Department of Education

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Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request

CONTENTS

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Appropriations Language ........................................................................................................K-1

Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes.......................................................................K-2

Appropriation Adjustments and Transfers ...............................................................................K-3

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................................................K-4

Appropriations History.............................................................................................................K-5

Activity:

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Appropriations Language

For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the 

Deaf Act of 1986, $69,883,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may 

at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such 

Act1.

NOTES

A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, 

the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). 

The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Each language provision that is followed by a footnote reference is explained in the Analysis of Language 

Provisions and Changes document which follows the appropriation language.
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Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes

Language Provision Explanation

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... Provided, That from the total amount 

available, the Institute may at its discretion 

use funds for the endowment program as 

authorized under section 207 of such Act.

This language provides authority for the 

Institute to use funds from the general 

appropriation for the Endowment Grant 

program.
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Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers

(dollars in thousands)

Appropriation/Adjustments/Transfers 2016

2017 

Annualized CR 2018

Discretionary appropriation:

Discretionar y budget authority: Appropriation ................................................... $70,016 0 $69,883

Discretionar y budget authority: Annualized CR (P.L. 115-31) ........................... 0 $69,883 0

Discretionar y budget authority: Total, discretionary appropriation ............... 70,016 69,883 69,883
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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2017

Authorized Footnote

2017 Annualized 

CR Estimate

Footnote

2018

Authorized

Footnote

2018

Request

Operations (EDA l-B) 01 $69,883 To be determined1 $69,883

Construction (EDA l-112) 01 0 To be determined1 0

Endowment (EDA II-207) 01

 (2) To be determined1 (2)

Total appropriation 69,883 69,883

Portion of the request subject to reauthorization 69,883

 

1 The GEPA extension expired September 30, 2015. Reauthorizing language is sought for fiscal year 2018. 2 Funding for the Endowment Grant program is provided together with funding for operations through a single appropriations amount. 

Appropriations language is included to authorize NTID, at its discretion, to use funds for the Endowment Grant program from the total amount 

available.
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Appropriations History 

(dollars in thousands)

Year

Budget

Estimate

to Congress

House 

Allowance footnote

Senate 

Allowance

footnote

Appropriation

2009 $59,195 $64,2121 $62,0001$64,212

2010 68,437 68,437 68,437268,437

2011 64,677 68,4373 64,677465,546

2012 65,037 65,5465 65,546565,422

2013 65,037 65,4226 65,422662,000

2014 65,422 N/A7 66,422266,291

2015 66,291 N/A7 66,291867,016

2016 67,016 68,0169 69,016970,016

2017 70,016 70,01610 70,01610 70,01610

2018 69,883

1 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2009 appropriations 

bill, which proceeded in the 110th Congress only through the House Subcommittee and the Senate 

Committee.

2 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Committee action only.

3 The level for the House allowance reflects the House-passed full-year continuing resolution. 4 The level for the House allowance reflects the House-passed full-year continuing resolution. 5 The level for the House allowance reflects an introduced bill and the level for the Senate allowances 

reflects Senate Committee action only.

6 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2013 appropriations 

bill, which proceeded in the 112th Congress only through the House Subcommittee and the Senate 

Committee.

7 The House allowance is shown as N/A because there was no Subcommittee action.

8 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only.

9 The levels for House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2016 appropriations 

bill, which proceeded in the 114th Congress only through the House Committee and Senate Committee.

10 The levels for House and Senate allowances reflect Committee action on the regular annual 2017 

appropriation bill; the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017. 
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf

(Education of the Deaf Act, Title I, Part B and Section 207)

(dollars in thousands)

FY 2018 Authorization: To be determined1

Budget authority: 

2017

Annualized CR

2017

Appropriation 2018

Change from

Annualized CR

$69,883 $70,016 $69,883 0

1 The GEPA extension expired September 30, 2015; reauthorizing legislation is sought for fiscal year 

2018.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Congress created the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in 1965 to promote the 

employment of persons who are deaf by providing technical and professional education. The

Department of Education is authorized to maintain an agreement with a host institution for the 

operation of a residential facility for postsecondary technical training and education for 

individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and to provide a Federal subsidy to the National 

Technical Institute for the Deaf so that it may continue to provide postsecondary educational 

opportunities. 

