Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Accountability

CPE's framework for monitoring progress toward state goals.

Overview

In accordance with Kentucky Revised Statute 164.020, the Council sets the strategic agenda for Kentucky's postsecondary education system. As part of this process, CPE works with Kentucky's public institutions to set key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor student access and success, college affordability and return on investment.

CPE's current strategic agenda, Higher Education Matters: A Statewide Strategic Agenda for Kentucky Postsecondary Education, 2022- 2030, which aligns state and institutional goals, organizes these KPIs into five priority areas.

Affordability

College affordability has become a serious concern for Kentucky families, as the burden of college costs has shifted from the state to students. CPE worked with its partners on several initiatives to increase college access and affordability.

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Transitions

CPE is working with its partners to help more high school students apply to college and make a successful postsecondary transition.

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Success

Kentucky’s future prosperity depends on more people advancing through our postsecondary system and graduating in less time.

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Talent

A primary purpose of postsecondary education is to produce adaptive, highly skilled workers to fuel the economy. Besides talent production, higher education drives economic development through basic and applied research and business services to communities.

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Value

Increasingly, Kentuckians are questioning the value of higher education, despite numerous studies showing that college graduates earn higher salaries, enjoy better health and are much less likely to be unemployed or on public assistance. CPE is committed to increasing higher education’s value proposition through public awareness and education efforts and other statewide activities.

Learn more about the Value Priority

Last Updated: 6/3/2025