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TITLE Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges,1997-98 Annual Report.

INSTITUTION Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges,Jackson.

PUB DATE 1999-00-00NOTE 19p.

PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141)EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Accountability; Adult Basic Education; Annual Reports;

*Community Colleges; *Educational Assessment; *EducationalFinance; Educational Technology; Enrollment; GeneralEducation; *Governance; Labor Force Development; ProgramEvaluation; *State Boards of Education; Two Year Colleges

IDENTIFIERS *Mississippi

ABSTRACTThis document is intended to reflect the commitment of the

Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges to effectivelycoordinate its community college system. A brief history of the board, alongwith a description of its powers and duties, are given. Information about thestate's community and junior colleges is provided in the following areas: (1)

enrollment; (2) programs; (3) proprietary schools; (4) fiscal data; (5) adultbasic education; (6) general education development; (7) workforce education;and (8) technology. Highlights of the report include: (1) a system-wideincrease in total enrollment from 72,071 to 117,399 between 1993 and 1997,with an increase in credit enrollment from 49,641 to 53,422 over the sameperiod; (2) for fiscal year 1998, 50 new program applications were submittedof which 18 were approved; (3) the commission which oversees the proprietaryschools met six times during the year, renewing 13 certificates ofregistration; (4) for fiscal year 1998, 53% of revenues were provided by thestate, 19% by tuition, 12% by in-direct, 11% by local taxes, and 5st from thefederal government; (5) basic skills training was offered within 43 programsat 15 community and junior colleges, 22 public schools, and 6 other communityinstitutions; and (6) 96,375 individuals received workforce training,compared to 59,721 in 1995. (JJL)

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The Honorable Kirk Fordice,Governor of Mississippi

Dear Governor Fordice:

MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARDFOR COMMUNITYAND JUNIOR COLLEGES

The following narration is submitted by the State Board for Community and Junior Collegesdescribing the significant activities of the agency for Fiscal Year 1998.

The data contained in this report reflect the commitment of this agency to effectively coordinateMississippi's system of public community and junior colleges as prescribed by law.

Sincerely,

Olon E. Ray, Ed.D.Executive DirectorState Board for Community and Junior CollegesFiscal Year 1998

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FY '98 ANNUAL REPORT

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MISSION

It is our mission... that the State Board for Community and Junior

Colleges will be recognized as the most successful agency of its kind

in responding to the changing needs of the community and the

citizens of Mississippi; that it will be viewed as a problem solver

where professionalism and ethics are always practiced and where the

struggle for excellence is on-going.

SERVING MISSISSIPPI'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES...

ABOVE AND BEYOND1 - NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

(SHARES TALAHATCHIE, QUITMAN AND TUNICA COUNTIES WITH COAHOMA

COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

2 NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE3 - ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE4 COAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

(SHARES TALAHATCHIE, QUITMAN AND TUNICA COUNTIES WITH NORTHWEST

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND BOLIVAR COUNTY WITH MISSISSIPPI

DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

5 MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

(SHARES BOLIVAR COUNTY WITH COAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

6 HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

7 EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

8 - EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE(SHARES LAUDERDALE COUNTY WITH MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

9 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE(SHARES LAUDERDALE COUNTY WITH EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

10 HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE(SHARES COAPL4H COUNTY WITH COPIAH- LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

11 - COPIAH-LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE(SHARES COAPIAH COUNTY WITH HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

12 - JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE13 SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE14 - PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

15 - MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEAND

* THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FY '98 ANNUAL REPORTr4/'..f)