The Department maintains a contract with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 

Rochester, New York, for the operation of NTID. NTID is one of nine colleges of RIT. The 

purpose of the relationship with the host institution is to provide NTID students access to more 

facilities, institutional services, and career preparation options than could be otherwise provided 

solely by a national technical institute for the deaf. RIT provides NTID students with options for 

courses of study from its eight other colleges, health and counseling services, library, physical 

education, and recreation facilities, and general services such as food, maintenance, grounds, 

and security. Indirect cost rates are established by RIT, which govern the reimbursement for 

each of the services it provides and to cover tuition charges for NTID students enrolled in RIT 

programs. These rates are approved by the Division of Cost Allocation of the United States 

Department of Health and Human Services. 

Academics. NTID offers a variety of technical programs at the sub-baccalaureate degree level 

(certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees). Students enrolled at NTID can earn associate 

degrees in 18 accredited programs. Qualified students can also earn bachelor’s or master’s 

degrees in approximately 200 programs offered by RIT’s other colleges: Applied Science and 

Technology; Business; Computing and Information Sciences; Engineering; Health Sciences and 

Technology; Imaging Arts and Sciences; Liberal Arts; and Science. NTID initiated a Master of 

Science program in Secondary Education to prepare students to help meet the national need for 

highly qualified deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing teachers and leaders in the field of deaf 

education. In addition, NTID operates a Bachelor in Applied Science degree program to train 
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interpreters and a tutor/note taker training program. Students with hearing loss who enroll in 

NTID or RIT programs are provided a wide range of support services and programs to assist 

them in preparing for their careers, including tutoring, remedial and language enrichment 

programs, counseling, notetaking, interpreting, mentoring, specialized educational media, 

cooperative work experiences, and specialized job placement. 

NTID conducts applied research on occupational and employment-related aspects of deafness, 

communication assessment, the demographics of NTID's target population, and learning 

processes in postsecondary education. In addition, NTID conducts training workshops and 

seminars related to deafness. These workshops and seminars are offered to professionals 

throughout the Nation who employ, work with, teach, or otherwise serve persons who are deaf

or hard of hearing. 

Endowment Grant Program. The Federal Endowment Grant program is designed to assist in 

meeting future needs of NTID and reduce long-term Federal funding requirements by 

stimulating private contributions. NTID has the discretion to determine the amount of funds it 

wants the Department to provide from the annual appropriation as matching funds under the 

Endowment Grant program. The Department may allot funds to the program from the 

appropriation up to the amount contributed to the fund from non-Federal sources. The 

Education of the Deaf Act (EDA) provides that NTID may retain up to 50 percent of the income 

of the fund for expenses necessary to its operation such as personnel, construction and 

renovation, community and student services, technical assistance, and research. The other 

50 percent of the interest returns to the corpus. 

No portion of the Endowment Fund corpus may be withdrawn, except with the Department's 

approval and only due to a financial emergency, life-threatening situation occasioned by natural 

disaster, arson, or other unusual circumstance. NTID has full discretion in how it invests the 

funds it raises for this program. However, the EDA specifies parameters for investment of the 

Federal matching funds in order to help safeguard that portion of the fund corpus. After a period 

of 10 years from an initial investment, NTID does not have to follow Federal investment 

restrictions related to the Federal portion of the corpus and may use any and all earned interest 

associated with that year's matching funds. 

Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

2013.............................................................................. $62,000

2014................................................................................ 66,291

2015................................................................................ 67,016

2016................................................................................ 70,016

2017................................................................................ 70,016
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FY 2018 BUDGET REQUEST

The Administration is requesting $69.9 million for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for 

fiscal year 2018, the same as the fiscal year 2017 annualized Continuing Resolution (CR) level. 

The Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2017, provided $70.0 million for this program. 

The Administration supports funding for NTID to help promote educational and employment 

opportunities for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Administration’s request would 

provide sufficient support to maintain program operations at NTID. The fiscal year 2018 request 

for operations represents approximately 71 percent of the total projected budget, consistent with 

the fiscal year 2017 estimates provided by NTID. Remaining fiscal year 2018 program

operations are expected to be supported by similarly consistent levels of revenues from tuition, 

fees, private contributions, endowment income, and Federal grants and contracts.

