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The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education provides funding and priority recommendations for Nebraska State College, University of Nebraska, and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis (NCTA) capital construction budget requests, as outlined in Nebraska's Constitution and Statutes. The overarching principle used in this process is to provide safe, functional, well-utilized, and well-maintained facilities that support institutional efforts to provide exemplary programs. Section I of this report outlines the Commission's recommendations to continue reaffirmation funding of all partially funded capital construction projects. Section II outlines the State College, University, and NCTA capital construction budget requests as submitted by their respective governing board. These requests include Task Force for Building Renewal requests and individual capital construction budget requests from the State Colleges and University. Funding recommendations are provided in Section III of the report. The Commission prioritized one sector initiative, thirteen individual capital construction projects, and LB309 funding requests for the 2025-2027 biennium as outlined in Section IV. The Commission's prioritized list is aimed at identifying from a statewide perspective the most urgent capital construction needs for the coming biennium. The prioritization is designed to assist the Governor and Legislature in developing a strategy to address the most critical institutional facility needs from a statewide perspective.

Nebraska's constitution and state statutes require the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE) to review the budget requests of the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska State College System, and the community colleges in light of specific criteria set forth in the statutes. The Commission also makes recommendations on major statewide funding issues and initiatives, as suggested by statute. The Commission's recommendations begin with a discussion of statewide funding issues and initiatives. This biennium, the Commission recommends that the state continue to concentrate on two statewide issues: providing financial aid for students from low-income families and continued state support for public postsecondary institutions. After considering statewide issues, the recommendations turn to the institutional requests. In the process of developing the public postsecondary education budget recommendations for the 2025-27 biennium, the Commission reviewed 15 requests as part of the continuation budget requests, four requests for new and expanded programs, and the community college state aid and dual enrollment request. In its recommendations, the Commission recognizes that financing higher education is a shared responsibility between the state and students but believes that the preponderance of the responsibility for affordable public higher education rests with the state.

The 2024 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report is the 18th annual progress report designed to provide the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and described in detail in a 2004 report published by the Coordinating Commission. They are: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. This report is a comparative analysis that measures and evaluates performance in respect to each priority. [For the "2023 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report," see ED627820.]

The "2023 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" is the latest edition of the annual progress report designed to provide the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system. They are: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who persist and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. This report is a comparative analysis that measures and evaluates performance in respect to each priority. [For the "2022 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report," see ED619079.]

The constitution and statutes of Nebraska assign the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education the responsibility for comprehensive planning for postsecondary education in Nebraska. The purpose of the "Comprehensive Statewide Plan for Postsecondary Education" is to provide direction for the future of postsecondary education in Nebraska. It identifies goals that will lead to an educationally and economically sound, vigorous, progressive, and coordinated higher education network throughout the state. It is used by the Coordinating Commission to facilitate most of its statutory decision-making processes. For the state and its students to receive maximum benefits, the Comprehensive Plan must be accepted and supported by the educational community, the governor, the Legislature, businesses, and citizens within the state. The Comprehensive Plan is built upon the foundation of existing postsecondary educational institutions within the state, the current and projected demographics of the state, the economic and political realities of the state, and the state's constitution and statutes. By statute, the Plan must include the role and mission assignments for each public postsecondary education institution, as well as the Commission's recommended guidelines on issues such as tuition and fee levels, admission standards, dual credit, and articulation. It is the shared vision and statewide goals, however, that most influence the design of the Comprehensive Plan. As the environment for postsecondary education changes, the Comprehensive Plan must continually evolve and adjust. It is the responsibility of those who are interested in education and care about Nebraska's future to review regularly this vital document to assure it meets the state's changing needs. Since 2000, the Commission has updated the Comprehensive Plan from time to time to meet the challenges of the changing educational environment, incorporate evolving best practices into the recommended guidelines, modify institutional roles and missions based on legislative action, maintain up-to-date institutional peer groups, and add national and institutional comparative metrics. In 2022, changes to Peru State College's role and mission and the state educational attainment goal set by the 107th Legislature, Second Session, in LR 335 were incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan along with updates to several guidelines.

