Higher Ed's New Normal

HIGHER ED'S NEW NORMAL A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, INCLUDING THE TYPICAL COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. In the "80s, when "Thriller," legwarmers and the Sony Walkman reigned, higher education was a full-time occupation for students fresh out of high school. Today, the "non-traditional" college experience is the new norm, characterized by older adults juggling life's demands with a part-time academic schedule. Take a deeper look at the then and now of higher ed below. THEN NOW COST COST Average tuition: $3,499/yr i Average tuition: $22,092/yr ix Books: $150/yr i Books: $1,200/yr* FORMAT FORMAT Full time Part time (55%) xi 45% of students take at least one online course *ii Physical Classroom xvii Paper, pencils, Scantrons 2 in 3 use smartphones for schoolwork Progress based on credit hour Progress based on credit hour or competency DEMOGRAPHICS DEMOGRAPHICS 3.6M male 18-24 years 3.6M female 18-24 years (50%) i 5.6M male 18-24 years 6.4M female 18-24 years (50%) i (46%) i (53%) i 23% of students enrolled in college are of ethnic minority xix of students enrolled in college were of ethnic minority iv 23% 12% 18-24 year olds were 7.2 million enrolled in college ™ 12 million 18-24 year olds are now enrolled in college * XX enrolled in 4-year college programs i 5.3 million enrolled in 4-year college" 8 million Older (2M over 21, 1M over 25, ½ million over 30) xii Fresh out of high school 75% of students are college commuters who juggle families, jobs and school xi Doesn't work while in school SOCIOECONOMIC SOCIOECONOMIC Students with BA earned 40% more than Students with BA earned 40% L. 74% 74% more than HS grads ii Xхії HS grads ii WORKFORCE WORKFORCE Manufacturing, construction, mining, service industry ii High tech, programming, computer systems design, engineering xii RESOURCES RESOURCES Wikipedia E-References Internet Printed encyclopedias Physical libraries Multimedia Crowdsourcing For more information on competency-based learning and other modern digital learning solutions, visit FlatWorld.com. Sources: i National Center for Education Statistics i Bureau of Labor Statistics ii U.S. Census (Table 281) iv U.S. Census (Table 281) " Pew Research Center Social Trends; U.S. Census Data vi U.S. Census (Table 281) vii Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce vii Monthly Labor Review xvii 2013 College Explorer xvii U.S. Census (Table 281) XİXU.S. Census (Table 281) xx U.S. Census (Table 281) xxi Pew Research Center Social Trends; U.S. Census Data xoii Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce xi Bureau of Labor Statistics ix National Center for Education Statistics * The College Board Annual Survey of Colleges xi National Center for Education Statistics xii National Center for Education Statistics XX ii Complete College America xiv U.S. Department of Education xV National Center for Education Statistics xvi Pew Research Center; U.S. Census Data FLAT WORLD LEARN ON" ШП %24 %24 [K