SBCJCSTAFF MEMBERS

Debbie Borgman, CPASupervisor of Accounting

Dr. Thomas R. BradberryDirector, Affiliated Activities

Charles BrownElectronic Management

Specialist

Charlene BrownAdministrative Assistant

Becky T. CadeDirector, Special Projects

Dr. Larry L. DayResearch & Planning Director

Elizabeth R. DucksworthAccounting Assistant

Shanta L. ElizenberryAdministrative Secretary

Ethel C. EwingExecutive Secretary

Deborah J. Gilbert, CPAAssociate Executive Director,Finance & Administration

Duane HamillResource Manager

Dr. Olon RayExecutive Director

Tracy L. HegginsPublications/Media Specialist

Adrien LandryStatewide Webmaster

Joseph A. LarryResource Manager

Sandra L. LucasPurchasing 6' Records

Technician

Patrick McKinnisVideo Teleconferencing

Manager

Venetria MooreAdministrative Assistant/

Network Assistant

Ruth Helen NelmsAccountant/

Personnel Manager

Mary Beth PhillipsAdministrative Secretary

Eloise J. RichardsonProgram Specialist,

Adult Basic Education/GED

Edward J. SchneiderProgram Specialist,

Workforce Education

Daniel S. SealTrainer/Monitor

Carolyn S. ShorterAdministrative Secretary

Dr. Wayne M. StonecypherAssociate Executive Director,

Programs

Carol Denise WalleyAdministrative Assistant

Dr. Evelyn E. WebbAssociate Executive Director,

Accountability & Support Services

Jimmie WhiteAdministrative Assistant

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES + FY '98 ANNUAL REPORT

TAKING MISSISSIPPI...ABOVE AND BEYONDSTATE BOARD FOR

COMMUNITY AND

JUNIOR COLLEGES

MEMBERSFirst Congressional

District

PATRICIA PUCKETT

SARA Fox

Second CongressionalDistrict

YVONNE BROWN

GEORGE WALKER

The genesis for the SBCJC can betraced back to the 1920's. Senate Bill131, Laws of 1928, approved April26, 1928, which authorized theestablishment of junior colleges, alsocreated a state commission for over-sight of these institutions, theCommission on Junior Colleges. TheCommission was comprised of theState Superintendent of Education aschairman, the chancellor of theUniversity of Mississippi, and thepresidents of Mississippi State Uni-versity, Mississippi University forWomen, and three junior colleges.Three lay members, appointed by theGovernor, were added in 1950. TheCommission continued in this formuntil 1986.

The Commission, a division of theState Board of Education, held itsfirst meeting on May 10, 1928, twocalendar weeks after its legislativecreation. The first action of the Com-mission was to identify its authority,establish standards by which existingjunior colleges must meet to qualifyfor state aid and develop criteriarequired of agricultural high schoolsseeking junior college status. Thisaction of the Commission constitutedthe birth of Mississippi State Systemof Public Junior Colleges, thereby giv-ing Mississippi the distinction of hav-ing the first state system of compre-hensive two-year colleges in the na-tion.

Legislative action throughout theyears more clearly defined the author-ity and control of the Commission.The Commission set broad standardsfor junior college operations andapproved new attendance centers andvocational and technical programs tobe operated by the two-year institu-

tions. The Commission had no staffbut was served by personnel withinthe State Department of Education.State supervision was vested in thesupervisor of agricultural highschools and junior colleges from1928 to 1968. In 1968, a separateoperational division for juniorcolleges was created in the StateDepartment of Education, whichprovided state services and oversightuntil 1986.

In 1986, the State Board forCommunity and Junior Collegeswas established as an independentagency. The staff from the StateDepartment of Education was trans-ferred to the new Board Office. TheBoard consists of ten members,none of which shall be an electedofficial or engaged in the educa-tional profession. The Governorappoints all ten members, two fromeach of Mississippi's five congres-sional districts and no more thanone residing in any junior collegedistrict. Initial terms of appointmentwere from two to five years and subse-quent terms are for six years.

The Board is a coordinatingagency which establishes standardsand guidelines for the operation ofthe 15 local districts in order toqualify for state appropriations. TheBoard fosters cooperation and com-munication with local institutionsthrough the presidents and otherrepresentatives of local colleges. TheBoard expresses its authority in theareas which are expressed or impliedas outlined in Sections 37-4-1 and37-4-3, Mississippi Code 1982,Revised 1990.

