Instructions for Institutional Tuition/Fee Increase ...

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Instructions for Institutional Tuition/Fee Increase Justification House Bill 2224 allows West Virginia institutions of higher education to seek tuition and fee increases of up to 9.5% for four-year institutions and up to 4.75% for two-year institutions and community and technical colleges. Listed below are the procedure for the assessment of the requested tuition/fee increase and the criteria on which the requests will be evaluated. These criteria, extracted from HB 2224, the SREB Goals for Education (“Challenge to Lead”), and “It All Adds Up: Compact for the Future of West Virginia,” will be addressed in the narrative. Also included below are the descriptors to be used by the HEPC for evaluation. Procedure The HEPC will determine the percentage of allowable tuition/fee increase based on the following:

• Narrative The narrative shall address evaluative criteria using data and other evidence to demonstrate compliance with legislative, SREB, and HEPC goals. Reports for all institutions are limited to five pages and should use bullets to aid readability.

• Institutional Progress Report (on Excel spread sheet)

• Oral Presentation to the HEPC

Evaluative Criteria (See attached versions of HB 2224, SREB “Challenge to Lead,” and “It All Adds Up) Academic measures:

SREB -- 2 “It All Adds Up” -- Goals 1 and 2

Funding measures:

HB 2224 – A, E, and G SREB -- 5 “It All Adds Up” -- Goals 3 and 6

Efficiency measures:

HB 2224 -- D SREB -- 5

Outcome measures:

SREB -- 1, 6 and 7 “It All Adds Up” – Goals 4 and 6

Economic development measures:

SREB -- 3 “It All Adds Up” – Goal 5

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Descriptors This evaluation system will guide the Higher Education Policy Commission in judging an institution’s responsiveness to legislative goals. The HEPC may choose to approve tuition/fee increases along a continuum from 0%-9.5% for four-year colleges and 0%-4.75% for two-year and community and technical colleges with the descriptors acting as benchmarks. We recommend that the HEPC award each institution its tuition/fee increase based upon a holistic assessment of each institution’s compliance with the intent of HB 2224, given the evidence set forth in its narrative, Institutional Progress Report, and oral presentation. The Commission should recognize the recent nature of the Institutional Compacts as well as recent changes in state policy.

• Excellent: Nearly all conditions are substantially met and reasonable progress has been made in reaching multi-year goals.

• Good: Most conditions are substantially met and reasonable progress has been

made in reaching multi-year goals.

• Satisfactory: Some conditions are substantially met and some progress has been made in reaching multi-year goals.

• Fair: Few conditions are substantially met and little progress has been made in

reaching multi-year goals.

• Unsatisfactory: No conditions have been met and no progress has been made in reaching multi-year goals.

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1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003Compact

Goals 2006-07

1- Fall Headcount Enrollment

2- Annualized FTE NA

3- 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen) NA

4- Graduation Rates, Bachelor's degree seeking first-time, full-time freshmen NA

5- Degree production NA Associate's

Bachelor'sMaster's1st ProfessionalDoctoralOverallNumber of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health-related fields NA

6- Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional) NA

7- % of FT Faculty with appropriate terminal degrees

8- Percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses

9- Total external grant funding (e.g., for developmental and instructional activities) NATotal external research fundingFederalState and localPrivate SourcesNumber of patentsCopyrightsRoyalty agreements

10- Quality of assessment program - NCHEMS review (Criterion for 2003 only)

West Virginia Public Colleges and UniversitiesInstitutional Progress Report

(Baccalauareate and higher)

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For the following questions, respond either "yes" or "no"

11- Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor's management letter NA

12- Completion of the annual audit in accordance with the deadlines established by the state FARS group: for FY 2002, Nov 15, 2003; for FY 2003, Nov 1, 2004; for FY 2004 and following years, Oct 15 of the following year

NA

13- Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of education

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1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003Compact Goals 2006-

07

1- Total Fall Headcount Enrollment (Indicate whether the data for 1999-2001 is relevant for your institution)

Full time, under 25

Full time, 25 - 44Part-time, under 25 (excluding dual enrollment)Part-time, 25 - 44Dual enrollment

2- Annualized FTE NA

3- 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen) NA

4- Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate's degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshmen

5- Degree production NACertificateAssociate'sCertificate and Associates awarded to students 25-44TotalNumber of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields

6- Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional) NA

7- Percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses

8- Quality of assessment programs - NCHEMS review (Criterion for 2003 only)

9- Number of participants in non-credit workforce development courses (Fall)

10- Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers

West Virginia Public Colleges and UniversitiesCommunity College Institutional Progress Report

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For the following questions respond either "yes" or "no"

11- Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor's management letter NA

12-Completion of the annual audit in accordance with the deadlines established by the state FARS group: for FY 2002, Nov 15, 2003; for FY 2003, Nov 1, 2004; for FY 2004 and following years, Oct 15 of the following year NA

13- Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction

14- Progress towards independent accreditation

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New River Community & Technical College Of Bluefield State College

Tuition Increase Justification Narrative

Academic Measures:

1. SREB Goal 2 2. It All Adds Up Goal 1 3. It All Adds Up Goal 2

Bluefield State College has devoted much of its enrollment management activity to increasing retention. Community college retention increased over a four year period to 56% in 2002. The average community college retention is West Virginia is 52%.

To increase retention the College has purchased the Noel Levitz Connections and Advanced Connections series and has mandated that each employee participate in these sessions intended to improve student-customer satisfaction. In addition, every two-to-three years, the College administers the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory. The results of the most recent administration of that Inventory denote that, in the category of campus climate, BSC’s students reflect a satisfaction score of 5.06 (on a scale of 0-7), as contrasted with a national average score of 4.82. In the category of concern for the individual, students rank the College at a score of 4.92 (same 0-7 scale), as contrasted with a national average score of 4.71.

Efforts are made by faculty advisors and administrators to assist employed students and students with long commuting times and distances to develop class schedules that are as convenient as possible. Faculty members in most of the College’s programs of study spend time counseling with any students performing poorly on examinations. All full-time faculty members post and keep office hours, and encourage students to consult with them during those hours. Most faculty members share e-mail addresses and home telephone numbers with students; and the College conducts programs such as BOOKENDS (assisting needy students to borrow or acquire used textbooks), Christmas gifts for numerous needy students (purchased by employees), and work programs for those seeking employment.

Cooperation with public education is one area in which Bluefield State strives to assist public education in improving the readiness of its graduates to enter postsecondary education.

Within the community college, dual enrollment classes are offered in schools in many counties of the service region. Career and education information and exploration visits to campus by 10th grade classes of the schools within the service region occur each year. Other activities include campus visits by public school students in “job shadowing” activities and awarding college credit, following appropriate documentation, for special summer science programs for rising high school seniors. Numerous visits to each service region high school every year by members of the College’s enrollment management division assist students and parents with information about programs of study, entrance requirements, job and advanced education opportunities for the College’s graduates, as

well as financial aid opportunities. Summer programs designed to enhance academic, social and athletic skills of public school students (i.e. Kid’s Kollege, Kid’s Kamp, NYSP Sports Camp, etc.) are actively promoted and offered by the College. The College is actively involved in several area “school-to-work” programs, and cooperates with seven area schools in Cisco Networking Academies, serving as their Regional Academy. The College participates with all schools in the Southeastern WV Tech Prep Consortium in expanding EDGE/Seamless Curriculum opportunities, and has developed articulation agreements with area vocational-technical schools.

The highest enrollment in the institution’s history, over 3000 students in the fall semester and more than 2900 this spring semester, has just been recorded. Enrollment has grown steadily over the past three years. There has been an increase in part time students from 336 in 1999-2000 to 517 in 2002-03, and dual enrollment increases from 31 to 139 during this same time period in the community college area. An examination of graduation rates, shows that BSC has attracted many community college students to its baccalaureate programs and over a three year period, the number of graduates in both colleges has increased (community college from 204 to 263, baccalaureate college from 187 to 213, although estimated degree production this year will decrease slightly. Thus, BSC is working to increase the postsecondary participation rate, the college transfer rate, and the graduation rate of its student population.

Funding Measures:

1. HB2224 Goal a 2. HB2224 Goal e 3. HB2224 Goal g 4. SREB Goal 5 5. It All Adds Up Goal 3 6. It All Adds Up Goal 6

The tuition increase requested at BSC will be used to increase participation at the New River Community and Technical College Centers in Beckley, Lewisburg, and Summersville. Independent accreditation activities are underway, including hiring faculty and staff for the Beckley Center, integrating the Nicholas County Center, merging the Greenbrier Center into a cohesive community college unit, and hiring a Provost. Bluefield State College is also working to increase the number of tuition fee waivers, particularly in the areas of its Emerging Scholars program and some entry workforce development areas.