The "2022 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" is the 17th annual progress report designed to provide the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system. They are: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. This report is a comparative analysis that measures and evaluates performance in respect to each priority. [For the "2021 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report," see ED611974.]

This report provides detailed analysis of Nebraska's progress toward increasing its educational attainment. It provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who persist and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance with respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are analyzed in the context of 10-year trends. [For the "2020 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report," see ED604667.]

Nebraska's constitution and state statutes require Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (the Commission) to review the budget requests of the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska State College System, and the community colleges in light of specific criteria set forth in the statutes. The Commission also makes recommendations on major statewide funding issues and initiatives, as suggested by statute. The Commission's recommendations begin with a discussion of statewide funding issues and initiatives. This biennium, the Commission recommends that the state continue to concentrate on two statewide issues: making postsecondary education more affordable and responding to identified educational and workforce development needs in Nebraska. After considering statewide issues, the recommendations turn to the institutional requests. In the process of developing the public postsecondary education budget recommendations for the 2021-23 biennium, the Commission reviewed 15 requests as part of the continuation budget requests, one request for a new and expanded program, and the community college state aid request. As shown on page 4 of this report, the total increase requested for the biennium by public postsecondary institutions is $45,090,733, a 5.81% increase over the current base funding of $776,521,329. In its recommendations, the Commission recognizes that financing higher education is a shared responsibility between the state and students, but believes that the preponderance of the responsibility for affordable public higher education rests with the state. [For the 2019-21 biennium report, see ED604767.]

This report provides a detailed analysis of Nebraska's progress toward increasing its educational attainment. This report presents the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who persist and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance with respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are analyzed in the context of 10-year trends. [For the "2019 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report," see ED594366.]

The "2019 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" is the fourteenth annual report designed to provide the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three major goals for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who persist and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. The "2019 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" provides legislators and other state policy makers with a detailed comparative analysis to monitor progress toward the three key priorities listed above. Throughout this report, the latest available statistics are analyzed in the context of 10-year trends. [For the "2018 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report," see ED590335.]

The State constitution and state statutes require Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education to review the budget requests of the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska State College System, and the community colleges in light of specific criteria set forth in the statutes. The Commission also makes recommendations on major statewide funding issues and initiatives, as suggested by statute. The Commission's recommendations begin with a discussion of statewide funding issues and initiatives. This biennium, the Commission recommends that the state concentrate on two statewide issues: financial aid for low-income students, including the Access College Early (ACE) program for high school students from low-income families, and continued state support for public postsecondary institutions. After considering statewide issues, the recommendations turn to the institutional requests. In the process of developing the public postsecondary education budget recommendations for the 2019-21 biennium, the Commission reviewed 11 requests as part of the continuation budget requests, one request for a new and expanded program, and the community college state aid request. In its recommendations, the Commission recognizes that financing higher education is a shared responsibility between the state and students, but believes that the preponderance of the responsibility for affordable public higher education rests with the state.

This report provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving "three key priorities" for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and are incorporated in subdivision (3) of Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 85-1428 (2008). This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance in respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are analyzed in the context of 10-year trends. Overall progress and challenges facing the state include: (1) The research findings in the "2018 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" reflect modest annual changes in the state's postsecondary education system; (2) While the changes measured each year have been relatively small, progress through 2010 was generally in the right direction with respect to the first and second priorities recommended in 2003. However, between 2010 and 2017, enrollments have declined; (3) Estimates of net migration--priority three--indicate that out-migration of highly educated working-age Nebraskans has not been eliminated; and (4) Even though progress toward most of the state's higher-education goals is generally in the right direction, it is not aggressive enough to meet the state's long-term needs and goals. [For the 2017 report, see ED590334.]

