A Decade of Reaching Higher in Indiana Indiana Commission for Higher Education

A Decade of Reaching Higher in Indiana Moving from college access to completion 2012: REACHING HIGHER, ACHIEVING MORE Improving college completion Increasing productivity Ensuring academic quality 2016: REACHING HIGHER, DELIVERING VALUE Delivering increased value through: Timely college completion Quality competency-based credentials Purposeful career preparation

Guiding Principles STUDENT-CENTERED MISSION-DRIVEN WORKFORCE-ALIGNED Recognizing the changing needs and demographics of Hoosier students and placing students at the center of each and every effort. MISSION-DRIVEN Recognizing Indiana’s diverse landscape of higher education providers, each filling a distinct but integrated role within the state’s system. WORKFORCE-ALIGNED Recognizing the increasing knowledge, skills and education attainment needed for lifetime employment and Indiana's economic competitiveness.

Indiana’s 2025 Goals INCREASE EDUCATION ATTAINMENT At least 60 percent of Hoosiers with education and training beyond high school by the year 2025. CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP Eliminate gaps in college completion rates by student income and race/ethnicity by 2025 and cut gaps in half by 2018.

The Attainment Gap - 36.9% Associate+ 41.9% statewide attainment rate (2016) - 36.9% Associate+ - 5% High-Quality Certificate 46.6% national attainment rate (2016) - 41.7% Associate+ - 4.9% High-Quality Certificate Tracking Goals at County-Level* 1 county above 60% goal 9 counties above national average (40.9%) 83 counties below national average (40.9%) *Latest county data available at associate+ for 2015. 2015 Indiana associate+: 36.1% 2015 National associate+: 40.9% % or working age adults with an associate or higher meets 60% goal at or above national average below national average Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey

On-Time Achievement Gap GAP CLOSED FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS STATEWIDE HALF CLOSED HISPANIC STUDENTS BLACK STUDENTS 2005 ENTRY YEAR 2012

On-Time Achievement Gap GAP CLOSED TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS STATEWIDE HALF CLOSED LATINO STUDENTS HISPANIC STUDENTS BLACK STUDENTS BLACK STUDENTS 2005 ENTRY YEAR 2012

Driving Change With Data COLLEGE READINESS REPORT Where Indiana high school graduates go to college Whether they are prepared for college-level coursework How they are performing COLLEGE COMPLETION REPORT How many Indiana college students graduate How long it takes them to earn their degrees Where there are gaps in student achievement RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT How much college costs by campus Average student debt Job prospects and earning potential associated with different degrees Dual Credit Indiana law requires high schools to offer at least two dual credit courses and provides funding for low-income students and priority subjects. The majority of Indiana students now graduate high school with some college credit. Dual credit earners have higher GPAs, stronger persistence and earn more credits hours during their first year of college than students who do not complete dual credit.

Paying For What We Value Performance-based funding for colleges State financial aid tied to student success

Performance Funding Metrics Overall Degree Completion On-Time Graduation Rate At-Risk Degree Completion (PELL) High-Impact Degree Completion (STEM) Remediation Success Rate Persistence Counts

Evolution Of Performance Funding Began in 2003 with a 1% research incentive. Today, 6.5% of state funding is based on performance, with metrics focused on our top priorities—student success and completion.

Performance Funding Highlights Overall degree completion is increasing statewide 41% increase in degrees awarded over past 5 years At-risk degree completion is increasing statewide 111% increase in at-risk degree completion over past 5 years High-impact degree completion is increasing statewide 22% increase in high-impact degree completion over past 5 years

Student Financial Aid Indiana devotes more than $300 million per year in need-based aid. Indiana ranks 5th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for need-based funding. The state’s financial aid programs enable more than 67,000 students to attend college each year. But, providing access is not enough to ensure students obtain a degree or credential. In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly enacted credit benchmarks for financial aid recipients to renew their scholarships. Early results show increases in the number of financial aid recipients completing enough courses to graduate on-time.

Removing Barriers To Completion

Credit Creep In 2012, 90% of degree programs exceeded the 60/120 credits Legislation required institutions to justify why programs exceeded 60/120 credits One year later, 90% of postsecondary programs met the 60/120 credit threshold

15 to Finish and Credit Completion In fall 2013, the Commission launched a statewide 15 to Finish Campaign At the same time, legislation required state financial aid recipients to meet credit completion benchmarks (30/60/90) to renew aid

Banded Tuition Banded tuition allows students to take up to 18 credits per semester for the same price they would pay for taking 12 credits. That results in big savings for Hoosier families since students must complete at least 15 credits each semester (30 per year) to graduate on time. Some Indiana colleges, including Ball State University, Indiana State University, Indiana University Bloomington and Purdue University West Lafayette have offered banded tuition for years. IU’s seven regional campuses adopted banded tuition last year and Purdue announced that its two other campuses will transition to banded tuition next year. Unfinished Business: About one-third of Indiana college students already are enrolled in 12 to 14 credits per semester. Taking just one more class each semester would put thousands more Hoosier students on track to graduate on time with a more affordable degree.

Degree Maps We have found that too many Hoosier students are wandering during their college experience, taking too long and spending too much to complete their degrees. All Indiana high school students have a graduation plan. Now, Indiana colleges must provide a term-by-term on-time graduation map. If a course is not available during the term shown on the degree map, the institution must provide the course at no charge. Institutions are encouraged to provide predictable schedules and structured pathways for students.

Redesigning Remediation COREQUISITE REMEDIATION Indiana adopted a resolution endorsing corequisite remediation as a statewide best practice. Partnered with Ivy Tech to help them reach their goal of delivering 100% of remedial coursework through the co-requisite model. MATH PATHWAYS Aligned mathematics requirements to the competencies required for individual student’s academic and career success. Recommendations include development and statewide utilization of Quantitative Reasoning course for non-STEM majors.

