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NDUS deputy commissioner urges systematic review of "low‑producing" programs; committee seeks detailed board plan by June
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson told the Higher Ed Funding Committee that states commonly use multi‑year thresholds to flag low‑producing academic programs and that the State Board of Higher Education is developing a system‑level policy; legislators pressed for clarity on cost metrics, exemptions for mission‑critical programs and whether funding should be used to push action.
Lisa Johnson, deputy commissioner for academic and student affairs at the North Dakota University System, told the Higher Ed Funding Committee the State Board of Higher Education is actively studying how to identify and review academic programs that produce relatively few graduates.
Johnson said other states use multi‑year windows and minimum graduate counts to flag ‘‘low‑producing’’ programs and then undertake a deliberative review that weighs regional workforce demand, program quality, accreditation constraints and the cost of instruction. ‘‘Low producing programs are commonly identified through multi‑year enrollment or completion…
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