2012
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More than 250 distinctive master’s, doctoral level, and graduate certificate programs are open at resident tuition cost to students from 15 Western states via WRGP.
August 2012 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 476 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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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.
January 2012 ~ Pub #01-02-00-5400:PP:1.2M:2A371D ~ 1 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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The question of whether undocumented students have a right to broad access to higher education is a debate that cuts across party lines and political ideologies, sometimes in unpredictable, rhetorically charged ways. “Undocumented Students in the West,” a new Policy Insights brief from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, examines changing student demographics in the states and how the undocumented population may impact higher education in the years to come. In addition to detailing the characteristics of the undocumented population, the brief provides an overview of the state policy landscape surrounding the issue, including a summary of legislation affecting undocumented students in Western states. The brief further outlines some of the possible implications of either extending or restricting higher education benefits to undocumented students.
January 2012 ~ PDF ~ 273 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Headcount of students sent and received through WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange with summaries by state, institution, and program. In 2010-11, WUE helped some 29,000 students and their families save $223.8 million dollars in tuition by paying 150% of resident tuition, instead of the full nonresident rate at 145 participating WUE institutions
January 2012 ~ 167pp. ~ Pub #2A374C ~ PDF ~ 1.45 MB~ DOWNLOAD
2011
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The brief discusses promising new ideas and methods that states in WICHE's College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) Network are employing to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enroll and succeed in postsecondary education. The brief focuses on how Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming are utilizing partnerships with other entities, FAFSA completion programs, peer mentoring, and need-based financial aid in implementing their federally-funded CACG programs.
December 2011 ~ 8pp. ~ Pub #2A378 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 166 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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WICHE Commission Meeting Agenda Book - October 31-November 1, 2011
October 31 - November 1, 2011
Laie, Hawaii
Schedule at a Glance
Agenda (Open and Closed Sessions)
Committee of the Whole, Call to Order/Introductions
Plenary Session I: What’s Up in the West? Reorganizing Governance in the West
Programs and Services Committee Meeting
Issue Analysis and Research Committee Meeting
Self-funded Units Committee Meeting
Lunch and Presentation: Higher Education in Hawai’i: Unique Challenges, Unique Opportunities
Plenary Session II: The Use of Technology in the New Normal of Higher Education
Luau and evening show
Committee of the Whole – Business Session
Plenary Session III: What’s Up at WICHE? WCET’s Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework and the Multistate Data Exchange Project
Plenary Session IV: Finance in the New World
Reference
COMPLETE AGENDA BOOK (5.5 MB)November 2011 ~ PDF
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This report presents information on the West’s progress in improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education. The information is updated annually to monitor change over time and encourage its use as a current tool for informed discussion in policy and education communities, focusing demographics related to Access, Success, and Finance in the West. State-by-state data for Figures 1-15 and three introductory tables are available in Excel file format below.
October 2011 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ DOWNLOAD
Download Excel Tables Please note: These files are in .xlsx format
Figure 1 The Education Pipeline Figure 2 Undergraduate Enrollment Among 25-49 Year Olds as a Percent of Population Figure 3 Percentage of Public High School Completers as a Proportion of the Number of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier Figure 4 Share of Full-Time Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity vs Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 2000-01 and 2010-11 Figure 5 Share of Bachelor's Degrees Awarded by Race/Ethnicity vs Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2000 and 2009-10 Figure 6 College Participation and Impoverishment, 2009-10 Figure 7 Average Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Two-Year Institutions Figure 8 Ratio of Tuition and Fees to Median Household Income, Public Institutions, 2010-11, 2006-07, and 2001-02 Figure 9 Grant Aid per FTE in Public Institutions, 2004-05 to 2008-09 Figure 10 Need-Based Grant Aid Awarded by State Grant Programs per FTE Figure 11 Percentage of First-Time Full-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students Receiving Federal Grant Aid Figure 12 WUE Total Savings to Families and/or States Figure 13 Total State and Local Appropriations to Higher Education per FTE, Public Institutions, FY 2001 to FY 2009 (Adjusted) Figure 14 Revenues from State and Local Appropriations and Tuition and Fees per FTE, FY 2001 to FY 2010 (Adjusted) Figure 15 State Tax Revenue Per Capita (Adjusted for Inflation) -
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.
September 2011 ~ PDF ~ 949 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Ensuring that all students – including those we have not served well traditionally – learn what they need to know so that they can be successful members of their communities is a major priority for WICHE and its units: Policy Analysis and Research, Programs and Services, Mental Health Program, WCET, and the Technology and Innovation initiative. In fiscal 2012 we’ll strive to assist the West’s institutions to find ways to help students not only to graduate but also to hit their marks when it comes to learning. Our work will focus on five areas: finance, access and success, workforce and society, technology and innovation, and accountability.
September 2011 ~ PDF ~ 577 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Over 140 campuses in 15 states have opened programs to undergraduates from other Western states at significantly reduced tuition levels. Describes the program and lists the participating institutions and the programs available at the reduced tuition rate.
July 2011 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ 420 kb~ DOWNLOAD
Also available in tabloid format.
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The Common Core State Standards: Implications for Higher Education in the West
The Common Core State Standards are an unprecedented movement toward common academic standards in K-12 education. They create important challenges and implications for higher education.
