ILLINOIS VETERANS ACADEMY

A Proposal To Improve Post-Secondary Education and Career Success for Veterans

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Vision
West Point for military veterans delivered through a campus and online network

Mission
Improve veterans employment success through a coop- and competency-based educational initiative

Why?
Veterans graduation rates are 3.5 - 6 times lower than non-veterans
5% veterans vs. 30% non-veterans after entering post-secondary school
15% veterans vs. 52% non-veterans after entering 4-year schools (after 6 years) From 1995-2004, only 52,000 of 641,000 eligible veterans (8%) who signed up for GI Bill tuition benefits from used their full benefit following discharge

Veterans underserved by traditional higher education

Bring advanced technical and leadership skills, as well as unique needs, for which traditional universities and CCs are not designed
Exploited by private education companies with low quality

Source of talent, entrepreneurship and innovation for Midwest companies

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Lean Education
Inverted Academic Model
Early specialization to maximize coop-based employment

Competency-based placement (not credit) leverages military experience and training

Flexible course length based on competency demonstrated -- e.g., corporate finance is harder and takes longer to learn than Accounting 101 Competency-mapped curriculum that builds the knowledge and skills required to be accounting department head, production manager, HR manager, IT network analyst -- e.g., Motorola University meets Northeastern University coop program Curriculum designed to industry certification standards -- CPA, Microsoft, Oracle

Focused Learning Factory: Limit curriculum variety with 80/20 rule to control cost of complexity, maximize quality and spur innovation
Offerings to 6-8 major disciplines across 3-4 major industries based on skills/jobs needed by industry partners Two levels: certificate/2-year and 4-year Curricula developed/approved by Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC), DOE, military academies and representatives from industry

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Use underutilized and existing resources
Corporate and military learning networks Underutilized corporate and higher education learning centers > 5 PM

Focus on Transition, Applied Learning and Employment

Experiential and coop-based model emphasizes competency, relevance and integration with employment and life success similar to Northeastern University and former GMI (e.g., 3 months school, 3 months work) Integrated classroom and technology-based learning lab with applications in logistics, accounting and HR from leading technology providers to industry; heavy use of simulation-based learning (think Flight School) Predictive analytic tools for placement, assessment and reporting Adaptive learning tools for remedial courses

Governance
Separate accreditation and branding like Illinois Math and Science Academy or transfer model like SOC in cooperation with state universities and CCs

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Regional-based, hub-and-spoke system supported via remotelearning, social networking and classroom response technologies
One flagship campus (hub) per region supported by satellite campuses (spoke) at under-utilized corporate/school sites with excess capacity Blended online/campus instructional capability to minimize costs

Quad Cities/ Iowa

Chicago Central Chicago West/ Southwest Subs South Side/ NW Indiana

Downstate/ Missouri

National Hub-Spoke Strategy

Illinois Hub-Spoke Strategy

Great Lakes Naval Training Center

West Region

Central Region

East Region

10 States comprise 50% of the 26 mil veterans in the US: California, Florida, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia. 50% of all veterans are found in 23 metropolitan areas.

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Benefits
Better delivered cost and quality than traditional universities and CCs Addresses problem of low persistence and graduation rates among veterans

Focus and flexibility in curriculum delivery matches veterans needs and life constraints Focused transition assistance with veteran community
Improves effectiveness of health/PTSD, family and career development services Improves likelihood of employment during transition Magnet for corporate and military recruiting

Smart use of state and federal funds to drive economic development

Technology lab and coop model could become practical model for improving retention and graduation rates for higher education in Illinois Business intelligence tools match veterans with programs and employers, minimize false starts and maximize taxpayer dollars invested in GI Bill/2 Reinvest in veterans medical care and family wellness programs

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Data Sources

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National Data
According to data from Census 2000 and US Department of Veteran Affairs:
78% of all veterans live within Statistical Metropolitan Areas (SMAs) Out of 20.7 million veterans who live in 280 SMAs
26% live in the top 5 SMAs 42% live in the top 15 SMAs and 50% live in the top 25 SMAs

