Working Together to Make a Difference Presenters: Thomas Hellie, President, Linfield College Kristen Grainger, President, Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & 18 Schools Universities | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS Concordia University Corban 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 Marylhurst University 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 Pacific University 18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS Reed College University of Portland 18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS University of Western States Warner Pacific College 18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MEMBERS Western Seminary Willamette University 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 18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference Working Together to Make a Difference Q & A 18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference.