1. SHEEO’s Strong Foundation: Using Data to Promote Student Success Beth Bean, PhD. Colorado Department of Higher Education

2. Linking Colorado’s Student to Wage Data
SLDS state
Data agreement between CDHE and CDLE
Sub-contracting agreement with IHEs
Not Legislatively Mandated
Partnership with College Measures – 3 Projects
Tools for parents and students to make informed decisions about college

3. Linking Colorado’s Student to Wage Data
2013 College Measures –
2014 Ed Pays –
2016 Launch My Career CO –

4. About the Data The data cover:
Completers from our CO public colleges and DU, Regis and CCU who were found in the unemployment insurance database and earned at or above the state’s minimum wage.
Data do not cover:
Graduates who left the state, federal government employees, students who are continuing their education and completers who are not earning minimum wage annually.
Other factors to consider:
Regional differences, employment fields and academic misalignment, background differences (age, etc.)
Graduates who left the state after completing a credential, who went to work for the federal government in Colorado or who were self-employed. These workers are not included in the state’s unemployment insurance data.
Graduates who were employed and earning less than the Colorado minimum wage during the targeted one-year earnings period one, five or ten years following their highest level credential.
Does capture:
Over xx,xxx college graduates from from Colorado public colleges and universities and from three private institutions who are in the state’s unemployment insurance wage data.
Graduates who are employed in Colorado and earning at or above the Colorado minimum wage.
Because of the mobility of Colorado graduates, these xx,xxx students represent xx percent of all graduates.

5. College Measures
Linked Wage outcomes by major and college -1 year post graduation
Findings:
Higher Education pays off financially
All levels of credentials are valuable
What you study matters

6. Ed Pays Highlights
Linked Wage outcomes by major and college -1 year, 5 year and 10 year post graduation
Findings:
Higher Education pays off financially
Degree holders earn more over time
All levels of credentials are valuable
What you study matters

7. Higher education pays

8. Associates of Applied Science (AAS)

9. Launch My Career Colorado Highlights
Linked Wage outcomes by major and college -1 year, 5 year and 10 year post graduation.
Additions:
Net Price and Student Debt
Hot Jobs and Skills
Well-Being – Gallup
Student Focused and Less IHE Comparisons

10. Students can begin their search in a variety of ways-

11. Or through the Hot Jobs bar …c

12. Occupational detail page

13. 5
Years to Break-Even

14. Years to Launch Calculator
Two key tools
Years to Launch Calculator
Focused on traditionally-aged students.
How long until your annual salary will meet a customizable lifestyle goal.
Break-even Calculator
Focused on returning adult students.
How long until the “value added” of your post-completion salary will exceed the total net price of a degree program.

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16. When lifestyle goal is attainable given anticipated wage.
When lifestyle goal is NOT attainable given anticipated wage.

17. (Graphic representation still in development.)

18. Next Steps
Census Pilot – LEHD
Working with CDLE to obtain occupation and industry codes
Linking K12 students directly to wage outcomes
Student Success
Tool for Students, Parents, Counselors
Working with K12 Districts and College Counselors
Supports Attainment Goal – All credentials valuable