No one policy exists as a nexus between K-12 public education and post-secondary education in the United States. Three critical factors suggest that many colleges will be financially insolvent after 2020. The first is declining K-12 birthrates, which are enrollment feeders of post-secondary colleges or universities. As a result of the declining population, many tuition-dependent colleges and universities have had unsustainable budgets. Competition for college students has become fierce with resistance to engage into inter-institutional collaborations, cost-shift expenses between colleges, and leverage assets for technology infrastructure enhancements, which will transform traditional campuses to those which offer on-demand coursework driven by K-12 students using technology-based educational platforms. Colleges and universities have slowly adapted, but have been largely resistant to rapidly changing educational requests for advanced technology in the classroom as well as on campuses. Moreover, there is a dramatic calling for national public policies to prepare for the digital revolution in education, creating disruption while attempting to transform higher education into highly sustainable entities after 2020. Fewer students, outdated facilities, and antiquated technology are leaving college campuses with unstainable budgets. In contrast, investment in technology to drive classroom pedagogy, manage college data support systems, and create inter-interinstitutional collaborations are not needed for survival, but must be mandated for sustainability, along with a concomitant need to create policies to focus on incentives to sustain a comprehensive K-16 educational system that not only exemplifies industry-based and industry-driven competency skills for job deployment, but also for the fiduciary survival of higher education beyond 2020. This policy proposal will address these three critical factors and suggest several potential policies that will be transformational in nature; hence, for higher education to be sustainable beyond 2020, the transformation from brick-and-mortar campuses to technology-based policies and programs will define the future of education and the ultimate convergence of K-12 and higher education as a singular entity; one which has historically operated as disparate governance systems. Colleges will not be the exit strategy of no involvement after degree attainment but become the center for lifelong learning and economic development. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]