ERIC ED508994: Western Undergraduate Exchange: Enrollment Report, Fall 2009

2009·0.84 MB·English

by  ERIC

ALASKA
ARIZONA Western
CALIFORNIA
Undergraduate
COLORADO
HAWAII Exchange
IDAHO
MONTANA
Enrollment Report
NEVADA
NEW MEXICO
NORTH DAKOTA
Fall 2009
OREGON
SOUTH DAKOTA
UTAH
WASHINGTON
WYOMING
www.wiche.edu/sep
Coordinated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
CONTENTS
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
Table 1 – Fall 2009 Enrollment Summary..............................................................................................................................................................................5
Table 2A – Enrollment at Two-Year Institutions, Fall 2009...................................................................................................................................................6
Table 2B – Enrollment at Four-Year Institutions, Fall 2009..................................................................................................................................................7
Table 3 – Five-Year Migration by State and Estimated Fiscal Savings, 2005-2009............................................................................................................8
Chart 1 – Five-Year Summary of Students Sent....................................................................................................................................................................9
Chart 2 – Five-Year Summary of Students Received...........................................................................................................................................................10
Table 4 – Enrollment by Institution and Program
Note: WUE Institutions not listed in this report did not enroll WUE students in Fall 2009.
. Alaska............................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
. . University.of.Alaska.Anchorage.(259).....................................................................................................................................................................11.
. . University.of.Alaska.Fairbanks.(193).......................................................................................................................................................................13
. . University.of.Alaska.Southeast.(82)........................................................................................................................................................................14
. Arizona..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Arizona.Western.College.(53).................................................................................................................................................................................16
Central.Arizona.College.(107)................................................................................................................................................................................16
Chandler-Gilbert.Community.College.(26)..............................................................................................................................................................17
Cochise.College.(39)..............................................................................................................................................................................................18
Coconino.Community.College.(103).......................................................................................................................................................................18
Eastern.Arizona.College.(130)................................................................................................................................................................................19
Glendale.Community.College.(33)..........................................................................................................................................................................20
Mesa.Community.College.(76)...............................................................................................................................................................................21
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Mohave.Community.College.(257).........................................................................................................................................................................21
Paradise.Valley.Community.College.(7)...................................................................................................................................................................22
Phoenix.College.(7)................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Pima.Community.College.(19)................................................................................................................................................................................23
Rio.Salado.Community.College.(2).........................................................................................................................................................................23
Scottsdale.Community.College.(108)......................................................................................................................................................................23.
South.Mountain.Community.College.(6)................................................................................................................................................................24
Yavapai.College.(90)..............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Arizona.State.University,.West.Campus.(6).............................................................................................................................................................25
Arizona.State.University/Polytechnic.Campus.(4).....................................................................................................................................................25
Northern.Arizona.University.(2,384).......................................................................................................................................................................26
Northern.Arizona.University,.Yuma.(13)..................................................................................................................................................................28
University.of.Arizona.(10).......................................................................................................................................................................................28
. California......................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
California.Maritime.Academy.(102)........................................................................................................................................................................29
California.State.University,.Bakersfield.(36).............................................................................................................................................................29
California.State.University,.Chico.(37).....................................................................................................................................................................30
California.State.University,.Dominguez.Hills.(5).......................................................................................................................................................30
California.State.University,.East.Bay.(64).................................................................................................................................................................31
California.State.University,.Sacramento.(37)............................................................................................................................................................31
California.State.University,.San.Bernardino.(18)......................................................................................................................................................32
California.State.University,.Stanislaus.(19)...............................................................................................................................................................32
Humboldt.State.University.(598)............................................................................................................................................................................33
. Colorado.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
Aims.Community.College.(54)................................................................................................................................................................................35
Arapahoe.Community.College.(4)..........................................................................................................................................................................35
Community.College.of.Aurora.(23).........................................................................................................................................................................36
Community.College.of.Denver.(13).........................................................................................................................................................................36
Front.Range.Community.College.(42).....................................................................................................................................................................36
Lamar.Community.College.(24)..............................................................................................................................................................................37
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Northeastern.Junior.College.(26)............................................................................................................................................................................37
Otero.Junior.College.(34).......................................................................................................................................................................................37
Pikes.Peak.Community.College.(63)........................................................................................................................................................................38
Pueblo.Community.College.(18).............................................................................................................................................................................38
Red.Rocks.Community.College.(32)........................................................................................................................................................................39
Trinidad.State.Junior.College.(4).............................................................................................................................................................................39
Colorado.State.University.(312)..............................................................................................................................................................................40
Colorado.State.University,.Pueblo.(253)..................................................................................................................................................................41.
