U N I T E D S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N S E

Department of Defense Voluntary Education Program

OUSD Voluntary Education Program UpdateFebruary 2014

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FY13 Program OverviewFY13 TA ReviewTA Program TrendsThe CultureProfile of TA UserPrinciples of ExcellenceQuality Assurance TriadCurrent EnvironmentQuestions

Agenda

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Vision: Life-Long Learning for Service Members and Adult Family MembersEducational Programs & Services: High School Completion/Diploma; Military Tuition Assistance (TA) for Postsecondary Degree/Certificate Programs; Independent Study and Distance Learning Programs; College Credit Examination Program; Academic Skills Program; and Certification and Licensure ProgramsAuthorization: Sections 2005 and 2007 of Title 10, United States CodeDefense Policy: DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1322.25, “Voluntary Education Programs”, December 6, 2012

Voluntary Education Program Funding (TA & Operations): $624.8M

Education Sites World Wide (including Afghanistan): 195

In FY13: 525,225 Individuals Participated in VolEd Programs • 277,872 Service members Enrolled in 827,176 Postsecondary Courses • 55,792 Service members Earned Degrees/Certificates• 144,731 Tests Administered (CLEP, DSST, SAT, GRE, GMAT, PRAXIS, GED, etc.)

FY13 Program Overview(Active Component Only)

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FY13 TA Review

Active Component (AC) Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Total DoD

# Service Members 106,635 45,925 24,340 100,972 277,872

# Courses 349,986 133,371 68,862 274,957 827,176

Costs $209,447,537 $89,642,153 $47,655,233 $193,703,634 $540,448,557

Avg Cost Per Course $598.45 $672.13 $692.04 $704.49 $653.37

Avg Courses Per Member 3.28 2.90 2.83 2.72 2.98

Military Endstrength 528,070 319,838 195,848 326,573 1,370,329

% Endstrength TA Users 20% 14% 12% 31% 20%

Notable differences from FY12: FY13 TA Suspension 5% reduction in funding and 6% reduction in enrollments 10% increase in degree/certificate completion reporting 7% reduction in education support personnel

(Active Component Only)

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FY13 TA Review

Degrees/Certificates Earned in FY13 : 55,792

(Active Component Only)

Certification & Li-censure (1,953)

4%

Associates(35,149)

63%

Bachelor's(11,325)

20%

Masters(7,343)

13%

Doctorate (22)0%

FY04

FY05

FY06

FY07

FY08

FY09

FY10

FY11

FY12

FY13

$- $50,000,000

$100,000,000 $150,000,000 $200,000,000 $250,000,000

Costs

Army NavyMarine Corps Air Force

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TA Program Trends

FY04

FY05

FY06

FY07

FY08

FY09

FY10

FY11

FY12

FY13

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000Courses Taken

Army NavyMarine Corps Air Force

1 Year 10 Year

1 Year 10 Year

-5% 14%

-6% -17%

(Active Component Only)

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TA Program Trends

1 Year 10 Year*

-1% 5%

Graduate

Undergraduate Graduate

FY04 $500.18 $696.97

FY05 $498.31 $715.06

FY06 $512.52 $728.90

FY07 $545.62 $746.63

FY08 $536.31 $743.03

FY09 $547.49 $750.00*

FY10 $644.26 $750.00*

FY11 $634.54 $750.00*

FY12 $631.41 $741.29

FY13 $638.86 $735.56

Avg Cost Per Course

21%

79%

Course Delivery Method817,221

Traditional Classroom Distance Learning

1 Year 10 YearUndergraduate

1% 22%

21%

79%

Undergraduate723,024

18%

82%

Graduate94,197

FY12: 24% Traditional / 76% DLFY13: 21% Traditional / 79% DL

(Active Component Only)

*SH cap

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Continued emphasis on Voluntary Education as readiness, recruiting and retention tools. Focus on facilitating a successful transition from military to civilian life.Instill education-related touch points as a requirement early and throughout the Military Life Cycle. TA is one, of many financial assistance options available to Service members to pursue education-related goals.Increased oversight, enforcement and accountability DoD MOU compliance and enforcement Complaint system Targeted risk-based program reviews Information sharing among federal Student outcome measures

The Culture

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Are employed full-time; part-time students Take an average of 3 courses per year Less than 1% reach the $4500 ceiling

Majority complete their education after leaving the militaryTake ~7 years to earn an Associates DegreeAttend multiple institutions; often not graduating from the school where they took their first courseBlend how they attend school between traditional classroom and online (79% take some online courses)Do not immediately seek employment upon earning their degree Have breaks in pursuing their education; deployments, transfer of duty station, etc.

