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AID FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TITLES III AND V

Part A (Strengthening Institutions), Part A, sec.316 (American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities), Part A, sec.317 (Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian
Serving Institutions), Part B (Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCUs] and Historically Black Graduate Institutions), Part D (HBCU Capital Financing), Part
E (Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program), and Part V (Developing Hispanic-serving Institutions)

Goal: To assist institutions that have limited resources and that traditionally serve large numbers of low-income and minority
students to continue to serve these students, and to improve the capacity of these institutions to provide ongoing, up-to-date quality
education in all areas of higher education.

Relationship of Program to Volume 1, Department-wide Objectives: The Title III Program supports the Department’s overall goal of ensuring access and equity and
enabling all students to achieve academic excellence. More specifically, Title III supports Objectives 3.1 (successful preparation for postsecondary education) and 3.2
(postsecondary students receive support for high-quality education) by serving large numbers of low-income and minority students for whom postsecondary access,
retention, and degree attainment have been elusive.
FY 2000—$300,750,000
FY 2001—$357,000,000 (Requested budget)

OBJECTIVE 1: IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC QUALITY OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS.

Indicator 1.1 Specialized accreditation: The percentage of Title III institutions having specialized accreditation, a measure of academic program quality, will be
maintained or increased.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
The percentage of Title III institutions having a specialized accreditation Status: Progress cannot be judged until trend Source: 1999 Higher Education Directory.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets data are available. Frequency: Annually.
1998-99: 66% No target set Next Update: 2000.
1999-00: No target set Explanation: In the 1998-99 school year, 66
2000-01: Maintain or increase level percent of Title III institutions had received at Validation Procedures: Data are verified by the
2001-02: Maintain or increase level least one specialized accreditation. Specialized publisher by comparing against lists maintained
accreditations are an indication that the quality of by all accrediting agencies recognized by the
an academic program is sufficiently high to meet Department of Education.
the rigorous standards imposed by an
independent agency. Limitations of Data and Planned
Improvements: None.

Indicator 1.2 Graduation rates: Completion rates for all full-time, degree-seeking students in Title III 4-year and 2-year colleges will increase over time.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality

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The percentage of full-time, degree-seeking students at Title III institutions Status: No 1999 data are available; progress Source: Graduation Rate Survey (GRS)
completing a 4-year degree within 6 years and a 2-year degree, certificate, or cannot be judged until trend data are available. conducted as part of the Integrated
transferring to a 4-year school within 3 years Postsecondary Student Aid Study (IPEDS).
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets Frequency: Annually.
4- Year 2- Year Next Update: 2000.
1997: 34% 22%
1999: Data not available Continuing increase in rate Validation Procedure: Verified by ED data
2000: Continuing increase in rate attestation process.
2001: Continuing increase in rate

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 Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Explanation: Approximately one-third of full- Limitations of Data and Planned
time degree-seeking students complete a 4-year Improvements: Postsecondary institutions are
degree within 6 years and one-fifth complete a 2- not required to report graduation rates until 2002
year degree, certificate, or transfer to a 4-year (1999 for 2-year institutions). However, data
school within 3 years. These data only measure were voluntarily submitted by institutions
the extent to which students complete their representing 87 percent of 4-year students at Title
degrees at the Title III institution they first III institutions and 73 percent of 2-year students
attended. Therefore, the rates are understated to at Title III institutions.
the extent to which students complete their
degree at a different institution.

OBJECTIVE 2: IMPROVE THE FISCAL STABILITY OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS.

