University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Reno

Nevada State College

College of Southern Nevada

Great Basin College

Truckee Meadows Community College

Western Nevada College

Desert Research Institute

College Attainment and Affordability

For Presentation to the Chancellor’s Diversity Roundtable

October 29, 2014

Nevada System of Higher Education

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Nevada’s college attainment goals – and progress to date in closing the achievement gap

Ensuring access through affordability

Establishing a state-supported need-based financial aid program --- How you can help!

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Percent of Adults 25 to 34 with an Associates Degree or Higher (2012)

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National Average: 41.1%

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NV30.1%50th

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For a strong economy, the skills gap must be closed.

Complete College America

58%

30%

28%

By 2020, jobs in Nevada requiring a career certificate or college degree

Nevada adults who currently have an associate degree or higher

The Skills Gap

The

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College Attainment G

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The purpose of Complete College America is to significantly increase the number of Americans

with a college degree or credential of value to close the attainment gaps for traditionally

underrepresented populations.

Nevada’s CCA goal is an annual compounding increase of 1,064 completers of certificates, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees

through 2020.

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Are we seeing improvement in degree productivity?

North DakotaWyoming

New HampshireRhode IslandPennsylvaniaVermont

IllinoisDelawareNew YorkOklahomaMassachusetts

MichiganConnecticutMinnesotaWisconsin

KansasNew JerseyMontana

GeorgiaKentucky

OhioIdaho

MaineMissouri

North CarolinaIndiana

South DakotaSouth Carolina

TexasMaryland

United StatesColoradoArkansasNebraskaCaliforniaWest VirginiaMississippiAlabama

LouisianaTennesseeWashington

FloridaOregon

UtahHawaii

NevadaVirginia

New MexicoIowa

AlaskaArizona

-3.7%

1.1%

1.9%

1.9%

4.1%

4.2%

4.4%

5.3%

7.4%

7.6%

7.7%

8.6%

9.2%

9.3%

10.2%

10.4%

10.6%

11.0%

11.2%

11.5%

12.0%

12.1%

12.3%

12.4%

12.5%

12.5%

12.8%

13.1%

13.2%

13.3%

13.5%

13.8%

13.9%

14.2%

14.3%

14.7%

14.8%

15.1%

15.4%

16.8%

17.1%

19.1%

19.3%

19.4%

19.9%

21.0%

24.6%

28.5%

31.1%

33.0%

34.6%

Source: NCHEMS, NCES, IPEDS 2009-10, 2011-12 Completions FileAwards include 30+ credit certificates, associates degrees, and bachelor’s degrees

Changing Nevada

Percent Change in Awards Conferred,

2010 thru 2012

Bottom Line: YES!!! A 21% increase in awards

conferred in the first three years of Complete College

America participation -- the policy initiatives and campaigns

associated with CCA are making a difference relative to other states

and the national average!

Enrollment GapAll Enrollments by Category

Achievement GapAll Awards Conferred

201220092002

0.463

0.421

0.306

2012-132009-102002-03

0.367

0.333

0.242

In the last decade, NSHE made notable progress in closing the enrollment gap – across the System more minority students are enrolled than ever before. More work needs to be done on

graduating students of color, but steady progress is being made.

Closing the Gap

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The Achievement G

ap2002-03 2012-13

Percent Change

American Indian/Alaska Native

92 109 18.5%

Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

679 1,386 104.1%

Black 392 659 68.1%

Hispanic 644 2,135 231.5%

Two or more n/a 574 --

White 5,645 8,382 48.5%

Unknown & Non-Resident Aliens 1,027 1,255 22.2%

TOTAL 8,479 14,500 71.0%

Awards Conferred – All Institutions

Awards conferred to minorities more than doubled in 10 years – a 169.1% increase!

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tHow accessible are NSHE institutions to low-income families in Nevada?

Can NSHE achieve its CCA goals if it does not increase access for low-income families?

Where do we go from here?

Affordability of Higher Education Matters

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The Working Poor Families Project

Source: www.workingpoorfamilies.org; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Working Families Below 200 Percent of Poverty, 2011

Nevada ranks 43rd in the nation at 38 percent of working families that are low-income

Percent of Working Families that are

Low IncomeRank

New Hampshire 18% 1st

Nevada 38% 43rd

New Mexico 44% 50th

U.S. Average 32% --

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A Grow

ing ChallengeChildren in Nevada Whose Parents

Lack Secure EmploymentAll children under age 18 living in families where no parent

has regular, full-time employment

Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 - 2012 American Community Survey

30.6% increase in 5 yearsThe challenges for the future are great.

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Are NSHE Institutions Affordable?It Depends . . . .

Factors in AffordabilityThe Price Tag o Tuition and Feeso Total Cost of Attendance – tuition and fees

+ books, room and board, living expenses

Student/Family Ability to Payo Family Income

Financial Aido Makes college affordable

Historically, discussions on tuition and fees of NSHE

institutions focused on the price tag as compared to the prices in the western region of the

United States.

