2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

percent less expensive than the state’s public four year institutions.
Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions:
This objective is being met. CSU is committed to continue to provide a quality, affordable
education for the citizens of Maryland. However, continual state need-based support,
proportional to student enrollment demand, is essential to achieve this commitment. Strained
budgets also affect Coppin State University, which is less expensive than majority institutions in
terms of tuition charged. While attempting to maintain low tuition fees and serve more lowincome
students, Coppin also has smaller endowments to augment tuition rates.
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO COMMISSION’S ISSUES/QUESTIONS
Explanation Required
Objective 2.1 – Produce 25 or more teacher education graduates for employment in Maryland
each fiscal year from FY 2005 through FY 2009.
The number of teacher education graduates from Coppin who were employed in
Maryland decreased from 21 in FY 2007 to 9 in FY 2008, a 57% decline.
CSU Response Related to Objective 2.1 of MFR 2008
The goal to produce 25 or more teacher education graduates for employment in Maryland was
met in 2006, but since then, the number had dropped to 9 in 2008. While CSU does not have
control over its graduates being employed in Maryland, we feel that the decline may be due
partly to the economic recession and partly due to our teacher graduates looking for work in
neighboring states with competitive salaries and benefits. Results of the graduate follow-up
survey show that a high percentage of education graduates indicated they were satisfied with
CSU preparation for employment.
Explanation Required
Objective 2.4 – Maintain or increase the ratio of median graduates’ salary to median annual
salary of the civilian workforce with a bachelor’s degree.
According to results from the 2008 survey, the ratio of the median salary of CSU
graduates to the civilian workforce with a bachelor’s degree was 0.76, down from 0.84 in
2005. The current salary ratio is also the lowest of the last four survey cycles.
CSU Response Related to Objective 2.4 of MFR 2008
According to results from the 2008 survey, the ratio of the median salary of CSU graduates to
the civilian workforce with a bachelor’s degree was 0.76, down from 0.84 in 2005. While this
ratio is lower than the previous years, CSU does not have control of CSU graduates’ earnings.
However, we feel the bad economy may be forcing some graduates to take lower salary paying
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