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The 60th Annual Legislative Work Conference Fact Book on Higher Education by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) provides essential insights and data for stakeholders in education. This biennial publication, first released in 1956 and available online since 1991, includes comprehensive comparisons of education across all 50 states and D.C. Notable sections cover population, college participation and completion rates, and affordability metrics. With expanded measures added in 2011, the Fact Book serves as a valuable resource for governors, legislative offices, college leaders, and researchers.
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60th Annual Legislative Work Conference
2011 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting
Fact Book on Higher Education • One of SREB’s earliest winning strategies for improving education… • state-to-state comparisons • first published in 1956 • biennial since 1970 • online 24/7 since 1991 • state Featured Facts • since 1996
Fact Book on Higher Education • Designed for and used by… • Governor’s offices • legislative offices • college presidents • governing boards • state agencies • researchers • the press
Fact Book on Higher Education • Contains facts about… • population/economy • schools/government • college participation • college completion • college affordability • faculty/administrators • college budgets
Fact Book on Higher Education • Major expansion in 2011… • covers all 50 states and D.C. • shows major U.S. regions • adds new measures to support improving college completion
Fact Book on Higher Education • Chapter 3: College Completion • persistence/progression rates • graduation rates • time-to-degree • credits-to-degree • by degree and major • by gender • by race/ethnic group
For your state, see pages 8, 20 and 21 of Fact Book chapter.
For further information contact… Joe.Marks@SREB.org (404) 875-9211 www.sreb.org