June 2011 ~ 6pp. ~ Pub #399 KB ~ PDF ~ DOWNLOAD
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May 16-17, 2011
San Francisco, California
Schedule at a Glance
Executive Committee Meeting (Open and Closed Sessions)
Committee of the Whole, Call to Order
Plenary Session I: What’s Up in the West? The Complete Agenda
Plenary Session II: Those Other Institutions
Lunch and Presentation
Plenary session III: The Vendors of Outsourced Education
Plenary session IV: Nexus Policy Research Center
Programs and Services Committee Meeting
Issue Analysis and Research Committee Meeting
Self-funded Units Committee Meeting
Committee of the Whole -- Business Session
Plenary Session V: Regulating the Other Institutions – State, Federal, and Accrediting Perspectives
Reference
COMPLETE AGENDA BOOK (4.2 MB)May 2011 ~ PDF
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State Approval Regulations for Distance Education: A ‘Starter’ List with Addendum
This compilation lists all of the agencies and regulations for each state relative to their approval process for out-of-state distance ed programs. The Department of Ed. has enacted legislation that schools must be in compliance by July 1. The need for approval is determined by the laws and regulations of each state, which vary significantly across the country. To assist institutions in finding and complying with these regulations, the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, Southern Regional Education Board, American Distance Education Consortium, and the University of Wyoming formed a partnership. The addendum on the final page includes revisions from: Michigan, New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. Future revisions will be published by NCHEMS, with surveys of all state regulators and additional questions that were not included in the several surveys that have been sent out previously.
April 2011 ~ 89pp. ~ PDF ~ 1.32 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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Online Education: Where Is It Going? What Should Boards Know?
Published by the Association of Governing Boards in Trusteeship Magazine, Jan/Feb 2011, this article highlights new data from the fall 2010 Managing Online Education Survey, sponsored by The Campus Computing Project and the WICHE Consortium for Educational Technology (WCET).
Kenneth C. Green is founding director of the Campus Computing Project, the largest continuing study of the role of information technology in American higher education. Ellen Wagner is executive director of the WICHE Consortium for Educational Technology, a collaborative membership organization that works to advance excellence in technology-enhanced teaching and learning in higher education.
February 2011 ~ 5pp. ~ PDF ~ 853 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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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.
February 2011 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 140 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Headcount of students sent and received through WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange with summaries by state, institution, and program. In 2010-11, WUE helped some 26,700 students and their families save $210.8 million dollars in tuition by paying 150% of resident tuition, instead of the full nonresident rate at 145 participating WUE institutions.
February 2011 ~ 160pp. ~ Pub #2A374B ~ PDF ~ 1.14 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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Student Exchange Programs Statistical Report, Academic Year 2010-11
This report covers Fall 2010 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.
January 2011 ~ 24pp. ~ Pub #01-02-00-5400:PP:1.2M:2A371B ~ PDF ~ 1.42 MB~ DOWNLOAD
2010
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Bringing Adults Back to College: Designing and Implementing a Statewide Concierge Model
A ready adult (or reentry) concierge is a single-point of contact at a college or university who helps returning adult students navigate the application, enrollment, and registration processes and overcome barriers to college success. To better understand the barriers faced by students in the reenrollment process and how the Concierge Model can help potential students reengage and earn a degree, WICHE recently collaborated with the Nevada System of Higher Education to convene a meeting of staff from each of the seven public institutions who serve as the campus concierge. This brief highlights effective strategies of ready adult concierges and provides a framework for those interested in implementing this model.
December 2010 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 751 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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The Behavioral Healthcare Workforce In Colorado: A Status Report 2010
The Colorado Health Foundation and the WICHE Mental Health Program joined forces to produce The Behavioral Healthcare Workforce In Colorado: A Status Report 2010. The report details current behavioral healthcare workforce issues in Colorado and discusses how to capitalize on the existing energy and expertise in the state to develop a more coordinated and focused effort to enhance Colorado’s behavioral healthcare workforce
December 2010 ~ 67pp. ~ PDF ~ 2.94 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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December 2010 ~ 5pp. ~ 200 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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This report presents information on the West’s progress in improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education. The information is updated annually to monitor change over time and encourage its use as a current tool for informed discussion in policy and education communities, focusing demographics related to Access, Success, and Finance in the West. State-by-state data for Figures 1-15 are available in Excel file format below.
November 2010 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ DOWNLOAD
Download Excel Tables Figure 1 The Education Pipeline Figure 2 Undergraduate Enrollment Among 25-49 Year Olds as a Percent of Population Figure 3 Percentage of Public High School Completers as a Proportion of the Number of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier Figure 4 Share of Full-Time Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity vs Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1998-99 and 2008-09 Figure 5 Share of Bachelor's Degrees Awarded by Race/Ethnicity vs Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1997-98 and 2007-08 Figure 6 College Participation and Impoverishment, 2008 Figure 7 Average Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions Figure 8 Ratio of Tuition and Fees to Median Household Income, Public Institutions, 2010-11, 2005-06, and 2000-01 Figure 9 Grant Aid per FTE in Public Institutions, 2004-05 to 2008-09 Figure 10 Need-Based Grant Aid Awarded by State Grant Programs per FTE Figure 11 Percentage of First-Time Full-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students Receiving Federal Grant Aid Figure 12 WUE Total Savings to Families and/or States Figure 13 Total State and Local Appropriations to Higher Education per FTE, Public Institutions, FY 2001 to FY 2009 (Adjusted) Figure 14 Revenues from State and Local Appropriations and Tuition and Fees per FTE, Public Institutions, FY 2001 to FY 2009 (Adjusted) Figure 15 State Tax Revenue Per Capita (Adjusted for Inflation) -
The "Managing Online Education" survey obtains data on the instructional, operational, and technology infrastructure of online programs in higher education. This is the Executive Summary from the 2010 survey. The Campus Computing Project and WCET joined together to develop and conduct the first survey in 2009.
