1. Online Education
Dr. Patrick Wilson

2. Increasing Access to a TTU Education
Reaching Farther
Increasing Access to a TTU Education

3. Undergraduate Students
National Environment
More Students, More Competition, Accountability
College Scorecard
State Authorization
Traditional +5.52%
Adult %
Public, Non-Profit, For-Profit
Undergraduate Students
NCES Projections
2016
2023
Growth
Percentage
Ages:
18 to 24
12,617
13,314
697
5.52%
25 and Older
8,733
10,258
1,525
17.46%
NCES Current Data
All Students
Any Online
Exclusive
Online
Online Program
15 to 23
12,956
3,429
24 and Older
10,099
3,939
1,496.82
433.29

4. State Environment Performance Funding Complete College TN Drive to 55
Tennessee Promise
Tennessee Reconnect

5. Institutional Environment
Second lowest adult student population among state universities
Recruited second fewest Community College transfer students
Limited institutional online programs
High student retention
Declining enrollments
Constricted budget
Solid academic reputation
Tennessee Tech should increase adult and online enrollment through high quality degree programs in areas where the industry need and institutional strength meet.

6. Online vs. Adult Education
Online and Adult Education are not the same.
Why we reference both?
While greater numbers of traditional students are taking online courses, many use them to supplement their campus based F2F programs. The higher concentration of adults in fully online programs reflects more than just preference or convenience, it’s the only way they can access higher education.
Adult Students comprise 77% of enrollments at online only institutions.

7. TTU can have an adult student population similar to our state peers
Adult Students as a Percentage of Undergraduate Enrollments
Fall 2015
Colleges
Enrollment
Adults
Percentage
APSU
10,120
2,988
29.53%
TSU
9,179
1,869
20.36%
U of M
20,699
4,132
19.96%
MTSU
22,662
4,518
19.94%
UTM
6,791
1,145
16.86%
ETSU
14,424
2,393
16.59%
UTC
11,344
1,349
11.89%
TTU
 10,952
1,271
11.61%
UTK
30,702
1,724
5.62%
Target Adult Percentage
17.00%
Additional Adult Students Top Half
712
Annual Tuition
$8,551
Additional Revenue
$6,088,312
These numbers only represent tuition (not fees) and only project undergrad.

8. Why Won’t Adults Enroll in our Existing Programs?
Key Points:
Opportunity Cost for adults is high
Faculty have more in common with adult students. The attributes of online education that are valuable to adult students are often valuable to faculty.

9. Why go here………. When you can go……………………………
WGU only offers degree in 4 disciplines: Education, Business, Computers, Nursing
ASU has 130+ fully online programs
Schools comprable to TTU with online programs usually have 10 – 15 fully online programs
When you can go……………………………

10. Adult Learner Statistics