The powers and duties of the StateBoard for Community and Junior

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FY '98 ANNUAL REPORT

Third Congressional District

HENRY B. HUDSPETH HAZEL TERRY

Colleges shall be:a)To authorize disbursements of state

appropriated finds to community andjunior colleges through orders in the min-utes of the board.b)To make studies of the needs of the state

as they relate to the mission of the commu-nity and junior colleges.c)To approve new, changes to and dele-

tions of vocational and technical programsto the various colleges.d)To require community and junior col-

leges to supply such information as the board

may request and compile, publish and makeavailable such reports based thereon as theboard may deem appropriate.e)To approve proposed new attendance

centers (campus locations) as the localboards of trustees should determine to bein the best interest of the district. (How-ever, no new community/ junior branchcampus shall be approved without anauthorizing act of the Legislature.)(Amended by H.B. 832, 1988)f)To serve as the state approving agency forfederal finds for proposed contracts toborrow money for the purpose of acquiringland, erecting, repairing, etc., dormitories,dwellings or apartments for students and/or faculty, such loans to be paid fromrevenue produced by such facilities as re-quested by local boards of trustees.g)To approve applications from commu-

nity and junior colleges for state finds forvocational-technical education facilities.h)To approve any university branch cam-

pus' lower undergraduate level courses forcredit.

Fourth Congressional District

JOHN JUNKIN II JOANNA HEIDEL

i)To appoint members to the Post-Second-ary Educational Assistance Board.j)7b appoint members to the Authority forEducational Television.k)To contract with other boards, commis-sions, governmental entities, foundations,corporations or individuals for programs,services, grants and awards when suchare needed for the operation and develop-ment of the state community and juniorcollege system.

l)To fix standards for community andjunior colleges to qua* for appropriations,and qualifications for community andjunior college teachers.

m)To have sign-off approval on theState Plan for Vocational Education whichis developed in cooperation with appropri-ate units from the State Department ofEducation.n)To approve or disapprove of any pro-

posed inclusion within municipal corporatelimits of state-owned buildings andgrounds of any community college orjunior college and to approve or disapproveof land use development, zoning require-ments, building codes and delivery of gov-ernmental services applicable to state-owned buildings and grounds of any com-munity college or junior college. Anyagreement by a local board of trustees of acommunity college or junior college toannexation of state-owned property orother conditions described in this paragraphshall be void unless approved by the boardand the board of supervisors of the countyin which the state-owned property islocated.

Fifth CongressionalDistrict

WILLIAM SEAL

BILLY HEWES JR.

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ALVIN TOFFLER

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FY '98 ANNUAL REPORT

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In order for a student to be classified as a full-time student in a Mississippi public community/junior college, the student must be enrolled in aminimum of 12 semester credit hours of instruc-tion. Students who are enrolled in 11 semestercredit hours or fewer are considered to be part-timestudents. Full-time equivalence is calculated on thebasis that 24 semester hours of instruction equalsto one full-time equivalent student.

For the Fall semester of 1997, enrollment inMississippi's public community and junior collegesystem was 117,399, a record enrollment. Over the

last four years (CHART 1), our system has experi-enced a 62.9% enrollment increase with an averageyearly increase of 15.7%.

CHART 2 shows that academic transfer (univer-sity parallel) enrollment continues to be an essen-tial part of our total enrollment. Specifically, aca-demic transfer enrollment accounts for 31.4% ofthe total headcount enrollment and 68.9% of totalcredit enrollment. In addition, CHART 3 showsthat Mississippi residents made up 96.9% of thetotal credit enrollment.

CHART 1 ENROLLMENT TRENDS

130,000

120,000

110,000

100,000

90,000

80,000

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68 9%

CREDIT HEADCOUNT ONLY

CHART 3 IN-STATE VS. OUT-OF-STATE CREDIT ENROLLMENT

97.5% 97.4% 97.5% 96.9%

2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

711 In-State Out-of-State

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EPROGRAMS

Mississippi's public community and junior col-leges offer the following programs: academic (univer-sity parallel), technical, vocational, adult basic educa-tion, adult continuing education, general educationdevelopment, job training partnership and industryrelated training.

