Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)

Review Excelsior College's HEOA compliance responses grouped by the applicable HEOA section numbers shown below. Section numbers not appearing in the listed sequences are not applicable and have been intentionally omitted. 

120 through 132-17

120(a)(2)(B) Drug and Alcohol Violations Reporting

Information to follow.

128(e) Truth in Lending Act

Private Loan Programs

128(e)(3) Student Self-Certification

This requirement applies to the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) and Nursing Student Loan Program (NSLP).

Nursing Student and Nursing Faculty Loans

Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSI)

132(h) Price Calculator

Federal Net Price Calculator

Excelsior College Estimated Tuition

132-1 Statement of the institution's mission

Excelsior's mission statement can be found on our About Us page.

132-2 Total number of undergraduate students that applied, were admitted, and were enrolled in the institution

Between Aug -1-2010 through Oct-31-2010; 3,695 applications received*

Between Aug -1-2010 through Oct-31-2010; 2,604 students were admitted

Between Aug -1-2010 through Oct-31-2010; the total number of undergraduate students that enrolled = 2,753

*Not all students are required to go through the application process (e.g. Military Students).

 

132-3 Reading, writing, mathematics, and combined scores on the SAT and ACT for the middle 50% range of institution's freshman class

Not Applicable - Excelsior College does not require SAT or ACT scores. Excelsior College focuses on adult learners as stated in our Mission, which can be found on our About Us page.

132-4 Number of first-time, full-time, and part-time students enrolled at the undergraduate and graduate levels

Not Applicable - Excelsior students are part-time transfer students. Information regarding our part-time transfer students appears in the answer to the next question.
 

132-5 Number of degree or certificate seeking undergraduate students who have transferred from another institution

37,656 Undergraduates

1,745 Graduate Students

39,401 total students

132-6 Percentages of male and female undergraduate students at the institution;

55% female

45% male

132-7 Percentage of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are from the state in which the institution is located

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students. The percentage of our part-time transfer students residing in New York state during the 2010-2011 academic year is 12.4%.

132-8 Percentage of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are from other states

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students. The percentage of part-time transfer students residing in US states other than New York state during the 2010-2011 academic year is 87.5%.

132-9 Percentage of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are international students

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students. The percentage of our undergraduate part-time transfer students residing outside the United States during the 2010-2011 academic year is <1%.

132-10 Percentages of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students disaggregated by race and ethnic background

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students.

Excelsior College is a member of Transparency by Design, which is currently working on a measure of learner progress toward degree completion that will apply to part-time and transfer students. The results of this measure will be posted on the Transparency by Design Web site.

132-11 Percentage of undergraduate students who are formally registered with as students with disabilities if more than 3%

Percentage of undergraduates who are formally registered as a student with disabilities is less than 3%.

132-12 Percentage of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who obtain a degree or certificate within the normal time for completion or graduation, 150% of the normal time, and 200% of the normal time

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students. Excelsior College is a member of Transparency by Design, which is currently working on a measure of learner progress toward degree completion that will apply to part-time and transfer students. The results of this measure will be posted on the College Choices for Adults Transparency by Design website.

132-13 Number of certificates, associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, master's degrees, professional degrees and doctoral degrees awarded

Certificate: 79
Associate's Degree: 2699
Bachelor's Degree: 2677
Post baccalaureate Certificate: 11
Master's Degree: 148
Post-Master's Certificate: 1

132-14 Undergraduate major areas of study with the highest number of degrees awarded

Bachelors of Science in Liberal Arts (BSL): 1831 (CIP code 24.0101)

Associates degree in nursing (ASN): 1427 (CIP code 51.3801)

132-15 Student-faculty ratio

Excelsior's student-faculty ration is 15-1.

132-16 Number of full time and part time faculty

 620 -  Excelsior College does not have full time faculty that instruct courses. All instructional faculty are part time. 

132-17 Number of graduate assistants with primarily instructional responsibilities

0 -  Excelsior College does not employ graduate assistants. 

132-18 through 154

132-18 Cost of attendance (COA) for first-time, full-time undergraduate students who live on campus and who live off-campus (and for public institutions, those costs further broken out for in-state and out-of-state residents)

This item is not applicable to Excelsior College. Excelsior College does not have first time full time undergraduate students, nor does it have on-campus housing.

However here are cost of attendance samples for our population

Also see our Net Price Calculator

132-19 Average annual grant amount awarded to a first-time, full-time undergraduate

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students. The average annual grant amount awarded to part time transfer students in 2010-2011 is $2,407.

This represents the average annual Pell grant award.

