2013

  • Tuition and Fees in the West 2012-13

    WICHE's Policy Analysis and Research unit has released a new Policy Insight covering our most recent survey of published tuition and fees prices in all public institutions in the West in 2012-13. The report summarizes those findings and discusses state budget levels, higher education appropriations, state financial aid programs and related state finance policy innovations.

    May 2013 ~ 6pp. ~ PDF ~ 296 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • WICHE Commission Meeting Agenda Book - May 20-21, 2013

     

    MAY 20-21, 2013
    SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

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    May 2013 ~ PDF

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      AGENDA  
      TAB 1 Executive Committee Meeting (Open and Closed Sessions)
      TAB 2 Committee of the Whole, Call to Order / Introductions
      TAB 3 Plenary Session I:
      Contemporary Performance Measurement at the
      Institutional Level – Administrative and Faculty
      Engagement
      TAB 4 Programs and Services Committee Meeting
      TAB 5 Issue Analysis and Research Committee Meeting
      TAB 6 Self-funded Units Committee Meeting
      TAB 7 Lunch and Presentation: Remarks by Washington State University President Elson Floyd
      TAB 8 Plenary Session II:
      Contemporary Performance Measurement at the State Level – Governance and Government
      TAB 9 Plenary Session III: What’s Up at WICHE? An Update on WICHE’s Multistate Data Exchange
      TAB 10 Breakfast and presentation on Washington Student Achievement Council
      TAB 11 Plenary Session IV:
      Contemporary Performance Measurement at the Institutional Level – Governance Responsibility in Educational Quality
      TAB 12 Reference
       
      COMPLETE AGENDA BOOK  (2 MB)

       

  • After the Funding Is Through: CACG Program Sustainability

    Entering a phase of significant uncertainty regarding future funding, College Access Challenge Grant programs must implement strategies to ensure the sustainability of their effective programs. This brief discusses four potential strategies that state programs can employ to increase the likelihood that their programs--which focus on increasing the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education--will continue should funding end as expected in 2015 or possibly sooner.

    April 2013 ~ 4pp. ~ Pub #2A384 ~ PDF ~ 144KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • Demography as Destiny

    This policy brief summarizes the main findings from WICHE's recently released eighth edition of Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates publication. The brief places changes in the size and racial/ethnic composition of our nation's graduating classes in the context of the college completion agenda and the need for greater educational attainment. It also addresses how these demographic shifts, coupled with fiscal stress, are impacting the practice of enrollment management. It concludes by offering reflections on how policymakers and institutional leaders can respond to these challenges with policies and practices that align with society's rising needs and expectations for higher education.

    April 2013 ~ 8pp. ~ Pub #2A385 ~ PDF ~ 151 KB~ DOWNLOAD

  • 2012 WUE Enrollment Report

    Headcount of students sent and received through WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange with summaries by state, institution, and program. In 2012-13, WUE helped more than 31,000 students and their families save $235.8 million in tuition by paying 150% of resident intuition, instead of the full nonresident rate, at some 150 participating WUE institutions.

     

    February 2013 ~ 171pp. ~ Pub #2A374D ~ PDF ~ 1.5 MB~ DOWNLOAD

  • 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.

    February 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.

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

  • WICHE Workplan 2014

    WICHE and its 16 member states and territories work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for their citizens. By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy, WICHE strengthens higher education’s contributions to our social, economic, and civic life.

    2013 ~ 16pp. ~ PDF ~ 363 KB~ DOWNLOAD