The only programs which require approval of theBoard are the four hundred plus technical andvocational full-time programs. Each institution mustinitiate a request for program approval to the Boardfour weeks prior to its being considered by the Boardfor action. Comments are solicited from the StateDepartment of Education, Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education, and from any state agency thatmay provide funding or supervision for the opera-tion of the program. Also, the colleges should have aposition statement from any professional associationor state board if licensing or certification of theprogram's graduates is required.

The Board exercises its oversight and leadershipresponsibilities through program review and termina-tion and through the acceptance/denial of new

programs. For FY 1998, a) 50 new program applica-tions were submitted of which 18 were approved, b)four programs were terminated, c) four programs wereplaced on probationary status, d) three lower levelcourses were approved for universities, and e) threeprograms were removed from probationary status.

The associate of arts degree and associate ofscience degree are awarded to students who completea minimum of 60 semester credit hours of academiccourses. The associate of applied science degrees areawarded to students who have completed the re-quired semester credit hours in a technical program.Included in each technical program is 15 semestercredits hours of general education coursework. Inaddition to the associate degrees, the community andjunior colleges are authorized to issue diplomas andcertificates in vocational or specific curricula of thecollege.

At the end of this fiscal year, all of the Mississippipublic community and junior colleges are accreditedby the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,Commission on Colleges.

PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS

Under the authority of Senate Bill 2636, whichpassed during the 1992 legislative session, the ad-ministration for Proprietary Schools and CollegeRegistration was transferred from the MississippiDepartment of Education to the State Board. TheState Board's responsibilities included the appoint-ment of a five-member commission pursuant to theaforementioned senate bill; acquiring staff for theadministration; and serving as the appellant organi-zation for decisions rendered by the commission.

The administrative staff is responsible for assistingthe commission with carrying out its duties andresponsibilities as set forth in the Mississippi Propri-etary School and College Registration Law (75- 60-1). The commission has been assigned statutoryauthority to establish and implement the registrationprocess for obtaining and maintaining a proprietaryschool certificate of registration (license) and anagent's permit for the State of Mississippi. Thisadministration has both administrative and supervi-sory responsibilities including, but not limited to the

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNI

following: 1) the dissemination and interpretation ofthe law; 2) the development of applications, regula-tions, and policies to govern commission activities;3) receipt and review of applications for actionrecommendations to the commission; 4) the plan-ning and coordination of commission meetings; 5)management of complaints; and 6) assisting thecommission with implementing the cancellation,suspension, or revocation of a license or permit, and7) the administration of civil penalties and/or ad-ministrative sanctions.

During FY 1998 the commission met six times;the current regulations and certificate of registrationapplication were reviewed and revised; 13 certificatesof registration were issued/renewed; 42 agent per-mits were issued/renewed; one program of studyapplication was approved. The number of writtencomplaints received decreased from four to zero.While 100% of those complaints were resolved, foursite visits were conducted.

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FISCALThe operating budgets of Mississippi's public

community and junior colleges are funded prima-rily by State appropriations, local property taxes,and student tuition and fees. State appropriationsare made to the Board for general support and tothe State Board of Education for support of voca-tional and technical education in the public schoolsand community/junior colleges.

Revenue by source is provided in Chart 4. ForFY 1998, the community and junior collegesreceived $36,783,211 as a part of the State's Educa-tion Enhancement Fund. State appropriations aremade annually to the Board for allocations to the15 public community and junior college districts in

accordance with formulas contained in the appro-priation bill. The formula distributes most of thefunds based on full-time (not full-time-equiva-lency) students, counting Mississippi residents only.Lesser amounts are provided for the FTE of part-time academic students. A special funding supple-ment is given for support of associate degree nurs-ing programs.

Tuition, required fees and other related fees/charges are established by the local boards of trust-ees of each community and junior college. Theaverage tuition and required fees for a full-timestudent per semester during FY 1998 was $480(minimum $396, maximum $535).

