The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 11, 2014
Support for Minority-Serving Colleges Would Serve the U.S. Too, Report Says
Report: "Lessons Learned: Implications From Studying Minority-Serving Institutions"http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/higher-education/report/2014/04/10/87580/lessons-learned-2/
Authors: David A. Bergeron, vice president for postsecondary education; Farah Z. Ahmad, policy analyst; and Elizabeth Baylor, associate director for postsecondary education, all at the Center for American Progress
Organization: Center for American Progress
Summary: Minority-serving institutions face financial challenges and graduation rates that, in many cases, are low relative to other colleges. Exploring best practices that increase student success at minority-serving institutions is important because members of minority group will form a majority of the U.S. population by 2043.
Findings:
- Minority-serving institutions have helped increase college-going rates among high-school graduates in underrepresented minority groups, in part through affordable tuition rates. While low tuition does help increase access, it limits the revenue available to the institutions to deliver a high-quality education.
- Minority-serving community colleges and four-year colleges had median revenue that was sharply lower than that of other community and four-year institutions.
- Minority-serving community colleges spent 7 percent less per student on instruction, academic support, and student services than did other community colleges. In contrast, minority-serving public four-year colleges were able to spend 9 percent more per student than did other four-year institutions.
- Fiscal constraints affected the performance of community colleges and four-year institutions. In 2012 the graduation rate for minority-serving community colleges was 27 percent below that of other community colleges. By contrast, the graduation rate for minority-serving public four-year colleges was nearly 10 percent higher than that of other public four-year colleges.
Bottom Line: Because minority-serving institutions often do not receive appropriate levels of support for the students they serve, the authors suggest that re-evaluations of federal spending would give those institutions the resources necessary to improve, leading to greater equity among racial and ethnic groups in educational attainment and more well-prepared graduates of minority-serving institutions.
SANDRA M. PHOENIX
Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 11, 2014
Support for Minority-Serving Colleges Would Serve the U.S. Too, Report Says
Report: "Lessons Learned: Implications From Studying Minority-Serving Institutions"<http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/higher-education/report/2014/04/10/87580/lessons-learned-2/>
Authors: David A. Bergeron, vice president for postsecondary education; Farah Z. Ahmad, policy analyst; and Elizabeth Baylor, associate director for postsecondary education, all at the Center for American Progress
Organization: Center for American Progress
Summary: Minority-serving institutions face financial challenges and graduation rates that, in many cases, are low relative to other colleges. Exploring best practices that increase student success at minority-serving institutions is important because members of minority group will form a majority of the U.S. population by 2043.
Findings:
* Minority-serving institutions have helped increase college-going rates among high-school graduates in underrepresented minority groups, in part through affordable tuition rates. While low tuition does help increase access, it limits the revenue available to the institutions to deliver a high-quality education.
* Minority-serving community colleges and four-year colleges had median revenue that was sharply lower than that of other community and four-year institutions.
* Minority-serving community colleges spent 7 percent less per student on instruction, academic support, and student services than did other community colleges. In contrast, minority-serving public four-year colleges were able to spend 9 percent more per student than did other four-year institutions.
* Fiscal constraints affected the performance of community colleges and four-year institutions. In 2012 the graduation rate for minority-serving community colleges was 27 percent below that of other community colleges. By contrast, the graduation rate for minority-serving public four-year colleges was nearly 10 percent higher than that of other public four-year colleges.
Bottom Line: Because minority-serving institutions often do not receive appropriate levels of support for the students they serve, the authors suggest that re-evaluations of federal spending would give those institutions the resources necessary to improve, leading to greater equity among racial and ethnic groups in educational attainment and more well-prepared graduates of minority-serving institutions.
SANDRA M. PHOENIX
Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>
www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/>
800-999-8558, ext. 4820
404-702-5854
Skype: sandra.phoenix1
1438 West Peachtree NW
Suite 200
Atlanta,GA 30309
Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS)
Fax: 404.892.7879
www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/>
Honor the ancestors, honor the children.
Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2014meeting-form.html for the October 26-28, 2014 HBCU Library Alliance 6th Membership Meeting in Atlanta GA!