Money amp Control

bull Money amp ControlCreate New

Opportunities for Branches in Kansas

William S Dunlap PhD

Kansas Statistics

Size approx 210 X 400 miles2012 Population ndash 29 millionDemographics

bull 84 Whitebull 10 Hispanicbull 6 African Americanbull 1 Native American

Age Distributionbull 25 lt18bull 13 gt65

Kansas Board of Regents System

32 Institutionsbull 6 Regents Universitiesbull 1 Public Universitybull 19 Community Collegesbull 6 Technical Colleges

Private Colleges in Kansas

16 - CollegesUniversities 2 - Two year Colleges

Public Universities

Public Community amp Technical Colleges

Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS

Prior to 1990 ndash 7 (All rejected by local boards)

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Kansas Statistics

Size approx 210 X 400 miles2012 Population ndash 29 millionDemographics

bull 84 Whitebull 10 Hispanicbull 6 African Americanbull 1 Native American

Age Distributionbull 25 lt18bull 13 gt65

Kansas Board of Regents System

32 Institutionsbull 6 Regents Universitiesbull 1 Public Universitybull 19 Community Collegesbull 6 Technical Colleges

Private Colleges in Kansas

16 - CollegesUniversities 2 - Two year Colleges

Public Universities

Public Community amp Technical Colleges

Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS

Prior to 1990 ndash 7 (All rejected by local boards)

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Kansas Board of Regents System

32 Institutionsbull 6 Regents Universitiesbull 1 Public Universitybull 19 Community Collegesbull 6 Technical Colleges

Private Colleges in Kansas

16 - CollegesUniversities 2 - Two year Colleges

Public Universities

Public Community amp Technical Colleges

Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS

Prior to 1990 ndash 7 (All rejected by local boards)

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Private Colleges in Kansas

16 - CollegesUniversities 2 - Two year Colleges

Public Universities

Public Community amp Technical Colleges

Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS

Prior to 1990 ndash 7 (All rejected by local boards)

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Public Universities

Public Community amp Technical Colleges

Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS

Prior to 1990 ndash 7 (All rejected by local boards)

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Public Community amp Technical Colleges

Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS

Prior to 1990 ndash 7 (All rejected by local boards)

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS

Prior to 1990 ndash 7 (All rejected by local boards)

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas

Pittsburg State University ndash Vocational Technical Institute

bull Created in 1940sbull Postsecondary Tech School (non-credit)bull Programs primarily in industrial technologybull Programs absorbed or Disband with creation of PSU-

College of Technology 1992

Kansas Technical Institute at Salinabull Created in 1965 with the closing of Shilling AFBbull Associate Degree programs with focus on technology

amp aviationbull Changed to Kansas College of Technology 1988bull Merge (branch) with Kansas State University 1992

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Area Vocational Technical Schools

Most were created in early 1960sPrimary mission was to serve secondary studentsTwo categories of Governance

bull Type 1 - Single USDbull Type 2 - Representatives of cooperating school

districts

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11

Atchison ndash (Northeast)Kansas City KSFlint Hills (Emporia)Kaw (Topeka)LiberalManhattanSalinaSouthwest (Dodge City)WichitaCCAVTS

bull Cowley CCAVTS (1964)bull Pratt CCAVTS (1984)

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5

Central (HutchinsonNewtonMcPherson)Johnson County (1985)North Central (BeloitHays)Northwest (Goodland)Southeast (Coffeyville)

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Governance Comparison

USDbull Local controlbull Boundary defined by State Department of Education

KSDE (not limited to city or county boundaries)

Community Collegesbull Local controlbull County entity

AVTSsbull May be part of single USD - Type 1bull Separate Board (Several USDs) ndash Type 2bull Boundary set KSDE

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Descriptors of Legislated System

ldquoPatch workrdquoldquoDysfunctionalrdquoldquoSystem What systemrdquo

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Sequence to Improvement

1992 (SB 567) Allowed AVTSs to become Technical Colleges

bull Colleges (AVTS) would remain under control of Kansas Department of Education (with Community Colleges)

bull Law did not stipulate anything about general educationbull Application to become Technical College required Technical

Colleges to partner with a Community CollegeUniversity to provide general education course work

1999 (SB 345) Moved Community Colleges Technical Colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools to Kansas Board of Regents

2002 KBOR policy requiring degree granting institutions to obtain HLCNCA accreditation

2005 KBOR directs staff to prepare paper addressing technical education reform

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Sequence to Improvement

2006 (October) KBOR approves recommendations for mergers between all technical institutions and community collegesuniversities

