2017 Impact Summit

Information is Power:

Data to Support Community Change

A Data-Driven Challenge to Get College Aid

Troy Miller, Associate Director for Research and Policy

Florida College Access Network

&

Chuck Tiernan, Director

LEAP College Access Network in Tampa Bay

Community Indicators Consortium

November 16 & 17, 2017

St. Petersburg, FL

Education + Training

=

Success + Stability

People, Business & Volunteer Leaders

all want to know the ROI

To make Tampa Bay a place where people “expect” to get post-secondary

credential, data can be what nudges action

Educational Attainment in Florida

60%

52% Postsecondary certificates added

(7%)

Future workforce needs by 2025

Status quo performance by 2025

Educational Attainment in Florida

$21,472

$27,356

$36,917

$61,819

$66,564

$99,731

$32,634

Less than high school

High school diploma

Voc. certificate

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's or higher

All workers

Source(s): Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Statistics

(2016); Florida Education & Training Placement Information Program (2014)

About 50% of Florida’s high

school grads find employment

during the following fall with

88% earning less than $8/ hour

College-going Rates in Florida 11.4% GAP

Source(s): Florida Department of Education, includes National Student Clearinghouse counts

College-going Rates and FAFSA

How the FAFSA Challenge Started

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Pell Eligible

(2017)

FL 55.9% (35th) 52.6% (42nd) 53.5% (40th) 51.2% (43rd) 61.0% (35th) 60.7% (4th)

U.S. 57.8% 58.3% 58.1% 57.7% 63.6% 52.3%

TN 66.7% (2nd) 68.0% (2nd) 79.7% (1st) 78.9% (1st) 83.5% (1st) 56.3% (10th)

FCAN estimates that Florida high school graduates leave behind

$100 million

in Pell Grants each year

Source: U.S. Department of Education

How the FAFSA Challenge Started

http://www.floridacollegeaccess.org/about-the-florida-fafsa-challenge/

A cross-sector network of partners,

convened to promote community-wide

commitment to college access and

completion in the Tampa Bay Region

Officially launched May 2016

Leveraging Data Locally

LEAP Network: Founding Partners

GOAL 2025

The Goal: 60% of working age adults (age 25-64) in Tampa Bay

holding high quality college degrees and credentials by 2025

LEAP aligned its goal with FCAN’s Statewide Goal

• Similar starting points: Hillsborough at 40.9%* AA or above in 2013;

Florida at about 39%

*Add about 6-7% for Certifications

Additional LEAP Supporters

Targeting For Impact

According to our partners at FCAN, Hillsborough

County had one of the highest gaps between low

income and non-low income student

college going rates:

60.3% vs. 48.8% for low income

Targeting For Impact Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Submissions by High School

Applications processed through June 30th of the first year of each cycle

2017/2018 Cycle 2016/2017 Cycle Through June 30, 2017 Through June 30, 2016

School Name Seniors

Enrolled*

Applications Completed

June 30, 2017**

Percent of senior enrollment,

completed FAFSA

Percent Points Improved

Seniors Enrolled

FAFSAs Completed

June 30, 2016

FAFSA Completion Rate 2016

569 333 58.5% 8.5% 606 303 50.0%

Targeted 429 191 44.5% 7.9% 371 136 36.7%

340 192 56.5% 3.4% 390 207 53.1%

457 268 58.6% 13.2% 456 207 45.4%

452 214 47.3% 5.6% 465 194 41.7%

Targeted 356 161 45.2% 9.0% 375 136 36.3%

540 269 49.8% 6.4% 518 225 43.4%

Targeted 527 273 51.8% 12.4% 523 206 39.4%

442 236 53.4% 9.7% 481 210 43.7%

536 290 54.1% 11.4% 497 212 42.7%

438 228 52.1% -2.1% 377 204 54.1%

354 185 52.3% 10.4% 330 138 41.8%

421 241 57.2% 9.3% 438 210 47.9%

464 219 47.2% 0.1% 401 189 47.1%

456 194 42.5% -5.0% 435 207 47.6%

Targeted 298 137 46.0% 3.4% 284 121 42.6%

588 369 62.8% 7.8% 599 329 54.9%

619 380 61.4% 16.2% 577 261 45.2%

489 209 42.7% 7.3% 511 181 35.4%

608 337 55.4% 9.5% 586 269 45.9%

364 243 66.8% 7.9% 360 212 58.9%

522 334 64.0% 11.6% 508 266 52.4%

Targeted 329 171 52.0% 19.2% 351 115 32.8%

541 328 60.6% 11.3% 561 277 49.4%

499 277 55.5% 6.5% 479 235 49.1%

407 252 61.9% 12.2% 461 229 49.7%

535 289 54.0% -0.1% 460 249 54.1%

District Totals 12,580 6,820 54.2% 8.0% 12,400 5,728 46.2%

Local Results •1 of the 5 target HS had a CC relationship –

So we offered the least individual support

•Success range was 3.4% to 19.2%

•Average for the 5 schools was 10.6%

•District averaged 8.0% (Goal 5.0%)

Overall Results in Florida FAFSA completion rate up 9.1%

over last school year

64 of 67 districts had increased

FAFSA completion rates

(Highest: 16.1%, Orange)

475 schools had increased

FAFSA completion rates

(Highest: +52%, Somerset Arts

Conservatory)

Thank You

www.leaptampabay.org

@leap4college

www.floridacollegeaccess.org

@Goal2025

Troy Miller

Associate Director for Research and Policy

Florida College Access Network

tmiller@floridacollegeaccess.org

(813) 974-2873

&

Chuck Tiernan

Director

LEAP College Access Network in Tampa Bay

ctiernan@cftampabay.org

(813) 609-4856

Community Indicators Consortium

November 16 & 17, 2017

St. Petersburg, FL