Working Together to Make a Difference

Presenters: Thomas Hellie, President, Linfield College Kristen Grainger, President, Alliance of Independent Colleges &

18 Schools Universities | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS

Concordia University

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS

George Fox University Lewis & Clark College

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS

Linfield College

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS

Multnomah University National University of Natural Medicine

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS

Northwest Christian University Oregon College of Art & Craft

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS

Pacific Northwest College of Art

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS

Reed College

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University of Western States Warner Pacific College

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Western Seminary

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ESSENTIAL Helping Oregon reach its 40-40-20 degree attainment goals

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ESSENTIAL Helping Oregon reach its 40-40-20 degree attainment goals

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ESSENTIAL Helping Oregon reach our 40-40-20 degree attainment goals With 260+ areas of study, contributing:

• 20% of Oregon’s core STEM degrees • 24% of Business Management and Marketing • 34% of Mathematics and Statistics • 22% of Public Administration & Social Services Professions • 38% of Education degrees • 35% of Health Professions, including 60% of Nursing degrees

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference Cost Effective for Taxpayers • Serving thousands of Oregon students • No state monies allocated to private institutions • Scholarships and other institutional resources leverage Opportunity Grants up to 475% • Would cost taxpayers 6.4 times more at state universities

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference DIVERSE

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference DIVERSE

1835,000 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE

ONE IN FIVE undergraduates is a first generation student.

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference EFFICIENT

At Alliance At Oregon’s public institutions: institutions:

3 out of 5 students 3 out of 5 students graduate with a graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Bachelor’s degree in four years. six years.

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference EFFICIENT Our #1 priority: Students

. Undergraduate research and experiential, real-world learning

. Academic and career advising

. 12:1 student to faculty ratio

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MAKING OREGON STRONGER Alliance schools contribute $3.2 billion annually to Oregon’s economy

18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MAKING OREGON STRONGER Alliance schools contribute $3.2 billion annually to Oregon’s economy

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