SYSTEM

Availability of Academic Programs

 The availability of academic programs is one indication of the accessibility of educational opportunities available to Colorado students. The following maps show the location of public higher education degree programs by level in counties throughout the state. The population density of each county is also shown. Coursework that does not lead to a complete program is also offered at a variety of sites throughout the state and via telecommunications.
Findings:
Associate degrees are offered by 17 institutions at 27 locations.

Thirteen institutions offer undergraduate degrees at 16 sites.

Nine institutions offer graduate level programs at 21 locations. Only a limited number of the programs, however, are offered at the off-campus sites.

Location of Public Higher Education Degree Programs
and Population

Associate
(Dot = Off-Campus  Star = On-Campus)
Figure 13


Baccalaureate
(Dot = Off-Campus  Star = On-Campus)
Figure 14


Graduate
(Dot = Off-Campus  Star = On-Campus)
Figure 15

Faculty Diversity

 The following table displays the number of full-time faculty reported by the institutions, and their percentage distributions by racial/ethnic group and sex. The reported faculty include all employees with faculty rank, including those whose primary responsibility is research.
Findings:
The number of faculty reported has increased over the last five years, especially at the Research Universities. Some of this growth may be attributed to the recent inclusion of researchers with faculty rank in the report.

All institutional sectors increased their percentage of racial/ethnic minorities and of females between fall 1989 and fall 1993. The minority full-time faculty percentage at the public institutions increased from 7.8 percent to 10.4 percent. The percentage of females increased from 28.4 percent to 35 percent.

In fall 1993, Community Colleges had the most diverse faculty (13.4 percent minority and 46.4 percent female). Next, in terms of diversity were the Universities and Colleges (11.6 percent minority and 33.6 percent female), Specialized-Medical (11.5 percent minority and 47.8 percent female), Research Universities (9 percent minority and 26.1 percent female), and the Local District Colleges (4 percent minority and 39.7 percent female). 


