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Alabama Community Colleges

Alabama Community Colleges. By: Erin Record. Background:. “1925 first trade school opened in Alabama” “1947 Truman calls for ‘community colleges’” “1963 Alabama legislature forms college system” “1963 Alabama calls for Department of Postsecondary Education”. Background:.

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Alabama Community Colleges

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  1. Alabama Community Colleges By: Erin Record

  2. Background: • “1925 first trade school opened in Alabama” • “1947 Truman calls for ‘community colleges’” • “1963 Alabama legislature forms college system” • “1963 Alabama calls for Department of Postsecondary Education”

  3. Background: • Established as a separate state agency in May of 1982 • State Board of Education to appoint Chancellor for • Assisting the State Board • Administering the office of Chancellor

  4. Background • Alabama Community College System (ACCS) • Governed by State Board of Education • 21 comprehensive community colleges • 4 Technical colleges • Athens State University • 300,000 served annually • 125,000 enrolled in credit hours

  5. Background • Public vs. Private four-year colleges • 14 Public • 20 Private • Prices vary

  6. Students • 300,000 served annually • 125,000 enrolled in credit courses • Approx. 1,350 attend a community college in Alabama from the state of Georgia • 86,160 are from Alabama

  7. Students • 60% female enrollment • 40% male enrollment • 65% of white enrollment • 25% of African American Enrollment • 43,030 students attend either full or part time, of that remaining 26,708 return a second year

  8. Students • 92% degree seeking • 55% full-time enrollment • 23% first-time degree seeking • 18 % full-time, first-time degree seeking

  9. Faculty • Preparation: • Alabama Community College Leadership Certificate

  10. Faculty • Nearly 11,000 employees as of 2011 fact sheet

  11. Faculty • Full-Time: 7,399 employees (67%) • Part-Time: 3,601 employees (33%)

  12. Governance and Administration • State Board to appoint a Chancellor • Assist the State Board • Administer the office of the Chancellor

  13. Governance and Administration • Facilities: • 806 buildings • 12.9 million square feet • 4,594 acres of property

  14. Governance and Administration • “4 ACCSinstitutions were among the 50 Fastest Growing Public Two-Year Colleges by Community College Weekranked by percentage change in headcount, categorized by total institutional enrollment” • “ACCS RANKED#27in 10-Year Growth Trend by Community College Weekwith 97,815 students for fall 2010, an increase of 20,999 students, or 27% increase, during the 10-year period”

  15. Finance • State and Federal Funding • $1,462 cost per student • Average annual tuition: $3,960 • Annual Budget: slightly over $1 billion for FY 2010-2011

  16. Finance • Private four year colleges prices: • $3,225 to $29,290 • Public Four year colleges prices: • $6,084 to $8,698 • Public two year colleges prices: • $2,700 to $8,570 • Career Colleges: (private and public) • $0 to $16,575

  17. Finance • 25,905 students awarded institutional scholarships

  18. Vocational Education • GED classes offered • Different forms to fill out • Different Accommodations • Test Locator map

  19. Vocational Education • “As a system, the ACCS educates and trains more nurses than any other system of higher education in Alabama”

  20. Development Education • Workforce Education • “Many ACCS students are considered “non-traditional,” which means they are not recent high school graduates”

  21. Development Education • “The Governor’sofficeofWorkforceDevelopment(GOWD) coordinates workforce development initiatives and services through the institutions of the Alabama Community College System and its workforce partner agencies”

  22. Community Education • Adult Education: • 24,339 adult learners • enrolled in 26 programs • 4,560 Adult Secondary Education (Grades 9-12 education functioning level) • 17, 725 Adult Basic Education (Grades 1-8 education functioning level) • 2,054 English as a Second Language

  23. Collegiate Education • 2010 started a 2 to 4 Transfer Program • Transfer agreements with certain colleges in the state • All classes will transfer if you stay on the course and do not change majors

  24. Collegiate Education • Birmingham Southern • Concordia College • Faulkner University • Huntingdon College • Judson College • Miles College • Spring Hill College • Stillman College • Talladega College • Tuskegee University • United States Sports Academy • University of Mobile

  25. Collegiate Education • Transfer guides are listed on ACCS website • 16,000 students transfer from a 2 year college to 4 year college each year

  26. References: • http://www.accs.cc/PDFs/HISTORY-11-10-09.pdf • http://www.accs.cc/DPE.aspx • http://www.accs.cc/aboutaccs.aspx • http://www.matchcollege.com/state-colleges/AL#community_colleges • http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Information/StatisticalInfo/SSSFall2011/All-Students.pdf • http://www.ache.alabama.gov/StudentDB/2012RetRpts-Combined.pdf

  27. References: • http://completionarch.collegeboard.org/enrollment/fall-enrollment/fall-enrollment-al • http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Profiles/2012Profiles/2012-Profiles.pdf • http://www.accs.cc/PDFs/fastfacts/2011facts.pdf • http://www.accs.cc/DPE.aspx • http://www.matchcollege.com/state-colleges/AL#community_colleges • http://www.accs.cc/ged.aspx

  28. References: • http://intranet2.dpe.edu/ISS/home.aspx • http://www.accs.cc/transfer.aspx • http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Information/StatisticalInfo/SSSFall2011/State_2YR_UG_TRANS.pdf • http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Abstract1213/Student-DB/FA12_TransSum_04Mar13.pdf • http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Information/StatisticalInfo/SSSFall2011/State_2YR_UG_TRANS.pdf

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