November 2010 ~ 16pp. ~ PDF ~ DOWNLOAD
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Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2010-2011: Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables
This report is the latest update of WICHE's annual report on tuition and mandatory fees at public institutions in WICHE's 15-state region, including an institution-by-institution historical review of tuition changes from year to year, as well as those from one, five, and ten years ago. In response to feedback from WICHE constituents, this year’s edition incorporates three significant changes: 1) the addition of enrollment-weighted tuition and fee averages by state; 2) the ability to download all data tables in excel format, most notably the tables that show each institutions’ tuition and fees charges; and 3) a reduction in the total number of data tables to eliminate redundancy and streamline the report. Appendix E provides more information regarding enrollment weighting. In addition to the full report, all tuition and fee data tables are available to download in Excel format below.
Download Excel files:
Table 1 Average Tuition and Fees at Public Institutions in the WICHE Region 2010-11, 2009-10, 2005-06, 2000-01 Table 2 Average Tuition and Fees in Constant Dollars at Public Institutions in the WICHE Region 2010-11, 2009-10, 2005-06, 2000-01 Table 3 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region, State Averages Table 4 Resident and Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region Table 5 Graduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region, State Averages Table 6 Resident and Non-Resident Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pubic Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region Table 7 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Two-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region, State Averages Table 8 Resident In-District_County and Non-Resident In-District_County Tuition and Fees at Public Two-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region Table 9 Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region by Carnegie Classification and State Table 10 Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region by Carnegie Classification and State Table 11 Resident Graduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region by Carnegie Classification and State Table 12 Non-Resident Graduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region by Carnegie Classification and State Appendix G Mandatory Fees at Public Two-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region Appendix H Mandatory Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region Appendix I Undergraduate FTE Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region Appendix J Graduate FTE Four-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region Appendix K Undergraduate FTE Two-Year Institutions in the WICHE Region November 2010 ~ 64pp. ~ Pub #2A346H ~ PDF ~ 4.75 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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November 8-9, 2010
Boulder, Colorado
Executive Committee Meeting (Open and Closed Sessions)
Committee of the Whole, Call to Order
Plenary Session I: What’s Up in the West? Applying Utah’s Tuning Process to a Broader Agenda: An Awesome Presentation
Plenary Session II: What’s Up at WICHE? Common Core Standards and What They Mean for the West
Lunch and Presentation
Plenary Session III: Accountability Systems and Student Learning Outcomes
Programs and Services Committee Meeting
Issue Analysis and Research Committee Meeting
Self-funded Units Committee Meeting
Committee of the Whole – Business Session
Plenary Session IV: The Collegiate Learning Assessment
Plenary Session V: Building Next-Generation Accountability Frameworks and State Policies: Lessons from LEAP
Reference
COMPLETE AGENDA BOOK (1.17 MB)
November 2010 ~ PDF
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Higher Education Web Portals: Serving State and Student Transfer Needs
Students need access to web-based resources where they can easily learn about the transfer options available to them—so they can save time and money as they strive to meet their educational goals. This study, conducted by WCET, is one component of the “Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems” project, funded by Lumina Foundation for Education, and conducted by Hezel Associates and WICHE. This brief will help inform a companion project on college access portals being conducted by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and also funded by Lumina Foundation for Education. Together, the findings from both the WICHE and SREB research will help lay the groundwork for important discussions about the policy landscape around web portals, including their effectiveness and what the future may hold.
September 2010 ~ 12pp. ~ PDF ~ 588 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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What does “protecting our priorities” mean in an era when economic realities require that our institutions of higher education trim their budgets while also providing critical education and training to more and more students – those “human resources” whose skills will be the key to any economic turnaround? This is a question WICHE addresses every day. For over 50 years, WICHE has helped states deal with scarcity ... At the core of all our efforts are three elements: efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation. The 2010 annual report details the ways WICHE has worked to protect our higher education priorities in the last fiscal year.
September 2010 ~ 19pp. ~ PDF ~ 279 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Promising Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems
A joint publication by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and Hezel Associates, Promising Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems highlights state efforts in statewide articulation and transfer. The publication offers promising practices and policy recommendations, which are the result of a research study that includes a literature review, scan of publicly available information, surveys, and interviews with key higher education officials.
June 2010 ~ 56pp. ~ Pub #2A373 ~ PDF ~ 670 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Even while funding to our colleges and universities has declined, a college degree has retained its value. As a nation, and as individuals, we can’t afford to be poorly educated today. As President Obama said in his state of the union address, “In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education.” The opportunity, then, for the West is one that generations of Americans are familiar with: to do more with less. Dealing with scarcity – whether of institutions or programs or dollars – has been at the heart of WICHE’s mission since the beginning.
