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Presentation OverviewIntroductionØ Provost Sheerer

Overview of Distance EducationØ Dr. Peter Nguyen - Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Distance Education

Student Support ServicesØ Dr. Brian Victor - Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

Program Spotlight – RN to BSN Ø Dr. Chris Lantz - Interim Associate Dean, College of Health & Human Services

Population Spotlight – MilitaryØ Mr. Bill Kawczynski - Director, Office of Military Affairs

Future DirectionsØ Provost Sheerer

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UNC GA Strategic Plan 2017-2022

Theme: Access

Ø Providing multiple access points into the University such as pathways for transfer students and availability of online courses.

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UNCW Strategic PlanGoals. Attract and Retain High-Quality, Diverse Students, Faculty and Staff & Advance University Academic ProgrammingMilitary Students

Ø Increase course/degree options at the Onslow Extension ProgramØ Increase the number of online courses/programsØ Expand and enhance relationships with military basesØ Enhance support services

DE/Online StudentsØ Increase the number of DE/Online studentsØ Establish unit with new leadershipØ Launch new strategic programsØ Ensure high-quality online courses/programs

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GA Definition - Distance Education

Off-campus instruction for credit whether:Ø face-to-faceØ electronically mediated (online or 2 way video)Ø or a combination of methodologies (hybrid)

Can be a single course, a certificate program, or a degree program

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UNCW ClassificationsØ Onslow

Programs offered on the campus of Coastal Carolina Community College & aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Ø OnlinePrograms recognized by GA as online

Ø OAPOnline Accelerated Programs

Ø DE HybridA hybrid program could mean that some courses are fully online, some FTF, and some mixed delivery (hybrid)

Ø UNC OnlineConsortium of courses offered and accepted by various UNC schools

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Currently Offering 18 Online Degrees

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B.A. CriminologyB.A. Elementary EducationB.A. Middle Grades EducationB.A. International StudiesB.S. Clinical ResearchB.S. Exercise Science - OAPB.S. Nursing (RN to BSN) - OAP

MBA (Executive, Professional,International)

M.A. HistoryM.A. Liberal StudiesM.A.T. Middle Grades EducationM.Ed. Curriculum, Instruction and

SupervisionM.S. ChemistryM.S. Clinical ResearchM.S. Instructional TechnologyM.S.A. School AdministrationM.S.N. Nurse Educator - OAPDNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) - OAP

Extension Sites Degrees

Coastal Carolina Community College and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

B.S. Exercise Science (Camp Lejeune)Bachelor of Social Work (Camp Lejeune)B.S. Business Administration, Concentration Human Resource Management B.S. Business Administration, Concentration BusinessB.A. Elementary EducationB.A. Middle Grades Education

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Tuition and Mandatory Fee Differences

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Main Campus Students Distance Education Students

Ø Charged credit hours by block ($555/1-5 CH)

Ø Charged per credit hour ($150/1 CH)

Ø Charged Ed & Tech Fee by block ($61.78/1-5 CH)

Ø Charged Ed & Tech Fee per credit hour ($16.70/CH)

Ø Charged Security Fee by block ($3.75/1-5 CH)

Ø Charged Security Fee per credit hour ($1.00/CH)

Ø Charged Mandatory Fee ($1061.75/semester)

https://www.uncw.edu/studentaccounts/fallspring-20172018.html#UGMAIN

Ø Not charged Mandatory Fee

Distance Education Student Profile

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SOURCES:U.S.DoE,NationalCenterforEducationStatistics,IntegratedPostsecondaryEducationDataSystem.

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d16/tables/dt16_311.22.asp

Today’s DE

Student

Juggle Work & Academics

(36%)

Older than traditional

student

Attend classes part-time

(35%)

OlderThan25(77%)

OlderThan30+(41%)

Have family obligations

(74%)

National Enrollment Statistics

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SOURCES:U.S.DoE,NationalCenterforEducationStatistics,IntegratedPostsecondaryEducationDataSystem.

Spring2013andSpring2014,Enrollmentcomponent,Spring2015andSpring2016,FallEnrollmentcomponent

Current State of Online Courses @ UNCW

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Source:UNCWOfficeofRegistrar

UNCW Distance Education Enrollment

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SOURCE:UNCWInstitutionalResearch&Planning,2017CensusData

UNCW Distance Education Enrollment

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SOURCE:UNCWInstitutionalResearch&Planning,2017FallCensusData

Student Support Services – State FundedFull Support

ØDisability Resource CenterØCollaboration for Assault Response & Education (CARE)ØTitle IX

Partial SupportØLearning CenterØCounseling CenterØCareer CenterØDean of StudentsØStudent Leadership & Engagement

Student Support Services – Fee Funded*

Partial SupportØ Student Health CenterØ Transition Programs

No SupportØ Student Recreation CenterØ Campus Activities

*DE students do not pay any of these fees, which are mandatory for on-campus students

On-line Accelerated Program (OAP) Primer

The OAP Model

The Adult Learner

Six Admit Cycles

Six, 7-week Sessions

Carousel Model

OAP Success: An RN to BS Example

803 students enrolled 2013 – 2014 (First 12 sessions)Ø 88% Continuing (average Session 1 to Session 2)Ø 607 (69%) graduatedØ 115 (13%) enrolled Fall 2017

2,525 total students enrolled since Fall, 2013

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Supporting Success

“Net Tutor”

Regional Cohort Study

Groups

Planning & Enrollment

Analysis System (PENS)

Transcript Analysis and Processing

Single Point of Contact

Advisors

Registration and

Withdrawal

Personal, Academic, Career, and Engagement

(PACE)

Student Services

Building a Seahawk Community

Engagement

Swag

InvitedCommencement

Activities

WilmingtonWeekends

RegionalEngagement

Events

“PeerConnections”

StudentandFaculty

Orientations

StudyAbroadPrograms

Scholarships

StudentLeadership/Governance

CampusCommunications

Serving Military-Affiliated Students

Ø Post 9/11 G.I. Bill students earning degrees will triple in next 8 years (450K to 1.4M)

Ø Marine Corps Installations East Populations: 43K Active Duty 120K Inclusive (Spouse/Dependents)

Ø Ft. Bragg Populations: 55K Active Duty Military 150K Inclusive (Spouse/Dependents)

Serving Military-Affiliated Students

Importance of OAP Model for Military-Affiliated Students (7 week format)

Areas of Focus:Active Duty/Veteran Military Spouse/Dependents

Ø Business Ø Allied HealthØ STEM Ø Social WorkØ Allied Health Ø Education

Future DirectionsØ Implement Online Orientation for students and facultyØ Assess students through Smarter Measure Ø Extend Technology Assistance Center (TAC) support hoursØ Promote and sustain academic success and institutional affinityØ Continue course conversion to online to offer more choicesØ Increase number of online degrees – continue to meet with faculty to

explore optionsØ Expand resources at Onslow and Camp LejeuneØ Work with outside vendors such as Academic Partnerships when

appropriate