An examination of graduation rates from both associate degrees and baccalaureate degrees, shows that BSC has attracted many community college students to its baccalaureate programs, and over a three year period, the number of graduates in both colleges has increased (community college from 204 to 263, baccalaureate college from 187 to 213), although estimated degree production this year will decrease slightly. BSC’s community college retention rate is above the state goal (average 58%, goal 50%). Licensures pass rates in community college programs average 92% over two years, thus exceeding the state goal of 90%.

Efficiency Measures:

1. HB2224 Goal d 2. SREB Goal 5

Bluefield State College has long been frugal and has instituted efficiency measures by cutting out mid-level assistants and managers in all areas, including Deans, Assistant Deans, Assistant Directors, and the like. BSC has been cutting low enrollment programs and courses from its schedule for the past ten years. This has as a result made each position count for its areas of responsibilities and has increased accountability. The College has also developed an aggressive strategy of pursuing grants to develop new initiatives and opportunities to serve the citizens of its southeastern West Virginia service region. Currently, the College receives about $3.9M in federal funding from all sources, including over $2M from its Title III grant. BSC also receives a Title IV grant that underwrites the institution’s Student Support Services program. BSC has active Economic Opportunity Center and Veterans Upward Bound grant programs. Over the past year, BSC has submitted over $15M in grant proposals that are now under review. BSC has 21 Associate degree programs, of which eight have earned national specialty accreditations. All programs continue to fall under the five-year program review window with specific degree programs being reviewed each year by the administration with Board approval required. BSC has recently advertised for a Director of Institutional Research and a Research Assistant who will lead efforts in data development and analysis to strengthen institutional assessment plans. While independent accreditation efforts are underway for New River Community and Technical College, efforts are also underway to meet the requirement for an institutional assessment program for New River and concurrently improve the BSC assessment program. A college-wide assessment committee is operating and plans are underway to develop measurable outcomes for general studies and other program areas.

Outcome Measures:

1. SREB Goal 1 2. SREB Goal 6 3. SREB Goal 7 4. It All Adds Up Goal 4 5. It All Adds Up Goal 6

Bluefield State College continues to attract and graduate young and older adults alike in its degree programs and in ever-increasing numbers over the past three years. And, as enrollment continues to climb and the growth of community college efforts in Beckley, Lewisburg, and now Summersville continue to expand, there is optimism that certificate and associate degrees awarded will continue to increase. Last year’s graduation included 17 certificate and 263 associate degrees awarded. In addition, graduates in the math, science, computer science, engineering technology, and health areas continue to increase (169 associate degrees in 2001-02). As indicated earlier in the narrative, BSC’s graduates exceed the state goal for licensure in associate degree areas. As stated earlier,

the results of the most recent administration of the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory show that BSC’s students reflect a satisfaction score of 5.06 (on a scale of 0-7), as contrasted with a national average score of 4.82. In the category of concern for the individual, students ranked the College at a score of 4.92 (same 0-7 scale), as contrasted with a national average score of 4.71. Also, BSC’s community college retention is above the state goal (average 58%, goal 50).

Economic Development Measures:

1. SREB Goal 3 2. It All Adds Up Goal 5

Bluefield State College works diligently to attract students to its community college and its baccalaureate college. The current state rate of college participation is 66.55% and the state goal is 70%. BSC’s traditional seven county service area’s college attendance rate (data not currently available for expanded New River CTC service area) ranges from a low of 35.95% in McDowell County to a high of 58.58% in Mercer County. And in each of the last four years, BSC’s enrollment has continued to grow. We have been able to expand opportunities for community college students in the entire service region. Since its inception in 1995, the Center for Economic Enhancement at Bluefield State College has worked in both the community college arena and the baccalaureate college arena to provide customized work force training opportunities and continuing education opportunities to the entire service region. It has provided 137 customized training programs for more than 3,300 employees of 50 individual companies or consortia of smaller companies or organizations throughout the college’s service district.

