1. Changing Demographics & Future Competitiveness UCEA Board & Commission Meetings June 2008 Washington, DC

2. Preparing for Changing Demographics  Shrinking student pool  Increasing diversity  Low-income students  1 st generation students  Competition from for-profits  Working adults seeking retraining © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

3. Widening Participation by the Side Door? © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

4. Bachelor's Degree Holders Potentially in the Workforce: 2005 between ages 25 and 64 Source: Science and Engineering Indicators, 2008, www.nsf.gov/statistics © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

5. Congress Expands GI Bill Benefits Who? Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq What? Four years of aid up to equivalent fees of most expensive public institution in home state © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

6. Broadband promotes job growth, economic productivity U.S. Broadband lags in subscribers, speed, affordability © 2008 University Continuing Education Association Source: John Windhausen, A Blueprint for Big Broadband, EDUCAUSE, 2008.

7. Individuals in S&E Occupations as Share of Workforce: 2006 © 2008 University Continuing Education Association Source: Science and Engineering Indicators 2008, www. nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/c8/c8.cfm?opt=3&selected=yes…

8. Address U.S. Infrastructure Crisis Invest $1.6 trillion over next 5 years Construction Mgt Critical Infrastructure Critical InfrastructureProtection Power Plant Mgt Power Plant Mgt Construction Construction Engineering Engineering © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

9. A Tipping Point for Distance Ed? “The movement toward open content forces us to really think about what value it is we bring to students... I think that we are getting to that tipping point—rethinking the underlying pedagogy with which we have conventionally delivered distance education and open learning.” - Denise Kirkpatrick, Open University WGU enrollments top 10,000 students © 2008 University Continuing Education Association Source: Richard Katz, “Open to Change,” EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2008.

10.  largely static content dynamic content  Impact of demand for podcasts, video, simulations, multimedia content, animations on cost structure? Curriculum Development = Variable Cost Distance Ed’s changing cost structure © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

11. Making opportunity affordable Senator Mikulski Reauthorize Higher Ed Act by autumn Decline in loan availability DoE may seek to federalize accreditation standards again © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

12. Host Regions of U.S. Study Abroad, 2004/2005 Source: Current Trends in U.S. Study Abroad & The Impact of Strategic Diversity Initiatives, IIE, May 2007 Acquiring a Global Perspective © 2008 University Continuing Education Association

13. Pursuit of International Standards OECD launches effort to create international quality standards OECD joins with UNESCO to establish Int’l data base Bologna Accord establishes implicit standard degree cycles... Aims for common requirements for common credentials © 2008 University Continuing Education Association