Recognition of Excellence Presentation:Affordability, Participation and Efficiency Initiatives

Presented by theTarrant County College District

April 24, 2008Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Austin, Texas

Board of Trustees

Mrs. Louise ApplemanBoard Vice PresidentDistrict 7

Mr. Robert J. McGee, Jr. Board Secretary District 4

Dr. J. Ardis BellBoard PresidentDistrict 2

Ms. Robyn Medina WinnettBoard Assistant SecretaryDistrict 1

Mr. Randall CanedyDistrict 5

Dr. Gwendolyn MorrisonDistrict 6

Mrs. Kristin VandergriffDistrict 3

Chancellor’s Executive Leadership Team

Tarrant County College . . .Tarrant County College . . .

District Office

Northwest Campus

Northeast Campus

South Campus

Southeast Campus

Downtown

Campus

Selected Initiatives

• Tuition Policy• Stars of Tomorrow Scholars Program• Pay-As-You-Go Funding Strategy• College District’s New Performance Measures

Tuition Policy

• The chancellor recommended and the Board of Trustees adopted the concept of a three-year tuition policy in FY 1998-99.

– A committee, made up primarily of students, recommended that TCC increase the in-district rate by $2 per hour per year for the next three year period.

– The plan was renewed in FY 2001-02 school year; however, in response to a call from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to hold the line on tuition increases as part of the Closing the Gaps plan for higher education, the increase of the in-district tuition rate was set at $1 per year over the three-year period.

– The next three-year tuition policy, which called for a $2 per semester credit hour increase, ended with the 2006-07 school year.

• In FY 2005-06, tuition and fees were combined into one rate to make it easier for students to project actual costs.

• While a three-year plan has not been approved to date, the in-district tuition rate was not increased for the current Spring 2008 semester and last week, the Board of Trustees approved the chancellor’s recommendation to not increase tuition rates for FY 2008-09.

• The TCCD “Stars of Tomorrow” Scholars program provides an award of up to $4,000 over six semesters to qualifying students. It is a “package” made up of state and federal financial aid and income from an endowment made up from the leasing of mineral rights and other non-traditional sources.

• Award amounts listed below are sufficient to cover TCC’s tuition and a portion of textbook costs.– 6-8 semester hours, $400 – 9-11 semester hours, $600 – 12+ semester hours, $800

• Eligibility:– Resident of Tarrant County for tuition purposes – Graduation in top half of class from any public or private high school– Must be at or below certain family income thresholds – Enrollment within one year of high school graduation

• Continuation of the award requires participants to maintain an overall GPA of 2.25 or better.

Pay-As-You-Go Funding Strategy

• The College District uses accumulated savings to pay for all capital projects, repairs and renovations. Such savings have been accumulating since August 27, 1998, when the chancellor recommended and the Board approved a:– New “Cash-Basis, Pay-As-You-Go” funding strategy – 5-cent increase in the M&O tax rate, to implement this strategy

• An additional 3-cent increase was approved in 2002, to assist with additional capital outlay funding as well as funding for the new campus.

• This strategy has allowed the College District to:– Save the taxpayers of Tarrant County tens of millions of dollars in interest and

administrative costs associated with general obligation bond issues– Work toward reducing its indebtedness (on course to being debt-free by 2015)

• TCC’s current five-year capital improvement plan amounts to $500.2 million.

College District’s New Performance Measures

• Given the strong belief that TCCD should be measured primarily by the success of its students, the Board of Trustees adopted a set of measures (key and contextual) on December 12, 2007.

• These measures are:– Grounded in the State’s higher education plan, Closing the Gaps by 2015,

which outlines goals and strategies to ensure the long-term economic health of the state and in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Community College Accountability System.

– Being incorporated into the College’s institutional effectiveness process and strategic plan.

• A key question to be addressed by all TCCD staff in developing strategies toward achievement of these measures is: What do I do to help students succeed?

• An internal evaluation is being conducted to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to meet the data needs associated with this initiative; enhancements will be made, as needed. We anticipate continued coordination with the THECB staff.