Credit and non-credit training has been provided both at college locations in Bluefield, Beckley, Lewisburg, and Welch, WV and on-site at plant or business locations. The Center for Workforce and Business Development was created as a division of the Center for Economic Enhancement with resources devoted specifically to workforce development in Greenbrier, Pocahontas, and Monroe Counties. The Center also serves as a Cisco Regional Networking Academy and provides Cisco-certified networking training for students at Bluefield State College and at seven public schools that serve as local academies. In addition, the Cisco program is also taught on an accelerated basis for business and industry in both Bluefield and Beckley. Four hundred twenty students have begun the Cisco program, which runs for up to four years and includes two levels of certification – the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) and the Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP). Of the 25 students who have completed the first two years and taken the CCNA examination, 24 (96%) have passed the examination on their first attempt. The Center for Economic Enhancement also provides MOUS-based customized Microsoft Office Training and provides ACT Work Keys profiling and skill assessment assistance. Updated Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Electrical Controls laboratories have provided customized training opportunities for both Georgia-Pacific Corporation in Princeton, WV and Bluefield Beverage Inc. in Bluefield, VA. The Center has also worked with the Associate Degree Nursing program and with a consortium of smaller hospitals in Nicholas and Webster counties to provide more

registered professional nurses for this region’s workforce. An HB3009 Work Force Development Initiative grant was matched with funds provided by each of the three hospitals to expand the College’s Beckley class of nursing students by eight persons and increase the clinical resources necessary to support these additional students. Over the past eight years, the Center for Economic Enhancement has also provided 140 continuing education programs for more than 2,280 students. These programs have provided certified professional development hours through the WV Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, the WV Board of Professional Engineers, and the West Virginia and Virginia Real Estate Commissions. The Center for Economic Enhancement manages the Kid’s Kollege program that provides learning in a fun environment for grade school children, with subjects focused upon mathematics, science, computers, reading, writing and history. Through the Division of Engineering Technology, the Center hosts MathCOUNTS, an annual program emphasizing mathematics and problem-solving skills for middle school students. More than 700 students have participated in these programs since 1995. The Center provides programming for older adults through the Creative Retirement Center. More than 100 programs have been provided for over 500 adults, age 50+. The Creative Retirement Center has worked closely with Chambers of Commerce in four communities to form the Four Seasons Country Retirement Task Force. This region was named in 2000 as one of West Virginia’s first two “Designated Retirement Communities,” and national publicity for the area has since followed.

Legislative Goals: HB 2224 (not included in categories above by HEPC):

B. Each institution is consistently achieving the benchmarks established in the compact of the institution.

C. Each institution is continuously pursuing the statewide goals for post-secondary education and the statewide compact.

D. Each institution has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the commission that the institution is making adequate progress toward achieving the goals for education established by the Southern Regional Education Board.

Bluefield State College continues to work toward achieving the benchmarks it established in its institutional compacts, the goals of “It All Adds Up,” and the goals of SREB. As indicated from the narrative written to each goal above and the data which has been submitted, BSC continues to serve its expanded service region, to increase the college going rate, to increase the numbers of productive graduates, and to serve to assist its communities. Thus, the New River Community & Technical College of Bluefield State College respectfully requests permission to increase its tuition by 4.75%. Your consideration of this request is appreciated.

Community College Data for HB 2224

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals 2006-

20071 Fall Headcount Enrollment (Indicate whether the data for 1999-2001 is relevant for your institution) Total 1,747 1,706 1,695 2,330 NC Full-time, Under 25 857 905 849 1,020 NC Full-time, 25 and Older 300 319 370 457 900¹ Part-time, Under 25 (excluding dual enrollment) 223 170 145 197 NC Part-time, 25 and Older 336 312 331 517 900¹ Dual Enrollment 31 93 157 139 200

2 Annualized FTE 1,318 1,358 1,398 NA 1533

3 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshman) 55% 57% 63% 56% NC4 Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshman ²IPEDS

26%²IPEDS

17%

²IPEDS 22%

COMPACT 10% NA 35%

5 Degree Production Certificate 0 10 17 est. 25³ NC Associate 204 224 263 est. 238³ NC Total 204 234 280 est. 263³ NCNumber of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields 154 145 169 est. 138³ 185Certificate and Associates awarded to students 25-44 89 100 140 est. 109³ 159

