Goal 2025: The College Completion Imperative for Ohio Presented by Dr. James L. Applegate Vice President, Lumina Foundation

Goal 2025 To increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality college credentials to 60 percent by 2025.

Ohio’s Path to Success

How Will We Get There: One Scenario Improved high school graduation and college going 3,631,000 Improved public college completion rates 5,314,629 Adults, first time in college 1,531,371 Returning adults (some college no degree) 7,241,956 High-value certificates 6,689,022 Total additional degrees by ,407,978

WHY IS ACHIEVING GOAL 2025 IMPORTANT?

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Selective Recovery

Income inequality grows along with the postsecondary skills gap

Why Must Ohio Achieve Goal 2025? 1.By 2018, 53% of Ohio’s jobs will require postsecondary education. 2.By 2018, 967,000 of the projected 1,700,000 job openings will require postsecondary credentials.

WHAT MUST WE DO TO ACHIEVE GOAL 2025?

To Succeed We Must Focus on College Access and Success Participation Completion Attainment

To Succeed We Must Focus On 21 st Century Students Of the 17.6M undergrads now enrolled 75% are juggling work, family, and school

To Succeed We Must Focus on Adults

To Succeed Ohio Must Focus on Adults

To Succeed We Must Achieve Equity

To Succeed Ohio Must Achieve Equity

Source: Closing Equity Gaps is a Demographic Necessity Population Division, Population Projections, U.S. Census Bureau. Released Millions Data for all races exclude Hispanics.

Source: To Succeed We Must Close Income Gaps B.A. Rate by Age 24 (2010) Young People from Highest Income Quartile 79% Young People from Lowest Income Quartile 11% Postsecondary Education Opportunity, “Bachelor’s Degree Attainment by Age 24 by Family Income Quartiles, 1970 to 2008.

Source: Yet flagships give about the same amount of aid to higher-income students as they do to low-income students “Opportunity Adrift,” The Education Trust, Family Income (2007) Total Institutional Grant Aid (2007) $0 – 30,200$394.2 $30, ,000$388.3 $54, ,400$368.4 $80,401 – 115,400$399.9 $115,400 +$361.4

Source: And We Serve Those Least Who Need Us Most College Board

Source: To Succeed We Must Focus on Learning

WHAT is 21 st Century Learning Computational Thinking Novel and adaptive thinking Emotional intelligence Sense making Virtual collaboration Cross cultural competency Design mindset

Physical and mechanical skills are on the decline

Cognitive skills are on the rise

To Succeed We Must Create 21 st Century Systems To Deliver Learning

Source: A Learning Based System Is NOT 1.Focused on courses and seat time 2.Organized around semesters 3.Reliant on proxies for learning 4.A “one size fits all” approach

Source: A Learning Based System IS 1.Outcomes based 2.Defined by transparent and assessable learning aligned with 21 st century needs 3.Student centric 4.Open to acceleration 5.Open to innovative affordable delivery models for customized learning at scale

Why a College Completion Imperative? The Economy Demands It Our Quality of Life Depends On It The Health of Our Democracy Depends On It Our People Will Suffer Terribly Without It

How Does Ohio Reach Goal 2025? By Focusing On: 21 st Century Students Transparent Data/Coordinated Action Quality Learning Aligned with 21 st Century Demands Greater Investment In and Productivity Of Higher Education to Increase Our Capacity to Serve

Goal 2025: Ohio’s Imperative and Their Necessity for a Decent Life