May 2010 ~ 20pp. ~ PDF ~ 563 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Assessment Of The Mental Health Funding Marketplace In Urban Vs. Rural Settings
Working Paper
The most recent data from the National Comorbidity Study Replication (NCS-R) indicate that rural individuals with MH problems are significantly less likely to receive any MH care for their disorder than individuals in urban and suburban areas. The NCS-R also reports that of those patients who do receive mental health care, rural patients are significantly more likely to receive general medical care only and significantly less likely to receive specialty mental health care. Because patients receiving care in the specialty mental health sector are substantially more likely to receive adequate care (45.4%) than patients receiving care in the general medical sector only (12.7%), this indicates that rural individuals are receiving poorer quality care. Reduced access to MH care in rural areas are undoubtedly due to an inadequate supply of MH specialists. Additionally, primary care (PC) providers, who provide the vast majority of MH care to persons living in rural areas, do not have the training necessary to provide evidence based psychotherapy, thus eliminating one of the primary treatment modalities for people with MH problems. The lack of MH specialists in rural areas is likely due to inadequate incentives for these specialists to practice in rural areas. Furthermore, previous research has shown that health plans are more likely to rely on demand side cost containment strategies for rural enrollees than supply side strategies. This may result in rural residents paying more out-of-pocket for mental health services. Additionally, the source of funding for MH services may differ depending on the type of mental illness.
February 2010 ~ 21pp. ~ PDF ~ 129 KB
Summary Report
Findings Brief
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The Comparison Tool is an aid for reviewing curricula or other competency sets to determine the extent to which they cover the Alaskan Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers in Health & Human Services. Based on the comparisons, those curricula or competencies can then be updated to incorporate the core competencies.
January 2010 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 175 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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The Comparison Tool is an aid for reviewing curricula or other competency sets to determine the extent to which they cover the Alaskan Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers in Health & Human Services. Based on the comparisons, those curricula or competencies can then be updated to incorporate the core competencies.
January 2010 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 175 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Alaskan Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers in Health & Human Services, Version 1.0
This publication is designed to guide skill development with direct care workers, who are at times referred to as direct support workers, direct support professionals, paraprofessionals, or technicians. The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, in collaboration with the University of Alaska and the State of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, sponsored the project, which was designed and staffed by the WICHE Mental Health Program and the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce.
January 2010 ~ 32pp. ~ PDF ~ 360 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Alaskan Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers in Health & Human Services, Version 1.0
This publication is designed to guide skill development with direct care workers, who are at times referred to as direct support workers, direct support professionals, paraprofessionals, or technicians. The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, in collaboration with the University of Alaska and the State of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, sponsored the project, which was designed and staffed by the WICHE Mental Health Program and the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce.
January 2010 ~ 32pp. ~ PDF ~ 360 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Information for Western students seeking careers in PSEP’s 10 health care professions. Participating schools and programs are listed, and application and eligibility procedures are explained.
January 2010 ~ 4pp. ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 520 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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January 2010 ~ 6pp. ~ 315 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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2009
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A set of recommendations from WICHE to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advocating for broadband for education.
November 2009 ~ 3pp. ~ PDF ~ 44 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2009-2010: Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables
This report is the latest update of WICHE's annual report on tuition and mandatory fees at public institutions in WICHE's 15-state region, including an institution-by-institution historical review of tuition changes from year to year, as well as those from one, five, and ten years ago.
November 2009 ~ 71pp. ~ Pub #2A346H ~ PDF ~ 1.93~ DOWNLOAD
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A Framework for a Multi-state Human Capital Development Data System
This paper presents a framework for how a multi-sector, multi-state data resource might be designed and governed. It is based on discussions and ongoing initiatives across several WICHE states, especially an effort involving the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Hawaii, to develop a prototype multi-state data exchange. Brian Prescott and Peter Ewell wrote A Framework for a Multi-State Human Capital Development Data System describing the results of WICHE and its partners’ work on this topic.
October 2009 ~ 18pp. ~ PDF ~ 311 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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This report presents information on the West’s progress in improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education. The information is updated annually to monitor change over time and encourage its use as a current tool for informed discussion in policy and education communities, focusing demographics related to Access, Success, and Finance in the West. Figures 1-15 available in Excel file format, below.
