Overview of U.S. Higher Education

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• Overview of U.S. Higher Education
• February 9, 2008
• Terry Hartle

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Context
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• Big, complex enterprise
• No Ministry of Education
• Federal government provides a lot of money, and
  its growing, but it cannot exercise control

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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS 2005
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS 2005
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS 2005
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS 2005
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Source Department of Education, IPEDS 2005
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Big, Complex Enterprise
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Research Universities   112 Institutions
(3) 1,308,196 Students (8)
Source Department of Education, IPEDS 2005
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No Ministry of Education
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Federal Government Provides a lot of Money to
Higher Education and it is Growing
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Federal Support for Colleges and Universities
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Federal Support for Colleges and Universities
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Federal Support for Colleges and Universities
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Role of States
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• Constitutionally responsible for education
• Financial support for public colleges
• May help private colleges

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Major Issues in Higher Education
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• Declining state support for public colleges

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Percentage of Annual Revenue from State at Public
Colleges Universities
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45.6
35.6
35.9
32.5
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Major Issues in Higher Education
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• Declining State Support
• Price of College

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Price of College
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Price of College
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Price of College
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Major Issues in Higher Education
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• Declining State Support
• Price of College
• Low-income student participation

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College Enrollment Rates by Family Income
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High Income
Middle Income
Low Income
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Why dont low-income students enroll?
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• Money
• Preparation
• Information

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Current Federal Policy Issues
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• Price of College
• Accreditation/Student Learning

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Political Challenges
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• Politics in US work through organized interests
  that seek to influence public policy
• Different organizations represent
• Presidents
• Administrators
• Faculty and Students

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American Council on Education
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• Represents college and university presidents
• Roughly 2,000 institutions with about 80 percent
  of students enrolled

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ACE Areas of Focus
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• Programs and Research
• Access, Success, Equity, and Diversity
• Institutional Effectiveness
• Lifelong Learning
• International Education
• Government Relations and Public Affairs

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ACE Representation
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• ACE role is to coordinate and lead
• Not everyone wants to be coordinated or led

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Presidential Associations
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ACE
AACC
AGB
CCCU
HACU
NAICU
AASCU
UNCF
NAFEO
AJCU
ACCU
AAU
NASULGC
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ACE Representation
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• What we do have
• National interest
• Key constituents in local areas
• Often a unified voice
• We do not play by modern political rules

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• Washington, DC 20036-1193
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