NAZARENE HIGHER EDUCATION USA/CANADA Eleven Exceptional Campuses One Common Purpose

NAZARENE ENROLLMENT OFFICERS NETWORK - NEON  Stacey Berggren  Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing  Northwest Nazarene University  NEON President  14 years in Nazarene Higher Ed  16 years involved in NYI ministry, served on NW Region NYI Council 04-present  BS from Troy University and Master’s from NNU

NAZARENE ENROLLMENT OFFICERS NETWORK - NEON  James Smith  Director of Undergraduate Admissions  Adjunct Professor of Youth Ministry  Mount Vernon Nazarene University  NEON Vice President  9 years in Youth Ministry  7 years as Regional Trainer  BA from MVNU, Master’s from Huntington

SMALL GROUPS  Summarize your perception of Nazarene Higher Education

SMALL GROUPS  What are the barriers to your students attending Nazarene Colleges?

HISTORY  Church of the Nazarene – founded in 1895 by Phineas F. Bresee  Colleges Founded:  1899 – SNU  1900 – ENC  1901 – TNU  1902 – PLNU  1907 – ONU  1913 – NNU  1921 – Ambrose  NTS  NBC  1966 – MNU  MVNU

WE NEED EACH OTHER  General Church / NYI FEEDS  Local Church FEEDS  College/University FEEDS  General Church / NYI

RICH VASQUEZ  Former Youth Pastor on the Intermountain District  NW Region NYI President  Intermountain District President  ISP Chaplain  Now employed at NNU as the first ever – Admissions Counselor / Youth Ministry Liaison  Strategic planning for youth ministry relations across the NW Region  Initiate, develop and maintain relationships with local, district and NYI leaders  Counsel youth pastors and workers on the value of an NNU education and ways to partner in recruitment efforts  Welcome new youth pastors and workers across the region and educate them on resources NNU offers to support them in their ministry  Attendance at District, Regional, USA/Canada and Global NYI events, including NNU Board of Trustees is encouraged.

THE 9 MYTHS OF PRIVATE EDUCATION  Myth 1 – Private colleges are not affordable  Myth 2 – Federal student aid drives up college costs  Myth 3 – Private colleges enroll only white, wealthy students  Myth 4 – Graduates leave school with more than $100K in debt  Myth 5 – A college degree is no longer a good investment  Myth 6 – Fewer students are choosing to attend private colleges  Myth 7 – All private colleges have billion dollar endowments  Myth 8 – Private colleges are not innovative or flexible  Myth 9 – Private colleges are not transparent or accountable

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO EARN A DEGREE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF ENTRY Source: ACT 2010 Retention Completion Summary Tables

PROJECTED CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, TO Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education © Copyright 2010, The Chronicle of Higher Education. Reprinted with permission. This material may not be posted, published, or distributed without permission from The Chronicle.

RISING COSTS Trends in College Pricing, © The College Board. Reproduced with permission.

TRENDS IN NAZARENE HIGHER ED  Rising Costs  Changing demographics in our Regions and Churches  Aggressive state systems of higher education  Increasing competition including for-profit  Decreasing year old market  Uncertain Economy  Rapid technological advances White Paper, Dr. Dan Martin

TRENDS IN NAZARENE HIGHER ED  Safety and security pressures  Calls for increased demonstration of value  Tightening student financial aid availability  Declining membership of the Nazarene Church  Lack of loyalty to the Nazarene Higher Education system  The need to recruit students of other denominations White Paper Dr. Dan Martin

OVERALL ENROLLMENT

NAZARENE STUDENT ENROLLMENT

TOGETHER

NYI MEMBERS USA/CANADA

TRUE COSTS

NAZARENE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS $10,827,974

PROJECT ON STUDENT DEBT   University of Washington - $20, 608 NNU - $26,500  Seattle Pacific University - $26,829PLNU - $32,487  Biola University - $32,091MVNU - $29,046  Boise State University - $24,095  Florida State University - $22,139  University of Illinois - $22,975  Tennessee State University - $22,984  University of Michigan – $27,644

NEON COLLABORATION EFFORTS  Nazarene Higher Education Campaign  Talking to all Nazarene sophomore and junior students about their options for Nazarene schools  Direct Mail, and Phone  Third party company hired to manage the campaign  Reducing barriers to college fair attendance  Proposed to the President’s - Not yet approved

SMALL GROUPS  What are creative ways you’ve seen where a church or district has set the Regional College up for success?