Metropolitan State College of Denver Baccalaureate Colleges—General An urban college offering: An urban college offering:  arts and sciences,  professional, and  business courses and programs Karen K. Cooper September 21, 2007 Higher Education in the U.S. HI ED 545

Mission …to provide a high-quality, accessible, enriching education that prepares students for successful careers, post-graduate education, and lifelong learning in a multicultural, global, and technological society. …to provide a high-quality, accessible, enriching education that prepares students for successful careers, post-graduate education, and lifelong learning in a multicultural, global, and technological society. History 1961 – need for trained technicians – education not meeting need – Denver’s rapid, huge growth 1962 – recommendation for “Denver State College” 1965 – after battling, MSCD founded May 2 nd, 1965

Organizational Size 21,154 undergraduate students –60% full-time; 40% part-time faculty total = 1,194 -full-time 458; part-time 736 budget $80,554,115; –library $3,224,692 degrees awarded = 2,464

Enrollment by Age

Organizational Wealth- Revenues and sources of support State contracts Stateappropriationstuition“stipend”Residenttuition“studentshare” Non-resident tuition Non state appropriated educational & general revenues 5,895,36833,883,20038,385,7453,876,7806,059,041 Core revenue = $106,867,744

Organizational Wealth- Student/Faculty ratio and salary FTE students FTE faculty Student / faculty ratio Lower level 9, Upper level Total15, Average salary full-time instructor $54,685

Organizational Wealth- Expenditures Instruction Academic Support Student Services Institutional Support 45,209,3737,861,2549,019,2849,863,570 Operation & maintenance Scholarships & Fellowships Transfers 5,715,9602,596,818287,856 Core expenses = $91,356,147

Organizational Wealth- Cost Tuition and fees In state: $ 2,815 Out of state: $ 10,230 Books and supplies: $1,608 Room and board: $7,641 Other expenses: $1,836 TOTAL In-state: $13,900 In-state: $13,900 Out of state: $21,315

Organizational Wealth- Financial Aid Full-time undergraduates receiving aid –50% Full-time undergraduates receiving need-based aid –31% Full-time undergraduates receiving non-need based aid –5%

Organizational Complexity/Diversity/Technology Three schools: Business Business Letters, Arts and Sciences Letters, Arts and Sciences Professional Studies Professional Studies Two suburban satellite campuses: –Metro South and Metro North 51 majors; 79 minors

Diversity/range of curricula/degrees offered one of the top teacher-preparation programs five-year Teacher Quality Enhancement grant Adventure of the American Mind grant collaborate with local organizations to solve community problems student-athletes achieve great athletic and academic success

Diversity of Students American Indian or Alaskan Native % Asian or Pacific Islander % Black or African Amer., Non-Hisp. 1,1865.6% Hispanic2, % White, Non-Hispanic 14, % International Students % All Other 1,8508.7%

Buildings Kenneth King Concert Hall Tivoli Student Union Center for Visual Arts

Quality/Selectivity Percent admitted 83% Retention rate 62% full-time freshmen Graduation rate 24% total cohort 59,000 alumni; 90 % stay in Colorado teachers, business owners, pilots, scientists, nurses and more enter graduate schools to study medicine, law and other disciplines requiring advanced degrees

Raymond Dean Jones, J.D., Management Expert analysis on insider trading trial of former Qwest Chief Executive Joe Nacchio 29 years on judicial bench, including 15 years on Colorado Court of Appeals prosecuted consumer fraud for Denver District Attorney’s Office and specialized in corporate and commercial transaction and litigation for Denver law firm provides expertise on corporate ethics, business law, employment law, contracts and courtroom proceedings.

Allison Cotton, Ph.D., Criminal Justice and Criminology Invited actor Matthew Gray Gubler from the popular TV show “Criminal Minds” to a class to emphasize the difference between TV crime solving and the real deal “It takes only an hour to solve a crime on TV,” Cotton says. “You think every city has a crime lab, a plane, a chemist who carries a gun and tire-track experts. That’s not reality.” offers expertise in media and crime, gender and crime, the death penalty and eyewitness identification

Judi Diaz Bonacquisti, M.B.A., Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Expert on college enrollment and retention trends, including all underrepresented student populations leading Metro State’s initiative to become a Hispanic Serving Institution former member of the Hispanic Education Advisory Council to Denver Public Schools and the DPS Commission on Secondary Reform