virginia community college system
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VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
“A better JOB, A better LIFE, A better FUTURE.”
Amy SmithEDLD 8434 – Spring 2011
VCCS MISSION STATEMENT
We give everyone the opportunity to learn
and develop the right skills so lives
and communities are strengthened.
BACKGROUND
“If we look at the numbers of potential students, and if we also look at the relative costs involved, the implication is clear that a community college system is the quickest, and the most efficient, the most economical, in fact, virtually the only way the future of young people can be met.”
Mills E. Godwin, Jr.Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia1966-1970,1974-1978
HISTORY
• Early 1960s: Slaughter Commission State Board of Technical Education Vocational Education Commission Virginia Higher Education Study
Commission
DEVELOPMENT OF THE VCCS
• Three Basic Principles Accessibility Comprehensiveness Lifelong Learning
• Rapid Growth Number of Community Colleges Increased Enrollment
STATISTICS(2010-2011)
CATEGORYTWO-YEAR
INSTITUTIONCOMMUNITY COLLEGES
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
Number of Institutions
Public - 1 Public - 23 Public - 15 Private - 0 Private - 0 Private - 32
Undergraduates 4,983 195,417 (Public) 161,417 (Private) 72,498
STUDENTS
With access to community colleges, everyone can be a “potential student.”
STUDENT GROUPS• Students wanting to
transfer and earn their baccalaureate degree.
• Adults who want to learn new skills to gain employment.
• Working adults who want to improve the skills they already possess.
• Those who seek classes strictly for pleasure or personal reasons.
VCCS ENROLLMENT DATA(Fall 2009)
TOTAL HEADCOUNT AND FTESCOLLEGES HEADCOUNT FTEVCCS 189,275 108,169
BY GENDER
COLLEGESGENDER
TOTALFemale MaleStudents % Students %
VCCS 109,467 58 79,808 42 189,275
VCCS ENROLLMENT DATA (Cont)(Fall 2009)
VCCS STUDENTS ENROLLED BY NEW RACE CATEGORIESRACE/ETHNICITY
TOTALAm. Indian
Black Asian HispanicHawaiian/Pacific Islander
Multi Race
Not Specified
White
1,057 39,761 10,933 11,012 899 89 6,675 118,849 189,275
VCCS RETENTION
ACADEMIC YEAR
TOTAL STUDENTS
FALL HEADCOUNT
RETURNED SPRING
HEADCOUNT
RETENTION RATE
FY2009-2010 189,275 129,497 68.4%
FY2008-2009 175,487 116,644 66.5%
FY2007-2008 165,163 108,909 65.2%
VCCU GRADUATION RATE(Fall 2009)
• Students: 15,356• Completers: 2,684• Transfers: 3,097• Graduation Rate: 17.5%
FACULTY
THE WORKPLACE• Salaries are higher
than in secondary schools, but lower than in the universities.
• Enjoy the reputation of their institution as well as their individual departments.
• Teaching is the top priority.
• The path to tenure is shorter.
• The opportunity to have more family time and social interaction with other faculty is present.
• There is a lower level of stress.
WHY PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS?
• Lower pay rates with no benefits
• “Special capabilities” – Extensive backgrounds
• Real world experience
• Easily hired, dismissed, and rehired
• Students learn equally as much as from full-timers
• More courses can be offered
Consequences of Growth and Erosion of Funding
Since 2000-01
Full-time Faculty
Headcount
Part-time Faculty
Headcount
FTES Served
Last 10 years
+9.9% +34.8% +48.9%
Next 10 Years
+20% +81.7% +121.8%
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Discipline development
• Instructional development
• Career development
• Organizational development
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTE-NEWS
http://www.vccs.edu/Portals/0/ContentAreas/ProfessionalDevelopment/Documents/OPD%20e-News%20Vol3_Issue1_110207.pdf
GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
CHANCELOR’S VISIONS
• Dateline 2009
Enrollment · Workforce Training ·
Affordable Tuition · Private Funding ·
Graduation, Retention, & Placement Rates ·
Transfer to Four-year Colleges & Universities ·
Dual Enrollment with High Schools
Dr. Glenn DuBois, Chancellor
http://www.vccs.edu/ChancellorsDatelineVision/tabid/426/Default.aspx
CHANCELOR’S VISIONS (Cont.)