Veterans who served since 1975 represent only 26% of all living veterans

1. 2. 26% in top 3. SMAs 1-5 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 14% in 10. SMAs 6-15 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

New York/ Northern New Jersey Los Angeles/ Riverside/ Orange County Washington/ Baltimore Chicago/ Gary/ Kenosha Philadelphia/ Wilmington/ Atlantic City San Francisco/ Oakland/ San Jose Boston/ Worcester/ Lawrence Detroit/ Ann Arbor/ Flint Dallas/ Fort Worth Seattle/ Tacoma/ Bremerton Atlanta Phoenix/ Mesa Houston/ Galveston/ Brazoria Tampa/ St. Petersburg/ Clearwater San Diego
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1. 2. 3. US Department of Education, Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study First Follow-up (BPS:04/06 (Aurora D'Amico, principal researcher), 2003-2004 Census 2000 Veteran Data, US Department of Veteran Affairs, National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics: http://www1.va.gov/vetdata/page.cfm?pg=1 Tables for Veteran Population in the U.S. and Puerto Rico by Region, States, Metropolitan Areas, Period of Service and Demographics GAO-05-952 Military Demographics: 1) DoD, Population Representation in the Military Services, FY2002 (2004): tables 4.5 and B-24, and page 4-9; 2) GAO analysis of DOD-provided data on service members as of December 31, 2004, and comparable civilians included in March 2004 Current Population Survey which reflects civilians employment status in 2003. See GAO September, 2005, report at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05952.pdf American Council on Education - Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit: http://www.acenet.edu/AM/PrinterTemplate.cfm?Section=CLLL&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7837 New York Times: report on graduation rates http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/education/15graduate.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5088&en=e4e128540f63c91c&ex=1315 972800&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss and http://jvlone.com/gradrate3.html, http://www.ir.ufl.edu/nat_rankings/students/gradrate.pdf and http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2005/BORMay2005Presentations/GradRates.ppt#343,6,2003 \ Berkner, He, Cataldi, Descriptive Summary of 1995-1996 Beginning Postsecondary Students : Six Years Later, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2002 Experiential Learning: http://tip.psychology.org/rogers.html: According to Rogers, learning is facilitated when: (1) the student participates completely in the learning process and has control over its nature and direction, (2) it is primarily based upon direct confrontation with practical, social, personal or research problems, and (3) self-evaluation is the principal method of assessing progress or success. Coop-Education: Kettering University - http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/about/cooperativeeducation.jsp (formerly GMI), Northeastern University (Boston) - http://www.northeastern.edu/experiential/ Veterans Use New GI Bill Largely at For-Profit and 2-Year Colleges: http://www.usstudents.org/veterans-use-new-gi-billlargely-at-for-profit-and-2-year-colleges

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Table 1. Military enlisted personnel by occupational category and branch of military service (Feb. 2005) Occupational Group - Enlisted Combat specialty Vehicle machinery mechanic Transportation and material handling Electronic and electrical repair Engineering, science, and technical Administrative Protective service Health care Human resource development Construction Support services Machine operator and precision work Media and public affairs Total, by service Army 113,689 48,577 53,349 39,601 35,482 14,016 23,270 27,031 15,908 15,544 13,438 4,103 4,867 408,875 Air Force 398 50,532 34,588 40,083 50,732 25,008 31,716 17,924 12,468 6,407 1,667 7,409 6,453 285,385 Coast Guard 851 5,538 10,549 3,045 986 2,241 2,695 682 1,146 1,548 121 29,402 Marine Corps 52,256 18,076 22,825 15,586 23,656 9,612 5,733 6,803 5,147 2,264 2,439 2,258 166,655 Navy 6,264 50,020 42,860 58,992 41,951 25,923 12,215 26,614 4,822 5,085 10,699 12,274 5,047 302,766 Total 173,458 172,743 164,171 157,307 152,807 76,800 75,629 72,251 40,001 32,183 29,214 27,773 18,746 1,193,083