Mesa.State.College.(431).......................................................................................................................................................................................42
Metropolitan.State.College.of.Denver.(32)..............................................................................................................................................................44
University.of.Colorado.at.Colorado.Springs.(160)...................................................................................................................................................44
University.of.Colorado.Denver.(106).......................................................................................................................................................................45
University.of.Northern.Colorado.(54)......................................................................................................................................................................46
Western.State.College.of.Colorado.(49)..................................................................................................................................................................47
. Hawaii...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
University.of.Hawaii.at.Hilo.(326)...........................................................................................................................................................................48
University.of.Hawaii.at.Manoa.(1,642)...................................................................................................................................................................49
. Idaho.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
College.of.Southern.Idaho.(73)..............................................................................................................................................................................53
North.Idaho.College.(370).....................................................................................................................................................................................54
Boise.State.University.(493)....................................................................................................................................................................................56
Idaho.State.University.(155)...................................................................................................................................................................................58
Lewis-Clark.State.College.(74)................................................................................................................................................................................60
University.of.Idaho.(1,591).....................................................................................................................................................................................61
. Montana.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................66
Dawson.Community.College.(25)...........................................................................................................................................................................66
Flathead.Valley.Community.College.(2)...................................................................................................................................................................66
Miles.Community.College.(14)...............................................................................................................................................................................66
Montana.Tech.(6)..................................................................................................................................................................................................66
University.of.Montana,.Helena.College.of.Technology.(12)......................................................................................................................................67
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University.of.Montana,.Missoula.College.of.Technology.(2).....................................................................................................................................67
Montana.State.University,.Billings.(248).................................................................................................................................................................67
Montana.State.University,.Bozeman.(368)..............................................................................................................................................................69
Montana.State.University,.Northern.(90)................................................................................................................................................................71
Montana.Tech.of.the.University.of.Montana.(120)..................................................................................................................................................72
The.University.of.Montana,.Missoula.(678).............................................................................................................................................................72
University.of.Montana,.Western.(189)....................................................................................................................................................................74
. Nevada..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
College.of.Southern.Nevada.(117)..........................................................................................................................................................................76
Great.Basin.College.(27).........................................................................................................................................................................................77
Truckee.Meadows.Community.College.(152)..........................................................................................................................................................78
Western.Nevada.Community.College.(23)..............................................................................................................................................................79
Nevada.State.College.(42)......................................................................................................................................................................................80
University.of.Nevada,.Las.Vegas.(1,346).................................................................................................................................................................80
University.of.Nevada,.Reno.(1,248)........................................................................................................................................................................83
. New Mexico..................................................................................................................................................................................................................87
Eastern.New.Mexico.University.-.Roswell.(26).........................................................................................................................................................87
Northern.New.Mexico.College.(1)..........................................................................................................................................................................87
New.Mexico.Highlands.University.(22)...................................................................................................................................................................87
New.Mexico.Institute.of.Mining.and.Technology.(15).............................................................................................................................................88
New.Mexico.State.University.(463).........................................................................................................................................................................88
The.University.of.New.Mexico.(32).........................................................................................................................................................................90
Western.New.Mexico.University.(22)......................................................................................................................................................................91
. North Dakota................................................................................................................................................................................................................93
Bismarck.State.College.(110)..................................................................................................................................................................................93
Dakota.College.at.Bottineau.(15)...........................................................................................................................................................................93
Lake.Region.State.College.(7).................................................................................................................................................................................94
North.Dakota.State.College.of.Science.(14)............................................................................................................................................................94
Williston.State.College.(23)....................................................................................................................................................................................94
Dickinson.State.University.(194).............................................................................................................................................................................95
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Mayville.State.University.(89).................................................................................................................................................................................96
Minot.State.University.(69).....................................................................................................................................................................................97
North.Dakota.State.University.(341).......................................................................................................................................................................98
University.of.North.Dakota.(516)..........................................................................................................................................................................100
Valley.City.State.University.(88)............................................................................................................................................................................102
. Oregon........................................................................................................................................................................................................................104
Oregon.Institute.of.Technology.(243)...................................................................................................................................................................104.