132-20 Average annual amount of federal student loans provided to undergraduate students

$7,150

132-21 Total annual grant aid awarded to undergraduate students from federal, state, institutional, and other known sources

$2,182,752

132-22 Percentage of first-time, full-time, undergraduate students receiving federal, state, and institutional grants, student loans, and any other type of financial assistance the institution knows of that are provided publicly or through the institution (e.g., work study funds)

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students.

Of our undergraduate student population, 4% received federal, state, and institutional grants, student loans, and any other type of financial assistance the institution knows of that are provided publicly or through the institution (e.g. work study funds).

132-23 Number of students receiving Pell Grants

460

132-24 Institution's cohort default rate

The current Excelsior College Cohort Default Rate (CDR) 2 year-2011 Draft is 4.0. The current Excelsior College Cohort Default Rate (CDR) 3 year-2010 Draft is 7.4.

132-25 Information on campus safety required to be collected under Section 485(i) of HEOA

Excelsior College Campus Security Report

132-26 Link to the institution's Web site providing further information on student activities, services for disabled students, career and placement services, and transfer of credit policies

Student Policy Information

Services for Disabled Students

Transfer Credit Policies

Primary policy pages about transfer credit:

Career Center

Resources and Services

Review the lists of resources and services we offer to enrolled and non-enrolled students, alumni, and faculty on our Resources and Services page.

132-27 Link to the appropriate section of the Bureau of Labor Statistic's website with regional data on starting salaries in all major occupations

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ny.htm

132-28 Link to report on cost increases the institution was required to prepare as a result of being placed on one of the Secretary's list related to costs

Not Applicable

Section 132-29 Availability of alternative tuition plans

This information is found on our Partner Pricing, Fee Reductions, and Discounts page.

Section 133 Textbooks

Textbooks are available through our bookstore.

Section 152(a)(1)(A) Institution Disclosures to Borrowers

Loan information can be found on our Financial Aid page.

Section 152(a)(1)(B) Institution Disclosures to Borrowers Specific to Private Loans

Private loan disclosure information can be found on our Loan Disclosure Information page.

Section 154(a) & (b) Direct Loan Disclosures

Direct loan information can be found on our Federal Loan Programs page.

433 through 487

Section 433(e)(1) Disclosures During Repayment

We provide information and links to information regarding loan repayment on our Federal Loan Programs page.

Additional information can be found on the Federal Student Aid web site.

Section 433(e)(2) Disclosures for Borrowers Having Difficulty Making Payments

We provide information and links to information regarding loan repayment on our Federal Loan Programs page.

Additional information can be found on the Federal Student Aid web site.

Section 433(e)(3) Disclosures Required During Delinquency

We provide information and links to information regarding loan repayment on our Federal Loan Programs page.

Additional information can be found on the Federal Student Aid web site.

Section 435 Institutional and Financial Assistance Information For Students (20 U.S.C. § 1092)

Information to follow.

Section 435-1 The institution's plans for improving the academic program of the institution

Information to follow.

Section 435-2 The terms and conditions of the FFEL, Direct and Perkins loans students receive.

This information can be found by visiting our Federal Loan Programs page.

Section 435-3 The institution's policies and sanctions regarding copyright infringement, including (a) an annual disclosure informing students that the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject the students to criminal or civil penalties; (b) a summary of the penalties for violations of copyright laws; and (c) a description of the institution's policy, including sanctions, on unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing.

Excelsior College provides access to policy information regarding copyright infringement and penalties from our Student Policies page.

Section 435-4 Student body diversity including the percentage of enrolled, full-time men, women, recipients of Pell Grants, and self-identified racial or ethnic minorities.

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students. Student body diversity of part-time transfer students is as follows:

FT Men = N/A
FT Women = N/A
PT Men = 45.2%
PT Women = 54.7%
Unknown/Unspecified Gender = <1%

Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Asian 3.7%
Black or African American 20.7%
Hispanic 8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%
White, Non-Hispanic 61.5%
Two or More Races 1.8%
Unknown/Unspecified Ethnicity 3%

PELL Grant Info
460 Pell Grants Awarded
FT Men = N/A
FT Women = N/A
PT Men 57.5%
PT Women 42.5%
Unspecified n/a

% of Pell Grant Recipients based on Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Asian 2%
Black or African American 24%
Hispanic 10%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander <1%
Two or More Races 5%
White 57%
Unknown/Unspecified Ethnicity <1%

Section 435-5 Placement information for the graduates of the institution's degree or certificate programs.

