Comprehensive Statewide Plan for Postsecondary Education. 2022 Revision
Author: Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Date: 2022-07-21
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Postsecondary Education,High School Graduates,College Attendance,High School Equivalency Programs,Adults,Counties,Academic Degrees,Racial Differences,Ethnicity,Graduation Rate,College Readiness,College Graduates,Low Income Groups,Socioeconomic Status,Two Year Colleges,Public Colleges,Educational Finance,Tuition,Income,Student Financial Aid,Research and Development,Expenditures,Student Needs,Student Diversity,Access to Education,Labor Force Development,Labor Needs,Institutional Characteristics,Partnerships in Education,Statewide Planning,Educational Facilities Planning,College Role,Distance Education,Private Colleges,Nontraditional Students,English Language Learners,Minority Group Students,Career Readiness

The constitution and statutes of Nebraska assign the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education the responsibility for comprehensive planning for postsecondary education in Nebraska. The purpose of the &quot;Comprehensive Statewide Plan for Postsecondary Education&quot; is to provide direction for the future of postsecondary education in Nebraska. It identifies goals that will lead to an educationally and economically sound, vigorous, progressive, and coordinated higher education network throughout the state. It is used by the Coordinating Commission to facilitate most of its statutory decision-making processes. For the state and its students to receive maximum benefits, the Comprehensive Plan must be accepted and supported by the educational community, the governor, the Legislature, businesses, and citizens within the state. The Comprehensive Plan is built upon the foundation of existing postsecondary educational institutions within the state, the current and projected demographics of the state, the economic and political realities of the state, and the state's constitution and statutes. By statute, the Plan must include the role and mission assignments for each public postsecondary education institution, as well as the Commission's recommended guidelines on issues such as tuition and fee levels, admission standards, dual credit, and articulation. It is the shared vision and statewide goals, however, that most influence the design of the Comprehensive Plan. As the environment for postsecondary education changes, the Comprehensive Plan must continually evolve and adjust. It is the responsibility of those who are interested in education and care about Nebraska's future to review regularly this vital document to assure it meets the state's changing needs. Since 2000, the Commission has updated the Comprehensive Plan from time to time to meet the challenges of the changing educational environment, incorporate evolving best practices into the recommended guidelines, modify institutional roles and missions based on legislative action, maintain up-to-date institutional peer groups, and add national and institutional comparative metrics. In 2022, changes to Peru State College's role and mission and the state educational attainment goal set by the 107th Legislature, Second Session, in LR 335 were incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan along with updates to several guidelines.