Endowment Grant Program. The Administration’s request continues the policy of not specifying 

an amount for NTID’s Federal Endowment Grant program. NTID would retain the discretion to 

determine how much of the Federal funds provided will be used for the Endowment Grant 

program in 2018. The Administration strongly supports the objectives of the Endowment Grant 

program—a permanent and increasing source of funds—and believes this program helps to 

promote NTID’s financial independence. As of September 30, 2016, the market value of the 

Federal Endowment Grant program at NTID, including Federal, private, and reinvested funds, 

was $54.3 million. In fiscal year 2016, NTID distributed approximately $2 million in earnings 

from all endowment sources. 

Other Revenue. In addition to funding from the Federal appropriation, NTID receives revenue 

from a variety of other sources. In fiscal year 2016, NTID reported approximately $28.1 million 

in other revenue from tuition ($19 million), room and board ($7.9 million), and student activity 

fees ($332,000) as well as $822,000 from sources such as interpreting and captioning services 

provided to RIT and programs outside the University, the NTID Hearing Aid Shop, and fees from 

grant programs renting space.

The revenue derived from tuition, room, board, and fees is substantially comprised of payments 

from Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) State agencies and Federal student financial aid programs. 

For example, in fiscal year 2016, NTID students received $10.5 million from funds made 

available under the VR State Grants program to support their postsecondary education and 

$2.6 million in Pell Grants. Students also received $100,000 from RIT grants-in-aid, $935,000

from NTID grants-in-aid, $454,000 in State grants, and $4.1 million in scholarships stemming 

from institutionally-supported grants, endowment income, and external groups. In addition to 

grants and scholarships, NTID students received nearly $3.9 million in subsidized and 

unsubsidized Federal student loans and Parent PLUS loans in fiscal year 2016. Many NTID 

students also receive Federal Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments. 

Student aid, excluding loans, averaged approximately $13,780 per domestic student for both 

deaf and hearing students, including students in the sub-baccalaureate, baccalaureate, 

graduate, and interpreter training programs. 

International students pay tuition, room, board, and fees, and these payments are included in 

the revenue figure cited above. However, these students, with the exception of permanent 

residents, are not eligible for Federal student financial aid or assistance under the VR State 

Grants program. International students receive support from two private endowments; during 
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fiscal year 2016, $563,000 in interest accrued from these endowments was used for this 

purpose.

NTID also receives significant revenue from competitive grants and contracts awarded by the 

Federal and New York State governments. In fiscal year 2016, NTID received nearly 

$2.9 million in Federal and State grants and contracts, as well as $717,000 in private grants and 

contracts. 

Additionally, NTID has been somewhat successful in raising private funds. In fiscal year 2016, 

NTID received approximately $450,000 in cash donations to the endowment and other restricted 

funds and $44,000 in gifts in kind, primarily equipment and software for specific programs at 

NTID; however, these amounts represent a decrease of 65 percent from the previous fiscal year

total. The funds raised in addition to endowments are often restricted by the donors to specific 

NTID activities and include such projects as the Hearing Aid Shop Renovation, the Pre-College 

Education Network, the Next Big Idea Competition, Theater Outreach Programming, PreCollege Outreach Programs, and selected research projects. Restricted gifts totaled $248,000 

in fiscal year 2016. NTID currently has $5.2 million in endowments that are not part of the 

Federal Endowment Grant program. In fiscal year 2016, NTID distributed $1.98 million in 

earnings from all endowment sources for scholarships and other purposes.

PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

(whole dollars)

Output Measures 2016

2017

Annualized CR 2018

Undergraduate tuition (U.S. students) $14,570 $15,140 $15,730

Graduate tuition (U.S. students) 16,030 16,690 17,341

Fees 528 544 562

Room 6,954 7,162 7,376

Board 4,964 5,338 5,290

Undergraduate tuition (International students) 29,1401,2 30,2801,2 31,4601,2

Graduate tuition (International students) 32,0602,3 33,3802,3 34,7802,3

Student data (undergraduate deaf students only –

includes international students):

Student data (undergraduate deaf students onl y – incl udes inter nati onal students)Applications 860 771 771

Student data (undergraduate deaf students onl y – incl udes inter nati onal students)Acceptances 488 432 432

