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Oklahoma’s Completion Agenda

In The Global Economy of the 21st Century, 90 Percent of the

Fastest-Growing Jobs Will Require a Higher Education.

Source: OECD Education at a Glance (2008)

Percent of Adults with Associates Degrees or Higher by Age-GroupLeading OECD Countries and the U.S.

Oklahoma0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

29.3 31.3 33.230.1

25 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 64

Percent of Adults with Associates Degrees or Higher by Age-GroupOklahoma (Comparable Data of OECD 2008 Report)

Source: American Community Survey (2006)

Source: OECD Education at a Glance (2008); U.S. Census Bureau; American College Survey

Percent of Adults Age 25 to 34 Holding an Associate’s Degree or Higher

Source: OECD Education at a Glance (2008); NCES IPEDS Completions and Fall Enrollment Surveys

Total Number of Degrees and Certificates Awardedper 100 Undergraduates Enrolled

Percentage of Workforce by Education Level

1973 2007 20180

102030405060708090

100

32

11 10

40

30 28

12

10 12

921 23

7 11 10

17 17

Grad & AboveBachelorAssociateSome CollegeHS DegreeDropout

Source: Georgetown University Center on Education & Workforce, “Projection of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018,” (2010)

Percentage of Occupational Categories by Education Level by 2018

Sales &

Office

Support

Food &

Pers. Se

rv.

Blue Collar

Manag./Prof.

Education

STEM

Healthca

re/Tech.

Comm. Serv.

/Arts

Healthca

re Support

0102030405060708090

100

Grad & AboveBachelorAssociateSome CollegeHS DegreeDropout

Source: Georgetown University Center on Education & Workforce, “Projection of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018,” (2010)

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING PAY

PROFESSIONAL DEGREE

DOCTORATEDEGREE

MASTER’SDEGREE

BACHELOR’SDEGREE

ASSOCIATEDEGREE

SOME COLLEGENO DEGREE

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE

LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 16005%10%15%

ANNUAL SALARIES IN 2009

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 2010

$146,659

$116,305

$87,913

$68,812

$49,835

$47,484

$39,937

$30,958

2.4

1.9

4.0

5.4

7.0

9.2

10.3

Source: Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Labor Statistics

14.9

Enrollment Slide

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Degrees/Certificates Conferred by Oklahoma Public Colleges and Universities

Source: 2010 Degrees Conferred Report/UDS Database

30,500 Degrees & Certificates Conferred

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA• Oklahoma is one of 29 states accepted to participate in the Complete College America

project to help more Americans achieve their dream of a college education.• Complete College America (CCA) is complemented by the work of the National Governors

Association and its Complete to Compete (CtC) initiative.  By virtue of Oklahoma’s participation in the Complete College America Alliance, Oklahoma is considered to be actively involved in both projects.

• Oklahoma was accepted because the State has made a commitment to significantly increase the number of students successfully completing college and closing educational attainment gaps for traditionally underserved populations. 

• Five national foundations are providing multi-year support to CCA: the Carnegie Corporation; the Gates Foundation; the Ford Foundation; the Kellogg Foundation; and Lumina Foundation for Education.

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Complete College OklahomaIncreasing 1,700 Degrees & Certificates

per Year

30,500

50,900

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Oklahoma Degree and Certificate Goals

67% Increase

Oklahoma CCA Priorities•Thorough review of existing and new research•Make the project our own•Meaningful change•Prioritize and accelerate

“Ultimately, what is proposed under the

Oklahoma action plan is an acceleration of efforts to

make significant improvements to two critical segments of the educational

pipeline: Restructuring remedial and developmental education and Development

of accelerated degree completion options.”

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Complete College AmericaA Plan for Increasing Postsecondary Credentials to Fuel a Strong Economy

1 FOCUS ON READINESS Higher education and K-12 will work together to develop and implement a strategy that seeks to identify students not on target to be college-ready by graduation and targets activities in the 11th and 12th grades to reduce remediation demands in the transition from high school to college.

2 TRANSFORM REMEDIATIONEvery Oklahoma institution will implement transformational models of remedial placement and support through a statewide phased implementation and refinement process.

3 BUILD BRIDGES TO CERTIFICATES & DEGREES

Develop and implement a "Program Equivalent Project" that bridges Career Tech credit hour completion to certificate and A.A.S. degree completion in the community colleges.

4 REACH HIGHER FOR ADULT COMPLETION

Further expand and develop Reach Higher as a degree and certificate completion effort that involves the entire system of postsecondary education.

5 TRACK & REWARD PROGRESS & COMPLETION

Reform Oklahoma’s successful Brain Gain Performance Funding Program to provide metrics and accountability for measuring state and campus progress toward completion goals.

Sample Campus Initiatives

•Adult degree completion – Associate and bachelor’s in high-demand•Reverse transfer initiatives•Certificate completion through program equivalent projects•Targeted freshman to sophomore retention•Academic maps and student/campus contracts•Accelerated remedial strategies•New workforce driven certificates, associate, bachelor’s degrees•Transitional courses and activities with K-12 – Early college programs

Dr. Houston DavisVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Educationhdavis@osrhe.edu

405.225.9175

OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTSOF HIGHER EDUCATION