WICHE Publications By Year

2008

• Tuition and Fees in the West 2008-09
  	December 2008 ~ 6pp. ~ PDF ~ 315 KB~ DOWNLOAD

• Western Undergraduate Exchange Enrollment Report Fall 2008
  	Headcount of students sent and received through WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange with summaries by state, institution, and program. More than 23,600 students were now enrolled at 143 WUE institutions for the 2008-09 academic year. December 2008 ~ 150pp. ~ Pub #0102:1C:0208:AG:2A372 ~ PDF ~ 671 KB~ DOWNLOAD

• Getting What You Pay For Policy Briefs

  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

• 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

• Sustaining a Public Agenda for Higher Education: A Case Study of the North Dakota Higher Education Roundtable

  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

• Academic Integrity and Student Verification

  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

• The Funding of Academic Collaborations

  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

• 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

• 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 ADDITIONAL DETAILS, LINKS, AND DOWNLOADS + See also, Higher Education : A Powerful Trust - WICHE Workplan 2008.

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

• 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

• Western Undergraduate Exchange Enrollment Report Fall 2007
  	Headcount of students sent and received through WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange with summaries by state, institution, and program. More than 22,000 students were enrolled in 143 WUE institutions for the 2007-08 academic year. March 2008 ~ 144pp. ~ Pub #0102:1C:0208:AG:2A333A ~ PDF ~ 719 KB~ DOWNLOAD

• 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

• Integrating Higher Education Financial Aid and Financing Policy: Case Studies from the Changing Direction States

  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 ADDITIONAL DETAILS, LINKS, AND DOWNLOADS + See all publications for the Changing Direction project.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Benchmarks: WICHE Region 2008

  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

• 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

• Policy Indicators for Higher Education: WICHE States
  	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. Downloadable PDF and Excel files are available from this site. 2008 ~ Web page ~ LINK

• Student Exchange Programs Statistical Report, Academic Year 2007-08
  	An accounting of enrollment in and financing of WICHE’s student exchanges at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels for academic year 2007-08. 2008 ~ 21pp. ~ Pub #01-02-00-5400:KENDALL:1M:2A339A ~ Printed copies available ~ 625 KB~ DOWNLOAD

• The Time is Right for the Internet Course Exchange

  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. 2008 ~ 4pp. ~ PDF ~ LINK ~ 147 KB~ DOWNLOAD