Portland.State.University.(730).............................................................................................................................................................................105
Southern.Oregon.University.(92)..........................................................................................................................................................................106
University.of.Oregon.(78).....................................................................................................................................................................................107
Western.Oregon.University.(483).........................................................................................................................................................................108
. South Dakota.............................................................................................................................................................................................................111
Black.Hills.State.University.(475)...........................................................................................................................................................................111
Dakota.State.University.(76).................................................................................................................................................................................112
Northern.State.University.(77)..............................................................................................................................................................................113
South.Dakota.School.of.Mines.and.Technology.(305)...........................................................................................................................................114
South.Dakota.State.University.(218).....................................................................................................................................................................114
University.of.South.Dakota.(152)..........................................................................................................................................................................116
. Utah.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................119
College.of.Eastern.Utah.(17)................................................................................................................................................................................119
Salt.Lake.Community.College.(30)........................................................................................................................................................................119
Snow.College.(49)...............................................................................................................................................................................................120
Dixie.State.College.of.Utah.(81)...........................................................................................................................................................................120
Southern.Utah.University.(154)............................................................................................................................................................................121
The.University.of.Utah.(125)................................................................................................................................................................................123
Utah.State.University.(144)..................................................................................................................................................................................124
Utah.Valley.University.(44)...................................................................................................................................................................................126
Weber.State.University.(113)................................................................................................................................................................................127
. Washington................................................................................................................................................................................................................129
Central.Washington.University.(161)....................................................................................................................................................................129
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Eastern.Washington.University.(161)....................................................................................................................................................................130
Washington.State.University.(526).......................................................................................................................................................................131
Western.Washington.University.(42)....................................................................................................................................................................134
. Wyoming....................................................................................................................................................................................................................136
Casper.College.(188)............................................................................................................................................................................................136.
Central.Wyoming.College.(121)...........................................................................................................................................................................137
Eastern.Wyoming.College.(105)...........................................................................................................................................................................139
Laramie.County.Community.College.(300)............................................................................................................................................................139
Northwest.College.(407)......................................................................................................................................................................................141
Sheridan.College.(244).........................................................................................................................................................................................143
Western.Wyoming.Community.College.(162).......................................................................................................................................................144
University.of.Wyoming.(423)................................................................................................................................................................................146
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Western Undergraduate Exchange
Enrollment Report
Fall 2009
WICHE’s Regional Student Exchange Programs
Over.55.years.ago,.our.Western.states.formed.the.Western.Regional.Education.Compact.and.agreed.to.share.higher.education.resources.in.the.West.through.
the.Western.Interstate.Commission.for.Higher.Education.(WICHE)..Wise.policymakers.at.that.time.understood.the.many.benefits.of.
regional.student.exchange.as.the.West.worked.to.develop.an.educated.workforce..Regional.collaboration.enables.institutions.
to.maximize.their.resources.by.filling.available.capacity.and.reducing.unnecessary.duplication.of.programs..It.also.facilitates.
partnerships.among.institutions.to.create.programs.in.new.workforce.areas,.such.as.health.information.technology..
