Private Colleges and Universities in California

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70 YEARS OF SERVICE

March 28, 2014

Private Colleges and Universities in California

L E G I S L AT IV E A N A LY ST 'S O F F I C E

Presented to: Assembly Select Committee on

Higher Education in San Diego County Hon. Shirley Weber, Chair

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LAO California Higher Education Segments

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;; University of California (UC): 10 Campuses

California State University (CSU): 23 Campuses Public universities offer bachelors and masters degrees in

a wide range of disciplines spanning the arts, sciences, and technical fields. In addition, UC offers doctoral degrees, awards professional degrees in law and medicine, and conducts research. (CSU is authorized to offer doctoral degrees in a few areas, including teaching and nursing.)

;; California Community Colleges: 112 Colleges

Locally governed community colleges provide academic and vocational education at the lower division level and award associate degrees and certificates. Community colleges also provide remedial and recreational classes.

;; Nonprofit (Independent) Institutions: 177 Colleges

Primarily offer programs similar to public universities.

;; For-Profit Institutions: More Than 1,000 Colleges

Wide variation among institutions, but sector primarily offers vocationally oriented degree and certificate programs in a narrower range of disciplines than other segments.

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LAO Comparing Enrollment and Completions Across Segments

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;; Private Colleges Account for More Than a Quarter of State's

Enrollment and Completions

Private College Enrollment and Completionsa

Full Time-Equivalent Students (2011-12) For-Profit

Degrees and Certificates Requiring One Year or Longer (2011-12)

For-Profit

Nonprofit

Public a Excludes unaccredited institutions.

Nonprofit

Public

;; Public Colleges Award Nearly Three-Quarters of State's

Undergraduate Degrees

;; For-Profit Colleges Award More Than 60 Percent of

Certificates Requiring at Least One Year

;; Nonprofit Colleges Award Half of Graduate Degrees

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Private Colleges in California Serve Many Financially Needy Students

;; Graphic Sign Among Four-Year Colleges in California, Proportion of Pell

Grant Recipients Is Highest in For-Profit Segment

Secretary

Analyst

;; Differences Most Notable Among Public and Private MPA

Two-Year Colleges

Deputy

;; Large Differences Also at Less Than Two-Year Colleges

Percent of Undergraduates Receiving Pell Grants, 2012

80% 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

For-Profit Nonprofit Public

Four-Year Institutions

Two-Year Institutions

Less Than Two-Year Institutions

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Students Pay More to Attend Private Colleges

Graphic Sign

Secretary

;; Even Lowest Income Students Pay Significantly More aAt nalyst

State's Private Colleges

MPA

Annual net price to students (after grants and scholarshiDpse)puty is more than $10,000 higher at four-year and two-year private

colleges.

Average Net Price for Lowest-Income Students Receiving Grants or Scholarships

Annual Family Income $0-$30,000

$25,000 20,000

Public Nonprofit For-Profit

15,000

10,000

5,000

Four-Year

Two-Year

Less Than Two-Year

;; Borrowing HigheArRaTt WPrOivRaKte#C1o4l0le2g0e0s Overall, Defaults Higher Among For-Profit College Students

The peTrecmenptlaotfe_sHtuadnednotsutbwo_rrToitwlein.agitis 13 percent, 54 percent, and 68 percent at public, nonprofit, and for-profit colleges, respectively.

Three-year student loan default rates are 10 percent, 6 percent, and 18 percent at public, nonprofit, and for-profit colleges, respectively.

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