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HIGHER EDUCATION REPORT CARD 2005 WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION 1018 KANAWHA BLVD E SUITE 700 CHARLESTON WV 25301 Y R A T N E M M COMMENTARY O C Table of Contents 2-10 STATEWIDE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION 12-25 BACCALAUREATE AND GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS 27-42 COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM Y R A T N E M M COMMENTARY O C West Virginia Higher Education Report Card 2005 Statewide Public Higher Education PREPARATION 2 ACT Composite Scores, 2001-2005 3 ACT Scores by Subject Area, 2001-2005 4 Performance of 2005 ACT Test-Taking High School Graduates Enrolling in West Virginia Public Higher Education PARTICIPATION 5 College-Going Rates of Recent West Virginia High School Graduates, 1997-2004 6 College-Going Rates by County, Fall 2004 AFFORDABILITY 7 Total Undergraduate Student Aid Dollars Awarded From All Major Aid Sources, Public and Private Institutions 8 Higher Education Grant, PROMISE Scholarship, and HEAPS (Part-Time) Grant Total Dollars Awarded 8 Higher Education Grant, PROMISE Scholarship, and HEAPS (Part-Time) Grant Total Number of Recipients OUTCOMES 9 Resident College Graduates Working or Continuing in College in West Virginia After Graduation, 2002-2004 10 Average First-Year Earnings of Resident College Graduates Working in West Virginia, 2002- 2004 Y R A T N E M M COMMENTARY O C West Virginia Higher Education Report Card 2005 Preparation 2 ACT Composite Scores, 2001-2005 36.0 32.0 28.0 24.0 21.0 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.1 20.3 20.0 16.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 0.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 National West Virginia In recent years, West Virginia high school students have improved their performance on the ACT exam and have been steadily approaching the national average on ACT composite scores. In 2001, the gap between West Virginia test-takers and the national average was eight-tenths of a point. As of 2005, the Y gap was at six-tenths of a point. Performance-based incentives such as the PROMISE Scholarship R have encouraged students to achieve higher standardized test scores through better preparation and A higher frequencies of attempted exams. T N Data in this chart represent performance by all West Virginia ACT test-takers. Score levels are even E higher for students entering the State’s four-year public colleges and universities. The average ACT M composite score for baccalaureate enrollees in 2005 was 21.6. M COMMENTARY O C Sources: ACT High School Profile Report, WVHEPC Cumulative ACT File Preparation 3 ACT Scores by Subject Area, 2001-2005 Enrolled in WV All West Virginia Public Higher All National Test-Takers Education Test-Takers 2001 2005 2001 2005 2001 2005 Composite 20.2 20.3 20.3 21.1 21.0 20.9 Math 18.9 19.3 19.0 19.9 20.7 20.7 English 20.2 20.4 20.2 21.2 20.5 20.4 Reading 20.8 20.7 21.2 22.1 21.3 21.3 Science 20.3 20.3 20.6 21.1 21.0 20.9 As West Virginia composite scores continue to improve, ACT sub-scores are also on the rise. Between 2001 and 2005, sub-scores for all West Virginia test-takers have improved in math and English and remained constant in science. Reading is the only subject area that has declined, but only by one- Y tenth of a point. West Virginia students have attained the national average for English scores, but R continue to lag in all remaining subject areas. A T More impressive is the performance of West Virginia high school students who enrolled N in the state’s colleges and universities. When compared to all West Virginia test-takers, E student scores for those enrolling in 2005 showed dramatic improvement. Further, M students enrolled in public higher education have surpassed the national averages for M ACT composite, English, reading, and science. COMMENTARY O C Sources: ACT High School Profile Report, WVHEPC Cumulative ACT File Preparation 4 Performance of 2005 ACT Test-Taking High School Graduates Enrolling in West Virginia Public Higher Education 36.0 32.0 28.0 24.0 21.6 21.9 22.5 21.7 20.5 20.0 18.0 17.7 18.5 18.4 17.1 16.