Western
Students.and.their.families.continue.to.benefit.from.significant.tuition.savings.across.a.range.of.institutions.and. Western Regional
Undergraduate
programs. Graduate
Exchange
Program
The.map.below.illustrates.how.regional.education.exchange.remains.a.critical.tool.in.growing.an.educated.workforce. (WUE)
(WRGP)
in.the.West,.where.states.face.very.different.demographic.futures..Many.states.confront.simultaneous.enrollment.and.
fiscal.pressures..Some.high.growth.states.
have.too.many.students.while.others.face.
Professional
Internet
Percent Change in Public and Nonpublic the.opposite.problem..Helping.students. Student
Course
High School Graduates by State migrate.between.states.that.face.differing. Exchange Exchange
2004-05 to 2014-15 enrollment.challenges.provides.a.flexible,. Program (ICE)
(PSEP)
state-responsive.solution.
Through.WICHE’s.three.student.exchange.
programs,.nearly.26,000.residents.of.15.Western.
states.are.enrolled.at.reduced.levels.of.tuition.in.a.broad.
spectrum.of.undergraduate,.graduate,.and.professional.programs..The.Western
Undergraduate Exchange (WUE).helped.some.24,500.students.and.their.families.
save.$173.4.million.dollars.in.tuition.by.paying.150%.of.resident.tuition,.instead.
of.the.full.nonresident.rate.at.145.participating.WUE.institutions..Five.hundred.
masters,.doctorate.and.graduate.certificate.students.enrolled.in.programs.of.study.
through.the.Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP).have.saved.more.
-10%.or.less
-5%.to.-9.99% than.$5.million.dollars;.they.pay.only.resident.tuition,.instead.of.nonresident,.in.
-4.99%.to.5%
5.01%.to.10% participating.programs..Almost.700.students.paid.significantly.reduced.tuition.
10.01%.to.20%
Greater.than.20% while.preparing.for.their.professional.degree.in.10.healthcare.professions.while.
enrolled.through.WICHE’s.Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)..
Finally,.WICHE.recently.created.a.network.of.Western.institutions.that.are.partnering.
Source: Western.Interstate.Commission.for.Higher.Education..Knocking at the College Door:
to.exchange.courses.via.the.Internet,.through.WICHE’s.next.generation.of.student.
Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity, 1992 to 2022..Boulder,.CO:.
WICHE,.2009;.available.at.www.wiche.edu. exchange,.called.the.Internet Course Exchange,.or.WICHE.ICE..More.information.
about.all.these.programs.is.available.at.www.wiche.edu/studentExchange.
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The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
The.Western.Undergraduate.Exchange.(WUE).is.a.regional.tuition-reciprocity.agreement.that.enables.students.from.WICHE.states.to.enroll.in.participating.two-.
and.four-year.public.institutions.at.150.percent.of.the.enrolling.institution’s.resident.tuition..WUE.has.been.operating.for.more.than.20.years.and.is.the.largest.
program.of.its.kind.in.the.nation..Since.the.first.WUE.students.were.exchanged.in.1988,.to.date,.participating.residents.from.WICHE.states.have.benefited.from.
significant.savings.on.more.than.273,400.annual.tuition.bills..And.since.WICHE.began.estimating.student.fiscal.savings.through.WUE.in.1999,.the.program.
has.provided.WICHE.students.and.their.parents.discounts.of.a.
remarkable.$1.1.billion.dollars.in.tuition.savings.on.nearly.210,000. WUE Enrollment History: 1988 to 2009
annual.tuition.bills..The.graph.below.shows.the.tremendous. 30,000
growth.of.the.program.since.its.inception.in.1988.
Participation.in.WUE.increased.by.4.4.percent.in.2009-10;.
24,670
24,670.WUE.students.saved.more.than.$7,000.on.average,.and.a. 25,000 23,632
collective.$173.4.million.dollars.in.tuition.costs..Table.3.on.page. 22,094
21,578
8.of.this.year’s.report.shows.the.in.and.outbound.migration.by.
20,191
state.over.the.last.five.years,.as.well.as.estimated.savings.for.WUE. 20,000
students.and.their.families.
