Louisiana Public Postsecondary

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Louisiana Public Postsecondary Education House
Appropriations Committee April 21,
2009 Louisiana Board of Regents
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Louisiana Public Postsecondary Education
Board of Regents
Southern System SU AM SU Law Center SU Ag.
Research Ctr. SU - New Orleans SU - Shreveport
LSU System LSU - BR UNO LSU - Shreveport LSU -
Alexandria LSU - Eunice LSU - Law Center LSU -
Ag. Center LSUHSC-NO LSUHSC-Shreveport Pennington
U of LA System Grambling La Tech McNeese Nicholls
Northwestern Southeastern U of L - Lafayette U
of L - Monroe
LCTCS Baton Rouge CC Bossier Parish
CC Delgado CC Nunez CC River Parishes CC South LA
CC LA Delta CC Fletcher Technical CC Sowela
Technical CC LA Technical College (38
campuses)
Proprietary Schools
LUMCON
Learning Centers
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Louisiana Technical Colleges
Acadian Campus Folkes Morgan Smith Shreveport-Bossier
Alexandria Gulf Area Natchitoches Sidney Collier
Ascension Hammond North Central Slidell
Avoyelles Huey P Long Northeast Sullivan
Bastrop Jefferson Campus Northwest T H Harris
Baton Rouge Jumonville Oakdale Tallulah
Charles B. Coreil Lafayette River Parishes Teche
Delta Ouachita Lafourche Ruston West Jefferson
Evangeline Lamar Salter Sabine West Side
Florida Parishes Mansfield Shelby Jackson Young Memorial
Closed and not yet re-opened
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Higher Education in Louisiana2007-2008

• Enrollment 198,016
• Degrees Awarded 30,555

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Louisianas Future
Economic strategy was somewhat easier in past
generations. The destiny of states was largely
shaped by their natural assets a pleasant
climate, abundant natural resources, availability
of land, coastal locations, and so on. Though
these continue to be important factors for the
states, it has become abundantly clear that 21st
century places will succeed because of assets
they create, not assets they inherit. Innovation
America A Final Report National Governors
Association, August 2007
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The U. S. Knowledge Economy
Share of Jobs by Education Level 1973
72
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Just 34 years ago, only 28 of existing jobs
required postsecondary education.
Source American Diploma Project
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The U. S. Knowledge Economy
Share of New Jobs by Education Level 2000-2010
More than two-thirds of new jobs will require
some postsecondary education.
Source American Diploma Project
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National Perspective

•  U.S. will have 3 million more jobs requiring a
  bachelors degree and not enough graduates to
  fill them
•  90 of fastest growing jobs, 60 of new jobs
  and
•  40 of manufacturing jobs will require
  postsecondary education.
• Excepts of letter to the President of the United
  States from State Higher Education Executive
  Officers, 2008

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Workforce Demographics Shift 2000 to 2020 (SREB
States)
White Black Hispanic Asian
Source Southern Regional Education Board
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Postsecondary Funding
Two Primary Sources
State Funding
Student Fees
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Formula Implementation Rates
(SREB Average)
Notes Beginning in FY2000-01 a revised, more
comprehensive formula is used which includes
professional schools, agriculture programs, and
the technical college.
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State General Fund Support
1.2 B
Federal Stimulus 218.7M
With 431.6 Million General Fund Reduction
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Louisiana Postsecondary Education4-Year
Institutions - How did we compare?
2000-01 State Funding per FTE Student
62 of SREB Avg.
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Source SREB Data Exchange 2000-01 Public
Four-Year Institutions
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Louisiana Postsecondary Education4-Year
Institutions - How did we compare?
2000-01 Tuition Fee Revenue per FTE Student
Source SREB Data Exchange 2000-01 Public
Four-Year Institutions
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Louisiana Postsecondary Education4-Year
Institutions - How did we compare?
2000-01 TOTAL Funding per FTE Student
62 of SREB Avg.
Source SREB Data Exchange 2000-01 Public
Four-Year Institutions
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Louisiana Postsecondary Education2-Year
Institutions - How did we compare?
Total Public Funding per FTE Student2000-01
Source SREB Data Exchange 2000-01 Public Two
-Year Institutions Includes all Technical Colleges
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Louisiana Postsecondary Education4-Year
Institutions - How do we compare?
Total Public Funding per FTE Student2007-08
Source SREB Data Exchange 2007-08 Public
Four-Year Institutions
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Louisiana Postsecondary Education2-Year
Institutions - How do we compare?
Total Public Funding per FTE Student2007-08
Source SREB Data Exchange 2007-08 Public
Two-Year Institutions Includes all Technical
Colleges
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Postsecondary Education Funding Trends
Approximately 4.8 Billion Funding Difference
Over 32 Years
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Return On Investment
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Return on Investment
High School Students Graduating With CORE

• From 2003 to 2006, number of high school
  graduates reported in STS
• declined by 4,245 or 9.4
• those completing the core increased by 941 or
  3.7

Source STS Public and Private HS, September of
Graduation Year
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Return on Investment
ACT Average Scores of First-Time Freshmen
Source Regents data
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Return on Investment
Developmental Education (Four-Year Institutions)
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Return on Investment
The number of undergraduate credentials and
degrees awarded in Louisiana, relative to the
number of students enrolled, has increased
substantially since the early 1990s. Louisiana
surpasses the U.S. average but is slightly below
the top states. Measuring Up 2008 The National
Center for Public Policy in Higher Education
Louisiana Public 4-Year University Graduation
Rates

Six-year rates
2001 Graduates (1995 Cohort)
2007 Graduates (2001 Cohort)
Source Board of Regents data
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Return on Investment
Changing Profile of College Students
1960
2007

• PROFILE
• White (61)
• Male (41)
• Avg. Age 26
• ADMISSIONS
• H.S. diploma, Core Courses, ACT, GPA
• CLASS HOURS
• 10-12 hours (51 part-time)
• 26 hours work (38 work full-time)
• TIME TO DEGREE
• 6 years
• AVERAGE DEBT
• Over 20,000

• PROFILE
• White (95)
• Male (54)
• Avg. Age 20
• ADMISSIONS
• H.S. diploma
• CLASS HOURS
• 15-18 hours (lt12 part-time)
• TIME TO DEGREE
• 4 years
• AVERAGE DEBT
• Minimal

Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Return on Investment
If all racial/ethnic groups had same educational
attainment, annual personal income in Louisiana
would be 10 BILLION higher!
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Louisiana Population With Bachelors Degree
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Source Measuring Up 2008 The National Center
for Public Policy in Higher Education
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Return on Investment
Federal Research and Development Grant
Expenditures at Louisiana Institutions
Millions of Dollars
153 Growth
Source National Science Foundation
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Return on Investment
External View of Louisianas Progress
Louisiana received a grade of A for its 21st
Century Teaching Force and being a pace setter
in redesigning principal preparation
programs. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Education
Report Card (2007) and SREB - Louisiana on the
Move 2008 Progress Report on the challenge to
Lead Goals for Education
Results
21 High Performing, High Poverty Schools in
2007-2008... Impact 630 teachers and 12,600
students We might be poor, but we sure are
smart!
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Return on Investment

1997-98 2007-08 Change
Associate 2,882 3,749 30
Baccalaureate 15,375 17,642 15
Masters 4,306 4,506 5
Doctorate 413 435 5
Professional 684 826 21

2003-04 2007-08 Change
Certificate/Diploma 2,675 3,397 27
Degrees Awarded (Public Institutions)

Source Data reported to the Board of Regents
Completer System
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Return on Investment
Educational Attainment Population 25 and
Older 2000 2005 Associates Degree
3.1 5.0 Bachelors Degree
12.4 13.4 Graduate/Professional 6.8 7.1
Source U.S Census data
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Return on Investment
Louisiana Higher Education Progress High school
graduation rates Chance for college ACT
scores Retention rates Graduation rates Program
accreditation Federal research awards Certified
teachers Degrees awarded Educational attainment
of workforce
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Preparatory Total
Return on Investment
Dual Enrollment
BoR Early Start
Preparatory high school student enrolled in
college
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 Higher Education is committed to increasing the
number of students who transfer from Louisianas
community colleges to its 4-year institutions.  
Higher Education is committed to increasing the
number of students who transfer from Louisianas
community colleges to its 4-year institutions.  
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Efficiency and Accountability
Program Review
Low Completer 2,401 programs reviewed, 864
programs terminated Unnecessary Duplication 539
programs reviewed, 118 terminated Unaccredited
134 programs reviewed, 24 terminated
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Budget Reductions
440 Million Cut minus 219 Federal Stimulus
221 Million FY09-10 Cut
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a
state of civilization, it expects what never was
and never will be.-Thomas Jefferson, 1816