Employed Full Time: 82.3%
Employed Part Time: 8.7%
Not employed but seeking employment: 5.8%
Not employed and not seeking employment 2.4%
Retired: 0.8%

Field of Employment
Accounting: 1.3%
Business/Management: 5.2%
Communications: 0.3%
Computer Information/Technology: 4.2%
Construction: 0.2%
Counseling/Social Work: 0.5%
Criminal Justice: 2%
Electrical Engineering/Technology: 0.2%
Engineering: 1.3%
Financial Services: 0.8%
Health Care (non-nursing) : 4%
Higher Education: 1.5%
Holistic Health: 0.3%
Human Resources: 1.2%
Law: 0.5%
Life Sciences 0.2%
Marketing/Sales: 0.2%
Military Service: 18.7%
Nuclear Engineering Technology: 0.8%
Nursing: 42.7%
Physical Sciences: 0.2%
PreK-12 Education: 2.9%
Public Administration: 0.7%
Research (Health Science): 0.2%
Research (Physical Science): 0.3%
Other: 8.9%
 

Section 435-6 Graduate and professional programs in which graduates of the institution's four-year programs have enrolled.

7.9% of responders to this question are currently pursuing a certificate program.
11.2% of responders to this question are currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree.
18.8% of responders to this question are currently pursuing a Master's Degree.
3.1% of responders to this question are currently pursuing a Professional Degree.
4.6% of respondents are currently pursuing a PhD at this time.

The data for this question is based on voluntary responses to the Alumni Survey

SLA Associate Degree students are not included in this data.

Section 435-7 The institution's fire safety report.

Information to follow.

Section 435-8 Retention rate of certificate or degree seeking first-time, full-time undergraduate students at the institution.

Excelsior College is a degree completion institution and does not enroll first time full time students. Excelsior College is a member of Transparency by Design, which is currently working on a measure of learner progress toward degree completion that will apply to part-time and transfer students.

The results of this measure will be posted on the Transparency by Design Web site.

Section 435-9 The institution's policy on vaccinations

Excelsior College is an online institution without a campus where students take courses and we do not require vaccinations.

Section 485(a)(4) Completion/graduation rates disaggregated by gender, racial and ethnic subgroup, recipients of Pell Grants, recipients of FFEL or Direct loans who did not receive Pell Grants, students who received neither Pell Grants nor FFEL or Direct loans

2010-2011 Graduates

Men = 50%
Women = 50%

Ethnicity

 

American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Asian 3.8%
Black or African American 16.6%
Hispanic 7.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%
White, Non-Hispanic 66%
Two or More Races 1.8%
Unknown/Unspecified Ethnicity 2.7%

Graduates Disaggregated by Financial Aid Awards

PELL GRANT
Men = 59.3%
Women = 40.7%

Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 2.1%
Black or African American 21.4%
Hispanic 12.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0%
White, Non-Hispanic 57.2%
Two or More Races 2.1%
Unknown/Unspecified Ethnicity 4.8%

FFEL or Direct Loans who did NOT receive Pell Grants
Men = 43.8%
Women = 56.2%

Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian 2%
Black or African American 28.7% Hispanic 4.6% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0%
White, Non-Hispanic 54.2%
Two or More Races 5.9%
Unknown/Unspecified Ethnicity 3.3%

Other Financial Aid (those who did NOT receive Pell Grants or federal student loans)
Men = 12.3%
Women = 87.7 %

Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native 1.6%
Asian 2.5%
Black or African American 14.8%
Hispanic 4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0%
White, Non-Hispanic 73.8%
Two or More Races 1.6%
Unknown/Unspecified Ethnicity 1.6%

 

Section 485(a)(26) Crime victims

Please see the Excelsior College policy page links below for information regarding crime victims:

Drug-Free Schools and Workplace

Prevention of Bias-related Crime on the Excelsior College Campus

Privacy Rights

Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking Prevention

Section 485(b) Exit Counseling

Exit counseling is provided through the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) web site (login required).

Section 485(f)(1) Criminal offenses

Please see the Excelsior College policy page links below for information regarding criminal offenses:

Drug-Free Schools and Workplace

Prevention of Bias-related Crime on the Excelsior College Campus

Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking Prevention

Section 485(i) Fire safety

Information to follow.

Section 485(j) Missing Students

Information to follow.

Section 485(k) Penalties for Drug Violations

Excelsior College's Drug-Free Schools and Workplace policy outlines penalties for drug violations.

Section 485(l) Entrance counseling

Entrance counseling is provided through the StudentLoans.gov Web site.

Section 487(a)(25) and 487(e) Code of conduct

Excelsior College provides access to policy information regarding code of conduct from our Student Policies page.

Section 487(h) Preferred lender list

See our Private Loan Programs page