Students.can.choose.from.more.than.145.participating.WUE.
institutions,.and.the.network.is.growing..In.fall.2009.Eastern.New. 15,000 14,099
Mexico.University.Portales’.main.campus.joined.the.WUE.network..
Previously,.only.its.Roswell.campus.participated..In.addition,.the.
number.of.California.WUE.institutions.has.grown.significantly. 10,000
over.the.past.five.years..In.2004,.only.one.campus.enrolled.WUE.
students..Now,.nine.California.State.University.institutions.are. 6,953
enrolling.students.through.WICHE,.and.additional.campuses.have.
5,000
3,931
expressed.interest..
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Fall 2009 WUE Enrollment Trends 0
1988 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
This.fall’s.WUE.headcount.demonstrates.that.WUE.students.know.
where.the.current.and.future.job.opportunities.are..Their.“Top.Ten”.
majors.are.directly.aligned.with.some.of.the.West’s.most.crucial.workforce.needs..They.are.healthcare,.the.biological and biomedical sciences,.engineering,.and.
business.
•. Healthcare professions.majors.that.WUE.students.are.studying.include:.Nursing,.the.allied.health.professions.(such.as.physical.therapy,.occupational.
therapy,.radiology,.respiratory.therapy,.nuclear.medical.technology,.audiology,.and.clinical.laboratory.science),.dental.hygiene,.healthcare.administration,.
and.healthcare.information.technology.(HIT)..Students.are.also.using.WUE.to.complete.their.undergraduate.degrees.to.advance.to.the.professional.level:.
many.are.majoring.in.pre-med,.pre-dentistry,.pre-pharmacy.and.pre-veterinary.studies..
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•. Biological and biomedical science.majors.targeted.by.WUE.students.include.
biochemistry,.biotechnology,.genetics,.microbiology,.botany,.zoology,.marine.
biology,.and.more.
•. Engineering.majors.of.interest.to.WUE.students.run.a.wide.range.and.include.
engineering.specialties.in.biomedical,.chemical,.civil,.computer,.electrical,.
mechanical,.mining.and.mineral,.nuclear,.petroleum,.industrial,.geological.and.
geophysical,.and.electrical.engineering,.as.well.as.others..
•. Business, management and marketing.majors.include:.Accounting,.business.
administration.and.management,.finance,.hospitality.and.hotel.administration,.
marketing,.human.resource.management,.construction.management,.and.
international.business,.among.others.
The.remainder.of.majors.at.the.top.of.the.WUE.student’s.list.are.in.the.areas.
of:.education;.the.social.sciences;.visual.and.performing.arts;.psychology;.parks,.
recreation,.leisure.and.fitness.studies,.and.communication.and.journalism..Research.
shows.that.graduates.tend.to.join.the.workforce.and.settle.in.the.region.where.they.
studied..It.is.good.to.know.that.through.WUE,.our.states.are.working.to.keep.our.
best.and.brightest.in.the.West.
To.learn.more.about.the.wide.array.of.programs.available.at.WUE.institutions,.consult.
our.searchable.database.located.at.wue.wiche.edu..For.additional.details,.follow.the.
links.to.the.receiving.institutions’.WUE.profiles.and.websites.
In.addition.to.the.reports.contained.within.this.publication,.additional.CIP.code-
based.Excel.spreadsheet.reports.are.available.for.state.higher.education.offices.and.
enrollment.planners.of.participating.WUE.institutions..Learn.which.programs.your.
home.state.residents.seek.through.WUE,.and.which.programs.in.your.state.attract.
the.most.WUE.students..To.request.these.custom.reports,.contact.our.office.at.
[email protected]..
Why Participate in WUE?
WICHE.encourages.nonparticipating.institutions.to.consider.how.WUE.can.help.them.
meet.their.recruiting.and.enrollment.goals..Institutions,.with.the.guidance.of.their.
state.governing.agencies,.have.a.significant.amount.of.autonomy.in.the.way.they.
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