“Continuing Higher Education: Its Role and Future – In the U.S. A Presentation By John F. Ebersole Associate Provost & Dean Extended Education Boston University And President University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) July 2002 Puebla, Mexico

My Perspective  UC Berkeley – Chair, Continuing Education in Business & Management; Assistant Dean  Colorado State – Associate Provost, Educational Outreach  Boston University – Dean, Metropolitan College; Associate Provost & Dean, Extended Education  11 Years in CHE

UCEA  Founded in 1915  430 Institutions  1800 Professional Members  Mexican & Canadian Members  Oldest and Largest Professional Association for CHE Providers

The “Knowledge Economy”  Knowledge and Ideas are the “Oil and Steel” of the 21 st Century  U.S. Corporate Spending on Training & Education Approaching $70 Billion per Year  Half-Life of Knowledge in Technology/Engineering Falling  Seven Year Rule

Economic Development  Dot Com Bust = Need to “Retool”  U.S. Business Down-Sizing Re-Organization  Career Changers  New Job Creation  Telcom  Bio Tech  Photonics  IT  HS Grad = $22,300  College Grad = $45,648  Masters Degree = $56,958 (yr data)  Global Competition

Personal Development  Maintain Competence, Credibility, Competitiveness  New Credentials  Certificate  Diploma  Growing Non-Credit Market  Quality of Life

Community Life  More Education = More Voters  Less Crime  More Volunteers  Increased Tax Revenue

Helping Immigrants  Nearly One Million Per Year Local Immigrants  300,000 = Asia  570,000 = North/Central America (241,000 from Mexico) (1998 Data)  Language Training  Job Skills  Study Skills

Institutional Outreach  27% = “Traditional” Today  Graduate Education Access  Opportunity Cost Factor  Marketing Expertise  Business Orientation

Institutional Income  Self-Supporting Legacy  Understanding of Market, Demand, Formats, Pricing  Offset to Declining Public Support

International Opportunities  Surplus Capacity in U.S.  Growing Global Need  Blend with Technology  Study Abroad Growth

Implications for CHE Professionals  Need for Business Skills, Entrepreneurial Thinking  Concern for Quality  Use of Technology as Means to Meet Demand  Growth of Part-time “Practitioner” Faculty  Fundraising  Move to Decentralized Organization Structures  Able to Manage Change