Indicator 2.1 Fiscal balance: Over 90 percent of Title III institutions will maintain a positive fiscal balance.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
The percentage of Title III institutions having a positive fiscal balance Status: No 1999 data are available; progress Source: Finance Survey conducted as part of the
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets toward target is likely. Integrated Postsecondary Student Aid Study
All Institutions Public Institutions (IPEDS).
1995-96: 92% 92%
1996-97: N/A 90%
1997-98: Data not available
1998-99: Data not available 90%
1999-00: 90%
2000-01: 90%
Indicator 2.2 Endowment: The percentage of Title III institutions having an endowment will increase over time.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
The percentage of Title III institutions having a positive endowment Status: No 1999 data are available; progress Source: Finance Survey conducted as part of the
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets toward target is likely. Integrated Postsecondary Student Aid Study
All institutions Public institutions (IPEDS).
1995-96: 57% 51% Explanation: Among all Title III institutions, 57
1996-97: N/A 56% percent had a positive endowment in the 1995-96
1997-98: Data not available school year. The percentage of public Title III
1998-99: Data not available Continuing increase institutions having a positive endowment
1999-00: Continuing increase increased from 51 percent in 1995-96 to 56
2000-01: Continuing increase percent in 1996-97.

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 Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Limitations of Data and Planned
Improvements: Data tend to be several years
old. NCES is planning on instituting a Web-
based data collection for IPEDS that should
dramatically reduce the time required for
information to be available.

KEY STRATEGIES
Strategies Continued from 1999
 Assist Title III institutions in serving low-income and minority students by disseminating information to institutions on effective practices.
 Establish a formal mechanism for exchange of information with Title III-related organizations and higher education agencies and associations.
 Conduct consistent, thorough reviews of performance reports with feedback to grantees.

New or Strengthened Strategies

 Develop a listserv for obtaining grantee feedback on performance indicators.
 Address the lack of program data on specific outcomes of grantee activities, identify and collect measures of the impact of Title III funds on institutions. In addition, identify and
collect data on specific outcomes related to the various component programs that make up the Title III Program.

HOW THIS PROGRAM COORDINATES WITH OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVITIES

 Program works with the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, and Tribal Colleges to
coordinate assistance being provided across the Federal government to these institutions.

CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVING PROGRAM GOAL

 The Inspector General (IG) is expected to release a report on the Title III programs shortly. Once the report has been received, a plan for addressing the IG’s concerns will be
developed.
 Title III funds are given to institutions in order to meet specific needs identified in their Comprehensive Development Plan. This flexibility greatly increases the usefulness of the
program for institutions but makes it difficult to identify common goals and indicators that apply to all schools.

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INDICATOR CHANGES
From FY 1999 Annual Plan (two years old)
Adjusted
 Indicator 1.2 was modified to replace institutional persistence rates with the IPEDS GRS data in order to reduce burden on schools since they already have or will have to report the
IPEDS data. Also, the IPEDS data are likely to be much more uniform since they have standard definitions.
 Indicator 2.2 was modified to replace institutional endowment information with the IPEDS Finance data in order to reduce burden on schools since they already have to report the
IPEDS data. Also, the IPEDS data are likely to be much more uniform since they have standard definitions.
Dropped
 The remaining indicators were dropped for three reasons. Two-year-old Indicators 1.1, 1.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, and 6.1 were dropped because there was no data collection plan in place
to obtain the needed information and were replaced by indicators based on ongoing national data collection systems. Two-year-old Indicators 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, and all the indicators
listed under management improvement were dropped because these are internal indicators needed to operate and manage the program but are not suitable for reporting the outcomes
of the program to external constituents. The remainder of the indicators are related to the specific component programs of the Title II Program and were dropped in favor of uniform
measures across the Title III Program.
From FY 2000 Annual Plan (last year’s)
Adjusted
 Indicator 2.2 was modified to reflect more current information available from audited financial statements related to the fiscal strength of institutions.
 Indicator 3.2 was modified to replace institutional degree attainment rates with the IPEDS GRS data in order to reduce burden on schools since they already have or will have to
report the IPEDS data. Also, the IPEDS data are likely to be much more uniform since they have standard definitions.
Dropped
 Indicators 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 3.1 were dropped because there was no data collection plan in place to obtain the needed information and were replaced by indicators based on ongoing
national data collection systems. The remainder of the indicators related to the specific component programs of the Title III Program and were dropped in favor of uniform measures
across the Title III Program.
New
 Indicator 1.1 uses nationally available data on specialized accreditation to address issues regarding improvements in the quality of academic programs.

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