Virginia Career College Association Virginia Career College Association

Institutional Data Profiles: 2001-02Institutional Data Profiles: 2001-02

A. Fletcher Mangum ConsultingA. Fletcher Mangum Consulting

Presentation to the VCCA BoardPresentation to the VCCA BoardMarch 10, 2003March 10, 2003

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1.1. Provides data “snapshot” of VCCA Provides data “snapshot” of VCCA institutions for the 2000-01 (completions) and institutions for the 2000-01 (completions) and 2001-02 (enrollment) academic years2001-02 (enrollment) academic years

2.2. Data drawn from U.S. Department of Data drawn from U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)Education Data System (IPEDS)

3.3. 21 VCCA member institutions reported data 21 VCCA member institutions reported data to IPEDS for academic years 2000-01 and to IPEDS for academic years 2000-01 and 2001-022001-02

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4.4. EnrollmentEnrollment data characteristics reported: data characteristics reported:

• Fall headcount and FTEFall headcount and FTE

• Full-time/Part-timeFull-time/Part-time

• Male/FemaleMale/Female

• Race/EthnicityRace/Ethnicity

• Age distributionAge distribution

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5.5. CompletionCompletion data characteristics reported: data characteristics reported:

• Number of certificates, Associate’s and Number of certificates, Associate’s and Baccalaureate degrees awardedBaccalaureate degrees awarded

• Male/FemaleMale/Female

• Race/EthnicityRace/Ethnicity

• Graduates by programGraduates by program

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6.6. Other dataOther data reported: reported:

• Institution characteristicsInstitution characteristics• Student financial aid profileStudent financial aid profile• Cost of attendance (tuition and Cost of attendance (tuition and

books/supplies).books/supplies).• Total private career institution headcount Total private career institution headcount

and FTE for 2001-02and FTE for 2001-02• Sales tax for books and suppliesSales tax for books and supplies

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7.7. Reporting Institutions:Reporting Institutions:

• Applied Career TrainingApplied Career Training

• Art Institute of WashingtonArt Institute of Washington

• Braxton School of BusinessBraxton School of Business

• Bryant and Stratton College (Richmond and Virginia Bryant and Stratton College (Richmond and Virginia Beach)Beach)

• Dominion CollegeDominion College

• ECPI (Richmond, Roanoke, and Virginia Beach)ECPI (Richmond, Roanoke, and Virginia Beach)

• Gibbs SchoolGibbs School

• ITT Technical Institute (Norfolk and Richmond)ITT Technical Institute (Norfolk and Richmond)

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7.7. Reporting Institutions (cont.):Reporting Institutions (cont.):

• KEE Business College (Chesapeake and Newport News)KEE Business College (Chesapeake and Newport News)

• Miller-Motte Technical CollegeMiller-Motte Technical College

• National College of Business and Technology (Salem)National College of Business and Technology (Salem)

• Potomac Academy of Hair Design (Falls Church and Potomac Academy of Hair Design (Falls Church and Manassas)Manassas)

• Stratford UniversityStratford University

• TESST College of TechnologyTESST College of Technology

• Virginia School of MassageVirginia School of Massage

Findings SummaryFindings Summary – – EnrollmentEnrollment

In 2001-02, reporting In 2001-02, reporting VCCA institutions VCCA institutions enrolled: enrolled:

• 12,396 fall headcount12,396 fall headcount students, and students, and

• 10,982 FTE10,982 FTE students students

83%

17%Full-timePart-time

83% of fall 83% of fall headcount headcount students students attended full-attended full-timetime

Findings SummaryFindings Summary – – EnrollmentEnrollment

45%

55%

MaleFemale

55% of fall 55% of fall headcount headcount students were students were womenwomen

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0%

4%4%

48% 44% Black

AmericanIndianAsian

Hispanic

White

52% of fall 52% of fall headcount headcount students were students were

minoritiesminorities

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48%10%

20%

22%

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70% of fall 70% of fall headcount headcount students were students were under 30 years under 30 years of ageof age

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Findings Summary – Findings Summary – CompletionsCompletions

In 2000-01, reporting In 2000-01, reporting VCCA institutions VCCA institutions awarded: awarded:

• 2,568 certificates2,568 certificates

• 1,674 Associate’s1,674 Associate’s degreesdegrees

• 30 Baccalaureate30 Baccalaureate degreesdegrees

40%

60%

MaleFemale

60% of 60% of

graduates graduates

were womenwere women

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0%

4%3%

52%41% Black

AmericanIndianAsian

Hispanic

White

48% of 48% of

graduates were graduates were

minoritiesminorities

Findings Summary – Findings Summary – CompletionsCompletions

Graduates by program: Graduates by program: • Computer maintenance, Computer maintenance,

electronic engineering, electronic engineering, and robotics technology and robotics technology (1,171)(1,171)