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Table 2. Military officer personnel by occupational category and branch of military service (Feb. 2005) Coast Marine Army Air Force Guard Corps Navy Total Occupational Group - Officer Transportation 13,216 19,729 2,250 7,082 11,975 54,252 Engineering, science, and technical 19,137 17,503 1,576 3,576 9,778 51,087 Combat specialty 18,835 6,007 4,662 5,463 34,967 Executive, administrative, and managerial 11,262 10,395 282 2,582 7,450 31,971 Health care 9,792 9,413 43 6,983 26,231 Human resource development 2,128 2,418 213 299 3,258 8,316 Protective service 2,237 1,410 104 309 890 4,950 Support services 1,525 830 38 1,003 3,396 Media and public affairs 224 500 20 44 282 1,070 Total, by service 78,356 68,205 4,005 18,592 47,082 216,240

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center

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Table 3: Census 2000 Veteran Population in the U.S. and Puerto Rico by State

STATE

CIVILIAN POPULATION OVER 18 24,501,941 14,871,550 12,283,486 14,278,716 9,354,471 8,458,130 5,997,177 5,954,362 7,341,880 4,336,464 6,321,650 5,211,916 9,158,208 4,847,708 4,274,395 4,153,926 3,747,180 3,177,044 3,310,446 3,993,440 2,574,798 4,504,723 3,910,942 3,630,355 2,967,197 2,536,569

VETERANS

VETERANS AS % OF CIVILIAN POPULATION OVER 18 10% 12% 15% 10% 14% 14% 13% 13% 12% 15% 11% 15% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 14% 14% 13% 15% 13% 13% 13% 14% 15%

VETERANS SERVED 1975PRESENT 698,604 683,849 461,022 337,977 305,340 342,516 142,993 201,085 220,993 154,580 228,688 218,922 273,172 120,003 137,235 118,158 136,001 113,069 117,755 118,629 114,402 109,002 116,746 96,155 118,503 88,337

VETERANS SERVED 1975PRESENT AS % OF CIVILIAN POPULATION OVER 18 2.85% 4.60% 3.75% 2.37% 3.26% 4.05% 2.38% 3.38% 3.01% 3.56% 3.62% 4.20% 2.98% 2.48% 3.21% 2.84% 3.63% 3.56% 3.56% 2.97% 4.44% 2.42% 2.99% 2.65% 3.99% 3.48%

VETERANS SERVED 1975-PRESENT AS % OF ALL VETERANS 10.19% 9.97% 6.72% 4.93% 4.45% 5.00% 2.09% 2.93% 3.22% 2.25% 3.34% 3.19% 3.98% 1.75% 2.00% 1.72% 1.98% 1.65% 1.72% 1.73% 1.67% 1.59% 1.70% 1.40% 1.73% 1.29%

CUMULATIVE VETERANS SERVED 1975-PRESENT AS % OF ALL VETERANS 10.19% 20.16% 26.89% 31.82% 36.27% 41.27% 43.35% 46.28% 49.51% 51.76% 55.10% 58.29% 62.27% 64.02% 66.03% 67.75% 69.73% 71.38% 73.10% 74.83% 76.50% 78.09% 79.79% 81.19% 82.92% 84.21%

California Texas Florida New York Pennsylvania Ohio North Carolina Georgia Michigan Washington New Jersey Virginia Illinois Massachusetts Tennessee Missouri Arizona Colorado Alabama Wisconsin Oregon Indiana Maryland Minnesota South Carolina Oklahoma

2,569,340 1,754,809 1,875,597 1,361,164 1,280,788 1,144,007 792,646 768,675 913,573 670,628 672,217 786,359 1,003,572 558,933 560,141 592,271 562,916 446,385 447,397 514,213 388,990 590,476 524,230 464,968 420,971 376,062

http://www1.va.gov/vetdata/page.cfm?pg=1

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Table 3: Census 2000 Veteran Population in the U.S. and Puerto Rico by State

