WICHE Publications : Students and parents

  • Student Exchange Programs Statistical Report, Academic Year 2012-13

    This report covers Fall 2012 enrollments for WUE, WRGP and PSEP and details the funds that flow between students’ home states and enrolling institutions in the Professional Student Exchange Program that receive them.

    2013 ~ 24pp. ~ Pub #01-02-00-5400:PP:1.2M:2A371E ~ PDF ~ 1 MB~ DOWNLOAD

  • WICHE's PSEP (Professional Student Exchange Program)

    WICHE has been providing Western residents with affordable access to the healthcare professions for almost 60 years through the Professional Student Exchange Program. Students enrolled through PSEP pay reduced tuition at out-of-state public and private institutions. Healthcare professions include dentists, physicians (allopathic and osteopathic), physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, optometrists, pharmacists, podiatrists, and veterinarians.

    2013 ~ 24pp. ~ PDF ~ 1.8 MB~ DOWNLOAD

  • Overview of State Policies on Lower-­division General Education Core in the WICHE States

    The WICHE Interstate Passport Initiative, launched in October 2011, is a pilot project that addresses interstate student transfer. This document provides an overview on the current policies around the lower-division general education core in the WICHE states and presents the general education credits required in each state. 

    2012 ~ 5pp. ~ PDF ~ DOWNLOAD

    • ADDITIONAL DETAILS, LINKS, AND DOWNLOADS +

      A companion piece, General Education Policies in the WICHE states, presents information on two research objectives of the Interstate Passport Initiative: (1) identify the existing policies in the WICHE states related to the general education core, and (2) identify the courses, criteria, or outcomes that compose the general education core in the WICHE states Additionally, information is provided on the authority or oversight body on general education policy in the state.

       

  • Student Exchange Programs Statistical Report, Academic Year 2011-12

    This report covers Fall 2011 enrollments for WUE, WRGP and PSEP and details the funds that flow between students’ home states and enrolling institutions in the Professional Student Exchange Program that receive them.

    2012 ~ Pub #01-02-00-5400:PP:1.2M:2A371D ~ 1 MB~ DOWNLOAD

  • Crisis/Opportunity — WICHE 2011 Annual Report
    wicheAR11.png

    In the face of dwindling state support to adequately fund higher education, we know we still need to produce more postsecondary graduates; and because we need to reach deeper into the low-income and minority communities to do so, controlling costs and keeping tuition affordable is critical. Along with challenging economic circumstances (and in some cases because of them), four issues have come to the forefront in the West, in addition to the key issue of productivity: performance funding; governance changes; accountability; and innovation. It is clear that the demands on our higher education systems and our institutions will continue to grow and that state funding levels will not keep pace. Let's hope the last year, challenging though it was for many states, yields more such innovations in the future.

    2011 ~ PDF ~ 949 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • The College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) Program (2011)
    westernPolicyExchanges.png

    This policy brief describes promising practices and lessons learned in Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota, and Washington during the second year of the federal College Access Challenge Grant program.

    2011 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 140 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West : Medical Education
    workforceMedEd.png

    This report highlights three interrelated workforce issues of importance to physicians and medical schools that prepare individuals for a career in medicine: the shortage of physicians and the planned expansion of medical school enrollment, medical student indebtedness, and primary care physician service with emphasis on care delivery in rural areas. The West’s demographics present unique challenges in educating our future healthcare professionals, and this analysis suggests strategies for how Western states can link their resources to respond, particularly in higher education.

    2008 ~ 16pp. ~ PDF ~ 289 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West : Oral Healthcare
    workforceOral.png

    The development of the future oral healthcare workforce is a central focus of WICHE, which has a long history of partnering with states to improve access to dental and other professional training via the Professional Student Exchange Program. This report highlights some of the key trends, issues, and challenges the WICHE region is facing with regard to the oral health care workforce.

    2008 ~ 15pp. ~ PDF ~ 1.47 MB~ DOWNLOAD

  • A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West : Pharmacy
    workforcePharmacy.png

    Pharmacy, with more than 230,000 practitioners today, is the third-largest health profession in the United States. Research on the national pharmacist workforce points to a continuing shortage of pharmacists, related to growth in medication use, the aging of the baby boomer generation, and the emergence of more clinical activities within pharmacies. Surveys that track shortage levels showed that there was a slow downward trend in the severity of shortages up until fall 2005, followed by higher shortage levels during the past year. Changes in shortage levels appear to parallel growth in prescription medication usage. WICHE’s Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) allows students from states that do not have a public school of pharmacy to pay reduced tuition to a cooperating institution in the West. Sending states determine the number of new students to be supported each year. In 2006-07, 40 students from Alaska, Hawaii, and Nevada attended 16 cooperating pharmacy schools.

    2008 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ 180 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • Higher Education : The Engine of Economic Opportunity - WICHE Workplan 2009
    wicheWorkplan09.png

    In fiscal 2009 WICHE and its four units - Public Policy and Research, Programs and Services, WCET, and Mental Health - will work to build a better education engine via our efforts in our five areas: finance, access and success, workforce and social issues, technology and innovoation, and accountability.

    2008 ~ 19pp. ~ PDF ~ 256 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • How WICHE Determines which Applicants Receive Support

    This document was developed to clarify how WICHE determines which applicants can be supported through its Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP).

    2008 ~ 3pp. ~ PDF ~ 32 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2008-2009: Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables
    policyTF0809.png

    Tuition and required fees at four-year institutions are reported by institution for four categories of students: resident undergraduate, nonresident undergraduate, resident graduate, and nonresident graduate. Tuition and required fees at two-year institutions are reported for resident in-district and nonresident students. Averages are reported for the region and for each of the 15 WICHE states. Also included are comparisons of tuition and fees by Carnegie Classification based on the 2005 Carnegie Classification of Higher Education Institutions. Tuition is defined as the total dollar amount charged to a full-time student for a full academic year, usually two semesters, three quarters, or two trimesters. Required fees include the institutional fees that a majority of full-time students are required to pay in addition to tuition.

    2008 ~ 63pp. ~ Pub #2A346G ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 1.2 MB~ DOWNLOAD

  • WICHE Region - Medical School Expansion Activity

    An overview of expansion plans for schools of medicine in the West, highlighted by states, medical schools, first-year student enrollments, expansion activities, and contact information.

    2008 ~ 11pp. ~ PDF ~ 73 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • WICHE Region – Medical School Rural-related Activities

    A summary of rural-related activities at schools of medicine in the West outlined by states, medical schools, student participation, recruitment methods, and contact information.

    2008 ~ 17pp. ~ PDF ~ 95 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West : Health Information Technology
    workforceHIT.png

    With significant, industrywide advancements in health information technology (IT), institutions of higher education in the West will be called upon to provide a new generation of health IT graduates. New academic programs must be developed, existing programs will need to be retooled, and student recruitment strategies will be required to meet the health IT workforce demands of the future.

    2007 ~ 6pp. ~ PDF ~ 902 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • The Distance Learner's Guide

    wcetDistanceLearnersGuide.png

    A comprehensive guide introduces prospective students to distance education providers and options, strategies and tips to be a successful distance learner, and types of student services and online resources available. To purchase a copy of the book, go to: Prentice Hall or Amazon.com.

    2005 ~ 176pp. ~ Pub #ISBN-10: 0131145401 / ISBN-13: 9780131145405 ~ Printed copies available