This report provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving "three key priorities" for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and are incorporated in subdivision (3) of Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 85-1428 (2008). This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance in respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are analyzed in the context of 10-year trends. Overall progress and challenges facing the state include: (1) The research findings in the "2017 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" reflect modest annual changes in the state's postsecondary education system; (2) While the changes measured each year have been relatively small, progress through 2010 was generally in the right direction with respect to the first and second priorities recommended in 2003. However, between 2010 and 2016, enrollments have declined; (3) Estimates of net migration--priority three--indicate that out-migration of highly educated working-age Nebraskans has not been eliminated; and (4) Even though progress toward most of the state's higher-education goals is generally in the right direction, it is not aggressive enough to meet the state's long-term needs and goals. [For the 2016 report, see ED572595.]

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education provides funding and priority recommendations for Nebraska State College, University of Nebraska, and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis (NCTA) capital construction budget requests, as outlined in Nebraska's Constitution and Statutes. The overarching principle used in this process is to provide safe, functional, well-utilized, and well-maintained facilities that support institutional efforts to provide exemplary programs. Section I of the report provides additional detail regarding ongoing routine maintenance, addressing deferred repair, and renovation/remodeling needs at the State Colleges and University. The Commission recommends continued reaffirmation funding of all partially funded capital construction projects as outlined in Section II. Section III outlines the State College, University, and NCTA capital construction budget requests as submitted by their respective governing board. These requests include Task Force for Building Renewal requests from all institutions and individual capital construction budget requests from the State Colleges. Funding recommendations are provided in Section IV of the report, including recommended funding modifications to several capital construction budget requests. [For the 2015-2017 report, see ED604925.]

The constitution and statutes of Nebraska assign the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education the responsibility for comprehensive planning for postsecondary education in Nebraska. The purpose of the "Comprehensive Plan for Postsecondary Education" is to provide direction for the future of postsecondary education in Nebraska. It identifies goals that will lead to an educationally and economically sound, vigorous, progressive, and coordinated higher education network throughout the state. It is used by the Coordinating Commission to facilitate most of its statutory decision-making processes. For the state and its students to receive maximum benefits, the Comprehensive Plan must be accepted and supported by the educational community, the governor, the Legislature, businesses, and citizens within the state. The Comprehensive Plan is built upon the foundation of existing postsecondary educational institutions within the state, the current and projected demographics of the state, the economic and political realities of the state, and the state's constitution and statutes. By statute, the Plan must include the role and mission assignments for each public postsecondary education institution, as well as the Commission's recommended guidelines on issues such as tuition and fee levels, admission standards, dual credit, and articulation. It is the shared vision and statewide goals, however, that most influence the design of the Comprehensive Plan. As the environment for postsecondary education changes, the Comprehensive Plan must continually evolve and adjust. It is the responsibility of those who are interested in education and care about Nebraska's future to review regularly this vital document to assure it meets the state's changing needs. A review of Nebraska's evolving environment and the Comprehensive Plan's vision, goals, and guidelines was undertaken in 2015 and in 2016. Additional review and revisions will follow. The following are appended: (1) Nebraska Postsecondary Education Institutions; (2) Guidelines for Distance Learning; and (3) Commission-Established Peer Lists.

The 2016 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report is the 12th annual progress report designed to provide the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and described in detail in a 2004 report published by the Coordinating Commission. They are: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. This report is a comparative analysis that measures and evaluates performance in respect to each priority. The following are appended: (1) Nebraska College Enrollments; (2) Actual and Projected Numbers of Nebraska High School Graduates; (3) Nebraska High School Graduation Rates; (4) Nebraska Scores on ACT and SAT Student Assessments; (5) Nebraska College Continuation Rates; (6:) Nebraska and Non-Nebraska, First-Time Freshmen Migration Data; (7) Nebraska First-Time Freshmen Enrollments by Race/Ethnicity; (8) Financial Aid Programs; (9) IPEDS Freshmen Retention Rates; (10) IPEDS College Graduation Rates; (11) IPEDS College Transfer Rates; (12) National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Study: Six-Year Student Success Outcomes and College Completion Rates for Nebraska and the United States; and (13) Estimated Nebraska Net Migration of 22- to 64-Year Olds. [For the 2015 report, see ED590333.]

