Ron Harrell Assistant Director for Planning and Accountability Arkansas Department of Higher Education Dr. Linda Beene, Director

Agenda CIP-2000 IPEDS 2002 Perkins Reporting; Phase 1 and 2 Business and Industry Customized Training Reporting (New next year) ACT Composite When Multiple Tests Involved Enrollments College-Going Rate ACT Scores Remediation Retention and Graduation Rates Completions Conditional Admission

Annual Report on Fall Enrollment

College Going Rate Most students enter college immediately after completing high school College Going Rates are a reflection of: –Proportion that will ever enter higher education –Access to higher education –Relative value of higher education as perceived by students and their families Arkansas College Going Rate improved in 2001 to 59.4%, an increase of 3.7% National College Going Rate increased in 2000 to 63.3%, an increase of 0.4%

College Going Rate Arkansas vs. National

College Going Rates – SREB States Percent of 18- to 24-Year-Olds Enrolled Full Time or Part time, 1997 Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census; National Center for Education Statistics; SREB Fact Book for

College Going Rate By Sector

ACT Scores; Number of Test Takers

ACT Scores; Nat’l vs. Arkansas

Ark. ACT Scores by Subject Area

ARK ACT Scores – Core vs. Not Core

Assessment and placement required since 1988 Entering Freshmen seeking associate or higher degrees Cut score of 19 on ACT for college-level placement (equivalent scores for ASSET, SAT, and COMPASS) Rates increases for Fall 2001 –Unduplicated Headcount –In all three Subject Areas Remediation

Annual Report on Remediation

Retention and Graduation Rates

Cohorts -- Fall Semesters Statewide Cohort Tracking, First-time Entering Undergraduate –Enrolling in Summer or Fall –Some enroll with Advance Standing Full-time Degree Seeking at Some Level On- and Off-Campus Student-Right-To-Know legislation

Annual questions: What percentage re-enrolled? What percentage completed?

Total Statewide Cohort Fall Cohorts

Retention Rate Statewide Total 1-year Retention Percentage Native and Transfer

1-Year Retention Rates Public Total Native and Transfer

1-Year Native Retention Rates ACT rate for Universities = 69.2% ACT rate for Colleges = 51.8%

Universities 1-Year Cumulative Retention Rates

Two-Year Colleges 1-Year Cumulative Retention Rates

Cumulative Graduation Rates University = Six-year rates (ACT 5-yr rate = 37.5%) College = Three-year rates (ACT 3-yr rate = 31.6%)

Success Rates (Cumulative Graduation Rate + Currently Enrolled Rate) University = Six-year rates College = Three-year rates

Native Bach. 6-Yr Graduation Rates by Remediation Category University = Six-year rates (ACT 5-yr rate = 37.5%)

Native 2-Year Graduation Rates by Remediation Category College = Three-year rates (ACT 3-yr rate = 31.6%)

Conditional Admission ACT 1290 of 1997, amended by Act 520 of 1999 Starts with students graduating HS May 1, Graduates of: public high schools, out-of- state, home school, private high schools, and GED shall be evaluated. Non-Core Completers = Conditional Admission 12 credit hours from designated course list Successful completion = gpa Institutional Plans

Ron Harrell Assistant Director for Planning and Accountability 114 East Capitol Little Rock, AR Ph: Fax: Arkansas Department of Higher Education Dr. Linda Beene, Director