Full-Time Faculty Diversity
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|                    |        |        |        |        |        |
|     Ethnicity      |Fall 89 |Fall 90 |Fall 91 |Fall 92 |Fall 93 |
|____________________|________|________|________|________|________|
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|                                                                 |
|Public Institution Total                                         |
|         Total         6,051    6,365    6,805    7,030    7,890 |
|                                                                 |
|           Unknown                                            .3%|
|           NRA                                               2.4%|
|           Black         1.4%     1.4%     1.6%     1.7%     1.7%|
|           Nat Amer       .4%      .5%      .5%      .6%      .6%|
|           Asian         3.0%     3.3%     3.6%     4.1%     4.2%|
|           Hispanic      3.0%     3.4%     3.4%     4.0%     3.9%|
|           White        92.1%    91.5%    90.8%    89.5%    86.8%|
|                                                                 |
|           Male         71.6%    70.0%    68.0%    67.1%    65.0%|
|           Female       28.4%    30.0%    32.0%    32.9%    35.0%|
|                                                                 |
|_________________________________________________________________|
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|  State System Summary                                           |
|         Total         5,778    6,082    6,524    6,753    7,598 |
|                                                                 |
|           Unknown                                            .3%|
|           NRA                                               2.5%|
|           Black         1.5%     1.5%     1.7%     1.8%     1.8%|
|           Nat Amer       .4%      .5%      .5%      .6%      .6%|
|           Asian         3.1%     3.4%     3.8%     4.2%     4.4%|
|           Hispanic      3.0%     3.4%     3.4%     4.1%     3.9%|
|           White        91.9%    91.3%    90.6%    89.3%    86.5%|
|                                                                 |
|           Male         71.9%    70.3%    68.4%    67.3%    65.1%|
|           Female       28.1%    29.7%    31.6%    32.7%    34.9%|
|                                                                 |
|_________________________________________________________________|
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|    Research Universities                                        |
|         Total         2,273    2,321    2,352    2,425    3,095 |
|                                                                 |
|           Unknown                                            .5%|
|           NRA                                               3.0%|
|           Black         1.0%      .9%     1.1%     1.3%     1.1%|
|           Nat Amer       .2%      .3%      .3%      .3%      .3%|
|           Asian         3.4%     3.6%     3.9%     4.3%     5.0%|
|           Hispanic      2.2%     2.6%     2.6%     2.7%     2.6%|
|           White        93.2%    92.6%    92.0%    91.4%    87.5%|
|                                                                 |
|           Male         80.9%    79.4%    77.9%    78.4%    73.9%|
|           Female       19.1%    20.6%    22.1%    21.6%    26.1%|
|                                                                 |
|_________________________________________________________________|
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|    Universities and Colleges                                    |
|         Total         1,879    1,912    2,079    2,083    2,110 |
|                                                                 |
|           Unknown                                            .4%|
|           NRA                                                .7%|
|           Black         1.5%     1.6%     1.9%     1.9%     2.0%|
|           Nat Amer       .7%      .6%      .7%      .8%      .7%|
|           Asian         3.1%     3.5%     3.6%     3.8%     3.6%|
|           Hispanic      3.7%     4.1%     4.4%     5.8%     5.3%|
|           White        90.8%    90.2%    89.4%    87.7%    87.3%|
|                                                                 |
|           Male         72.2%    71.5%    69.1%    68.7%    66.4%|
|           Female       27.8%    28.5%    30.9%    31.3%    33.6%|
|                                                                 |
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|    Specialized-Medical                                          |
|         Total           935    1,078    1,320    1,403    1,527 |
|                                                                 |
|           Unknown                                           0.0%|
|           NRA                                               5.3%|
|           Black         1.8%     1.4%     1.7%     1.4%     1.8%|
|           Nat Amer       .2%      .2%      .5%      .9%     1.3%|
|           Asian         3.9%     4.3%     5.2%     6.2%     5.6%|
|           Hispanic      1.5%     1.4%     1.5%     2.1%     2.8%|
|           White        92.6%    92.8%    91.1%    89.5%    83.3%|
|                                                                 |
|           Male         58.8%    57.1%    57.4%    54.2%    52.2%|
|           Female       41.2%    42.9%    42.6%    45.8%    47.8%|
|                                                                 |
|_________________________________________________________________|
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|    Community Colleges                                           |
|         Total           691      771      773      842      866 |
|                                                                 |
|           Unknown                                            .1%|
|           NRA                                               0.0%|
|           Black         2.5%     3.0%     3.1%     3.7%     3.8%|
|           Nat Amer       .7%     1.0%      .8%      .8%      .6%|
|           Asian         1.3%     1.3%     1.6%     1.7%     1.7%|
|           Hispanic      5.9%     6.6%     6.3%     7.0%     7.3%|
|           White        89.6%    88.1%    88.2%    86.8%    86.5%|
|                                                                 |
|           Male         59.6%    58.5%    56.1%    54.3%    53.6%|
|           Female       40.4%    41.5%    43.9%    45.7%    46.4%|
|                                                                 |
|_________________________________________________________________|
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|  Local District Colleges                                        |
|         Total           273      283      281      277      292 |
|                                                                 |
|           Unknown                                           0.0%|
|           NRA                                                .3%|
|           Black         0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%|
|           Nat Amer       .7%      .7%      .4%      .4%      .3%|
|           Asian          .7%      .7%      .4%      .4%      .3%|
|           Hispanic      2.6%     3.2%     2.8%     3.6%     3.4%|
|           White        96.0%    95.4%    96.4%    95.7%    95.5%|
|                                                                 |
|           Male         64.8%    62.2%    59.8%    60.6%    60.3%|
|           Female       35.2%    37.8%    40.2%    39.4%    39.7%|
|                                                                 |
|_________________________________________________________________|
SOURCE:  EEO-6 and CCHE Reports Submitted by the Institutions  CCHE

Average Faculty Salary

 Average faculty salary data indicates how Colorado colleges compare with other colleges in faculty compensation. The following table displays average salaries of full-time faculty as compared to the average full-time faculty salaries at peer institutions.
Findings:
Statewide, average full-time faculty salaries at Colorado colleges are below the average salaries of their peer institutions. On average in 1992-93, faculty at Research Universities received 99 percent of their peer salaries ($52,624 vs. $53,278), while faculty at Universities and Colleges received 93 percent of their peer salaries ($40,604 vs. $43,544). Community College faculty received 85 percent of their peer salaries ($30,754 vs. $36,189), and faculty at Local District Colleges received 88 percent of their peer salaries ($31,769 vs. $36,189).