STATE

CIVILIAN POPULATION OVER 18

VETERANS

VETERANS AS % OF CIVILIAN POPULATION OVER 18 13% 12% 14% 14% 14% 13% 16% 12% 12% 15% 14% 5% 15% 16% 15% 11% 14% 16% 13% 14% 14% 17% 14% 13% 16% 10%

VETERANS SERVED 1975PRESENT

VETERANS SERVED 1975PRESENT AS % OF CIVILIAN POPULATION OVER 18 2.84% 2.91% 3.74% 3.27% 2.55% 3.55% 3.16% 3.61% 2.75% 3.40% 3.37% 1.19% 2.83% 3.20% 4.43% 2.55% 3.84% 4.63% 3.16% 3.06% 5.04% 4.81% 2.75% 2.76% 3.98% 2.26%

VETERANS SERVED 1975-PRESENT AS % OF ALL VETERANS

CUMULATIVE VETERANS SERVED 1975-PRESENT AS % OF ALL VETERANS 85.46% 86.84% 87.92% 88.85% 89.38% 90.51% 91.19% 92.27% 93.30% 93.95% 94.56% 95.03% 95.41% 95.86% 96.46% 97.02% 97.33% 97.78% 98.15% 98.54% 98.97% 99.26% 99.45% 99.64% 99.85% 100.00%

Kentucky Louisiana Arkansas Kansas West Virginia Iowa Nevada Mississippi Connecticut New Mexico Nebraska Puerto Rico New Hampshire Maine Idaho Utah South Dakota Montana Rhode Island Hawaii Delaware Alaska Vermont North Dakota Wyoming District of Columbia

3,028,902 3,232,426 1,987,107 1,962,154 1,404,936 2,192,132 1,480,440 2,054,721 2,557,792 1,300,288 1,253,717 2,714,765 926,066 969,780 920,973 1,510,842 548,771 668,651 797,047 878,220 585,855 419,320 460,487 474,210 362,387 454,454

380,618 392,486 281,714 267,452 201,701 292,020 238,128 249,431 310,069 190,718 173,189 146,001 139,038 154,590 136,584 161,351 79,370 108,476 102,494 120,587 84,289 71,552 62,809 61,365 57,860 44,484

86,020 94,079 74,288 64,108 35,862 77,765 46,721 74,181 70,355 44,151 42,206 32,208 26,195 31,011 40,757 38,514 21,089 30,970 25,162 26,915 29,535 20,156 12,650 13,077 14,436 10,276

1.25% 1.37% 1.08% 0.94% 0.52% 1.13% 0.68% 1.08% 1.03% 0.64% 0.62% 0.47% 0.38% 0.45% 0.59% 0.56% 0.31% 0.45% 0.37% 0.39% 0.43% 0.29% 0.18% 0.19% 0.21% 0.15%

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CENSUS 2000 VETERANS POPULATION IN THE U.S. AND PUERTO RICO BY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
CUMULTATIVE VETERANS IN MSA AS % TO TOTAL VETERANS IN ALL MSAs

Note: For general explanation of MSA and CMSA, please go to the bottom of the table. For more detail definition, please refer to the glossary page. New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA Atlanta, GA MSA Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA San Diego, CA MSA Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA Pittsburgh, PA MSA St. Louis, MO--IL MSA Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA Kansas City, MO--KS MSA Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA

CIVILIAN POPULATION 18 OR OVER

VETERANS

VETERANS AS % OF CIVILIAN POPULATION 18 OR OVER

VETERANS IN MSA AS % TO TOTAL VETERANS IN ALL MSAs

15,959,536 11,687,156 5,625,658 6,685,378 4,614,298 5,371,613 4,424,122 4,018,604 3,758,769 2,635,027 3,013,729 2,375,464 3,314,472 1,867,138 2,005,614 2,201,572 1,832,790 1,913,111 2,174,267 1,918,250 2,934,630 1,682,181 1,064,274 1,162,787 1,455,101 1,301,165 1,309,492