October 2009 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ DOWNLOAD
Download Excel Tables Figure 1 The Education Pipeline Figure 2 Undergraduate Enrollment Among 25-49 Year Olds as a Percent of Population Figure 3 Percentage of Public High School Completers as a Proportion of the Number of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier Figure 4 Share of Full-Time Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity vs. Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1997-98 and 2007-08 Figure 5 Share of Bachelor's Degrees Awarded by Race/Ethnicity vs. Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1996-97 and 2006-07 Figure 6 College Participation and Impoverishment, 2007 Figure 7 Average Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions Figure 8 Ratio of Tuition and Fees to Median Household Income, Public Institutions, 2009-10, 2004-05, and 1999-00 Figure 9 Grant Aid per FTE in Public Institutions, 2003-04 to 2007-08 Figure 10 Need-Based Grant Aid Awarded by State Grant Programs per FTE Figure 11 Percentage of First-Time Full-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students Receiving Federal Grant Aid Figure 12 WUE Total Savings to Families and/or States Figure 13 Total State and Local Appropriations to Higher Education per FTE, Public Institutions, FY 2000 to FY 2008 (Adjusted) Figure 14 Revenues from State and Local Appropriations and Tuition and Fees per FTE, Public Institutions, FY 2000 to FY 2008 (Adjusted) Figure 15 State Tax Revenue Per Capita (Adjusted for Inflation) -
WORKING PAPER
The purpose of this research is to examine possible differences in the prescription of psychotropic medications to youths in rural and urban areas. Multiple studies have indicated a dramatic increase in the number of youth being prescribed psychotropic medication over the past 15 to 20 years. For instance, data indicate that the overall annual rate of psychotropic medication use by children increased from 1.4 per 100 persons in 1987 to 3.9 in 1996, with significant increases found in the use rates of stimulants, antidepressants, other psychotropic medications, and polypharmacy of different classes of psychotropic medications. In a later study, rates of visits by youth resulting in a psychotropic prescription increased from 3.4 percent in 1994-1995 to 8.3 percent in 2000-2001, with annual growth rates rapidly accelerating after 1999. These trends were evident for males and females, and also significant across drug classes. Additionally, there appears to be an increase in the percent of visits by youth to outpatient clinics and emergency rooms that include prescriptions for psychotropic medications. Similar trends have been found in other countries.
October 2009 ~ 15pp. ~ PDF ~ 165 kb~ DOWNLOAD
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Article by Mike Abbiatti
Broadband networks in the United States, such as Internet2 and the National LambdaRail, can provide a platform for the research community and the K-20 classroom community to launch a dialog about how we can effectively share infrastructure and expertise via powerful teaching and learning applications across the curriculum. This article invites the research and instructional communities to start a dialogue about scaling the resources of Internet2, the National LambdaRail, and other high performance networks across the curriculum via creative and innovative applications.
October 2009 ~ 1pp. ~ LINK
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Working Paper
This working paper assesses the association between rurality and depression care.
October 2009 ~ 21pp. ~ PDF ~ 128 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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October 2009 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 134 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Internet2 and School Libraries: The Time is Now (More than Ever)
This article penned by James Werle and Louis Fox and published in the September/October 2009 issue of Multimedia & Internet@Schools magazine.
September 2009 ~ 20pp. ~ PDF ~ 1.6MB~ DOWNLOAD
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Internet2 and School Libraries: The Time is Now (More than Ever)
This article penned by James Werle and Louis Fox and published in the September/October 2009 issue of Multimedia & Internet@Schools magazine.
September 2009 ~ 20pp. ~ PDF ~ 1.6MB~ DOWNLOAD
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SUMMARY REPORT
Depression and suicide are especially relevant today in rural areas because of rapid expansion of the aging population in U.S. rural areas, and the fact that persons 65+ have led in suicide rates since 1970. Rural areas have a higher share of aging residents, with more health problems, and more limited access to health services than urban areas. Additionally, DHHS reports indicate that approximately 20% of U.S. residents aged 55+ have a mental disorder, including depression, which has been shown to be highly related to suicide attempts and completions. Accordingly, the increasing prevalence of older residents in rural areas makes these areas prime candidates for training in suicide-prevention interventions that could be extremely helpful to the principal health care resources in such rural areas – namely, primary health caregivers.
August 2009 ~ 34pp. ~ PDF ~ 427 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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This paper assesses the needs of rural primary care providers for trraining on mental health issues.
August 2009 ~ 25pp. ~ PDF ~ 204 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Higher Education : The Engine of Economic Opportunity - WICHE 2009 Annual Report
American higher education has been on a collision course with financial reality for more than 25 years. This unprecedented economic downturn gives us a chance to finally find new models that will preserve quality and access, but within a less expensive paradigm. WICHE helps find solutions that will sustain higher education, not just through the current crisis but over the long haul.
August 2009 ~ 24pp. ~ PDF ~ 268 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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This Web-based Toolkit contains information and tools to implement state of the art suicide prevention practices and overcome the significant hurdles this life-saving work faces in primary care practices. The Toolkit is a collaborative project of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and the Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education (WICHE), Mental Health Program. Although the tools are designed with the rural practice in mind, most are quite suitable for use in non-rural settings, as well.
Order a Toolkit Now
Hard copies of the toolkit are available for $25.00 (includes shipping) through WICHE Mental Health Program. A Pocket Guide for Primary Care Professionals is also available for $1 each. It reviews assessment and interventions with potentially suicidal patients and is also included in the toolkit.
For more information, please contact Sabrina Tang at stang@wiche.edu
July 2009 ~ Printed copies available ~ Web page ~ LINK
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Best Practice Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education, Version 2.0
This list of best practice strategies is based on “Institutional Policies/Practices and Course Design Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education,” produced by WCET in February 2009 and updated in April 2009. In May 2009, the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) surveyed its membership to invite feedback and additional strategies to enhance the WCET work. This June 2009 document reflects the combined contributions of WCET, the UT TeleCampus of the University of Texas System, and ITC.
