Senate Interim Committee on the Cost of a College Education

Ms. Kathy Swan, ChairCoordinating Board for Higher EducationAugust 30, 2006

Public Four-Year Institutions' Tuition & Fees Revenue and State Appropriations

$0

$100,000,000

$200,000,000

$300,000,000

$400,000,000

$500,000,000

$600,000,000

$700,000,000

$800,000,000

$900,000,000

FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006

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Community Colleges' Tuition & Fees Revenue and Appropriations

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$20,000,000

$40,000,000

$60,000,000

$80,000,000

$100,000,000

$120,000,000

$140,000,000

$160,000,000

$180,000,000

FY 2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006

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Tuition & Fees

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Linn State Technical College's Tuition & Fees Revenue and Appropriations

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$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

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Estimated Average Annual Salary in Missouri by Degree Earned (FT)

Certificate Degree $30,475 Associate Degree $29,472 Bachelors Degree $30,011 Masters Degree $44,665 Doctorate Degree $50,683 Professional Degree $52,261

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Average Prose, Document, and Quantitative Literacy of Adults in Missouri and the Nation, By Educational Attainment: 2003

Prose Document Quantitative

Educational attainment Missouri Nation   Missouri Nation   Missouri Nation

Less than/some high school 231 206 228 208 229 211

High school graduate 273 262 269 258 279 269

Vocational/trade/business school 281 268 287 267 305 279

Some college 300 287 285 280 295 295

Associate's/2-year degree 296 298 295 291 308 305

College graduate 324 314 304 303 325 323

Graduate studies/degree 327 327 317 311 336 332

Source: 2003 State Assesssment of Adult Literacy and 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy. 6

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Civic Involvement

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Educational Attainment for Those in State and Federal Prisons, in Local Jails, on Probation, and in the General Population

Prisoners

State Federal Local jail inmates ProbationersGeneral Population

Educational attainment 1991 1997 1991 1997 1989 1996 1995 1997

8th grade or less 14.3% 14.2% 11.0% 12.0% 15.6% 13.1% 8.4% 7.2%

Some high school 26.9% 25.5% 12.3% 14.5% 38.2% 33.4% 22.2% 11.2%

GED 24.6% 28.5% 22.6% 22.7% 9.2% 14.1% 11.0% NA

High school diploma 21.8% 20.5% 25.9% 27.0% 24.0% 25.9% 34.8% 33.2%

Postsecondary/some college 10.1% 9.0% 18.8% 15.8% 10.3% 10.3% 18.8% 26.4%

College graduate or more 2.3% 2.4% 9.3% 8.1% 2.8% 3.2% 4.8% 22.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education and Correctional Populations, January 2003

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Number of Degrees Conferred in Missouri by Level, FY 2005

Certificate Degrees 2,098 Associate Degrees 10,099 Bachelors Degrees 32,519 Masters Degrees 16,449 Doctorate Degrees 884 Professional Degrees 1,468 Other Degrees* 507 TOTAL 64,024*includes post baccalaureate and post master’s degrees

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State Grant and Scholarship ProgramsTotal Appropriations*

$39,000,000

$40,000,000

$41,000,000

$42,000,000

$43,000,000

$44,000,000

$45,000,000

$46,000,000

$47,000,000

FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007

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*Includes the scholarship programs administered by the DHE: Bright Flight, Missouri College Guarantee, Charles Gallagher, Marguerite Ross Barnett, Public Service Officer or Survivor, Vietnam Veteran’s Survivor, Advantage Missouri (FY01-FY06)

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Components of Tuition Policies

Alignment of tuition with inflation factors, contingent on level of state investment

Predictability of tuition increases

Maximum tuition limit based on formula

Seeking increased external funding14

Cost Containment Examples at Missouri’s Public Colleges & Universities

Administrative reviews & streamlining--mailing, purchasing, payroll, leave entry, grade reporting

Utilization of energy management systems

Restructure/reduction of departments, divisions, programs & staff

Elimination of vacant positions Implementation of billing

audits

Increase use of adjunct faculty & temporary staff

Deferral of facility maintenance Implementation of performance

contracts Reduction in athletic teams Increase collaboration with other

higher education institutions Initiate textbook rental

programs Reduction/elimination of paper

communications

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Ms. Kathy Swan, ChairCoordinating Board for Higher

Education

Department of Higher Education3515 Amazonas Drive

Jefferson City, MO 65109573.751.2361

www.dhe.mo.gov