1. What is Adult Learning? Presented by: Pamela Tate President & CEO, CAEL July 19, 2009

2. Why Care About Adult Learning?  The current administration cares about it  We can’t compete with other countries the way things are  Concentrating only on young people will not get us where we need to be  This issue affects are economy

3. Percent of Adults Age 25-34 with College Degrees (Associate and Higher), 2005 Source: U.S. Census Bureau; OECD 54Canada 53Japan Massachusetts52 51Korea 50 Minnesota49 New York48 New Jersey – North Dakota47 Connecticut – Nebraska – New Hampshire45 Colorado – Maryland – South Dakota – Virginia44 Iowa – Vermont43 Illinois – Pennsylvania – Rhode Island42 Washington – Wisconsin41Norway Ireland Belgium 40Denmark Spain Kansas – Utah-Puerto Rico39France UNITED STATES Delaware38Australia Finland Georgia – Hawaii – Maine – Michigan – Montana – North Carolina - Ohio37Sweden Luxembourg California – Florida – Oregon36Iceland Missouri35Netherlands United Kingdom Indiana34Russian Federation Mississippi33Estonia Alabama – Alaska – Arizona – South Carolina – Tennessee – Wyoming32 Kentucky – Oklahoma – Texas31Switzerland New Zealand Idaho – Louisiana – West Virginia30 New Mexico28 Arkansas27 Nevada26Poland 25Greece 24 23 22Germany 20Austria Hungary 19Portugal 18Mexico Chile 17 16Slovak Republic Italy 15 14Czech Republic 12Turkey 10Slovenia 8Brazil United States%OECD Counties

4. 4 National Perspective: How Can the U.S. Reach International Competitiveness by 2025? 63,127,642 41,860,914 020406080 Degrees Needed to Meet Best Performance** (55%) Degrees* Produced from 2005 to 2025 with Current Rate of Production plus Population Growth Millions ** Best performance is the average of the top three states. Current Degree Production Combined with Population Growth Vs. Best Performance* on the Student Transition and Completion Measures * Degrees includes both Associates and 4-year degrees. The performance gap is large and we need to increase the rate of degree production in the U.S. by 50.8%.

5. Proportion of Need-Based Aid Distributed to Part-Time Students 2004-05 Source: NCHEMS Student Financial Aid Survey No Aid to Part-Time Students or Missing Data

6. Average Personal Income of 25 to 64 Year Olds by Level of Education Completed, 2005 $91,797 $107,353 $66,919 $54,532 $37,716 $34,644 $27,367 $0$30,000$60,000$90,000$120,000 Doctorate degree Professional degree Masters degree Bachelors degree Associate degree Some college, no degree High school graduate, or GED 12th grade, no diploma 11th grade 10th grade 9th grade 5th-8th grade 1st-4th grade No school completed Source: US Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey If these residents were to complete high school or equivalent, and the additional earnings associated it, the U.S. would experience a $191 billion increase in personal income

7. Average Personal Income of 25 to 64 Year Olds by Level of Education Completed, 2005 $91,797 $107,353 $66,919 $54,532 $37,716 $34,644 $0$30,000$60,000$90,000$120,000 Doctorate degree Professional degree Masters degree Bachelors degree Associate degree Some college, no degree High school graduate, or GED 12th grade, no diploma 11th grade 10th grade 9th grade 5th-8th grade 1st-4th grade No school completed Source: US Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey If these residents were to complete an associates degree, and the additional earnings associated it, the U.S. would experience a $848 billion increase in personal income

8. Where do you go for information?  Adult Learning in Focus report  National Reporting System  Local Workforce Investment Board  Local Community College  State Labor Department  Local employers

9. Who Affects Adult Learners? CAEL Government and Community Employers Colleges and Universities Lifelong Learning Public Policy Workforce Learning and Development

10. CAEL Contact Information Contact: Pamela Tate, President and CEO, CAEL ptate@cael.org 312-499-2681