Presentation to HOUSE EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES COMMITTEE

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A presentation by the president of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) to the House Education Universities Committee, dated Thursday, February 25, 2021. It reports the sector's economic impact, including 88K students, 66K employees, $14.2 Billion and more than $1.5 Billion in research funding in FY 2018-2019, and lists COVID-19 research at Campbell University, Duke University and Wake Forest University. It thanks legislators for Senate Bill 704, House Bills 1043 & 1105, which provided $30 million for affected students and remote education, House Bill 118 and Senate Bill 208. It describes campus COVID-19 responses such as testing and vaccination sites. Its 2021 legislative priorities include raising recurring State Need-Based Aid from $88.9m to $99.9m, non-recurring financial aid for students whose families were affected by COVID-19 and $750k for a scholarship.

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Presentation to HOUSE EDUCATION
    UNIVERSITIES COMMITTEE
   Thursday, February 25, 2021

  A. HOPE WILLIAMS, President
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
NCICU Economic Impact for North Carolina


•   88K Students             *North Carolina's
                             private higher

•   $14.2 Billion            education sector
                             is the largest private
                             employer in the
•   66K Employees*           State.

•   $1.5B in Research
                                           Research
  NCICU Institutions Received More than $1.5 Billion
       in Research Funding in FY 2018-2019
        More Recently - Research Related to COVID-19 Has Included:


Campbell University - Community Research
Partnership with Wake Forest Baptist Health – Testing
and Surveillance Broadly in Eastern North Carolina

Duke University - Duke Human Vaccine Institute
research on COVID-19 tests, vaccines, and antibody
treatments

Wake Forest University - COVID-19 Community
Research Partnership (surveillance research for
antibodies)
                                  NCICU
 WE AWARD
                            36 Private, Nonprofit              STUDENTS
1 in 4 Bachelor’s                                          65,124 undergraduates
                           Institutions including:
 Degrees in NC                • 5 HBCUs                           52% from NC
1 in 3 Graduate               • 3 Colleges for Women      23,197 graduate students
                              • 1 Two-Year College                57% from NC
 Degrees in NC



      19,073 students received the NCNBS
      Almost 50% of our NC students receive federal Pell Grants
               ($105+ Million distributed in 2019-20)
 Degrees Awarded – Education Value to the State
  Approx
          of
teachers who    Nursing      Pharmacy     Medical
  graduate      Masters       Degrees     Degrees
    in NC       Degrees



                     Law          PA
                   Degrees      Degrees
                        Thank you!
For the flexibility last spring to allow students to complete clinical
            requirements in the midst of the pandemic.
  That was essential for Education and Health Sciences Majors.



Senate Bill 704
• Clinical internships for EPP students and Health Sciences students
• Students seeking admission to EPPs who could not take Praxis
  pedagogy assessments
• Licensure requirements for other school personnel
                    Thank you!
   For your critical support of our colleges and students!

House Bills 1043 & 1105
• $30 million for:
   • Students and families affected by COVID-19 at independent
     colleges and universities; and
   • Transition to remote education
   • PPE
House Bill 118
• Legal protection for businesses and nonprofits

Senate Bill 208
• Limited liability protection from lawsuits related to COVID-19
COVID-19 Response
• 33 Campuses offering in-person and hybrid
  classes with 3 remote
• De-densified residence halls and classrooms,
  instituted PPE protections
• Campuses have served as testing and vaccination
  sites including vaccine storage, are providing
  mobile health clinics for education, training,
  health screening and vaccinations
• Using testing for entry, surveillance and
  symptomatic testing
• Many campuses are using Apps for daily
  monitoring of students, faculty, staff
• Many Health Sciences students are helping
  provide testing and vaccines locally
 Legislative Priorities for 2021

• Increase in recurring funding of State Need-Based Aid
  of $11m - from $88.9m to $99.9m
• $6m in non-recurring financial aid for students whose
  families have been negatively affected by COVID-19
  and for COVID-19 expenses
• $750k to provide a scholarship to North Carolinians who
  graduate from the North Carolina School of Science and
  Mathematics and attend an NCICU institution
NC Undergraduate Students Attending
  NCICU Colleges and Universities
       A Hope Williams, President
           Williams@ncicu.org
Tom West, Vice President & General Counsel
             West@ncicu.org
              919.832.5817


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