Baccalaureate Degrees in the Florida College System - PowerPoint Presentation

Baccalaureate Degrees in the Florida College System Enrollment Impact and Demographic Trends Dr. Judith Bilsky Provost Florida State College at Jacksonville jbilsky@fscj.edu

Florida’s Legislative Policy Section 1007.33 of the Florida Statutes “The legislature…recognizes that economic development needs and the educational needs of place-bound, nontraditional students have increased the demand for local access to baccalaureate degree programs.” “It is…the intent of the Legislature to further expand access to baccalaureate degree programs through the use of Florida College System institutions.”

Are Community College Baccalaureates fulfilling their stated policy goals of increasing access to Bachelor’s Degrees in Florida, - - or are enrollments from the State Universities simply being redistributed? Enrollment: Policy Question 1:

Are Community College Baccalaureate programs in Florida serving the same student populations as State Universities, or are they truly expanding access by attracting students with different demographic characteristics? Demographics: Policy Question 2:

Florida College System Enrollment Trends by Program Type

Ten years of data following the implementation of community college baccalaureates shows NO evidence of negative enrollment impact on Florida’s state university growth. Growth: +18.7% before community college baccalaureate degrees +54.5% after community college baccalaureate degrees State University System Upper-Division Enrollments © 2013 Ian Phillip Neuhard

FCS and SUS Upper-Division Enrollments © 2013 Ian Phillip Neuhard

FCS Graduates by Award Type

FCS baccalaureate programs serve a largely different population than the state universities in terms of age , gender , full-time/part-time status , income , independent/dependent status and transfer status . FCS Baccalaureate Enrollments by Age, 2009-10 to 2013-14

Among 2012-13 Baccalaureate completers, 44.2% were between the ages of 25-35 years. Since 2008-09, students in the 25-35 year old age range have accounted for more than 40% of all completions each year. Students over the age of 35 years comprised approximately 35% of all completions. FCS Baccalaureate Enrollments by Age

Unduplicated Headcount of Baccalaureate Completions by Year and Age Range

Among students who reported their gender, the proportion of males enrolled in FCS Baccalaureate programs has increased from 28.6% in 2008-09 to 34.6% in 2013; Gender The corresponding proportion of females decreased from 71.4% in 2008 to 65.4% in 2012-13.

Underserved populations (FCS Baccalaureate programs are serving increasingly diverse populations. FCS Baccalaureate Completions by Race/Ethnicity, 2009-10 to 2013-14

FCS 2008-09 to 2012-13 Baccalaureate Underserved Population Enrollments   2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Population # % # % # % # % # % Unduplicated Underserved 8,483 13,171 64.4% 13,491 19,366 69.7% 18,608 25,389 73.3% 22,695 30,515 74.4% 25,816 34,528 74.8% Need Based Financial Aid 5,741 43.6% 9,531 49.2% 13,387 52.7% 16,233 53.2% 18,125 53.5% Minority Student Enrollments 5,251 39.9% 8,425 43.5% 11,579 45.6% 14,053 46.1% 16,047 46.5% Students with Disabilities 403 3.1% 616 3.2% 815 3.2% 1,007 3.3% 1,184 3.4% Non-native English speakers 321 2.4% 532 2.7% 988 3.9% 1,146 3.8% 1,287 3.7% Source: 2010-2014 Florida College System Student Database, CCTCMIS, FCS Research & Analytics.

Minority Enrollments are Increasing FCS 2008-09 to 2012-13 Baccalaureate Program Underserved Population Enrollments Overall Unduplicated, Need-Based Financial Aid Recipients and Minority Students

System Level Continuous Variables Median Age: FCS = 31 versus SUS = 22 Median EFC: FCS = $648 versus SUS = $3,487 Median GPA: FCS = 3.12 versus SUS = 3.14 Demographic Questions System Level Categorical Variables Female: FCS = 71% versus SUS = 58% White: FCS = 64% versus SUS = 55% Full Time: FCS = 13% versus SUS = 78% Independent: FCS = 84% versus SUS = 33% Transfer: FCS = 45% versus SUS = 51% FL Resident: FCS = 97% versus SUS = 98% © 2013 Ian Phillip Neuhard

Population data show dramatic differences between upper-division SUS and FCS students for the following variables: Age Gender Race/Ethnicity Full-time/Part-time status Dependency Status Expected Family Contribution Little d ifference between populations for: GPA, Transfer Status, FL Residency Status Demographic Question: Conclusions © 2013 Ian Phillip Neuhard

In Florida, State University System upper-division enrollments have experienced strong growth (+55%) since Florida College System (“community college”) baccalaureate degree programs began – even in disciplines where programs have been duplicated. Enrollment Question: Conclusions © 2013 Ian Phillip Neuhard

Community college baccalaureate programs ARE fulfilling their stated policy goal of increasing access to bachelor’s degrees in Florida without decreasing enrollments in Florida's public, state universities. SUS and FCS enrollments are increasing rapidly and concurrently – even in duplicated programs Community college baccalaureate programs in Florida are expanding access to higher education by serving students with different demographic characteristics than Florida’s public, state universities. 2010 populations in the SUS and FCS were dramatically different for several key indicators of nontraditional student status – especially dependency status and expected family contribution Policy Conclusions © 2013 Ian Phillip Neuhard

Florida’s legislators and policymakers succeeded in increasing access for nontraditional students in Florida via community college baccalaureates. Total baccalaureate enrollment in Florida is up 45% since 2001-02 when community college baccalaureates were first authorized (all SUS undergrad = all FCS baccalaureate Demographics of 2010 student populations were very different with far more nontraditional students enrolled in FCS baccalaureate programs Implications for Policymakers © 2013 Ian Phillip Neuhard