On average in 1992-93, full-time faculty at Research Universities earned $12,000 more than full-time faculty at Universities and Colleges, while full-time Community College faculty earned about $9,800 less than full-time faculty at Universities and Colleges. 


Comparison of Salaries of Full-Time Faculty
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|        |        |          Weighted Average          |
|        | Fiscal |____________________________________|
|        |  Year  |Campus Salaries|Peer Salaries_Index |
|________|________|_______________|____________________|
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|Public Institution Total                              |
|         1989/90      39,056          41,667      .94 |
|         1990/91      41,051          43,488      .94 |
|         1991/92      42,550          45,195      .94 |
|         1992/93      43,568          46,030      .95 |
|______________________________________________________|
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|  State System Summary                                |
|         1989/90      39,109          41,613      .94 |
|         1990/91      41,722          44,035      .95 |
|         1991/92      43,217          45,745      .94 |
|         1992/93      44,199          46,556      .95 |
|______________________________________________________|
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|    Research Universities                             |
|         1989/90      46,390          47,868      .97 |
|         1990/91      48,832          49,616      .98 |
|         1991/92      50,522          52,078      .97 |
|         1992/93      52,624          53,278      .99 |
|______________________________________________________|
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|    Universities and Colleges                         |
|         1989/90      36,305          39,455      .92 |
|         1990/91      38,273          41,373      .93 |
|         1991/92      39,995          42,643      .94 |
|         1992/93      40,604          43,544      .93 |
|______________________________________________________|
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|    Community Colleges                                |
|         1989/90      27,918          32,086      .87 |
|         1990/91      29,657          34,431      .86 |
|         1991/92      30,551          35,713      .86 |
|         1992/93      30,754          36,189      .85 |
|______________________________________________________|
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|  Local District Colleges                             |
|         1989/90      28,242          32,086      .88 |
|         1990/91      29,927          34,431      .87 |
|         1991/92      31,056          35,713      .87 |
|         1992/93      31,769          36,189      .88 |
|______________________________________________________|
Source:  IPEDS Faculty Salary Data                 CCHE

Student to Faculty Ratios

 Student to faculty ratios indicate the level of faculty resources that support academic programs. Student faculty ratios from statewide budget formulae are used to calculate the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty that would be computed from the formulae, based on actual student enrollment by discipline and level. These ratios are compared in the table to the actual student faculty ratios reported by the institutions.
Findings:
Student to Facultyratios remained fairly constant over the past five years, except at the freshmen/sophomore level, which have decreased. The changes between 1992-93 and 1993-94, especially for the vocational level, are probably due to the conversion to CIP codes and different reporting decisions by some of the colleges.

Statewide in 1993-94, actual student to faculty ratios were highest for freshmen and sophomores, averaging 21.7 to 1. The ratio at the vocational level was much lower at 12.7 to 1. The ratio for juniors and seniors was 15.7 to 1. Graduate I students had a ratio of 8.5 to 1, and graduate II the lowest student to faculty ratio, averaging 4.9 to 1.

Comparing average 1993-94 vocational ratios across sectors shows that Universities and Colleges had the lowest average ratio (6.9 to 1). Local District and Community Colleges had average ratios of 12.3 and 12.9 to 1, respectively.

Comparing average 1993-94 freshman and sophomore ratios across sectors shows that Local District Colleges had the lowest average ratio (14.3 to 1). Community Colleges had an average ratio of 18.1 to 1. Research Universities were 23.2 to 1, and Universities and Colleges averaged 26.9 to 1.

Comparing average 1993-94 junior and senior ratios across sectors shows that the ratios at Universities and Colleges are lower than the Research Universities, 15 to 1 and 16.4 to 1, respectively.