2007 Kansas Technical College Vocational School Commission recommends all technical schools merge or become independent colleges

bull Technical Schools may choose to be secondary only bull Those receiving post-secondary funds must choose to

merge with a community collegeuniversity or become independent colleges within 5 years

bull Independent colleges must obtain HLC accreditation

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Challenges with mergers

Integration of existing cultures Potential loss of identity and marginalization of mission Accreditation Faculty credentials Program Funding General Education offerings Curriculum developed at postsecondary level Program Variation

Length ndash 1080 to 2800 clock hours Cost - $139 to $660 clock hour Content ndash 62 to 81 credit hours

Duplication of Programs (CC v Tech College) TerritoriesService areas Facilities

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Advantages of Merging

Broadened funding base for postsecondary technical education

Immediate HLCNCA accreditation General education courses already developed Seamless transfer of courses Comprehensive support services Increased efficiency in service amp delivery

(economy of scale) Improved statureimage in higher education

community Board of Control focused on postsecondary

education

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

2007 Program Funding

New funding formula needed with change from clock hour to credit hour funding

Used national data to establish program costbull Source The Kansas National Study of Community

College Instructional Costs and Productivity by Academic Discipline

bull 85 of Kansas Community amp Technical Colleges) participated in 2009

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Tier Rates for Programs

Tier RateCredit Hour Example Program 1 $105 Medical Assistant 2 $131 Early Childhood Education 3 $144 Power Plant Technology 4 $162 Automotive Technology 5 $170 Computer Aided Drafting Technology 6 $223 Associate Degree Nursing

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Extraordinary Cost

Assigned to each course with extraordinary costs

1048720Three levelsLevelRateA $26B $51C $102

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Funding Ratio Technical Education

Current level by Law (up to)85 State15 Student Tuition

Actual State provides approximately 45 of

85Free tuition for High Schools enrolled in

Tech Ed programsProposed (Recommended by TEA)

bull 80 Statebull 20 Student Tuition

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio

67 State33 Student Tuition

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

So what happened

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Some Did the DanceNortheast Technical College ndash In out amp In againKaw Technical School ndash Ask for an additional year to consider offer from Washburn UniversityNorth Central ndash Courted with Ft Hays State UniversitySalina ndash Courted with KSU ndash Salina Cloud County amp Hutchinson Community Colleges

- Ask for an additional year to considerWichita ndash Nasty divorce

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

AVTSs to Tech Colleges

Flint Hills (Emporia)Northwest (Goodland)North Central (BeloitHays)ManhattanWichitaSalina

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Mergers with CCUniversity

AVTSCCbull Northeast (Atchison) ndashHighland CCbull Central Kansas ndash Hutchinson CCbull Dodge City ndash Dodge City CCbull KCK ndash KCK CCbull Southeast (Coffeyville) ndash Coffeyville CCbull Liberal ndash Seward CC (Liberal)

AVTSUniversitybull Kaw (Topeka) ndash Washburn University

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Trivia Question

Who was the student that Highland University initially accepted amp then denied admission to who later went on to become famous for research in the field of agriculture

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Future Mergers

Proposed bull Merger of Ft Hays State UniversityDodge City CC (Sp

2014)bull Includes request for $10M to create new technical

education centerbull Lawrence College of Career amp Technical Education

( New 2015)

Others (had discussions)bull Pittsburg State UniversityFt Scott CC

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

New Issues

Governors initiative to cut income tax rates and exemption of owners of 191000 partnerships sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes as an incentive for economic development (largest tax cuts in history)

85 of the 105 Counties have raised mill levies in response

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward

Looking forward

Stay tuned for future changes

• Slide 1
• Kansas Statistics
• Kansas Board of Regents System
• Private Colleges in Kansas
• Public Universities
• Public Community amp Technical Colleges
• Studies for Regionalization of CCAVTS
• Oldest Technical Colleges in Kansas
• Area Vocational Technical Schools
• Original Type 1 AVTSs - 11
• Original Type 2 AVTSs - 5
• Governance Comparison
• Descriptors of Legislated System
• Sequence to Improvement
• Sequence to Improvement (2)
• Challenges with mergers
• Advantages of Merging
• 2007 Program Funding
• Tier Rates for Programs
• Extraordinary Cost
• Funding Ratio Technical Education
• Most Realistic Shared Funding Ratio
• So what happened
• Some Did the Dance
• AVTSs to Tech Colleges
• Mergers with CCUniversity
• Trivia Question
• Future Mergers
• New Issues
• Looking forward