Student data (undergraduate deaf students onl y – incl udes inter nati onal students)Percent of applications accepted 57% 56% 56%

Student data (undergraduate deaf students onl y – incl udes inter nati onal students)Registrations 340 305 305

Student data (undergraduate deaf students onl y – incl udes inter nati onal students)Percent of accepted who register 70% 71% 71%

1 Tuition rate increases are proposed by NTID annually. However, through an agreement with the 

Department, the increase may not exceed 10 percent in any given year. NTID is proposing a 3.9 percent 

increase in undergraduate and graduate tuition for fiscal year 2018. 2 Graduate students are charged a 10 percent surcharge above the tuition rate for undergraduate 

students.

3 A tuition surcharge for international students is required; the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 

provides that NTID may develop a sliding scale model to reduce the surcharge, with different surcharge 

levels set depending on student need and whether the student’s country of origin is considered developed 

or developing. 
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PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

(whole numbers)

Output Measures 2016

2017

Annualized CR 2018

Enrollment (deaf students only – includes 

international students, excludes Master’s in 

Secondary Education program students):

Technical (Career Exploration Studies and 

Sub-Baccalaureate) deaf students onl y, incl udes inter national students

624 571 571

Professional Undergraduate deaf students onl y, incl udes i nternati onal students 543 507 507

Professional Graduate deaf students onl y, i ncludes inter national students 53 44 44

Total deaf studentsincludes inter national students 1,220 1,122 1,122

Degrees granted

Associate and certificate degrees granted 114 114 114

Baccalaureate and graduate degrees ranted granted 226 226 226

Total degrees granted 340 340 340

Co-op (work experience) placements 271 271 271

Percent of support for operations provided by 

Federal appropriation 70% 71% 71%

Student services (rounded to nearest 100 hours):

Hours of interpreting Student ser vices (rounded to nearest 100 hours): 149,000 149,000 149,000

Hours of in-class interpreting Student ser vices (rounded to nearest 100 hours): 112,100 112,100 112,100

Hours of note taking Student ser vices (rounded to nearest 100 hours): 61,900 61,900 61,900

Hours of tutoring Student ser vices (rounded to nearest 100 hours): 14,400 14,400 14,400

Hours of Real-time captioning Student ser vices (rounded to near est 100 hours): 24,300 24,300 24,300

Research:

Federal funds (dollars in thousands) Research: $1,563 $1,610 $1,658

Sponsored research (dollars in thousands) : $3,660 $3,500 $3,500

Personnel (in full-time equivalents)

Faculty Personnel (in full-ti me eq ui val ents) 170 170 170

Interpreters Personnel (in full-time equi valents) 131 131 131

C-print captionists Personnel (i n full-time equi valents) 52 52 52

Clerical/Technical Personnel (in full-ti me eq ui val ents) 84 84 84

Professional Personnel (in full-ti me eq ui val ents) 126 126 126

Total Personnel (in full-time equi valents) 563 563 563
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PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

(whole dollars)

Output Measures 2016

2017

Annualized CR 2018

Minorities as a % of faculty 13.8% 13.8% 13.8%

Minorities as a % of staff 11.1 11.1 11.1

Disabled as a % of faculty 41.0 41.0 41.0

Disabled as a % of staff 15.5 15.5 15.5

NTID faculty/student ratio 1:7.61,2 1:7.61,2 1:7.61,2

NTID teaching faculty/student ratio 1:9.72 1:9.72 1:9.72

Average Faculty Salaries:

Professor Aver age F aculty Sal aries $113,3063 $114,4393 $115,5833

Associate Professor Averag e F aculty Sal aries 94,0223 94,9623 95,9123

Assistant Professor Average Faculty Salari es 72,6033 73,3293 74,0623

Principal / Senior lecturer Aver age F aculty Salaries 68,3253 69,0083 69,6983

Lecturer Aver age F aculty Sal aries 59,8643 60,4633 61,0673

All Faculty Average Faculty Sal aries 79,5143 81,3093 81,1123

Average full- and part-time staff salary:

Exempt staff Aver age full- and part-ti me staff sal ar y 65,9463 66,6053 67,2723

Non-exempt staff Averag e full- and part-ti me staff salar y 44,9373 45,3863 45,8403

All staff Aver age full- and part-ti me staff sal ar y 51,6983 52,2153 52,7373

NOTE: Data for fiscal year 2016 are actual, while data for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 are estimated.

