HEA: AID Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and

Universities
FY 2008 Program Performance Plan
Strategic Goal 3
Discretionary
HEA, Title III, Part A, Section 316
CFDA 84.031T: Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities

Program Goal: To improve the capacity of minority-serving institutions, which

traditionally have limited resources and serve large numbers of low-
income and minority students, to improve student success and to
provide high-quality educational opportunities for their students.
Objective 1 of 4: Maintain or increase enrollments of Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
institutions (TCCUs).
Measure 1.1 of 1: The number of full-time degree-seeking undergraduates enrolling at Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2003 7,625 Measure not in place
2004 9,456 Measure not in place
2005 9,736 Measure not in place
2006 9,084 Measure not in place
2009 10,000 (December 2009) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.
Explanation. This program has a long-term target of 10,000 for FY 2009. We will continue to report data
annually, but there are no intermediate annual targets. Data for FY 2007 will be available in December
2007.

Objective 2 of 4: Maintain or increase the persistence rate for students enrolled at TCCUs.
Measure 2.1 of 1: The percentage of full-time undergraduate students who were in their first year of
postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the current year at the same Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities institution. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2004 41 Measure not in place
2005 48 Measure not in place
2006 41 44 Target Exceeded
2007 42 (December 2007) Pending
2008 43 (December 2008) Pending
2009 44 (December 2009) Pending
2010 44 (December 2010) Pending
2011 45 (December 2011) Pending

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 2012 45 (December 2012) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.
Explanation. Institutions report a persistence rate, not the numerator and denominator. As a result, the
persistence rate for TCCUs is calculated as a median. Since average full-time, degree-/certificate-seeking
enrollment at each Tribal College is about 300, a one percent change in persistence (first-year to
sophomore) can be brought about by two students. The small enrollments allow the results to change
greatly based on a few students. Small, incremental improvements are expected.

Objective 3 of 4: Maintain or increase the graduation rate for students enrolled at TCCUs.
Measure 3.1 of 2: The percentage of students enrolled at four-year Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities graduating within six years of enrollment. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2003 23 Measure not in place
2004 32 Measure not in place
2005 36 Measure not in place
2006 32 (December 2007) Pending
2007 32 (December 2008) Pending
2008 32 (December 2009) Pending
2009 32 (December 2010) Pending
2010 32 (December 2011) Pending
2011 32 (December 2012) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.
Explanation. Graduation rate data first became available from the Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS) for FY 2003.

Measure 3.2 of 2: The percentage of students enrolled at two-year Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities who graduate within three years of enrollment. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2003 40 Measure not in place
2004 34 Measure not in place
2005 26 Measure not in place
2006 29 (December 2007) Pending
2007 29 (December 2008) Pending
2008 29 (December 2009) Pending
2009 29 (December 2010) Pending
2010 29 (December 2011) Pending
2011 29 (December 2012) Pending

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Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.
Explanation. Graduation rate data first became available from the Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS) for FY 2003.

Objective 4 of 4: Maintain or improve the efficiency of service delivery to TCCU students.

Measure 4.1 of 1: Cost per successful outcome: federal cost per undergraduate degree at Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities institutions. (Desired direction: decrease)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2003 14,353 Measure not in place
2004 12,386 Measure not in place
2005 14,046 Measure not in place
2007 999 (December 2008) Pending
2008 999 (December 2009) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.
Explanation. The calculation is the appropriation for the Strengthening TCCU program divided by the
number of undergraduate enrollments. The $12,386 cost for the 2003-04 value reflects an appropriation
of $23.3 million divided by 1,880 graduates. The $14,046 cost for the 2004-05 value reflects an
appropriation of $23.8 million divided by 1,695 graduates. There were two institutions not reporting
degrees awarded for 2005 who had reported activity for 2004. A majority of the funds appropriated for this
program are used for construction. Data for FY 2006 will be available in December 2007. For FY 2006-
2008, this is an efficiency measure without targets.

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