Purpose
In this assignment, you will examine a particular state’s ability to provide access to higher education and maintain its affordability. For this assignment, you should use websites and reports to construct a profile of a state of your choosing.
This is the sort of information you might gather as an employee in a public institution investigating the state’s financial support for your institution, or even as a citizen or parent investigating support for higher education in a particular state.
Some examples of accessibility indicators would be participation in higher education by various demographics; academic preparedness; and persistence to graduation by various demographics. Examples of affordability indicators would be college costs in comparison to other states; student debt loads; and percentage of family income needed to pay for college.
Completing your State Profile Assignment
Decide which state you want to profile. You could choose the state in which you now live, or another one that is interesting to you.
Examine the readings and the websites listed below to identify indicators you might use to assess your chosen state’s ability to support higher education.
Choose two or three indicators that relate to access and affordability policies in your state.
Prepare your written state profile in the following format using the information you found.
Format
Your state profile assignment should adhere to the following format:
Using information found in the unit readings, prepare a slideshow presentation describing the access and affordability of higher education in your chosen state. Use the following guidelines to create your presentation:
Title Slide: Include your name, the title of the assignment, and the name of your professor.
First Set of Slides (1 slide): Provide a context and purpose for your presentation, including why you chose the state you did and why you are investigating state support for higher education.
Second Set of Slides (2–3 slides): Describe the indicators you chose to determine how well your state provides access to higher education and related policies the state uses to support accessibility. Summarize whether you think the state does a good job of this, using appropriate references.
Third Set of Slides (2–3 slides): Describe the indicators you chose to determine how well your state provides affordability in higher education and related policies the state uses to support affordability. Summarize whether you think the state does a good job of this, using appropriate references.
Fourth Set of Slides (1 slide): Wrap up your presentation, summarizing your major points.
Reference Slide: Include any references you cited in the presentation, such as the reading assignments or any websites you may have visited. Make sure you follow APA format when citing.
Websites
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
Requirements: 6-7 Power Point slides