1 Includes administrators and researchers who have faculty rank. 2 Faculty/student ratios do not include RIT faculty who teach the 42 percent of NTID’s students enrolled in 

RIT courses or RIT faculty teaching NTID students in pre-baccalaureate programs. 3 FY 2016 salaries are actual and FY 2017 and FY 2018 salaries assume a 1 percent increase from the 

previous year.

PROGRAM PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Performance Measures

This section presents selected program performance information, including, for example, GPRA 

goals, objectives, measures, and performance targets and data; and an assessment of the 

progress made toward achieving program results. Achievement of program results is based on 

the cumulative effect of the resources provided in previous years and those requested in fiscal 

year 2018 and future years, as well as the resources and efforts invested by those served by 

this program.

Goal: To provide deaf and hearing students in undergraduate programs and professional 

studies with state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs, undertake a 

program of applied research; share National Technical Institute for the Deaf expertise, 

and expand outside sources of revenue.
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Objective: Maximize the number of students successfully completing a program of study.

Measure: The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking sub-baccalaureate and 

baccalaureate students who were in their first year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous 

year and are enrolled in the current year.

Year

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Target

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Actual

Baccalaureate 

Target 

Baccalaureate 

Actual

2013 70% 68% 85% 91%

2014 70 74 85 90

2015 70 75 85 93

2016 70 (April 2017) 86 (April 2017)

2017 70 87

2018 75 90

Additional Information: This measure is used to gauge the persistence rate (i.e., first-year 

retention rate) of first-time, full-time students from the fall semester of their freshmen year to the 

fall semester of their sophomore year. RIT submits data to the Integrated Postsecondary 

Education Data System (IPEDS) on its students, including NTID students who are in RIT 

programs. However, it does not break out data separately for NTID students in RIT programs. 

The data for this measure are calculated using the same IPEDS methodology as used by other 

postsecondary education programs funded by the Department. The data allow for comparative 

analyses between NTID, Gallaudet University, and other higher education programs. 

Comparisons with IPEDS data for 2-year public and private higher education institutions indicate 

that NTID's persistence rate of 75 percent for sub-baccalaureate students is higher than the 

rates for comparable institutions. Two-year public colleges and 2-year private colleges both 

have an average persistence rate of 61 percent.

NTID's baccalaureate student persistence rate of 93 percent is also higher than those of other 

4-year public and private colleges. For example, IPEDS data show an average persistence rate 

of 81 percent for 4-year public colleges and 82 percent for 4-year private colleges. The 

Department will consider adjusting targets for 2018 and beyond.

Measure: The percentage of first-time, full-time degree seeking sub-baccalaureate students 

and baccalaureate students who graduate within 150 percent of the program-based length of 

time. 

Year

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Target

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Actual 

Baccalaureate 

Target

Baccalaureate 

Actual

2013 35% 42% 62% 72%

2014 36 37 63 70

2015 37 39 64 76

2016 38 65

2017 39 65

2018 41 76
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Additional Information: The methodology used to obtain data for this measure is consistent 

with that used by IPEDS and other Department programs to measure graduation. Programbased length of time refers to the stated number of years to complete a degree. Generally, an 

associate degree program requires 2 years of study, and a baccalaureate degree program 

requires 4 years. However, some of RIT’s programs include a requirement for an additional 

internship year. In this case, the program-based length of time for a sub-baccalaureate degree 

may be 3 years and baccalaureate degree 5 years. As such, the program-based length of time 

may be 2, 3, 4, or 5 years, depending on the program.

An IPEDS analysis of public and private not-for-profit 2-year institutions indicated graduation 

rates of 24 percent and 57 percent, respectively, for full-time, first-time degree/certificateseeking students within 150 percent of normal time to completion. NTID’s sub-baccalaureate 

graduation rate of 39 percent falls roughly halfway in between. IPEDS data indicate 4-year 

public colleges have an average graduation rate of 55 percent and 4-year private colleges have 

an average graduation rate of 64 percent. NTID has a higher baccalaureate graduation rate of 

76 percent. Given NTID’s performance, the Department revised targets starting in 2013 and will 

reconsider revising targets for 2019 and beyond.

