Moody’s prediction = poor BUT• Demand remains strong
Demographic trends
•Decrease in high school graduates•Increase in diversity•Increase in adult learners
Increased competition
•Growth of SUNY •Community college 2+2 programs•Online offerings •Outreach to nontraditional students
BUT•Presumed “flight to quality”
Our current model
•Predominantly undergraduate•Recent HS grads•New York State•Preference for frosh•Residential environment•Traditional delivery•Liberal arts and professional programs
New directions
• Increase diversity: ethnicity, age, ability, veterans, out-of-state, international
• Remove obstacles for transfers• Increase retention, reduce time to degree• Offer applied degrees w/ LA foundation• Offer applied master’s and certificate
programs• Market to our grads: 4+1 programs• Delivery models: online, low residency,
PLA
4 wishes for students
•Passion + competency•Personal growth•Lowest debt•Career / advanced degree
Outputs to demonstrate
• Quality of learning• Mastery - major field • Dispositions - general education, campus
life• Student accomplishments • Value of the degree • Timely and economical completion
Resource allocation
• “Do more of things that get us to where we want to be and less of the things that don’t” –Ellen Chaffee
• Set spending priorities focused on core mission
• Collaboratively build and monitor institutional and unit budgets
• Base resource allocation on data• Reduce cost of degree and time to degree• Develop new revenue sources
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