June 2009 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ 150 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Distance Learning in Depression for Rural Primary Care and Mental Health Providers
Working Paper
The purpose of this project was to develop effective distance learning methods to train rural PCPs in integrated care models for depression using computer based training (“E-Learning”) and materials adapted from the MacArthur Initiative on Depression & Primary Care. Rural was generally defined as a county with a population less than 50,000 people.
June 2009 ~ 10pp. ~ PDF ~ 122 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Broadband Provisions
Powerpoint presentation by Louis Fox, Vice President of WICHE Technology and Innovation.
June 2009 ~ 12pp. ~ PDF ~ 845 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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An Evaluation of Colorado’s College Opportunity Fund and Related Policies
Colorado is the only state in the nation that distributes taxpayer dollars to its public higher education institutions principally (though not exclusively) through a voucher program, known as the College Opportunity Fund (COF). WICHE’s Policy Analysis and Research unit was commissioned by the Colorado Department of Higher Education to conduct an evaluation of the COF and related policies, which was required by its enacting legislation.
May 2009 ~ 57pp. ~ PDF ~ DOWNLOAD
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“Protecting Our Priorities,” WICHE’s fiscal 2010 workplan, focuses on how we can ensure that all our students not only have access to higher education but are well-equipped to succeed at college and able to pay for it.
May 2009 ~ 20pp. ~ PDF ~ 1.1 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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The Association Between Rural Residence and the Use, Type, and Quality of Depression Care
This brief assesses the association between rurality and the use, type (pharmacotherapy versus psychotherapy), and quality of care among individuals in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey with self-reported depression.
May 2009 ~ 2pp. ~ PDF ~ 92 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Unleashing Waves of Innovation: Transformative Broadband for America’s Future
A white paper prepared by a national collaboration of higher education organizations, including WICHE, describing the need for a national broadband strategy that begins with America’s colleges, universities, schools, libraries and hospitals. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $7.2 Billion to extend broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities to be distributed by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture. The contributing authors/organizations propose a national broadband strategy and rationale that build on higher education’s success and experience with advanced networks and, in particular, their efforts to ensure that high quality educational programs reach the broadest audiences.
April 2009 ~ 9pp. ~ PDF ~ 98 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Fostering Collaborative State-Level Education and Workforce Database Development
March 2009 ~ 8pp. ~ PDF ~ 507 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems: Research Literature Overview
This literature review is intended to serve as an overview of the studies that are relevant to our research project, which has been supported by Lumina with the purpose of identifying and promulgating best practices in statewide transfer and articulation systems in public higher education
February 2009 ~ 20pp. ~ PDF ~ 206 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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The Campus Computing Project and WCET joined together to develop and conduct the first “Managing Online Education” survey in the Summer of 2009. Survey results were first presented at the WCET Annual Conference on October 22, 2009. Link to materials and presentations of the survey results.
2009 ~ LINK
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The Association Between Rural Residence and the Use, Type, and Quality of Depression Care
This paper assesses the association between rural residence and the use, type, and quality of depression care
2009 ~ 24pp. ~ PDF ~ 96 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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The goal of WICHE ICE is to benefit students through increased access to courses and programs in a variety of disciplines while they continue their interactions with the faculty and advisors of their home institution without interruption. The majority of this operations manual focuses on the exchange of individual courses, and this is also the mechanism by which the sharing of programs among institutions will be conducted. The appendices provide sample documents for WICHE ICE, such as the memorandum of agreement between WICHE ICE and institutions, procedures for joining WICHE ICE, a detailed course record form, and more information regarding student agreements and student services. They also include a growing repository of resources for those engaged in course or program exchanges.
2009 ~ 51pp. ~ PDF ~ 577 KB~ DOWNLOAD
2008
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December 2008 ~ 6pp. ~ PDF ~ 315 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Specifically designed to reach out to the nation’s state legislators, Getting What You Pay For: Understanding Appropriations, Tuition, and Financial Aid, continues the effort to expand access and success for all students through eight concise policy briefs designed to identify best practices and ensure that every available state dollar works for students, not against them. Each brief is available as a PDF download from the Web site.
November 2008 ~ Web page ~ LINK
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Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2008-2009: Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables
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.
November 2008 ~ 63pp. ~ Pub #2A346G ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 1.2 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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Based on document analysis and 40 interviews with Roundtable participants and other stakeholders across North Dakota, this report assesses the factors that enabled the North Dakota Higher Education Roundtable vision to be sustained for more than seven years, identifies obstacles encountered during the sustainability process, and provides suggestions to help other states build and eventually sustain their own public agenda.
September 2008 ~ 26pp. ~ Pub #2A370 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 279 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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SURVEY REPORT
In August 2008, WCET invited over 170 directors of online/distance education programs/institutions to respond to a brief survey about the existing policies and practices employed by the program/institution that promote the academic integrity of online learning. One goal of the survey was to identify useful policies and promising practices to share among WCET member institutions.
