ACC/BASTROP OVERVIEW

ACC/BASTROPOVERVIEW ThursdayMarch 27, 2008

ACC/Bastrop OverviewAgenda • ACC District Service Area • Community Colleges Different from 4-Year Institutions • ACC Campuses • Bastrop County Statistics • Bastrop County Student Enrollment • Why Do Communities Join ACC’s Tax Base? • Tax Comparison • Tuition Comparison • Curriculum Comparison • Student Services Comparison • Enrollments • Tax Impact – Property Owners • Future Plans • Analysis of Future Bastrop Campus • Contact Information

ACC District Service AreaRegional Community College Black = In-district Green = Out-of-District

Community Colleges Different from 4-Year Institutions • The State funds community colleges differently than 4-year colleges and universities. • Community Colleges, by law, are designated a Service Area and, by law, must have In-District and Out-of-District tuition rates. • In-District rates are lower, in recognition of local tax paid in support of the community • Out-of-District rates are higher

Community Colleges Different from 4-Year Institutions • The State mandate for community colleges is broader and more diverse than 4-year institutions. • The State expects community colleges to have local tax support to fund facilities and operations. • There are different levels of programming and support services for In-District and Out-of-District.

Community Colleges Different from 4-Year Institutions • Texas’ Closing the Gaps initiative necessitates that growing communities assess their level of education access, and affordability, on a periodic basis. • To gain a comprehensive community college requires a tax. • Local, In-District tax payers won’t subsidize Out-of-District costs. Out-of-District rates are higher.

ACC Campuses • ACC does not build campuses outside its taxing authority. • There are different levels of instructional programming and support services for In-District and Out-of-District students. • Local, In-District taxpayers will not subsidize Out-of-District costs. • New Campuses • Round Rock • San Marcos • Land banking • Leander area • Manor area • Bastrop County • Dripping Springs/Wimberley

Bastrop County Statistics Bastrop County population estimate as of January 1, 2007 was 72,859 Median Income for households $43,578 Per capita income $18,146 18.7% increase in African-American population* 60.9% increase in Hispanic population* 46.1% increase in economically disadvantaged, 2000-2005 *2010 Projections, Texas State Data Center

Bastrop County Statistics Bastrop County-Wide Education Levels ISDs (County) drop rate 7.9% Transition to higher education institutions • High School Graduate or higher • 1990, 68.3% 2000, 76.9% • Bachelor’s degree or higher • 1990, 13.3% 2000, 17.0%

Bastrop County Student Enrollments *Figure included in Total Bastrop County line

Why Do Communities Join ACC’s Tax Base? • Expand access to higher ed via lower In-District tuition • Expand programs (i.e., workforce) and support services locally • Texas’ Closing the Gaps initiative • Expand access to higher ed for economic development • Must reverse trend of too few high school grads (and too few adults) entering higher education • Expand local tax base by creating better educated/better paid local workforce • Respond to county needs • Return on investment • Every dollar spent in the state’s higher ed system returns more than $5.50 to the Texas economy. (Texas Comptroller’s Report February 2005)

Tax Comparison

Tuition Comparison

Curriculum Comparison

Student Services Comparison Out-of-District: • No On-Site Student Services • No College Library • No Learning Lab • Limited Testing Center hours In-District: • On-Site Student Services • Financial Aid Office • Admissions & Record Office • Assessment Testing • Advising/Counseling • Career Counseling • College Library • Learning Lab • Free tutoring to students • Testing Center • Larger • Designated Space • Computerized

Enrollments Out-of-District (Bastrop): • Early College Start Not Free • Free College Connection Program In-District: • Free Early College Start Credit Classes • Free College Connection Program • Articulated Tech-Prep Workforce Education Programs to Match Curriculum Expansion

Tax Impact – Property Owners

Future Plans • ACC Master Plan is tied to Closing the Gaps • Calls for future expansion of the ACC District • Calls for future campuses, subject to successful annexations, in: • San Marcos • Williamson County/Round Rock • Bastrop County • Annexation must be locally-driven effort, though College will help guide the process.

Analysis of Future Bastrop Campus *See attached document, “Analysis of Future Bastrop Campus”

Want More Information? • Web: http://austincc.edu • ACC Master Plan: http://www.austincc.edu/masterplan/ • Texas’ Closing the Gaps Initiative: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingtheGaps/ • The Impact of the State Higher Education System on the Texas Economy: http://www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/highered05/ • The Socioeconomic Benefits Generated by 50 Community College Districts in Texas: http://www.tacc.org/e_impact.htm • What’s the Return on Education?: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/business/yourmoney/11view.html

For More Information Stephen Kinslow, Ph.D.President/CEO ceo@austincc.edu512-223-7598 Mary Hensley, Ed.D.Vice President, College Support Systems and ISD Relationsmhensley@austincc.edu512-223-7618

For copies • PowerPoint Presentation:www.austincc.edu/isd/bastrop_isd/032708Presentation.ppt

ACC/BASTROP OVERVIEW

ACC/BASTROP OVERVIEW

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