A Grow

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Median Family Income in Nevada, NSHE institutions appear affordable

Average Tuition and Fees as a % of

Median Family Income

Average Tuition and Fees as a % of

Family Income from Lowest Quintile

Nevada 8.7% 28.5%

U.S. Average 12.7% 46.7%

Public 4-Year Institutions, 2011-12

Average Tuition and Fees as a % of

Median Family Income

Average Tuition and Fees as a % of

Family Income fromLowest Quintile

Nevada 4.4% 14.5%

U.S. Average 4.5% 16.6%

Public 2-Year Institutions, 2011-12

Source: NCES, IPEDS

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Percent of Median Family Income Needed to Pay for College* 2-Year Institutions, 2011-12

Source: NCES, IPEDS

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KansasArkansas

New MexicoNorth Dakota

WyomingOklahoma

UtahMontana

TexasLouisiana

GeorgiaNebraska

AlaskaMissouriMaryland

WisconsinNorth CarolinaConnecticut

VirginiaHawaii

South CarolinaMississippiTennessee

MassachusettsMinnesota

ArizonaMichiganKentucky

IdahoUnited StatesWest VirginiaSouth Dakota

IllinoisWashington

IndianaColorado

IowaNew JerseyCalifornia

MaineFlorida

AlabamaDelaware

Rhode IslandPennsylvania

New YorkOhio

OregonVermont

New HampshireNevada

9.731

9.984

10.126

10.141

10.315

10.575

10.66

10.78

11.489

11.648

11.829

12.067

12.082

12.2

12.253

12.46

12.496

12.513

12.616

12.64

12.679

13.149

13.159

13.189

13.259

13.273

13.318

13.359

13.367

13.531

13.975

13.991

14.108

14.118

14.227

14.387

14.45

14.592

14.957

14.988

15.003

15.133

15.268

15.779

15.792

16.25

16.716

16.936

17.868

18.59

18.933

2011-12Nevada: 18.9%Nation: 13.5%

2008-09Nevada: 16.8%Nation: 12.9%

*Average tuition and fees plus living expenses less

financial aid

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Percent of Income from the Lowest Quintile Needed to Pay for College*2-Year Institutions, 2011-12

Source: NCES, IPEDS

Access and Affordability

KansasNorth Dakota

UtahArkansasMontanaWyoming

OklahomaNebraska

WisconsinIdaho

AlaskaSouth DakotaMinnesota

MissouriNew Mexico

MarylandTexasIowa

North CarolinaVirginiaHawaii

LouisianaTennessee

South CarolinaGeorgiaMaine

West VirginiaConnecticut

IndianaArizona

WashingtonUnited States

VermontDelawareColorado

MichiganFlorida

MississippiPennsylvania

IllinoisKentucky

MassachusettsNew JerseyRhode Island

AlabamaCalifornia

OregonNew Hampshire

NevadaOhio

New York

30.321

32.204

32.717

33.142

33.711

34.451

35.976

36.085

39.202

40.05

40.86

41.552

42.131

42.962

42.974

43.097

43.57

44.525

45.35

46.048

46.812

47.222

47.269

47.301

47.41

47.843

48.296

48.44

48.542

48.771

48.869

49.85

50.354

50.37

50.616

51.092

52.484

52.823

53.011

53.305

53.513

54.165

55.443

57.106

57.877

58.704

59.353

61.49

62.422

62.535

67.498

2011-12Nevada: 62.4%Nation: 49.9%

2008-09Nevada: 53.4%Nation: 46.4%

*Average tuition and fees plus living expenses less

financial aid

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Source: Postsecondary Education Opportunity, September 2013

Nevada: Among the Lowest in the Nation for 2-Year College Participation Rates

for Students from Low Income Families

Select Participation Rates: 2-Year Institutions, 2012

Florida 5.2%

District of Columbia 5.9%

Nevada 6.4%

West Virginia 7.1%

Utah 7.4%

South Dakota 7.8%

2-Year U.S. Rate 15.0%

How Accessible are Nevada’s Access Institutions?

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Access and AffordabilityUnmet Financial Need of NSHE Students

379631070

69007568

69617979

22470917

434469795

FederalStateInstitutionalPrivate/Other

Unmet Need

7.1%

*Total unmet need for NSHE students at all seven NSHE institutions. Based on FAFSA filers who received at least one disbursement. Does not include FAFSA filers who did not receive aid or students who did not complete a FAFSA. Amount of loans reported does not include loans that were offered but not accepted.

Due to limited dollars available in federal,

state and institutional aid programs, financial aid covered only 55.4% of total need for NSHE students in 2012-13.

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Access and AffordabilityAs Nevada focuses increasingly on creating policies to

encourage degree completion, it is becoming more and more apparent that financial aid policy cannot be considered in isolation from other state policies and practices. Likewise, it seems clear that a consistent state-wide policy to ensure that all students have

the chance to attend college will have the greatest positive effect on student completion rates. Nevada

students need a clear commitment from the State to provide a stable and adequate source of funding

for need-based financial aid to ensure access for low income students.

State-Funded, Need-Based Financial Aid Program

First Attempt: AB353, 2013 SessionPrimary Sponsor – Assemblywoman Olivia Diaz

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Acce

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Committee to Study Community Colleges (SB391) adopted recommendation for a state-supported financial aid programo Not a big ask: $5 million for biennium

Need the support of the business communityo Business match

December 9 Affordability Summito National Conference of State

Legislatureso National Center for Higher

Education Statisticso Western Interstate Commission on

Higher Education

Questions!

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