• Achieve 2015
Access · Affordability ·
Student Success ·
Workforce · Resources
http://www.vccs.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=874#access
COLLEGE AUTONOMYVirginia has presented an impressive program that will allow for greater self-sufficiency among its institutions of higher education. •Public colleges within the state will be allowed to:
Earn interest on the tuition and fees that they collect.
Carry over unused balances into successive years.
Seek increased operational authority.
FINANCE
Virginia’s community colleges try to keep tuition costs down to make college affordable for every student, but many students still need help to cover a variety of costs such as of tuition, books, room board, and transportation.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES?
VCCS BUDGET TABLEYear 1 Year 2
Biennium General Fund Nongeneral TotalGeneral
FundNongeneral Total
2008-2010Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$402,055,767 $607,871,905 $1,009,927,672 $373,813,964 $680,675,685 $1,054,489,649
2010-2012Chapter 874, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$370,127,022 $849,126,377 $1,219,253,399 $334,726,535 $804,222,781 $1,138,949,316
VCCS TUITION COMPARED TO FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
VCCS tuition will not exceed half of the average cost to attend a public four-year institution in Virginia.
2010-11 Full-Time In-State Undergraduate Charges
Tuition and Total Mandatory Fees
• Tuition and Total Mandatory Fees - $3,285
• % Increase Over – 18.1%
• $ Increase - $504
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
253,186 The number of people who participate in workforce training programs and services each year at
Virginia’s Community Colleges.
WORKFORCE
• Through Achieve 2015, a six year strategic plan, the VCCS as one of its goals would like to double the number of employer provided training and services to 10,000, with a specific focus on high-demand occupational fields.
• What makes this goal so important?
BENEFITS
• More marketable• Earning potential increases• Each year of credit at a
community college – 5 to 8 percent increase in annual earnings
• Community colleges are looked upon more favorably
• Gives students options
DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Purpose: To prepare students for
college-level work.
DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES(Fall 2009, 2008, 2007)
VCCS STUDENTS TAKINGTOTAL % in
Dev.YEAR BOTH ENGLISH MATH NONE
2009 7,366 8,194 18,349 155,366 189,275 17.9
2008 6,252 7,223 15,651 146,361 175,487 16.6
2007 5,946 6,641 15,011 139,565 167,163 16.5
THREE OVERARCHING GOALS FOR IMPROVING DEVELOPMENTAL
EDUCATION IN THE VCCS1. To reduce the overall need for developmental
education in Virginia
2. Must redesign English, Math and Reading developmental education that reduces the time to complete to one academic year
3. To increase the number of developmental education students graduating or transferring in four years from 1 in 4 students (25%) to at least 1 in 3 students (33%)
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
TYPES OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN THE VCCS
• Entrepreneurship Training
• Special Services
• Correctional Education
GREAT EXPECTATIONS RESOURCE CENTER
• The Great Expectations Resource Center website, at GreatExpectations.vccs.edu, was launched in late 2009 to provide a one-stop information source for Virginia’s foster youth – and the adults that serve them.
• Since then, the site has been visited 5,000 times, with 17,500 pages viewed. A blog for Great Expectations coaches is one of the most popular areas of the site, and students and coaches interact on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
http://greatexpectations.vccs.edu/
COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
VCCS TRANSFER STUDENTS(Fall 2010)
New Transfers VCCS to a
VA Four-Year Institution
(Public w/Associates) 2344
(Public w/o Associates) 4550 (Private w/Associates) 282
(Private w/o Associates) 962
Graduation Year
With Associates
2009-10 13,791
COLLEGIATE FAST FACTS• 3 out of 5 The ratio of Virginia’s public undergraduate
college students who are enrolled in Virginia’s Community Colleges.
• 18,400 The number of degrees, diplomas and certificates earned last year at Virginia’s Community Colleges.
• 32,550 The number of high school juniors and seniors earning college credit while in high school through Virginia’s Community College dual enrollment courses.
• 36% The percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who have some community college experience.
• 65% The percentage of Virginia Community College graduates in transfer-oriented programs who pursue a bachelor’s degree.
A Special Thank You to Michael Turner, Coordinator of Student Services for VCCS.