• Computer sciences and Computer sciences and support services (1,056)support services (1,056)

• Health professions and Health professions and clinical services (1,027)clinical services (1,027)

• Business (632)Business (632)

Findings Summary – Findings Summary – CompletionsCompletions

• 47 percent47 percent of first- of first-time freshmen time freshmen received received federal federal financial aidfinancial aid (avg. (avg. award $1,854)award $1,854)

• 81 percent81 percent of first- of first-time freshmen took time freshmen took out out loansloans (avg. loan (avg. loan amount $4,689)amount $4,689)

Findings Summary – Findings Summary – Financial AidFinancial Aid

• Average tuition Average tuition $9,477$9,477

• Average cost of books Average cost of books and supplies $833and supplies $833

• Total expenditure on Total expenditure on sales taxsales tax for books for books and supplies for all and supplies for all private career school private career school students students $637,000$637,000

Findings Summary –Findings Summary –Cost of AttendanceCost of Attendance

Implications for the FutureImplications for the Future

Between 1990 and 2000, Between 1990 and 2000, Virginia private career Virginia private career institutions grew:institutions grew:

• 14 times faster14 times faster than than public 4-yr. colleges public 4-yr. colleges and universitiesand universities

• 28 times faster28 times faster than than community collegescommunity colleges

Implications for the FutureImplications for the Future

There are at least two There are at least two reasons to believe this reasons to believe this growth will continue:growth will continue:

• DemographicsDemographics

• Program demandProgram demand

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• Between 1995 and Between 1995 and 2025 Virginia will 2025 Virginia will experience the experience the 88thth highesthighest net population net population increase in the nationincrease in the nation

Virginia Demographic Virginia Demographic TrendsTrends

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• Under 30 population Under 30 population drives 70% of VCCA drives 70% of VCCA enrollmentsenrollments

• Between 2001 and 2010:Between 2001 and 2010:

Virginia Demographic Virginia Demographic TrendsTrends (cont.) (cont.)

o 18 to 24 yr. olds will 18 to 24 yr. olds will increase by 107,334 increase by 107,334 (16%)(16%)

o 25 to 29 yr. olds will 25 to 29 yr. olds will increase by 50,331 increase by 50,331 (11%)(11%)

VCCA Program DemandVCCA Program Demand

VCCA institutions produce VCCA institutions produce graduates that are in high graduates that are in high demand:demand:• 23% of VCCA graduates23% of VCCA graduates in in

2000-01 obtained a degree 2000-01 obtained a degree that prepared them to that prepared them to become a become a Database Database AdministratorAdministrator

• VA employment in that field VA employment in that field is projected to is projected to increase by increase by 160%160% between 1998 and between 1998 and 20082008

• Annual salary $56,000Annual salary $56,000

VCCA Program DemandVCCA Program Demand (cont.)(cont.)

VCCA institutions produce VCCA institutions produce graduates that are in high graduates that are in high demand:demand:• 25% of VCCA graduates25% of VCCA graduates in in

2000-01 obtained a degree 2000-01 obtained a degree that prepared them to that prepared them to become an become an Electrical Electrical Engineering TechnicianEngineering Technician

• VA employment in that field VA employment in that field is projected to increase by is projected to increase by 25% between 1998 and 200825% between 1998 and 2008

• Annual salary $42,000Annual salary $42,000

VCCA Program DemandVCCA Program Demand (cont.)(cont.)

VCCA institutions produce VCCA institutions produce graduates that are in high graduates that are in high demand:demand:• 15% of VCCA graduates15% of VCCA graduates in in

2000-01 obtained a degree 2000-01 obtained a degree that prepared them to that prepared them to become a become a Medical AssistantMedical Assistant

• VA employment in that field VA employment in that field is projected to is projected to increase by increase by 65%65% between 1998 and 2008 between 1998 and 2008

• Annual salary $22,000Annual salary $22,000

• Because Virginia is projected to Because Virginia is projected to experience above average experience above average increases in net population, and increases in net population, and

• Because VCCA institutions Because VCCA institutions specialize in preparing students specialize in preparing students to enter lucrative, rapidly to enter lucrative, rapidly expanding occupations,expanding occupations,

• It is reasonable to expect that It is reasonable to expect that the extraordinary growth VCCA the extraordinary growth VCCA institutions experienced over the institutions experienced over the last decade will continue into the last decade will continue into the next.next.

ConclusionConclusion

Virginia Career College Association Virginia Career College Association

Institutional Data Profiles: 2001-02Institutional Data Profiles: 2001-02

A. Fletcher Mangum ConsultingA. Fletcher Mangum Consulting

Presentation to the VCCA BoardPresentation to the VCCA BoardMarch 10, 2003March 10, 2003