Council of College and Military Educators Navy VOLED Brief Jon Richardson Naval Education and Training Command 27 February 2013

2 Tuition Assistance Execution $23.3M executed as of 21 DEC 12 Fiscal Year Projected

Average Cost Per Course Trend 3 Fiscal Year Dollars

4 TA Participants by Distance Learning (DL) vs Instructor Led (IL) Fiscal Year Participants

TA Dollars Spent on DL vs IL 5 Fiscal Year

Number of Participants Using TA 6 Participants Fiscal Year 14.7% % of Workforce 14.2%

Number of Enrollments 7 Enrollments Fiscal Year

Average Number of Course/Sailor 8 Courses/Sailor Fiscal Year

Top 25 Schools by Enrollments FY10FY11FY12 InstitutionsStudentsEnrollsInstitutionsStudentsEnrollsInstitutionsStudentsEnrolls AMU453912,736 AMU 4,85213,227 U of Maryland U of Maryland374612,047 U of Maryland 4,46312,005 AMU Coastline CC Ashford U 2,6038,405 Ashford U U of Phoenix Coastline CC 2,8977,043 Coastline CC Ashford U of Phoenix 1,8745,769 Columbia Col Missouri ERAU Embry Riddle AU 2,0585,711 Saint Leo U TUI TUI 2,1205,701 Excelsior College Central TX Columbia College 2,2185,597 U of Phoenix St Leo U Saint Leo U 1,8465,538 Embry Riddle A U Columbia College Excelsior 1,9745,081 Central TX College Excelsior Central TX 1,9874,710 TUI Columbia Southern Columbia Southern 1,2943,759 Columbia Southern U Thomas Edison Thomas Edison 1,4193,248 Vincennes U Grantham Vincennes 1,4043,044 Thomas Edison Vincennes Grantham 7432,803 National U SIU Tidewater CC 1,0642,554 Tidewater CC Tidewater CC National U 8652,427 Liberty U Hawaii Pacific FSC JAX 7682,066 Grantham U National U S Illinois Carbondale 5312,045 FSC JAX Strayer Hawaii Pacific 6921,967 Hawaii Pacific U Liberty Liberty U 4881,603 S Illinois U Carbondale La Verne Strayer U 4111,231 Old Dominion U Chapman U of La Verne 4071,123 Brandman U Bellevue Brandman U Strayer U Wash DC Kaplan Online U of Man and Tech U of La Verne

FY09 – FY11 Course Non-Completion Statistics Enrollments Course Completions Non completed courses % of non completions Enrollments Course Completion Non completed courses % of non completions Enrollments Course Completions Non completed courses % of non completions Undergrad Level Officer Distance Learning 3,0212, % %2,7442, % Classroom 1, % % % Enlisted Distance Learning 93,68575,01118,67420%85,53176,3119, %88,03677, % Classroom 48,87543,4785,39711%41,19339, %31,76028, % Total 146,582122,23724, %130,364118,89711,4678.8%123,162109, % Graduate Level Officer Distance Learning 4,4864, %4,0683, %3,9963, % Classroom 1,9391, %1,6801, %1,4211, % Enlisted Distance Learning 6,3145, %6,3995, %6,3965, % Classroom 2,6512, %2,2662, %1,7761,701533% Total 15,39010, %14,41313, %13,58912, % Total Course Level161,972132,34925, %144,777132,28212,4958.6%136,751122,77610,2197.5% % 7.7% 9% 5.1%

11 Navy TA Requirements  Navy has focused Sailor use of TA through policy changes and management controls: Pass most recent Physical Fitness Assessment Pass most recent rating exam Not in a Duty Under Instruction status Recommended for promotion No Non-Judicial Punishment in last six months Allowing TA funding for only one degree at each level No funding for Continuing Education Units Approved degree plan prior to TA authorization Sailors must serve one year at their first permanent duty station

12 Impact of Requirements  “Great Sailor First” Require acclimation to Navy culture Successful in their career equates to successful students  Sailor more degree-focused Take courses at a more appropriate time in their career Less likely to change institutions  Improved course completion rates In FY09 the completion rate ~ 83% In FY11 the completion rate increased to ~ 92% In FY12 the completion rate has maintained  TA viewed as an earned benefit not entitlement

Future of Voluntary Education  FY12 Policy Changes DoD MOU No doctoral degrees Reimbursement to Navy for unsuccessful completion:  “F” or “W” for undergraduate work  “D” for graduate work  FY13 Policy Changes Reinstate Clock Hours DoD MOU Implementation (1 March 2013)  Education Counseling: Key enabler of mission readiness Personal Readiness Professional Readiness Key enablers are: 13