1,380,020 1,052,303 742,858 654,192 570,281 527,645 502,222 469,328 415,367 404,531 357,684 331,745 329,177 319,828 292,034 290,727 269,752 268,276 258,904 240,833 234,130 231,895 218,162 190,107 186,231 181,387 180,030

9% 9% 13% 10% 12% 10% 11% 12% 11% 15% 12% 14% 10% 17% 15% 13% 15% 14% 12% 13% 8% 14% 20% 16% 13% 14% 14%

6.67% 5.08% 3.59% 3.16% 2.76% 2.55% 2.43% 2.27% 2.01% 1.95% 1.73% 1.60% 1.59% 1.55% 1.41% 1.40% 1.30% 1.30% 1.25% 1.16% 1.13% 1.12% 1.05% 0.92% 0.90% 0.88% 0.87%

6.67% 11.75% 15.34% 18.50% 21.26% 23.81% 26.23% 28.50% 30.51% 32.46% 34.19% 35.79% 37.38% 38.93% 40.34% 41.75% 43.05% 44.35% 45.60% 46.76% 47.89% 49.01% 50.07% 50.98% 51.88% 52.76% 53.63%

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CENSUS 2000 VETERANS POPULATION IN THE U.S. AND PUERTO RICO BY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

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Note: For general explanation of MSA and CMSA, please go to the bottom of the table. For more detail definition, please refer to the glossary page. San Antonio, TX MSA Orlando, FL MSA Indianapolis, IN MSA Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA Jacksonville, FL MSA Columbus, OH MSA Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA Oklahoma City, OK MSA Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA New Orleans, LA MSA Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA Nashville, TN MSA Dayton--Springfield, OH MSA Hartford, CT MSA Louisville, KY--IN MSA Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA Tucson, AZ MSA Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA Rochester, NY MSA Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA San Juan--Caguas--Arecibo, PR CMSA Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC MSA Sarasota--Bradenton, FL MSA Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA

CIVILIAN POPULATION 18 OR OVER

VETERANS

VETERANS AS % OF CIVILIAN POPULATION 18 OR OVER

VETERANS IN MSA AS % TO TOTAL VETERANS IN ALL MSAs

CUMULTATIVE VETERANS IN MSA AS % TO TOTAL VETERANS IN ALL MSAs

1,115,652 1,236,981 1,179,432 1,242,192 795,243 1,146,872 1,118,735 891,567 884,965 799,581 950,976 975,912 905,115 924,855 710,158 894,661 770,509 932,551 631,221 739,959 911,777 811,717 816,536 899,746 1,758,055 726,658 481,721 780,538

178,798 177,215 152,989 149,688 146,394 145,078 136,791 134,476 120,253 117,392 117,322 117,218 113,424 111,024 108,627 108,414 106,191 102,785 102,073 102,008 101,966 100,754 99,040 96,777 96,125 94,859 92,930 90,209

16% 14% 13% 12% 18% 13% 12% 15% 14% 15% 12% 12% 13% 12% 15% 12% 14% 11% 16% 14% 11% 12% 12% 11% 5% 13% 19% 12%

0.86% 0.86% 0.74% 0.72% 0.71% 0.70% 0.66% 0.65% 0.58% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% 0.55% 0.54% 0.52% 0.52% 0.51% 0.50% 0.49% 0.49% 0.49% 0.49% 0.48% 0.47% 0.46% 0.46% 0.45% 0.44%

54.49% 55.35% 56.09% 56.81% 57.52% 58.22% 58.88% 59.53% 60.11% 60.68% 61.25% 61.81% 62.36% 62.90% 63.42% 63.95% 64.46% 64.96% 65.45% 65.94% 66.44% 66.92% 67.40% 67.87% 68.33% 68.79% 69.24% 69.68%

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