Streamlining Transfers CORE TRANSFER LIBRARY The Core Transfer Library (CTL) is a set of courses—88 and growing annually—that transfer among all Indiana public college and universities and some private college and universities, assuming adequate grades. STATEWIDE TRANSFER GENERAL EDUCATION CORE Students who complete an approved block of general education competencies can transfer their coursework to any Indiana public institution as a block of 30 credit hours toward meeting the general education core requirements. TRANSFER SINGLE ARTICULATION PATHWAYS Allows seamless transition for students who complete associate degrees and want to continue to a four-year institution to work on a bachelor’s degree.

Prior Learning Assessments PLAs are tests or portfolios that students can take to earn college credit PLAs help adult students gain credit and graduate quicker and more affordably Military and experienced workers often benefit from PLA 2017 legislation allows state financial aid to cover fees for CHE-approved PLA's, including: administering a PLA examination guiding the development of a PLA portfolio faculty or staff time dedicated to assessing a PLA for credit processing and awarding credit for the results of a PLA examination

Supporting At-Risk Students 21st Century Scholars Returning Adults

21st Century Scholars Program Established in 1990 to increase Hoosier students’ aspirations for and access to higher education. Income-eligible students enroll in 7th or 8th grade. Students who fulfill the Scholar Pledge earn up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college. More than 95,000 students have used a 21st Century Scholarship. More than 100,000 students are enrolled in the program today.

About the Scholars Program Scholars are more likely to go to college. 81% Scholars vs. 39% Low-Income Non-Scholars vs. 65% All Indiana Students) Scholars are more likely to graduate college than their low-income peers but not as likely as students overall. On-Time: 25% Scholars vs. 19% Low-Income Non-Scholars vs. 32% All Indiana Students Extended-Time: 38% Scholars vs. 33% Low-Income Non-Scholars vs. 47% All Indiana Students *College going based on 2015 High School Cohort; On-Time Completion based on fall 2012 cohort for four-year institutions and fall 2014 cohort for two-year institutions; Six-Year Completion based on fall 2010 cohort.

The Response Legislation passed in 2011-2012: Raised minimum high school GPA from 2.0 to 2.5 Required Core 40 diploma as minimum Established Scholar Success Program Created credit completion benchmarks at college level

Program Milestones 1990 Indiana creates 21st Century Scholars program 1995 First 21st Century Scholars enroll in college 2011 Indiana creates Scholar Success Program 2012 ScholarCorps launches at 10 college campuses (17 currently) 2013 Indiana creates credit completion requirements for all state financial aid recipients, including 21st Century Scholars 2014 State deploys College Success Coaches at 25 Indiana campuses 2015 First Scholars required to graduate high school with a 2.5 GPA. AmeriCorps VISTA launches in 6 communities 2017 First high school class required to complete Scholar Success Program

The Scholar Success Program

Early Results Scholars Earning 30+ Credits

Early Results Scholars Earning 30+ Credits

On-Time Completion

Returning Adults Adult Student Grant $1,000 grant for eligible students Student may go on to work at any employer Workforce Ready Grant Provides free training for working-age Hoosiers in the state’s highest demand jobs and sectors: Advanced Manufacturing Building & Construction Health & Life Sciences Information Technology & Business Services Transportation & Logistics

Targeted Outreach You Can. Go Back. Statewide campaign that aims to help the 712,000 Hoosier adults with some college but no degree finish what they started. The Commission launched a statewide outreach effort in February 2016 to directly contact this population. Through the Adult Student Grant, the Commission offered returning adults a $1,000 grant to assist in competing their degree or credential. Next Level Jobs Next Level Jobs is the workforce training portion of Governor Holcomb’s agenda. Launched August 14 with two grants: Workforce Ready Grant: for students and employees Employer Training Grant: for employers Governor’s office, General Assembly, CHE, DWD, institutions (Ivy Tech and VU), and employers have come together on this initiative.

The Response so far… As of November 27, 2017: Campaign Leads As of November 27, 2017: 235,226+ visitors to NextLevelJobs.org website 11,182 Workforce Ready Grant applicants connected with Ivy Tech Community college + Vincennes University Workforce Ready Grant applications received from all 92 Indiana counties

Other CHE Initiatives Learn More Indiana STEM Grant Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Minority Teacher Scholarships Teaching Stipends for High-Need Fields Education to Career Pathways Cabinet

The Changing Nature of the Workforce Nearly two-thirds of the jobs in Indiana this decade will require more than a high school diploma. Four out of five jobs lost during the recent recession were held by individuals with a high school diploma or less, and many of those jobs are not coming back. In the past decade, wages of workers with a high school education have fallen by over 11 percent. Nearly half of work activities today could be automated using available technology and the scales will continue to tilt as more jobs and business processes are redefined. A recent article in Chief Executive indicated that tasks performed by robots will rise from an average of 10% across manufacturing industries to nearly 25% by 2025. The creation of the Future of Work Taskforce unites educators, policymakers and employers to align preparation with current and future job needs.

A Shared Responsibility For Student Success Success is a shared responsibility, and everyone has a part to play: State policymakers support performance-based college funding, student financial aid and policies that promote college completion. Colleges keep students on track to graduate, develop high-quality degree programs that reflect clear learning outcomes and foster career preparation that leads graduates to fulfilling employment. Employers collaborate with higher education to offer more opportunities for high school and college students to gain relevant workplace experience, and encourage their employees to complete postsecondary education and training. Students must demonstrate sound judgment, exemplify a strong work ethic and stay engaged in and outside the classroom.

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