Alabama Administrative Code
Title 300 - ALABAMA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 300-4-13 - (RE)ENGAGE ALABAMA GRANT PROGRAM
Section 300-4-13-.05 - Rule Making Authority For Grant Program

1. Careers requiring an associate or bachelor's degree within the upper quartile based on the ACCCP high demand and high wage are identified as the workforce shortages to be targeted for the program.

2. The nationally recognized Classification of Instructional Programs (CIPs) that align with the upper quartile ACCCP high wage high demand occupations are identified to create a program CIP listing.

3. From the program CIP listing, the CIPs that are offered at the approved institutions are identified per institution.

4. Historical data of Alabama-resident graduates per CIP for each approved institution is collected and analyzed to evaluate the total average degree count for the associate and baccalaureate levels for the program CIPs.

5. The associate average degree total and the baccalaureate average degree total are each divided by the overall average degree total to determine the percentage of available funds to be allocated per degree level (i.e., the initial distribution for 2024 yielded 74% of funds to be allocated for baccalaureate and 26% of funds to be allocated for associate).

6. Each institution's average number of in-state degrees awarded is divided by the total degrees per level (associate or baccalaureate) to determine the institution's degree percentage within the degree level.

7. Each institution's degree percentage is multiplied by the amount of the degree level portion of funds determined in section .05(2)(a)5.

8. The number of potential grant recipients is determined by dividing the institution's funding portion in section .05(2)(a)7 by the maximum per academic year award for a full-time student (i.e., Bachelor's: minimum 72 hours earned with at least 48 remaining for degree completion at 120 hours, costing $12,000 at $250 per credit hour; Associate: minimum 36 hours earned with at least 24 remaining for degree completion at 60 hours, costing $3,000 at $125 per credit hour.) This funding calculation yields ample funding for students who would require the maximum number of hours (based on 60 credit hours for associate and 120 credit hours for bachelor's) to complete a degree in one of the qualifying CIPs.