August 2008 ~ 2pp. ~ PDF ~ 24 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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This paper presents the results of a survey “Academic Collaborations,” which are defined as inter-institutional organizations that share resources to increase institutional capacity for, sharing of, and access to technology-mediated courses and programs. Findings focus on sources of revenue, amount of funding, and effective funding models. U.S., Canadian, and multi-state/province organizations were included in the study
August 2008 ~ 52pp. ~ Pub #2A366 ~ PDF ~ 1.6 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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Beyond Social Justice The Threat of Inequality to Workforce Development in the Western United States
With support from the Ford Foundation, WICHE focues this report on the states of the West, their ability to educate minorities, and the resulting impact on their workforces and economies.
July 2008 ~ 32pp. ~ Pub #2A369 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 741 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Higher Education : The Engine of Economic Opportunity - WICHE Workplan 2009
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.
May 2008 ~ 19pp. ~ PDF ~ 256 KB~ DOWNLOAD
See also, Higher Education : A Powerful Trust - WICHE Workplan 2008.
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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.
May 2008 ~ 11pp. ~ PDF ~ 73 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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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.
May 2008 ~ 17pp. ~ PDF ~ 95 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Identifying Stakeholders to Pay for Enhanced Depression Treatment in Rural Populations
Working Paper
From the WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research, this study investigates whether two of the multiple stakeholder groups (health plans and employer purchasers) in two delivery systems (rural and urban) economically benefit from improved depression treatment by testing whether depression care management results in: (1) a greater reduction of utilization costs in insured rural patients than their urban counterparts (health plan stakeholders), and (2) a greater reduction in work costs in employed urban patients than their rural counterparts (employer purchaser stakeholders).
April 2008 ~ 21pp. ~ PDF ~ 84 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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The March 2008 release of Knocking at the College Door marks the 7th edition of WICHE's projections of high school graduates. Covering the period from 1991-92 through 2021-22, the report provides comprehensive and reliable data on the future size and composition of high school graduating classes across the country, including data on enrollments and graduates by state and for major racial/ethnic groups. The full report and an executive summary are available for download.
March 2008 ~ 125pp. ~ Pub #2A365 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ LINK ~ 2.9 MB~ DOWNLOAD
Executive Summary also available for download (271 KB).
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Are Your Online Students Really the Ones Registered for the Course? A WCET Briefing Paper
This is a WCET Briefing Paper on the pending federal legislation concerning the authentication of distance education students. The paper provides an overview of the proposed legislation and describes some strategies to promote academic integrity in distance education (e.g. prevention approaches, compliance approaches). It provides a general overview of ways to promote academic integrity.
February 2008 ~ 3pp. ~ PDF ~ 30 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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One of WICHE’s primary activities of the Changing Direction project (funded by Lumina Foundation for Education) was to provide direct technical assistance to states that were seriously considering higher education financing issues in new ways. WICHE chose 14 states for the project and worked closely with each for a two-year period to develop a more comprehensive state policymaking framework and process so that policies related to appropriations, tuition, and financial aid were better aligned, occurred in an environment of collaboration, and supported state goals for higher education. In an effort to chronicle the states’ progress and developments as well as share the lessons learned, this publication offers a compilation of case studies written about the Changing Direction technical assistance states.
February 2008 ~ 89pp. ~ Pub #2A357 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 980 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West : Medical Education
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
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A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West : Oral Healthcare
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
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A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West : Pharmacy
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
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This report presents information on the West’s progress in improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education. The information is updated annually to monitor change over time and encourage its use as a current tool for informed discussion in policy and education communities, focusing demographics related to Access, Success, and Finance in the West.
2008 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ 339 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Higher Education : A Powerful Trust - WICHE 2008 Annual Report
Highlights projects, plans, and achievements in WICHE's higher ed collaborations during 2008, with introductory message from WICHE Chair Roy T. Ogawa.
2008 ~ 18pp. ~ PDF ~ 215 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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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
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WICHE’s electronic fact book presents regional as well as state-by- state data, with analyses on several fiscal, demographic, economic, and social indicators important to policymakers, educators, and researchers in the West. These indicators are updated periodically as new data become available.
2008 ~ Web page ~ LINK
Downloadable PDF and Excel files are available from this site.
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This whitepaper presents how WICHE ICE is a tool that institutions can leverage to operate more efficiently and to advance strategic initiatives during these tight financial times. It is a comprehensive model and set of tools for institutions looking to expand online offerings through collaboration. The more institutions that actively participate in ICE, the more powerful a resource it becomes.
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November 2007 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ 138 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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State Inventory of Rural Health Practice Incentives in the Western WICHE States
Attracting health, oral health, and behavioral health professionals to rural and underserved areas continues to be an enormous challenge. Lower salaries, high educational debt load, professional isolation, and urban-centric policy barriers in underserved and rural areas are deterrents for professionals. WICHE and its 15 member states want to develop a comprehensive strategy for the regional health care workforce to help recruit, train, and retain professionals to serve the rural areas of the West.
October 2007 ~ 94pp. ~ PDF ~ 545 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Identifying At-risk Rural Areas for Targeting Enhanced Schizophrenia Treatment
Policy Brief
From the WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research, this policy brief summarizes nationally representative data on community-level risk factors associated with schizophrenia hospitalizations. It examines how socio-economic factors and the makeup of local health care systems affect the rate of schizophrenia hospitalizations. It identifies geographic areas with elevated rates. It also presents a discussion about the findings. It should be of interest to government and private health plan administrators, as well as those responsible for designing mental health delivery systems – anyone interested in creating outpatient treatment programs that may prevent costly hospitalizations.