CHART 4 REVENUE BY SOURCE FOR FY98

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The State Board has the responsibility for admin-istering the Adult Basic Education Program for thestate. The program is designed to 1) enable adultsto acquire the basic educational skills necessary forfunctional literacy; 2) provide adults with sufficientbasic education to enable them to benefit from jobtraining and retraining programs and to obtain andretain productive employment so that they mightmore fully enjoy the benefits and responsibilities ofcitizenship; and 3) enable adults who so desire tocontinue their education to at least the level ofcompletion of secondary school.

During FY 1998, basic skills training was offeredwithin 43 programs located at 15 community andjunior colleges, 22 public schools, two community-based organizations, one housing authority, oneuniversity, and two correctional institutions. Theseprograms offered an array of instruction such asEnglish as a Second Language, GED preparation,lower level literacy tutoring and training, parentingskills, life coping skills, workplace literacy, and basicskills training. The 43 programs served 29,985adults for a total of 1,393,522 cumulative studentinstructional hours.

CHART 5 ABE PARTICIPATION LEVELS

13,000

12.000 -711,000

10.000

9.000

8,000

7.000

6.000

5.000

4,000

3,000

2.000

1.000

Begining Literacy(Grades 0-1.9)

Beginning ABE(Grades 2-5.9)

Intermediate ABE(Grades 6-8.9)

CHART 6 ABE PARTICIPANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Adult SecondaryEducation

(Grades 9-12)

EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC

Obtained GED 2,583 Gained employment 2,290Entered other academic Secured employment retentionor vocational programs 1,080 or made job advancement 1,501

Soar:rm_ PARENTING (For Family Literacy programs only)Received U.S. Citizenship 52 Read more to children 1,027Registered to vote Greater involvement inor voted for first time 497 children's schooling 2,337

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General Educational Development (GED) test-ing was also transferred from the State Board ofEducation to the Board during 1992. The GEDtesting program provides the opportunity foradults who dropped out of high school to demon-strate that they have acquired knowledge and skillsequivalent to high school graduates.

High school equivalency diplomas are issued bythe State Board for Community and JuniorColleges to adults who achieve satisfactory scoreson the GED test. These GED diplomas are ac-cepted by employers, training programs, educa-tional institutions, and the military as meetingtheir requirements for employment or admission.

For FY 1998, 17,002 GED test booklets were

scored, 6,009 GED diplomas were issued and8,732 GED transcripts were issued. In the Fall 1997enrollment reporting period, there were 3,497 stu-dents enrolled in our community/junior collegeswho held a GED diploma.

The GED test, administered under the directionof the American Council on Education and theState Board for Community and Junior Colleges, isused in all states and the provinces in Canada as thebasis for issuing high school equivalency credentials.Validity, integrity, and security of the GED test arejoint responsibilities of the American Council onEducation and participating states and educationalinstitutions.

CHART 7 ABE COST EFFECTIVENESS

EARNINGS

SAVINGS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS $7,964,000(724 PEOPLE X $11,000 AVERAGE ANNUAL BENEFITS)

INCOME ON NEWLY EMPLOYED $25,006,800(2,290 PEOPLE X 5.25 /HOUR X 40-HOUR WORK WEEK X 52 WEEKS)

ADDITIONAL INCOME OF PROMOTED WORKERS

(1,501 PEOPLE X $.25/HOUR X 40-HOUR WORK WELK X 52 WEEKS)$780,520

NEW TAXES GENERATED $5,157,464

TOTAL DOLLARS SAVED OR EARNED $38,908,784

INVESTMENTSSTATE FUNDS $1,300,000FEDERAL FUNDS $4,500,000LESS TOTAL DOLLARS INVESTED $5,800,000

TOTAL SAVINGS $33,108,780

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"Human history becomes more and more a racebetween education and catastrophe," H. G. Wells

Never have these words been more profound thanin today's global economy. Even the most experiencedtradesman must be trained to keep up with the ava-lanche of technology effecting every corner of busi-ness. Lifelong learning is no longer a catchy cliche.It has become the bible if a business expects to con-tinue to prosper. Chart 8 shows how the number ofMississippians receiving training is in a steady growthpattern. More than 96,000 citizens bene- fitted fromthe Workforce Education Act and the training itprovides.

