Presentation given to STEM division at OKACTE Summer Conference. Topics include the Cooperative Alliances and new federal regulations on financial aid.

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Cooperative Alliances & Why They
Should Matter To You

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5. “For the students who are
unable to meet the rigor
of the program, we are
forming a partnership with
the local career tech facility
to transfer those students to
their center for training in
the technical career paths
within the engineering
field.”

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“INSIDE”
the Box

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“OUTSIDE”
the Box

10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkwoods/419450986/

12. “College attainment is
increasingly important to the U.S.
economy as the workforce
demands education and training
that properly prepare our citizens
for success in the
global, knowledge economy.”
A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education, The Lumina Foundation

13. percentage point increase in the supply of college
graduates raises. . .
– high school drop-outs’ wages by 1.9%
– high school graduates’ wages 1.6%
– college graduates wages by 0.4%
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtsofan/2450496004/
Journal of Econometrics, Enrico
Moretti

14. 42.3%
The College Completion Agenda

15. 14/36
The College Completion Agenda

16. 30.7%
The College Completion Agenda

17. 46th
The College Completion Agenda

18. By 2020, 59% of jobs will require a career
certificate or college degree
Today, 30% of Oklahoma adults have an
associates degree or higher
That is a 29% skills gap!
Complete College America

19. Cooperative
Program
Alliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownlab/116159132/

20. “Increasing access to more Oklahoma
students and maximizing state resources,
Cooperative Alliances between associate in
applied science degree granting institutions
and career technology centers allow high
school and adult students to earn college
credit for courses taken in specific programs
at technology centers.”
2008 Employment Outcomes Reports, OSRHE

21. associates
of
applied science

22. ter·mi·nal (tûrm-nl)
Of, at, relating to, or forming a
limit, boundary, extremity, or end. adj.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/takomabibelot/1271492317/

23. workforce (wurk fohrs)
The total number of workers in a specific
undertaking, noun
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgoyette/168076182/

24. associate in applied science degree holders
earned salaries that were 2% higher with
those of bachelor’s degree holders after five
years
2012 Employment Outcomes Reports, OSRHE

25. 75% associate degree holders
62% bachelors degree holders
staying in Oklahoma
2012 Employment Outcomes Reports, OSRHE

26. 79% associate applied science
72% associate arts/science
5 year employment levels
2012 Employment Outcomes Reports, OSRHE

27. “National studies indicate
that the more degree holders
there are in a state, the higher
the states per capita income.”
Employment Outcomes Reports, OSRHE

28. The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society 2007
College Board
high
school
$24,900 $6,600 $31,500
associate $31,500 $9,100 $40,600
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dborman2/3258378233/

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32. • $80on campus
• $8Alliance
• $72savings
• $2163 hour class
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derfel/3339556802/
Fall 2013

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34. 4,604 students
2,070 secondary
2,534 adult
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artnoose/2263480871/
Fall 2012

35. 36,564 total credit hours
12,923 secondary
23,641 adult Fall 2012
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewf/2026818238/

36. Complete
College
America

38. Strengthen Pathways to College
Certificates & Degrees
Our colleges and universities are implementing
programs that create clear pathways to certificates
and degrees, including cooperative alliance
agreements with career technology centers
and new CCA-pioneered techniques to provide
electronic degree checklists, advising and academic
support.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/welsnet/3404828768/

39. first generation

40. Cooperative Alliances & STEM

41. • Among the 2002-03 bachelor’s degree
holders, engineering technologies ($97,787)
and engineering ($60,453) held the top two
spots.
• Engineering ($63,469) ranked first in average
salaries among 2004-05 bachelor’s degree
recipients, followed by graduates of
engineering technologies ($53,041),

42. Cooperative Alliances
and Financial Aid

43. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU)
Aggregate Loan Limits and new legislation
limiting subsidized student loan eligibility
(150% of published length of program)

44. Aggregated Loan Limits
Advanced PLTW Pre-Engineering (1440 hours)
OSUIT – 25 hours
These courses to not transfer to OSU –
Stillwater
OSU Electrical Engineering BS – 125 hours
Loan Eligibility – 187 hours
Less 25 hours from OSUIT – 162 hours of
eligibility left before starting!

45. Jeremy L Zweiacker
State Programs of Study & College Transition
Coordinator
State Liaison, National Technical Honor Society
Central/Southeast OK Representative, Federal
Legislation Assistance
Phone: 405.743.6881
Email: jzwei@okcareertech.org
Blog: http://oklahomacte.blogspot.com
@okcareertech