3 hard facts shaping higher education thinking and behavior

Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton LLPGrant Thornton LLP
3 hard facts
shaping higher education thinking + behavior
© 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved2
Fact #1
Your institution is on its own
Take decisive action
Partner with faculty, consider
affiliations ― change the
trajectory
Get creative
Innovate in finances, academics,
promotion ― everything
Target demographics
Find out what's important to new
groups ― and provide it
Distinguish yourself
Separate your institution from the
distressed-college fold ― begin
with a realistic view of your
situation
© 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved3
Fact #2
Opportunity abounds
Seize opportunities in
student growth
1 Demographic groups such as
Hispanic
2 Students in the West and
South
3 Students outside your
geographic reach
Create unique offerings
such as liberal arts + vocational
objectives
Promote your uniqueness
Develop online or hybrid
delivery systems
© 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved4
Fact #2 cont.
Opportunity abounds
Leverage simplicity
Focus on doing only a few things
― do them well
Identify less-attractive programs
― reduce or eliminate them
Explore new initiatives
As revenue slowly grows, resist
pressure to restore budget
reductions to low-priority
expenses
Instead, use the incremental
revenue for innovation such as
attracting new students and
improving retention
Read the article
Maturing from adolescence into adulthood:
Major factors shaping the sector in 2016
© 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved5
Fact #3
This may be the decade of the distressed college
Distinguish yourself
Separate your institution from the
distressed-college fold ― begin
with a realistic view of your
situation
Consult with key stakeholders to
learn and gain their support
Determine a projection based on
your current course ― the usual
conclusion is that your current
course is not sustainable
Then think boldly about new
paths consistent with your
mission ― but possibly in sharply
different ways
© 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved6
Read the article
Maturing from adolescence into adulthood:
Major factors shaping the sector in 2016
See the full report
The State of Higher
Education in 2016
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3 hard facts shaping higher education thinking and behavior

  • 1. 3 hard facts shaping higher education thinking + behavior
  • 2. © 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved2 Fact #1 Your institution is on its own Take decisive action Partner with faculty, consider affiliations ― change the trajectory Get creative Innovate in finances, academics, promotion ― everything Target demographics Find out what's important to new groups ― and provide it Distinguish yourself Separate your institution from the distressed-college fold ― begin with a realistic view of your situation
  • 3. © 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved3 Fact #2 Opportunity abounds Seize opportunities in student growth 1 Demographic groups such as Hispanic 2 Students in the West and South 3 Students outside your geographic reach Create unique offerings such as liberal arts + vocational objectives Promote your uniqueness Develop online or hybrid delivery systems
  • 4. © 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved4 Fact #2 cont. Opportunity abounds Leverage simplicity Focus on doing only a few things ― do them well Identify less-attractive programs ― reduce or eliminate them Explore new initiatives As revenue slowly grows, resist pressure to restore budget reductions to low-priority expenses Instead, use the incremental revenue for innovation such as attracting new students and improving retention Read the article Maturing from adolescence into adulthood: Major factors shaping the sector in 2016
  • 5. © 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved5 Fact #3 This may be the decade of the distressed college Distinguish yourself Separate your institution from the distressed-college fold ― begin with a realistic view of your situation Consult with key stakeholders to learn and gain their support Determine a projection based on your current course ― the usual conclusion is that your current course is not sustainable Then think boldly about new paths consistent with your mission ― but possibly in sharply different ways
  • 6. © 2016 Grant Thornton LLP | All rights reserved6 Read the article Maturing from adolescence into adulthood: Major factors shaping the sector in 2016 See the full report The State of Higher Education in 2016
  • 7. We want to hear from you. Take this short survey and tell us what you think of this content. Thank you.