1	Community Colleges, Transfer, & California’s Competitiveness Senate Select Committee on College and University Admissions and Outreach November 14, 2007 Sacramento, CA David Longanecker President Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
2	California’s Workforce Challenge A high-skill/high-wage economy Well educated Indigenous to California Affordable high quality of life And evidence of this A Postsecondary Education system that supports such an economy, society, and personal life style So, how does California stack up?
3	What California has (and needs to keep) As A State A Very Competitive Economy – 3^rd on the State New Economy Index Wealth – 11^th in personal income Great on ROI to education – 1^st in earnings difference between high-school and college (BA or AA) Talent accumulation -- net importer of highly educated talent.
4	California Net Migration of Residents Age 22-64 by Level of Education, 2004-05
5	What California has (and needs to keep) Higher Education’s Contribution Research Excellence 7 of the top 25 ranked Research Universities (Shanghai Jiao Tong index) in the West – Stanford (2), UC Berkeley (3), Cal Tech (5), UCLA (11), UCSD (12), UW (14), UCSF (16) The Rest East: 7 (1 quasi-public, 6 privates) Mid West: 3 (2 publics, one private) South: 1 (private)
6	Overall State Scores on Measures of Innovation Assets
7	Science and Engineering Degrees as a Share of Higher Education Degrees Conferred by State, 2004-05
8	What California has (and needs to keep) Higher Education’s Contribution Human Capital Leads the nation in adult participation (5.1% of adults 25-49 enrolled) Process rather than Product Prestige Mission Differentiation An efficient financing structure
9	What does that mean – an efficient financing structure Funding Per FTE Student (2004) California WICHE Rank 2 Year Insts $5,599 $6,884 15^th ^BA/Masters 13,151 12,865 7^th Research/Dr 45,295 32,736 2^nd Share of Student by Sector 2 Years 61% 53% 1^st BA/Masters 22 19 6^th Research/Dr 17 29 15^th
10	What California has (and needs to keep) A Reasonably Productive System -- OVERALL
11	Performance Relative to Total Funding per FTE – Overall Index Scores for State Higher Education Systems (NCHEMS)
12	What California had, but lost (and needs to regain) As A State A Competitive Workforce
13	Percent of Civilian Population Age 25-64 Participating in the Workforce, 2000
14	Differential National Performance: Differences in College Attainment (Associate and Higher) Between Young and Older Adults—Percent of Adults with College Degrees
15	Percent of Adults with an Associate Degree or Higher by Age Group—Leading OECD Countries, the U.S., and California
16	International Competitive/Declining Performance: Percent of Adults with an Associate or Higher Degree
17	What California had, but lost (and needs to regain) As A State A Competitive Workforce Talent Accumulation
18	California Net Migration of Residents Age 22-64 by Level of Education, 2004-05 (NCHEMS/Census)
19	Projected Percent Change in Occupations Requiring Some Postsecondary Training, 2002-2012 (NCHEMS)
20	What California had, but lost (and needs to regain) As A State A Competitive Workforce Talent Accumulation A viable education production function
21	What does that mean – California has lost a viable production function? California U.S. Rank Grad H.S. on time 70.7% 69.7% 30^th Enter College 30.9% 38.8% 46^th Grad-150% time 16.9% 18.4% 29^th
22	What does that mean – California has lost a viable production function? Community College System Leaks Badly 24-26.5% of those intending to do so, transfer or complete the AA. (Beyond the open door) 74,564 Assoc Degrees in 03-04 -- 1.4 million students (5 percent) Bensimon’s work (USC) shows extreme differences in success by race/ethnicity
23	Difference Between Whites and Next Largest Race/Ethnic Group in Percentage of Adults Age 25-34 with an Associate Degree or Higher, 2000 (NCHEMS)
24	What does that mean – California has lost a viable production function? Community College System Leaks Badly 24-26.5% of those intending to do so, transfer or complete the AA. (Beyond the open door) 74,564 Assoc Degrees in 03-04 -- 1.4 million students (5 percent) Bensimon’s work (USC) shows extreme differences in success by race/ethnicity But also shows that intentional action can make a big difference
25	What California had, but lost (and needs to regain) As A State A Competitive Workforce Talent Accumulation A viable education production function The State Resources to Invest
26	Projected State and Local Budget Deficits as a Percent of Revenues, 2013
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28	What California had, but lost (and needs to regain) Within Higher Education An affordable system
29	How Can That Be – We lead in low fees On tuition (06-07) Community Colleges US: $2,272 WICHE: $2,237 CA: $690 But that isn’t that half of it.
30	How Can It Be So Cheap Isn’t Always Efficient Can mean Leaving Money On The Table Bad News California Community Colleges leave substantial federal Pell & Tax Credits unused Cost of living is a unique California challenge
31	How Can That Be – We lead in low fees and high financial aid On tuition (06-07) Community Colleges US: $2,272 WICHE: $2,237 CA: $690 4-Year Institutions US: $5,836 WICHE: $4,351 CA: $4,220 On financial aid U.S.: $446 WICHE: $386 California: $514
32	What California had, but lost (and needs to regain) Within Higher Education An affordable system A cost-effective system Hold it, you just said . . .
33	Performance Relative to Total Funding per FTE – Overall Index Scores for State Higher Education Systems (NCHEMS)
34	Student Pipeline Result, 2002 (NCHEMS)
35	What California had, but lost (and needs to regain) Within Higher Education An affordable system A cost-effective system A strong Community College system THROUGH PUT Has To Improve Resource Starved, Given The Mission Funding Per FTE Student (2004) CaliforniaWICHERank 2 Year Insts $5,599 $6,884 15^th
36	What California never had (but really needs) A true accountability structure You lack clear goals – what California expects from higher education You lack strong metrics – what measures would demonstrate progress toward those goals You lack an integrated data system that is needed to support strong metrics Nothing contemplated on student learning Higher Education needs to be an evidence-based public service
37	Competing in the Flat World America led the world economy in the 20^th Century And California led America Exceptional Higher Education was key Talent accumulation was also key And Community College was the linchpin Competition is no longer within American; it is global. Others Competing successfully on human capital Preparing to compete on research It’s a new “New World”