Conversations with Policy makers

CONVERSATIONS WITH POLICY MAKERS

Colorado Community College Summit October 24, 2011

Matt Gianneschi, Ph.D.Deputy Executive Director

Colorado Department of Higher Education

Legislators Tom Massey, Chair, House Education Committee

Bob Bacon, Chair, Senate Education Committee

Keith King, Member, Senate Education Committee

Mike Johnston, Member, Senate Education Committee

Concurrent Enrollment Summary, Fall 2010 (Source: CDHE)

High School to College Matriculation, 2010 (Source: CDHE)

Remediation in Colorado, Fall 2010 (Source: CDHE)

43.2%

64.0%

56.8%

36.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1987-88 (Gallagher '82) 2011-12

K-12 Local Share vs. State Share

Local Share

State Share

Medicaid Enrollment Growth

HIED Finance: Mix of Public Funds & Tuition, 2000 - 2012

68%

34%

32%

66%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2000-01 2011-12

College Funding splitStudent vs. State

Student Share (Resident Tuition)

State Share (General Fund)

Are college costs out of control?

$3,128

$8,370

$2,063

$4,462

$1,707

$3,613

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

$9,000

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Average Tuition Cost Per Resident Student over time

Research Colleges -Ave. Tuition Per Resident Student

State Colleges -Ave. Tuition Per Resident Student

Community Colleges -Ave. Tuition Per Resident Student

Total Revenue per FTE, Adjusted for Inflation

Affordability: Tuition’s Share of Household Income

Preliminary CCHE Master Plan GoalsGoal 1: Increase degree attainment across Colorado in order to meet future workforce demands.  Goal 2: Close gaps in degree attainment among students from traditionally underserved communities, in particular, Latinos, students from rural communities, and students from lower socioeconomic households.  Goal 3: Improve outcomes in remedial education by successfully aligning the state’s postsecondary admission and remedial policies with the state’s K-12 system, by assisting the state’s school districts in identifying and addressing students’ developmental needs before graduating from high school, and by scaling up successful innovations in developmental placement and instruction.

Goal 4: Pursue public funding that will allow public institutions of higher education to meet projected enrollment demands while maintaining current productivity efficiencies. In addition, pursue public funding to lower the burden on students by achieving a mix of revenues that equals 50 percent state funds and 50 percent tuition and fees.