Those businesses who are not taking advantage ofthe opportunities that the Mississippi Legislature hasprovided through the Workforce Education Act of1994 and the training delivered by one of the finestcommunity and junior college systems in the nationare missing the opportunity of a lifetime. Thesecompanies are either paying the entire cost of train-ing themselves, or avoiding it. These companies willeither struggle in the future to catch up or simplygo away.

This act has proven to be a financial bonus to boththe business partners and the State of Mississippi.The return on investment of the funds used in thesupport of the training partnerships has exceeded thestate funds allocated. Simply put, the program isreturning more funds to the tax roles than the stateis expending. This is being accomplished by puttingmore people to work, training people to get pay raisesand better paying jobs, and assisting in increasingproductivity and profitability in businesses. All ofthese contribute to generating increased tax dollarsreturned to the state. Chart 9 gives an indication ofthe number of people who, after receiving trainingprovided through Workforce Education, were removedfrom the welfare roll and the number of jobs createdbecause of the training offered in this state.

This obviously cannot go on forever, but we mustremember that for Mississippi's businesses to remainglobally competitive, we must bow to the lifelonglearning philosophy, or lose the rampant economicgrowth pattern Mississippi is following today.

CHART 8 NUMBER OF TRAINEES SERVED

1996 70,325

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000

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CHART 9 WORKFORCE EDUCATION MAKING A DIFFERENCE

3,000

D Persons Removed from Welfare Number of Jobs Created

2.500

2.000 -----

1,500 ---

1997

In year four since the 1994 Act, Workforce Train-ing continues to grow. Workforce education andtraining in Mississippi has developed into a dynamicpartnership between industry and education. Work-ing under a system known as Skill/Tech, numerousaccomplishments can be readily and clearly identified.

The most significant accomplishment has been thetransformation of a concept expressed in law into anationally recognized operating system for deliver-ing workforce education and training statewide. Thishas been achieved primarily through cooperationamong the state and district workforce developmentcouncils, the community and junior college CareerCenters, and the SBCJC.

Under the auspices of the program, the followingsuccesses have been achieved to date:

Established a Resource Library housinghundreds of training materials of interestto business and industry.Doubled the rate of small business partici-pation in workforce training programs.Implemented a community college andUniversity of Southern Mississippi Indus-trial Trainer Degree Program.

1998

Prior to passing the Workforce and Education Actof 1994, training programs were provided by manydifferent state agencies with different funding sources(both state and federal) subject to different regula-tions and restrictions on use. Duplication of servicespresented other problems, one being an inefficientuse of training dollars and resources. The 1994 Actprovided the State an opportunity to begin restruc-turing workforce education in a manner that couldeliminate problems such as these before block grantlegislation transpires. Training becomes more respon-sive to individual needs and employer needs, whilemaximizing use of limited resources.

The major accomplishment of this endeavor is thata system is now in place and working with a signifi-cant degree of success. The challenge now is to con-tinue to identify strengths and capitalize on them toeliminate weaknesses by developing a program forcontinuous improvement, and to reaffirm the com-mitment to the task at hand, which is to develop aworkforce that responds to the needs of employersand prepares individuals to join the workforce.

STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND. IiNIOR COLLEGES FY '98 ANNUAL REPORT

The community and junior colleges and theSBCJC continue to work closely with the Depart-ment of Information Technology Services (ITS) inthe implementation and enhancement of local,district, and statewide voice, video and datanetworks. All colleges are connected to the statewidevideo and data backbones and are in the final stagesof developing local and district networks. Elec-tronic connectivity has greatly enhanced our abilityto deliver instructional programming and to con-duct staff development and administrative businessamong the various college campuses, the state andthe world beyond.