TCCD’s Key MeasuresParticipation

A. Contact Hours

B. Enrollment Gap: Population Service Area and Hispanic Student Enrollment

Success

C. Percent of Degrees and Certificates Awarded Per Unduplicated Enrollment

D. Graduation and Persistence Rate

E. First-Time-In-College Undergraduate Persistence after Two Years

F. Percent of Students who Transfer to a Senior Institution

G. Percent of Underprepared Students who Complete a Related College-Level Course within 3 or 4 Years

Summary of Key Measures

Key MeasuresTCCD ‘s# or %

Average – 10 LargestTexas CCs

TCCD’sRanking

Among 10 Largest TX

CCs

One-Year Goal

Three-Year Goal

Contact Hours –Academic, Technical, & Continuing Education – Total – FY 2006

13,696,531 14,087,900 5 +1% +3%

Enrollment Gap: Population Service Area and Hispanic Student Enrollment – FY 2007

-10.4% -6.9% 7 +1% +3%

Percent of Degrees and Certificates Awarded Per Unduplicated Enrollment – FY 2006

4.1% 4.4% 6 +0.5% +1.5%

Graduation and Persistence Rate – Total - FY 2005

42.8% 41.1% 5 +0.5% +1.5%

First-Time-In-College Undergraduate Persistence after Two Years – Entering Cohort Fall 2004

52.3% 52.8% 6 0.0%* +1%

Percent of Students who Transfer to a Senior Institution – Total - FY 2006

20.5% 18.1% 2 +0.5% +1.5%

Percent of Underprepared Students who Completed a Related College-Level Course within Three or Four Years**

* One-year goal is to maintain, given a -4.1 percent decline from Fall 2000 to Fall 2004. ** Revised data from the THECB was recently received and is currently being analyzed.

—Participation Enrollment of Credit Students by semester Annual Unduplicated Enrollment –Credit and Non-Credit – Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH) –Academic and Technical – Total Unduplicated Enrollment by Semester First-Time-In-College Full-Time Undergraduate Students – Total First-Time-In-College Part-Time Undergraduate Students– Total Full-Time Undergraduate Students – Total Part-Time Undergraduate Students – Total

—Success First-Time-In-College Undergraduate Persistence after One Year Six-Year Graduation Rate – Total Degrees and Certificates Awarded - Closing the Gaps Fields – Total Degrees and Certificates Awarded - Nursing/Allied Health – Total Percent of Students Employed/Enrolled within One Year of Graduation– Academic and Technical – Total

—Institutional Efficiency and Effectiveness Tuition and Fees Revenue for 15 SCH Sections Taught by Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty Ratio (Source: TCCTA) Contact Hrs Taught by Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty Ratio Administrative Cost as a Percentage of Total Expenditures Total Tax Rate (Source: TACC) Total Debt Per Student Headcount Enrollment (Source: TBRB) Total Debt Per Capita (Source: TBRB)

TCCD’s Contextual Measures

Summary of Contextual Measures

Contextual Measures TCCD ‘s# or %

Average – Largest

Texas CCs

TCCD’sRanking Among 10 Largest TX

CCs

Enrollment of Credit Students – Fall Semester 2006

32,791 33,057 5

Annual Unduplicated Enrollment –Credit and Non-Credit – Total – FY 2006

65,230 61,919 5

Semester Credit Hours (SCH) – Academic and Technical – Total – FY 2006

698,381 669,444 5

Unduplicated Enrollment by Semester – Fall 2006 37,791 36,988 5

First-Time-In-College Full-Time Undergraduate Students – Total – Fall 2006

3,464 2,775 3

First-Time-In-College Part-Time Undergraduate Students – Total – Fall 2006

3,220 2,897 4

Full-Time Undergraduate Students – Total – Fall 2006

10,911 9,466 3

Part-Time Undergraduate Students – Total – Fall 2006

20,323 19,680 5

First-Time-In-College Undergraduate Persistence after One Year – Entering Cohort Fall 2005

63.6% 66.6% 8

Six-Year Graduation Rate – Total – FY 2004 (Entering Cohort Fall 1998)

27.4% 25.8% 4

Summary of Contextual Measures

Contextual Measures TCCD ‘s# or %

Average – Largest

Texas CCs

TCCD’sRanking Among 10 Largest TX

CCs

Degrees and Certificates Awarded - Closing the Gaps Fields – Total – FY 2006

168 184 6

Degrees and Certificates Awarded – Nursing/Allied Health – Total – FY 2006

353 517 8

Percentage of Students Employed/ Enrolled within One Year of Graduation – Academic & Technical – FY 2005

93.7% 93.9% 7

Tuition and Fees Revenue for 15 SCH – FY 2006 $1,500 $1,422 6

Sections Taught by Full-Time vs. Part-Time Faculty Ratio (Source: TCCTA)

56:44 54:46 3

Contact Hrs Taught by Full-Time vs. Part-Time Faculty Ratio

57.8:42.2 59:41 5

Administrative Cost as a Percentage of Total Expenditures – FY 2006

11% 18% 2

Total Tax Rate – FY 2008 (Source: Texas Assoc of Community Colleges)

0.13938 0.1158026 8

Total Debt Per Student Headcount Enrollment (Source: Texas Bond Review Board)

$1,457.16 $3,905.72 1

Total Debt Per Capita (Source: Texas Bond Review Board)

$41.92 $142.08 1

¡Gracias!