1993-94 graduate I and II ratios show Research Universities ratios are below the formula, while the Universities and Colleges ratios were at or above the formula.

When comparing 1993-94 actual student faculty ratios to formula generated ratios, the public institution average shows that actual ratios are higher at the freshmen/sophomore, junior/senior and graduate I levels, but lower at the other levels. 


Student Faculty Ratios
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|             |  Vocational  | Fresh./Soph  | Junior/Senior|  Graduate I  | Graduate II  |
|       Fiscal|______________|______________|_____________________________|______________|
|        Year |Actual|Formula|Actual|Formula|Actual|Formula|Actual|Formula|Actual|Formula|
|_____________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|
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|Public Institution Total                                                                |
|      1989/90   13.3    16.9   24.1    20.5   15.6    15.3    7.7     8.3    4.2     5.3|
|      1990/91   13.8    16.8   23.2    20.5   15.3    15.2    8.6     8.4    4.8     5.4|
|      1991/92   13.8    16.7   23.1    20.5   15.9    15.2    8.7     8.3    4.7     5.4|
|      1992/93   13.9    16.4   22.8    20.6   15.8    15.3    8.5     8.3    4.8     5.4|
|      1993/94   12.7    16.4   21.7    20.6   15.7    15.3    8.5     8.3    4.9     5.3|
|________________________________________________________________________________________|
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|  State System Summary                                                                  |
|      1989/90   14.4    16.8   26.3    20.6   15.6    15.3    7.7     8.3    4.2     5.3|
|      1990/91   15.1    16.7   25.2    20.5   15.3    15.2    8.6     8.4    4.8     5.4|
|      1991/92   14.6    16.7   25.0    20.6   15.9    15.2    8.7     8.3    4.7     5.4|
|      1992/93   14.1    16.3   24.3    20.5   15.8    15.3    8.5     8.3    4.8     5.4|
|      1993/94   12.8    16.2   22.7    20.5   15.7    15.3    8.5     8.3    4.9     5.3|
|________________________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Research Universities                                                               |
|      1989/90                  30.6    20.7   15.9    15.0    6.8     7.8    4.1     5.1|
|      1990/91                  27.6    20.7   15.4    14.9    7.2     7.9    4.6     5.2|
|      1991/92                  28.3    20.7   16.0    15.0    7.4     7.8    4.4     5.3|
|      1992/93                  26.5    20.7   15.7    14.9    7.0     7.8    4.5     5.2|
|      1993/94                  23.2    20.7   16.4    14.8    7.3     7.7    4.7     5.1|
|________________________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Universities and Colleges                                                           |
|      1989/90   12.7    16.1   28.0    20.8   15.4    15.7    8.9     8.9    4.9     6.3|
|      1990/91   12.6    16.3   28.3    20.7   15.2    15.6   10.4     8.9    6.0     6.0|
|      1991/92   12.1    16.1   28.0    20.7   15.7    15.5   10.5     8.9    6.3     6.2|
|      1992/93   10.8    15.4   27.4    20.7   15.9    15.8   10.7     8.8    6.6     6.0|
|      1993/94    6.9    15.5   26.9    20.7   15.0    15.7   10.0     8.8    6.1     6.1|
|________________________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Community Colleges                                                                  |
|      1989/90   14.4    16.8   19.8    20.0                                             |
|      1990/91   15.3    16.7   19.4    20.0                                             |
|      1991/92   14.7    16.7   19.0    20.2                                             |
|      1992/93   14.1    16.3   19.2    20.1                                             |
|      1993/94   12.9    16.3   18.1    20.2                                             |
|________________________________________________________________________________________|
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|  Local District Colleges                                                               |
|      1989/90   10.4    17.2   12.7    19.8                                             |
|      1990/91   10.3    17.1   12.4    19.6                                             |
|      1991/92   11.5    17.0   12.7    19.6                                             |
|      1992/93   13.3    16.7   13.8    21.4                                             |
|      1993/94   12.3    17.0   14.3    21.3                                             |
|________________________________________________________________________________________|
SOURCE:  Budget Request Documents                                                    CCHE

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