Data ConnectivityThe SBCJC continues to explore with the col-

leges better methods of utilizing the data networkand Internet. Examples of how the network hasbeen used during the last fiscal year are providedbelow:

All 15 colleges are connected to the statewidedata backbone through the SBCJC and utilize morethan 6,500 networked, personal comput-ers (PCs)to conduct business and provide services.

The SBCJC upgraded capacity on its system toaccommodate increased usage. The agency alsoinstalled software and reconfigured the system toenhance security.

Students have access to over 70% of the PCsthat are networked to the SBCJC and statewidebackbone and have Internet access and E-mailcapability.

College personnel currently utilize the Internetand E-mail capabilities to enhance and provideinstructional offerings.

College and SBCJC personnel are utilizing thenetwork for transferring graduation data, transfer-ring files with Legislative Budget Office personnel,tracking legislation, scheduling meetings, etc.

Video ConnectivityThe SBCJC continues to be responsible for the

administration and management of a state-of-the-art, interactive video network. The state's public,two-year college system, known as the CommunityCollege Network (CCN), currently utilizes 26 com-pressed video classrooms throughout the state. TheCCN has the capability of conferencing with morethan 100 other sites within the state by connectingto the public school and university video class-rooms.

Initially, implementation of the CCN was basedupon a demonstrated need to educate a greaternumber of the state's health care professionals withlimited financial resources. Fulfillment of this needis deemed crucial in meeting the rural health careneeds in Mississippi. In July 1994, the CCN wasdeveloped, linking 15 Mississippi community andjunior colleges with each other, the MississippiCooperative Extension Service and the Universityof Mississippi Medical Center. The CCN beganoperation with three primary goals:

To make specialized instruction available on allcampuses. Because it is not practical for each site tohave instructors in every specialty, the CCN allowssites to share these resources.

To make advanced degree courses available on allcampuses. Because many community and juniorcollege students are not able to attend a stateuniversity for a variety of reasons, the CCN permitsthe University Medical Center and Mississippi StateUniversity (and recently other universities) to offeradvanced degree coursework to Rural Health Corpsstudents at community and junior college locations.

To permit the introduction of new telemedicinetechnologies. The CCN has the ability to deliver toparticipating sites voice, video and data. Interactive,digitized technology and infrastructure is currentlyavailable and is being used for a wide variety ofeducational purposes.

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TECHNOLOGY AT WORK

The Community College Network (CCN) sites clocked approximately 11,100 total conferencehours during FY 1998.

During the Fall 1997 and Spi mg 1998 semesters, 30 courses were originated and offered over theCCN by community colleges. Another 15 courses, originated from external providers such as stateuniveisities, were ieceived by CCN sites.

At least 170 registered special events and adminisnative meetings were conducted over the CCNduring FY 1998-tvel aging 14 events per month

The Community College Network has actively pursued and provided videoconferencing servicesto other state agencies, including the State Health Department, the Mississippi Library Commis-sion, the Department of Enviionmental Quality, Office of the State Auditoi, and the Governor ofthe State of Mississippi

The Community College Network pioneered, and has beefl active in providing, interstate andinternational vid°c°ne f e rencmg services to our colleges and other agencies within the statenetwork. Recent video conference events have included connections with Zui ich, Switzei land;Paris, France, Delaware; Texas, and Arkansas

The CCN served for a full semester as the linkage point for Hinds Community College in itsinitiative to provide for-credit coursework to United States Marine Corps bases nationwide usinginteractive video.

In cooperation with Copiah-Lincoln Community College and several experienced video networkinstructors, the SBCJC assisted with the development of a series of two-day workshops, whichfocused on training teachers how to tailor their curriculum for teaching over the CCN

Special projects undertaken in the last several months include the following.Six-month partnership with the Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies,

facilitating their LDA ProgramProsecutor training sponsored by the Mississippi BaiLiquid Compressed Gas Certification Training sponsored by theLC Gas Board and MS Cooperative ExtensionOne-day conference sponsored by the MS Employment Secui ityCommission regarding the Job Training Partnership Act

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACTS

SINCE 1987, ENROLLMENT IN JUST

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