new england board of higher education’s for new england residents New England Regional Student Program 2011-12 Annual Report NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION www.nebhe.org/tuitionbreak Regional Student Program (RSP) Tuition Break Participating Colleges and Universities • CONNECTICUT • Connecticut Community Colleges (Asnuntuck, Capital, Gateway, Housatonic, Manchester, Middlesex, Naugatuck Valley, Northwestern Connecticut, Norwalk, Quinebaug Valley, Three Rivers, Tunxis) • Connecticut State University System (Central, Eastern, Southern, Western) • University of Connecticut (UConn Undergraduate and Graduate, UConn School of Dental Medicine, UConn School of Medicine, UConn School of Law) • MAINE • Maine Community Colleges (Central Maine, Eastern Maine, Kennebec Valley, Northern Maine, Southern Maine, Washington County, York County) • Maine Maritime Academy • University of Maine System (University of Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, University of Maine at Farmington, University of Maine at Fort Kent, University of Maine at Machias, University of Maine at Presque Isle, University of Southern Maine, UMaine School of Law • MASSACHUSETTS • Massachusetts Community Colleges (Berkshire, Bristol, Bunker Hill, Cape Cod, Greenfield, Holyoke, Massachusetts Bay, Massasoit, Middlesex, Mount Wachusett, North Shore, Northern Essex, Quinsigamond, Roxbury, Springfield Technical) • Bridgewater State University • Fitchburg State University • Framingham State University • Massachusetts College of Art and Design • Massachusetts Maritime Academy • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts • Salem State University • Westfield State University • Worcester State University • University of Massachusetts (UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, UMass School of Law–Dartmouth, UMass Worcester Graduate Schools of Biomedical Sciences and Nursing) • NEW HAMPSHIRE • Community College System of New Hampshire (Great Bay Community College, Lakes Region Community College, Manchester Community College, Nashua Community College, NHTI–Concord’s Community College, River Valley Community College, White Mountains Community College) • University System of New Hampshire (Keene State College, Plymouth State University, University of New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire- Manchester) • RHODE ISLAND • Community College of Rhode Island • Rhode Island College • University of Rhode Island • VERMONT • Vermont State College System (Castleton State College, Community College of Vermont, Johnson State College, Lyndon State College, Vermont Technical College) • University of Vermont The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is a nonprofit, congressionally authorized, interstate agency whose mission is to foster cooperation and the efficient use of resources among New England’s approximately 280 colleges and universities. NEBHE was created by the New England Higher Education Compact, a 1955 agreement among the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. NEBHE is funded by the six New England states. NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111 Telephone 617.357.9620 Fax 617.338.1577 Email [email protected] or [email protected] www.nebhe.org New England Board of Higher Education’s Tuition Break for New England Residents Regional Student Program 2011-12 Annual Report Published January 2012 (online only). NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111 Tel. 617.357.9620 Fax 617.338.1577 Email. [email protected] www.nebhe.org/tuitionbreak Regional Student Program 2011-12 Annual Report Table of Contents Executive Summary..........................................................................................................................................3 Highlights of Participation in the RSP by State: 2011-12 Connecticut................................................................................................................................................5 Maine.........................................................................................................................................................6 Massachusetts............................................................................................................................................7 New Hampshire.........................................................................................................................................8 Rhode Island..............................................................................................................................................9 Vermont...................................................................................................................................................10 Summary of 2011-12 Regional Student Program Data...........................................................................................11 Index of Figures 1. RSP Tuition Savings and Revenue and Enrollment by State: 2011-12 .......................................... 12 2. RSP Tuition Revenue and Enrollment by Institution: 2011-12 .......................................................13 3. RSP Enrollment at Participating Institutions by State of Residence: 2011-12 ...............................16 4. Total Regional Student Program (RSP) Enrollment: 2011-12 ........................................................19 5. RSP Enrollment at Community Colleges: 2011-12 ........................................................................19 6. Undergraduate RSP Enrollment at State Colleges and Universities: 2011-12.................................19 7. Graduate RSP Enrollment at State Colleges and Universities: 2011-12..........................................19 8. RSP Migration by State: 2011-12 ....................................................................................................19 9. RSP Enrollment by Degree Level: 2011-12.....................................................................................19 10. A Decade of RSP Enrollment by Institution and State: 2002-03 through 2011-12 .........................20 11. RSP Enrollment History: 1958-59 through 2011-12........................................................................23 12. RSP Tuition Rates and Savings: 2011-12 ........................................................................................24 Regional Student Program Participating Institutions and Representatives ....................................................25 New England Board of Higher Education Member-State Board Delegates...................................................28 Appendix (43 pages) RSP Enrollment by Program at Individual Participating Institutions: 2011-12................................... A-1 NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S REGIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM (RSP) 2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT 2 New England Board of Higher Education’s Regional Student Program (RSP) Tuition Break 2011-12 Annual Report Executive Summary Academic year 2011-12 marks the 55th year of the New England Board of Higher Education’s Regional Student Program (RSP), Tuition Break, and the third consecutive year of record-high enrollments in the program. A total of 9,293 New England residents were enrolled this year under the RSP and saved an estimated $53 million on their 2011-12 tuition bills. Students enrolled full time saved an average of $6,900. Because of NEBHE and its RSP, New England residents are eligible for a tuition discount when they enroll at out-of-state public colleges and universities in the six-state region and pursue approved degree programs not offered by their home-state public institutions. In some cases, eligibility also extends to students whose home is closer to an out-of-state college than to an in-state college. NEBHE established the RSP in 1957-58 to fulfill the purposes of the congressionally authorized New England Higher Education Compact – expanding educational opportunities for New England residents and sharing higher education resources. Since it was established, the RSP has provided New England residents with discounts on 252,000 annual college tuition bills, with the total savings estimated to be well over $1.2 billion in current dollars. The region’s public colleges and universities received nearly $62 million in tuition revenue from the RSP students enrolled in 2011-12. The RSP helps participating campuses attract and retain out-of- state New England students who might have attended college elsewhere if the RSP tuition discount were not available. New England’s bachelor’s-degree-granting colleges and universities saw their RSP enrollments increase by 4 percent over last year. The top 10 most popular RSP bachelor’s degree programs in 2011-12 were biomedical engineering, pharmacy, hospitality and tourism management, visual arts, criminology and criminal justice, recreation management, zoology, communications/media, marine sciences and legal studies. In all, more than 700 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are made available under the RSP by New England’s 80 public colleges and universities, many of them in specialized and high-demand fields of study. The region’s community colleges, for example, offer an array of STEM programs through the RSP, such as automotive technology, biotechnology, energy technology, fiber optics, fire science, game programming and medical technology, as well as transfer opportunities for bachelor’s degree-seeking students. Also, many of the community colleges offer the RSP tuition discount to students in neighboring states,
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