Profile of TA User(Active Component Only)

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EO 13607 established Principles of Excellence as guidelines for educational institutions receiving Federal funding.

Requires institutions to provide information, support, and protections to Federal education beneficiaries.

Strengthens oversight, enforcement and accountability activities within educational benefit programs.

Expands student data collection efforts to better understand educational outcomes.

Requires development of a Centralized Complaint System for students.

Principles of Excellence

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Quality Assurance Triad

OutsideThird Party

Review

MOUwith

Institutions

FeedbackSystem

Interagency Coordination

DoD, VA, ED CFPB, DOJ

FTC

PRINCIPLES OF EXCELLENCE ACCREDITATION

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DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1322.25, “Voluntary Education Programs,” Change 2: Establishes Voluntary Education policy. States eligibility criteria for tuition assistance (TA). Requires signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with

DoD to provide educational programs and receive TA. Incorporates remaining Principles of Excellence in support of

EO 13607, April 27, 2012.

Proposed rule posted to Federal Register August 14, 2013.

Anticipate final rule posted in Spring 2014.

DoDI 1322.25, Change 2

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Eligibility criteria to participate in TA: Accredited by accrediting body recognized by ED Certified to participate in Title IV VA approved

Additional requirements to participate in TA: Comply with state authorization requirements Provide personalized form covering total cost of educational

program, pre-enrollment program costs, student debt estimates, and financial aid options in advance of enrollment/registration.

Accommodate absences due to service requirements. Receive approval of accrediting agency for new courses/programs

before enrolling students. Return an appropriate proportion of TA based upon when a

student stops attending.

DoD MOU #3

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Participating Institutions

DoD MOU Participating Institutions (as of 27 Jan 14) # %

DoD MOU Signatories: Parent Institution: 3,240 Sub-Campuses: 4,225

SOC Members: 649 20%

Accreditation Type: National: 886 27%Regional: 2,354 73%

School Type:Public: 1,466 45%Private For-Profit: 786 24%Private Not-For-Profit: 988 30%

Degrees Offered:

Career Training: 1,666 51%Associates: 2,026 63%Bachelor's: 1,630 50%Masters: 1,353 42%Doctorate: 742 23%

Delivery Method:Distance Learning: 2,272 70%Classroom: 3,164 98%Correspondence: 288 9%

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Third Party Review

Third Party Education Assessment FY14 Schedule Installations:

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (CA) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay (GA) Seymour Johnson AFB (NC) Fort Leonard Wood (MO)

Institutions: University of Phoenix (AZ) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL) California Career School (CA) University of MD University College (MD) Central Texas College (TX) University of Arkansas (AK)

Enhance targeted risk-based review capability.

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EO 13607 directed development of a Centralized Complaint System for students.Interagency effort among DoD, ED, VA, CFPB, DOJ, and FTC.January 2014 launch of centralized online reporting system.The complaint system will: Empower students and their families. Provide complaint information to inform educational choices. Hold educational institutions to the highest standards. Provide for higher level oversight. Allow case referral for potential law enforcement efforts.

DoD will work with the educational institution and student to reach resolution satisfying both parties, where possible.

Feedback System

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Military students, primarily Tuition Assistance (TA) or MyCAA recipients, should provide feedback directly to the DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint System at http://www.militaryonesource.mil/voluntary-education/complaint. GI Bill recipients (Service member, spouse and/or child) should provide feedback directly to http://www.gibill.va.gov/feedback.asp. Federal financial aid recipients (Service member, spouse and/or child) should provide feedback directly to Compliancecomplaints@ed.gov.Private student loan recipients can provide feedback at http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint.ALL verified cases are submitted to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel System for monitoring and potential law enforcement efforts.Appropriate cases will be referred to the Department of Justice.

Providing Feedback

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Constrained Service budgets and spending restrictions.Suspension of FY15 DoD Worldwide Education Symposium.Unique and changing Service eligibility TA requirements.Continued interest from The Administration and The Hill: Principles of Excellence 90/10 rule Institution ratings system Summits on low-income students Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing, Academic

Credentialing for Service membersReauthorization of Higher Education Act of 1965.Focus on Transition Assistance Program; Accessing Higher Education two-day curriculum.Way ahead for Military Life Cycle.

Current Environment

U N I T E D S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N S E

Questions?

Dawn Bilodeau, dawn.a.bilodeau.civ@mail.mil