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 0.0 Composite Math English Reading Science Baccalaureate and Graduate Institutions CTCS Institutions The table indicates average ACT scores for students enrolling in the state’s four-year colleges and universities and in the community and technical colleges. Students scored higher than their national Y counterparts in all areas except mathematics. R A T N E M M COMMENTARY O C Source: WVHEPC Cumulative ACT File Participation 5 College-Going Rates of Recent West Virginia High School Graduates, 1997-2004 70% 60.6% 59.4% 60% 54.9% 56.4% 56.5% 53.1% 51.4% 49.3% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 The college-going rate of recent high school graduates is a good measure of how much progress West Virginia is making toward increasing the level of college participation for young adults. From 1997 to Y 2004, the West Virginia college-going rate has increased from 49.3% to 60.6%. The state has R exceeded the most recently published national average of 56.6%. A National reports continue to project a decline in West Virginia’s high school graduate population. Yet, T N the state’s steadily increasing college-going rate indicates better participation from the current high school population and supports modest, but steady, enrollment increases for West Virginia institutions E of postsecondary education. M M COMMENTARY O C Sources: WVHEPC College Going Rates by County and High School Fall 2004 Report Participation 6 College-Going Rates by County, Fall 2004 Out of 18,027 WV high school Hancock 62.8% graduates in 2003-04, 10,928 (60.6%) attended college in Fall Brooke 58.7% 2004. This represents a 1.2% Ohio increase over the previous year's 79.8% college-going rate of 59.4%. Marshall 68.4% Wetzel Monongalia Morgan Tyle6r1.2% M60a.r9io%n 70.3%Preston Mineral 46.0%Berkeley Wood Ple6a1R.s7iatc%nhtiseD64od.753d%.r6id%ge H8a8rr.i0s%on T7a8y.1l%or 50.3% 66.8H%a5m5.p6s%hire 52.1Je%5ff1e.5r%son 70.5% 59.4% Barbour Tucker Wirt 57.9% 62.4% Grant Jackson 52.4% Calhoun G54ilm.9%er L66e.w1%isU7p1s.h3%ur 48.6% H48a.r9d%y M53a.s5o%n 62.3% R50o.a3n%e43.5% B5r1ax.7t%on Ra6n5d.1o%lph Pe4n3d.l9e%ton Putnam Clay Webster Cabell 72.0% 45.1% 50.0% Pocahontas 62.2% Kanawha Nicholas 55.1% 65.0% 49.0% Wayne Lincoln College Going Rate by County 52.5% 39.8% Fayette Boone 43.8% Greenbrier 35.0 - 45.0 55.7% 57.1% Logan 45.1 - 55.0 Mingo 51.6% Raleigh 55.1 - 65.0 58.4% W4y5o.m1%ing 49.9%Su4m7m.2e%rs Monroe 65.1 - 70.0 58.3% 70.1 - 80.0 McDowell Mercer Above 80.0 42.6% 57.0% West Virginia’s college-going rate continues to grow with 60.6% of high school graduates entering college in Fall 2004. Eight counties had college-going rates in excess of 70% in 2004. They include: Y Doddridge, Harrison, Monongalia, Ohio, Putnam, Taylor, Upshur, and Wood counties. R A T N E M M COMMENTARY O C Sources: WVHEPC College Going Rates by County and High School Fall 2004 Report Affordability 7 Total Undergraduate Student Aid Dollars Awarded from All Major Aid Sources, Public and Private Institutions $304,653,370 2004-05 $281,953,275 $269,375,921 2003-04 $243,391,973 $244,228,494 2002-03 $207,696,704 $199,255,632 2001-02 $177,129,245 $186,320,528 2000-01 $158,251,729 $0 $50,000,000 $100,000,000 $150,000,000 $200,000,000 $250,000,000 $300,000,000 $350,000,000 Grants/Scholarships Loans/Employment In the 2004-2005 academic year, as in past years, more financial aid dollars came from loans and employment (e.g., work-study) than from scholarships and grants. However, the gap between the two Y categories of financial aid closed slightly, primarily because of additional state financial aid funding. R A T N E M M COMMENTARY O C Sources: WVHEPC Financial Aid Data; WVHEPC Financial Aid Surveys