Dual Credit Funding in Illinois Community Colleges

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1 Dual Credit Funding in Illinois Community Colleges National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Conference October 27, 2014 Chicago, IL Eboni Zamani-Gallaher & Debra Bragg Office of Community College Research and Leadership University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2 About OCCRL OCCRL researchers study policies, programs, and practices designed to enhance outcomes for diverse youth and adults who seek to transition to and through college to employment. OCCRL s research spans the P-20 education continuum, with an intense focus on how community colleges impact education and employment outcomes for diverse learners.

3 About OCCRL OCCRL s studies are disseminated nationally and internationally. Reports and materials are derived from new knowledge captured and disseminated through OCCRL s website, scholarly publications, and other vehicles.

4 Research and Development Three Core areas of R&D: Pathways and Programs of Study College and Career Readiness Transfer and College Completion Projects include but not limited to the Community College Transformative Change Initiative, Pathways to Results (PTR), TAACCT Evaluation, STEM CCR, CWID, and Dual Credit.

5 Growth in Dual Credit (DC) Nationwide ( to ) 75% rise in DC enrollment, from 1.16M to 2.04M 81% rise in public HSs offering DC, up from 71% 77% of DC enrollment in HSs, up from 74% Thomas, Marken, Gray & Lewis (2013)

6 Benefits of Dual Credit Enhance and diversify high school curricula Improve high school and college relationships Increase access to higher education Decrease time to degree and lower college cost Borden, Taylor, Park, & Seller (2013). Dual Credit in U.S. Higher Education

7 Funding for Dual Credit Enrollment 24 states offer direct funding 7 more offer direct funding for specific programs 19 states regulate tuition & fees 4 more regulate tuition & fees for specific programs 10 states have textbook provisions 4 more have textbook provisions for specific programs Borden, Taylor, Park, & Seller (2013). Dual Credit in U.S. Higher Education

8 Who Pays? 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 46% 17% Postsecondary institutions (77%) Parents and 37% students (66%) High school and public school districts (44%) The State (38%) Other sources (10%) Yes for all DC programs Yes for some DC programs No DC programs Thomas, Marken, Gray & Lewis (2013)

9 What about Illinois?

10 High School Students Taking Community College Courses (Unduplicated) Number of Dual Credit Students Avg 34,834 ISBE:

11 Duplicated Enrollment in Dual Credit Courses in Illinois STATEWIDE ENROLLMENTS FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Corso, A. (2014).

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13 25% State s DC Enrollment (21 Community Colleges) 75% State s DC Enrollment (27 Community Colleges)

14 Taylor & Lichtenberger (2013)

15 Online Survey Spring 2014 Chief Academic Officer (or designee) 36 of 48 (75%) of IL community colleges

16 Who Pays for Dual Credit in Illinois? 50% colleges charge tuition or fees 47% charge fees 36% charge tuition for some courses 28% charge tuition for some courses and fees 50% Do not charge 50% Do charge

17 Exchange of Funds 69% colleges report no exchange of funds 22% colleges report exchange of funds 9% no response 69% 9% 22% Yes No No response

18 Reasons Funds are Exchanged High schools pay college application fee Colleges pay high schools a stipend if a high school teacher teaches the course High schools pay the college stipend if a college instructor teaches the course High schools pay students tuition

19 Textbook and Course Materials Students Pay for All 17% Students Do Not Pay 39% Students Pay for Some 44%

20 College Admin & Overhead Costs Vary from <$10,000 to >$250,000 Per College College administrative salaries Personnel salaries for placement testing, articulation, data, scheduling, etc. Instructor stipends for teaching, orientation, and professional development Instructor and administrative travel

21 Perceptions of Funding 69% college respondents agree/strongly agree that, The current dual credit funding model between your college and its partner high school(s) is effective.

22 Perceptions of Funding 58% college respondents agree/strongly agree that, My college offers sufficient financial resources to low-income dual credit students.

23 Perceptions of Funding 58% college respondents agree/strongly agree that My college offers sufficient financial resources to low-income dual credit students 38% colleges that charge tuition agree/strongly agree with this statement compared to 70% colleges that do not charge tuition.

24 Perceptions of Funding 36% colleges agree/strongly agree that, State funding and support for dual credit adequately supports your college s dual credit costs.

25 Is such wide variation in dual credit funding good policy for the state? What do students and parents know about dual credit costs? How does geography location and cost of dual credit influence access for students of color and low income students?

26 Contact: Eboni Zamani Gallaher Debra Bragg - dbragg@illinois.edu OCCRL: