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Shoreline Community College. All-Campus Meeting May 22, 2009. Today’s Program. Forces Driving Change in Higher Education Available Resources in FY 2010 Reorganization Strategies Instruction Student Success Administrative Services Shoreline’s Strengths: Responding to Change. $. $. $.
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Shoreline Community College All-Campus Meeting May 22, 2009
Today’s Program • Forces Driving Change in Higher Education • Available Resources in FY 2010 • Reorganization Strategies • Instruction • Student Success • Administrative Services • Shoreline’s Strengths: Responding to Change
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Force #1: Student Preparedness / Education Barriers • In 2006, 45% of Washington’s students who went directly from high school to community or technical colleges had to take remedial (pre-college) math classes (Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges) • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 25 percent of students in the state take remedial courses in college, at a cost of $25 million annually • Over 88 million adults have at least one “education barrier”
Education Barriers(88 Million Adults Have at Least One) H.S. Diploma No College 51.4 Million No H.S. Diploma 18.2 Million 8.2 M 5.0 M Speak English“ Less Than Very Well” 5.2 Million Source: U.S. Census Bureau
What’s the Impact? • Resources redirected to address preparedness issues and barriers • Effect on academic performance • Effect on output: job skills • Decreased public will to support higher education • Who fills the gap?
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Force #2: Questionable Return on Investment = Decreased State Funding
What’s the Impact? • Increase in number of “Students” • Decrease in State funding, causes… • Increased cost to Students, resulting in… • Diminished capacity to attend college • Decreased dependence on traditional higher education model to provide skilled workers • Who fills the gap?
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What’s the Impact? • Increased student demand that cannot be met by traditional model • Employers: special skills required • Convenience – the ‘virtual’ classroom • Flexible, Faster & Less Expensive • Quality? • Who fills the gap?
Who Fills the Gap? • Private-For-Profit • US? Tuition$ Public Support ($) $
FY 2009 Enrollment Status(Year-to-date) • 99.5% of annual target met • 7.2% annual FTE increase • 6.9% increase in fall • 8.0% increase in winter • 11.2% increase in spring • Expecting significant increases for summer & fall 2009
Reorganization • Instruction • Student Success • Administrative Services
Shoreline Community College’s Strengths Becoming An Agent of Change