September 2007 ~ 2pp. ~ PDF ~ 88 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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This white paper is the result of the 2006 Lariat Summit, a forum that convened over 40 leaders from the fields of science, education, and cyberinfrastructure to develop strategies and recommendations for connecting minority-serving institutions in the West to national broadband networks. This document is a first step towards developing both the will and the resources to ensure that minority-serving institutions are among the “connected” institutions in the West.
August 2007 ~ 39pp. ~ PDF ~ 6.5 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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WICHE commissioned this paper to help policy leaders and decision makers understand the impact of selected state financial aid programs on students’ choices – choices of which college to attend, where to attend college, and even whether to attend college at all. As the paper shows, states have created grant-aid programs for a variety of reasons and through a variety of funding sources. Among the most popular and growing forms of state grant-aid programs are those that blend financial need with certain academic benchmarks for students’ high school course of study (to aid academic preparation for college) and benchmarks for continued academic progress in college (to aid in persistence to degree). Through an examination of grant-aid programs in 11 states, this analysis identifies the start date for the programs and describes the qualifications for eligibility, the legislation that established the programs, and the policies and political environments involved in creating them. In addition, the authors discuss programmatic impacts on students’ choices and make several recommendations to states that are considering creating grant-aid programs.
June 2007 ~ 40pp. ~ Pub #2A363 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 472 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Q and A format, a helpful and informative document highlighting questions about WUE frequently-asked by counselors, educators, and administrators of participating colleges and universities.
June 2007 ~ 5pp. ~ PDF ~ 35 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Policy Brief
From the WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research, this study examines whether depressed rural primary care patients are more likely than urban patients to be hospitalized; it investigates whether differences in hospitalization rates can be explained by differences in the utilization of specialty outpatient care; and it looks at whether rural patients face more “insurance barriers” to outpatient care. This study should be of interest to policy makers and administrators seeking to develop better delivery systems for rural mental health services. It should also be of interest to insurers, self-insured employers and other payers seeking the most effective use of health care expenditures.
May 2007 ~ 2pp. ~ PDF ~ 100 KB~ DOWNLOAD
Executive summary
1p ~ PDF ~ 9 KB ~ DOWNLOAD
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The Emerging Policy Triangle: Economic Development, Workforce Development and Education
This report, funded through a grant from the Ford Foundation, seeks to better inform legislators and other key policymakers about the confluence of forces bearing down on higher education and the resulting impacts to state goals and priorities. Using an array of data, the report highlights the ways in which a state’s stock of human capital is depleted and replenished through education, migration, and the aging of the workforce (i.e., retirements). This edition includes profiles for all 50 states and international comparative data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showing how well the United States and its individual states fare in comparison to other countries on measures of educational attainment. These data provide a benchmark for action, given the interrelatedness and heightened competition of an increasingly global economy. In addition, they are sobering evidence that more attention must be paid to how states can better harness the resources of their higher education systems to assure that they remain competitive in the decades to come.
May 2007 ~ 124pp. ~ Pub #2A364 ~ PDF ~ 1 MB~ DOWNLOAD
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Advancing Campus Efficiencies: A Companion for Campus Leaders in the Digital Era
This publication provides straightforward advice and nontechnical information to help college and university administrators respond to calls for greater accountability and students’ increasing expectations for technology-supported services. The book draws upon WCET's more than 15 years of work on the effective use of technology to increase quality and efficiency in higher education. Authored by WCET staff and recognized leaders among its membership, Advancing Campus Efficiencies is a pragmatic and practical tool for deans, vice presidents, and presidents of private and public colleges and universities. The book is available for $40 through Anker Publishing. To order, follow the link below.
April 2007 ~ 236pp. ~ Pub #ISBN: 978-1-933371-13-9 ~ Printed copies available ~ LINK
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Thinking Outside the Box: Policy Strategies for Readiness, Access, and Success
Too often, when one state engages in successful “outside-the-box” policymaking, other states simply adopt that solution wholesale – as if it were a one-size-fits-all “policy-in-a-box.” This publication describes a number of policy strategies – both inside-the-box and outside-the-box – and discusses how they address various possible policy purposes. Thinking Outside the Box provides a systematic discussion of policy alignment around readiness, access, and success and examines them in the light of four policy tools: finance, regulation, accountability, and governance. This latest publication is supported by Lumina Foundation for Education in WICHE’s Changing Direction project.
March 2007 ~ 60pp. ~ Pub #2A362 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 354 KB~ DOWNLOAD
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Strategies for Improving Student Success in Postsecondary Education
State and federal policy need to provide greater incentives, both to students and to the institutions that serve them, to enhance the likelihood of student success. In this paper Art Hauptman adds substantially to the body of work that has been supported by Lumina Foundation for Education in WICHE’s Changing Direction project, which has focused on how states can intentionally change finance policies– appropriations, tuition, and financial aid– to expand access to success, particularly for the most at-risk young adults.
January 2007 ~ 26pp. ~ Pub #2A361 ~ Printed copies available ~ PDF ~ 1.2 MB~ DOWNLOAD