Measure: The percentages of graduates who are employed, in advanced education or training, 

or are neither employed nor enrolled in advanced education or training during their first year 

after graduation.

Year

Employed 

Target

Employed 

Actual

Advanced Ed

Target

Advanced Ed 

Actual

Neither 

Target

Neither 

Actual

2013 50% 58% 45% 32% 5% 10%

2014 50 55 45 35 5 10

2015 50 58 45 31 5 11

2016 50 (Oct 2017) 45 (Oct 2017) 5 (Oct 2017)

2017 50 (Oct 2018) 45 (Oct 2018) 5 (Oct 2018)

2018 50 (Oct 2019) 45 (Oct 2019) 5 (Oct 2019)

Additional Information: For students who graduated in fiscal year 2015, NTID reported 

58 percent were employed during their first year after graduation, 31 percent were in advanced 

education or training, and 11 percent were not in the workforce nor engaged in advanced 

education or training. Any graduate who was simultaneously employed and in advanced 

education or training was placed into the one category that best described their status. 
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Efficiency Measures

Objective: Improve the efficiency of operations at NTID as defined by the cost per successful 

student outcome, where the successful outcome is graduation.

Measure: Total Federal cost per NTID graduate. 

Year Target Actual

2013 $209,564 $146,000

2014 213,755 183,300

2015 218,030 226,200

2016 222,827 191,200

2017 222,827

2018

Additional Information: The Federal cost per graduate, as reported by NTID, includes 

graduates who receive sub-baccalaureate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees. The measure 

is calculated by averaging the Federal appropriation for a particular year and the previous 

5 years, and dividing the figure by the number of graduates for that school year. Federal 

student aid, vocational rehabilitation payments, other Federal support for students, Federal 

grants and contracts, the Federal Endowment Grant Program tuition, and other private funds

received by NTID are not included in this calculation. 

This measure focuses on graduates, because it is a key program outcome for NTID. The 

Department plans to investigate how much of the variation can be explained by funding levels 

and what measures, if any, can be taken to lessen the measure’s inconsistency. Given recent 

performance, the Department will reconsider this measure and targets for 2018 and beyond to 

account for disaggregation of data by program type.

Measure: Total educational cost per NTID graduate. 

Year Target Actual

2013 $251,800 $176,900

2014 256,836 224,000

2015 261,973 277,100

2016 267,737 237,300

2017 267,737

2018

Additional Information: The measure is calculated by averaging the total annual student 

expenditures for a particular year and the previous 5 years, and dividing the figure by the 

number of graduates for that school year. Graduates include students receiving certificates, 

diplomas, associates degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and master's degrees. The cost is 

composed of the total program budget excluding expenditures associated with research, public 

services, auxiliary enterprises, and construction. This measure looks at the total cost of 

educating a student at NTID as an indication of how efficiently the University operates. 

Both efficiency measures use existing cost data reported to the Department as part of NTID’s 

budget submission. The Department will continue its discussion with NTID about how best to 
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use these measures as a basis for examining the cost per student, the subcomponents of the 

expenditures, and whether efficiencies can be achieved. The Department will use IPEDS data 

to look at cost components of similarly sized Carnegie Level IV institutions as a basis for 

comparison. 

The Department reached an agreement with NTID on a methodology that accounts for future 

inflation by using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the goal of limiting increases on the 

Federal cost per graduate and the total cost per graduate to less than those of the CPI. The 

Department maintained the 2016 target in 2017. 2017 data will be available in January 2018. 

As updated information becomes available regarding the projected inflation rate for the next 

fiscal year and outlying years, the targets will be adjusted accordingly. The Department plans to 

reconsider this measure and targets for 2018 and beyond to account for disaggregation of data 

by program type.

Other Performance Information

Onsite Monitoring

The Department is planning to conduct an onsite monitoring review of NTID during the fall 

of 2017. The goal of the monitoring visit is to review NTID’s use of its annual Federal 

appropriation to provide “a residential facility for postsecondary technical training and education 

for individuals who are deaf in order to prepare them for successful employment,” as required by 

Section 111 of the EDA, as amended, 20 U.S.C. § 4331, and other relevant requirements.