The Higher Education Coordinating Council makes recommendations to the Florida legislature and boards of education regarding unmet educational needs and resolving disputes over new academic programs. The council aims to create a seamless pre-K through university system, promote consistent education policies, maximize access to high-quality education, and improve accountability across all education delivery systems in Florida. Since being established in 2010, the council has held monthly meetings, created workgroups on articulation and industry needs, and launched a statewide degree inventory on its website.

1. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL
Frank T. Brogan
Chancellor, State University System of Florida
June 11, 2012

2. Overview
The Higher Education Coordinating Council
makes recommendations to the Legislature, the
State Board of Education, and the Board of
Business Independent Governors regarding the State’s unmet educational
& Colleges & needs and facilitates solutions to disputes
Industry Universities regarding the creation of new degree programs,
institutes, campuses, or centers. The Council will
make recommendations that are intended to:
• Achieve a more seamless PK-20 academic
Higher
Commission educational system
State Education
University for Independent
Coordinating • Promote consistent education policy and
System Education
Council articulation processes across all educational
(DOE)
delivery systems — focusing on students
• Maximize access to a high quality education
Florida for all Floridians
College Department
of • Improve accountability measures across all
System
Education education delivery systems
(DOE)
www.FloridaHigherEducation.org
Florida Statutes 1004.015
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3. Activities Since Establishment
• Organized
October 2010
• Monthly Meetings
December 2010 – Present
• Created workgroups:
1) Articulation policy — working through Articulation Coordinating Committee
2) Existing, evolving and emerging industries — working through the Talent Supply
Chain Team, DEO and sector staff
3) Statewide degree inventory (now LIVE as part of ExpertNet at www.expertnet.org)
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4. Searchable by
Program/
CIP code
At-A-Glance
Facts about the State’s
degree programs

5. Searchable by geographic map:
• Worforce Regions
• Enterprise Florida Regions
• SUS Locations
• FCS Locations

6. Data sortable by:
• Institution name
• Accreditation status
• Type of degree
• County location
• Enterprise Florida
Region
• Workforce Florida
District
• Type of Institution
(SUS, FCS, ICUF…)
• Classification of
Instructional
Programs (CIP) code

7. Will be useful for:
• State level and local level
education planning
• Industry and business seeking
education providers
• Economic development
planning and industry
recruitment
• State and local workforce
agencies seeking education
providers
• Students seeking programs of
study

8. Activities Since Establishment
• Organizational meeting
October 2010
• Monthly meetings
December 2010 – Present
• Created workgroups:
1) Articulation policy — working through Articulation Coordinating Committee
2) Existing, evolving and emerging industries — working through the Talent Supply
Chain Team, DEO and sector staff
3) Statewide degree inventory (now LIVE as part of ExpertNet at www.expertnet.org)
• Launched survey of statewide higher education stakeholders
• Finalized report with 36 recommendations related to:
1) Primary mission of public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions
2) Performance measures and outcomes that meet the State’s needs
3) Articulation policies that ensure maximized used of State resources
4) A plan for workforce development
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9. HECC Recommendations align with
Board of Governors Strategic Plan (examples)
7A All appropriate educational delivery sectors, working with the Florida Legislature, need to
explore new methodologies for the provision of funding maintenance and construction of
facilities. This should include exploring alternative funding solutions for the construction of
University Educational Partnership Centers on state college campuses or use the state’s Higher
Education Facilities Finance Authority rather than using PECO funding, to finance new
buildings and seek community matching funds.
11A All public and private postsecondary sectors should expand the use of instructional
technology to help solve access and availability challenges. Colleges and universities should
use already developed resources within Florida to offer expanded access through on-line
programs and promote consortium programs that enable public and private institutions in a
region to allow students to easily take courses at other institutions in the partnership.
13A The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, working with the Florida
Legislature, need to examine a new State University System and Florida College System
funding formula based in part on greater emphasis on performance-based accountability to
enhance areas such as graduation and retention rates, STEM degree production and
commercialization of research that leads to job creation.
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www.FloridaHigherEducation.org