Peering into the Future of Higher Education Claude Pressnell President Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association

State Issues Student Aid –Hope Scholarship –TSAA Tennessee Promise –President’s Free Community College –Pell Population vs Graduation Rates Reconnect Points of Intersection –Associate Degrees –Transfer Pathways –Adult Learners

Congressional Issues College Cost Student Loans Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act –Senator Lamar Alexander FAST ACT Deregulation Accreditation Skin in the game

President Obama ‘Shaking up higher ed’ Paying for Performance –Tie aid to performance –State funding –Students and colleges accountable for progress Innovation and Competition –Challenge for new education delivery –Consumer information –Deregulation Student Debt –IBR and Flex repayment

US Department of Education USDOE Rules –Gainful Employment –Clery Act –State Authorization –Teacher Education Office of Civil Rights Relevancy and Wages Devaluing of the liberal arts

TICUA Enrollment Trends Down About one third Average Pell – 61% Flat About one third Average Pell – 44% Up About one third Average Pell – 45%

Fastest Growing Case One 10 year enrollment increase – 4x Majority adult learners Average Pell – 69% Case Two 10 year enrollment increase – 3x Majority adult learners Average Pell – 51% Case Three 10 year enrollment increase – 65% Majority traditional learners Average Pell – 28%

Academic Pressures Progression Focused Online programs Convenience Collaboration Competency Based

Global Trends Global Academic Environment –Quest Toward Quality and Globalization European Reform –Bologna Process Purpose: Ensure quality and mobility –Three/Two/Three Degree Cycle –ECTS

Global Trends European Reform (continued) –Degree Level Outcomes Five Basic Statements –Knowledge acquisition –Application of knowledge –Integration of knowledge –Communication (oral/written) –Foundations for further study –Diploma Supplement Impact on United States

Characteristics FIRST – Stay Mission Focused but Delivery Flexible Rethinking Academic Structure

Characteristics New Programs Responsive to Community Ease of Access Innovative Delivery Academic Collaboration

Peering Into the Future of Higher Education Claude Pressnell President Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association