This report provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving "three key priorities" for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and are incorporated in subdivision (3) of Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 85-1428 (2008). This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance in respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are compared to the quantitative baselines established for the LR 174 Higher Education Task Force in 2004. Overall progress and challenges facing the state include: (1) The research findings in the "2015 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" reflect modest annual changes in the state's postsecondary education system; (2) While the changes measured each year have been relatively small, progress through 2010 was generally in the right direction with respect to the first and second priorities recommended in 2003. However, for the past four years, enrollments have declined; (3) Estimates of net-migration--priority three--do not provide sufficient evidence to conclude whether Nebraska is gaining or losing more working-age adults with college degrees; and (4) Even though progress toward most of the state's higher-education goals is generally in the right direction, it is not aggressive enough to meet the state's long-term needs and goals. [For the 2014 report, see ED590332.]

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education provides funding and priority recommendations for the Nebraska State College's, the University of Nebraska's and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis' capital construction requests, as outlined in Nebraska's Constitution and Statutes. The overarching principle used in this process is to provide safe, functional, well-utilized and well-maintained facilities that support institutional efforts to provide exemplary programs. The Commission prioritized 13 approved capital construction requests for the 2015-2017 biennium. The Commission's prioritized list is aimed at identifying from a statewide perspective the most urgent capital construction needs for the coming biennium. The prioritization is designed to assist the Governor and Legislature in developing a strategy to address the most critical institutional facility needs from a statewide perspective. [For the 2013-2015 report, see ED604924.]

This report provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving "three key priorities" for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and are incorporated in subdivision (3) of Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 85-1428 (2008). This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance in respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are compared to the quantitative baselines established for the LR 174 Higher Education Task Force in 2004. Overall progress and challenges facing the state include: (1) The research findings in the "2014 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" reflect modest annual changes in the state's postsecondary education system; (2) While the changes measured each year have been relatively small, progress through 2010 was generally in the right direction with respect to the first and second priorities recommended in 2003. However, for the past three years, enrollments have declined; (3) Estimates of net-migration--priority three--do not provide sufficient evidence to conclude whether Nebraska is gaining or losing more working-age adults with bachelor's and graduate degrees; and (4) Even though progress toward most of the state's higher-education goals is generally in the right direction, it is not aggressive enough to meet the state's long-term needs and goals. [For the 2013 report, see ED590331.]

This report provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving "three key priorities" for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and are incorporated in subdivision (3) of Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 85-1428 (2008). This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance in respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are compared to the quantitative baselines established for the LR 174 Higher Education Task Force in 2004. Overall progress and challenges facing the state include: (1) The research findings in the "2013 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" reflect modest annual changes in the state's postsecondary education system; (2) While the changes measured each year have been relatively small, progress through 2010 was generally in the right direction with respect to the first and second priorities recommended in 2003. However, for the past two years, enrollments have declined; (3) Estimates of net-migration -- priority three -- do not provide sufficient evidence to conclude whether Nebraska is gaining or losing more working-age adults with bachelor's and graduate degrees than it has in the past; and (4) Even though progress toward most of the state's higher-education goals is generally in the right direction, it is not aggressive enough to meet the state's long-term needs and goals. [For the 2012 report, see ED590330.]

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education provides funding and priority recommendations for the Nebraska State College's, the University of Nebraska's and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis' capital construction requests, as outlined in Nebraska's Constitution and statutes. The overarching principle used in this process is to provide safe, functional, well-utilized and well-maintained facilities that support institutional efforts to provide exemplary programs. The Commission prioritized 13 approved capital construction requests for the 2013-2015 biennium. The Commission's prioritized list is intended to identify from a statewide perspective the most urgent capital construction needs for the coming biennium. The intent of this prioritization is to assist the Governor and Legislature in developing a strategy to address the most critical institutional facility needs from a statewide perspective. [For the 2011-2013 report, see ED525045.]

