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Feasibility Study Recommendations 1 & 2
I. I. Conduct a public relations/marketing campaign that highlights the need and benefits of the proposed projects and encourages philanthropic support from targeted audiences and constituencies.
II. Expand and refine the Case for Support for the proposed projects and the campaign for their support.
Pierce County’s Colleges & UniversitiesTwo Technical Colleges Bates Clover Park
Two Community College Districts Pierce College
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Pierce College Puyallup
Tacoma Community College
Four major B.A.-granting institutions Pacific Lutheran University (private) University of Puget Sound (private) The Evergreen State College, Tacoma Campus (public,
upper division) University of Washington Tacoma (public, upper division)
Yes! Percentage of Adults with 4-Year Degrees
Do We Need That Many?
40
28
20.6
05
1015202530354045
King County State Average PierceCounty
“Analysts have repeatedly identified the relative lack of education in Pierce County as an impediment to job creation.”
--News Tribune editorial, 7/30/02
Community CollegesBroader scope of services than any other type of higher ed
Prepare People for JobsWorkforce Education Basic Skills
Academic Transfer (First 2 years of a four-year degree)
Developmental Education
Public B.A.-Granting Colleges
Upper Division only (junior and senior standing) leading to a B.A.
UWT also has limited graduate programs
Private Four-Year Colleges
Both upper and lower division programs leading to a B.A. (i.e. all 4 years of a four-year degree)
Limited graduate degrees
Liberal Arts emphasis
Traditional residential settings
Traditional age bracket (18-23)
Accessibility Comparison: Cost
Yearly Tuition
$2,133$3,441 $4,560
$17,728
$21,270
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
CommunityColleges
TESC Tacoma UWT PLU UPS
Accessibility Comparison: Academic Selectivity
Entrance Criteria Developmental courses?
Technical Colleges None Yes
Community Colleges
None Yes
Public B.A. –granting
* Varies—at least 2.5 GPA
*SAT scores considered
*College prep coursework
No
Private B.A. -granting
*Approx. 3.6 GPA
*Approx 1200 SAT scores
*College prep coursework
No
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Bates Clover Park Pierce District Tacoma
Num
ber o
f Stu
dent
s
Basic Skills
Developmental
Workforce
Academic
Source: SBCTC Report, Annual FTES by Acaemic, Workforce, Basic Skills, & Developmental Studies, State Supported, Academic year 2000-
Community & Technical Colleges
FTEs By Purpose for Attending
CTCs: Number of Students Receiving Degrees, Certificates, GEDs & High
School Diplomas
1,2261,145
1,506
793
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
Bates Clover Park Pierce Tacoma
15,754
18,94716,860
200
3,426 2,848 1,998
25,387
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Bates Clover Park PierceDistrict
Tacoma EvergreenTacoma
PLU UPS UWT
Community & Technical Colleges
B.A. - granting institutions
Number of Students: All Post-Secondary Institutions (Headcount)
Diversity of Community & Technical Colleges : Percent Students of Color
27.2
21.2
32.535.3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Bates Clover Park Pierce District Tacoma
Diversity of Community & Technical Colleges Percent Women Students
57.8 59.5
48.4
61.6
0
1 0
20
30
40
50
60
70
Bates Clover Park Pierce District Tacoma
Key Points
1. Highly Accessible
Affordable
“Open door” policy + an extensive developmental program to help students who are academically unprepared for college work
Key Points 2. Comprehensive Educational
Program
Critical stepping-stone to a B.A. High percent and number of students enrolled as
academic transfer (highest in county) High number of students who transfer to public 4-years
each year (highest in county and among highest in state)
Also strong programs in workforce education, basic skills, and developmental education.
Key Points
3. Largestwith more than 25,000 students, it is the largest by far of all post-secondary institutions in the county
serves almost 30% of all post-secondary students in Pierce County
Key Points
4. Most DiverseHighest % (and number) of students of color of all the county’s CTCs35.3% students of color
Highest % (and number) of women of all the county’s CTCs61.6% women
Pierce College: Pierce County’s “College of Opportunity”
Educates more people than any other institution of post-secondary education in the countyIs the county’s most heavily traveled pathway to a four-year degreeServes as the primary point of entry into higher education for women and people of color in Pierce County
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