This report provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving "three key priorities" for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who enroll and successfully complete a degree; and (3) Reduce, eliminate, and then reverse the net out-migration of Nebraskans with high levels of educational attainment. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task Force and are incorporated in subdivision (3) of Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 85-1428 (2008). This summary highlights the comparative analysis used to measure and evaluate performance in respect to each priority. Throughout this analysis, the latest available statistics are compared to the quantitative baselines established for the LR 174 Higher Education Task Force in 2004. Overall progress and challenges facing the state include: (1) The research findings in the "2012 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" reflect modest annual changes in the state's postsecondary education system; (2) While the changes measured each year are relatively small, progress is generally in the right direction with respect to the first and second priorities recommended in 2003; (3) Estimates of net-migration -- priority three -- do not provide sufficient evidence to conclude whether Nebraska is gaining or losing more working-age adults with bachelor's and graduate degrees than it has in the past; and (4) Even though progress toward the state's higher-education goals is generally in the right direction, it is not aggressive enough to meet the state's long-term needs and goals. [For the 2011 report, see ED525044.]

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education recognizes the importance of safe, functional, well-utilized and well-maintained facilities in supporting institutional efforts to provide exemplary programs. This principle forms the basis for the Commission's capital construction budget recommendations and prioritization for the 2009-2011 biennium. A high proportion of the physical assets supported by state government are found on the campuses of public higher education institutions throughout Nebraska. To protect this considerable investment ($2.3 billion in state-supported facilities), it is critical that institutions properly plan for the construction, efficient use and maintenance of these facilities. The Commission has identified ongoing routine maintenance and deferred maintenance as two essential areas in which state and institutional funding are needed during the next biennium. Adequate funding in these areas would provide long-term cost savings and further enhance Nebraska's higher education system. [For the 2007-2009 report, see ED604922.]

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education recognizes the importance of safe, functional, well-utilized, and well-maintained facilities in supporting institutional efforts to provide exemplary programs. This principle forms the basis for the Commission's capital construction budget recommendations and prioritization for the 2007-2009 biennium. A high proportion of the physical assets supported by state government are found on the campuses of public higher education institutions throughout Nebraska. To protect this considerable investment (about $2.1 billion for state-supported facilities), it is critical that institutions properly plan for the construction, efficient use, and maintenance of these facilities. The Commission has identified ongoing routine maintenance and deferred maintenance as two essential areas in which state and institutional funding are needed during the next biennium. Adequate funding in these areas would provide long-term cost savings that can be used to enhance Nebraska's higher education system. [For the 2005-2007 report, see ED604921.]

The "Capital Construction Budget Recommendations and Prioritization 2005-2007 Biennium" provides the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education's funding and priority recommendations on capital construction budget requests from the Nebraska State Colleges, the University of Nebraska, and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis. The Commission has identified building maintenance and facility renovation as areas needing continued attention for the coming biennium. The report is divided into the following sections: (1) Introduction and Statewide Facilities Funding Issues; (2) Existing Capital Construction Funding Commitments; (3) Governing Boards' Capital Construction Budget Requests 2005-2007 Biennium; (4) Commission's Capital Construction Budget Recommendations 2005-2007 Biennium; and (5) Commission's Prioritization of Approved Capital Construction Requests. [For the 2003-05 report, see ED604920.]

The "Capital Construction Budget Recommendations and Prioritization 2003-2005 Biennium" provides priority and funding recommendations for capital construction budget requests at the Nebraska State Colleges, the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis. The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education has identified building maintenance and facility renovation as areas needing attention for the coming biennium. The three funding areas involved with building maintenance and facility renovation include: (1) Routine Day-to-Day Maintenance; (2) Deferred Repair; and (3) Facilities Renovation. The report is divided into the following sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Existing Commitments; (3) Governing Board Requests; (4) Commission's Statewide Capital Construction Budget Recommendations; and (5) Commission Prioritization of Approved Capital Construction Requests.