6 Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional) 92% 92% 93%

7 Percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses 77% 81% 76% 76% 82%

8 Quality of assessment programs - NCHEMS review (Criterion for 2003 only)

NC represents items not in the COMPACT

year

Not

Applicable

Institution BSC


1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals 2006-

2007

NC represents items not in the COMPACT

year

Institution BSC

Workforce Development Activities 9 Number of participants in non-credit workforce development courses *1004 *1072 *760 *657 50010 Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers 38 39 40 26 NC

Financial Indicators 11 Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor management letter 12 Date of completion of the annual audit

13 Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction 6,439 5,908

14 Progress towards independent accreditation

Yes

Not

ApplicableNot

Applicable

Not

Applicable

¹Items are from the COMPACT but the format does not separate full-time and part-time²IPEDS based on six-years for CTC imbedded in 4-yr college; COMPACT based on three-years

*Duplicated headcount meets current reporting requirements³Est. degree numbers include applications for graduation for Spring semester

Licensure Exam Pass Rate Data, Associate's Level. HEPC provides data.

Bluefield State Community and Technical CollegeLevel Exam Name Required ? (Y or N) Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal

Associates All Exams # taking 60 62 83# passing 55 57 77Pass rate 92% 92% 93%

Associates Radiologic Technology # taking 12 21 23# passing 10 21 22Pass rate 83% 100% 95%

Associates Nursing # taking 48 41 60# passing 45 36 54Pass rate 94% 88% 90%

NEW RIVER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE

SUMMARY OF TUITION PLANS FOR FALL 2003

New River Community and Technical College of Bluefield State College is respectfully requesting a 4.75% increase in student tuition and fees. With the creation of New River Community and Technical College, there is an increased excitement and opportunity to enable this institution to become independently accredited. The following summary is our request:

(A) New River Community and Technical College of Bluefield State College: Previously Community College of Bluefield State College In-state Fall 2003 request - $1,255 (Fall 2002 - $1,199, increase of 4.67%) Out-of-state Fall 2003 - $3,447 (Prior Fall 2002 - $3,148, increase of 9.5%) Previously Nicholas County of Glenville State College Fall 2003 request - $1,255 (Fall 2002 $1,196.40, increase of 4.89%) Note difference of $2.60 in 2002 fees for Bluefield State College Community College and Glenville Community College, both for 2004 fiscal year New River Community and Technical College

As expansion of the community and technical college continues, there have been no new funding sources identified to aid in this transition other than those previously committed for personnel and existing operations. Additional costs identified at this time include printed material such as college catalogs and student handbooks, brochures, stationery, additional travel costs, signage issues, and communication issues.

(B) Auxiliary fees are not relevant to New River Community and Technical College of Bluefield State College other than those on the Bluefield campus.

(C) New capital fees to support bond projects are not requested at this time, but may

be in the future to address needs at the Nicholas County and Greenbrier campuses.

(D) Bluefield State College is requesting a 5% increase in waivers for the 2003-04

school year. The establishment of New River Community and Technical College offers a tremendous opportunity for the citizens of southeastern West Virginia. Bluefield State College needs to establish scholarships for the new students and continue those commitments to those students transferring from Glenville State to New River Community and Technical College. Until such time those funds can be raised to meet this need we are requesting this increase in waivers.

Fairmont State Community

and Technical College

Institutional Progress Report

Prepared for The West Virginia Community College

Advisory Council and

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

April 2003

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Introduction

Since the approval of its compact in the Spring of 2001 FSC&TC and its partner FSC have been intent on putting into place the policies, procedures and tactics necessary to achieve its goals and those of West Virginia. In that time a great deal of progress has been made particularly in obtaining separate accreditation. NCA will visit the campus in late April and separate accreditation is expected by mid-summer. Progress can also be seen in the areas of workforce development and in the enrollment of high school students. It is too early to judge the degree of success on many of the other goals but we will continue to monitor our progress and modify our tactics and strategies as necessary to meet them. Academic Measures An essential measure of how well we are progressing is enrollment growth in various population groups. We are now tracking three distinct population groups; i.e., traditional age students (18-24), non-traditional age students (25-44), and dual credit students. We have only been tracking these groups within the community and technical college since 1999. There is too little data to make definitive statements about trends; however, we demonstrate growth in all three categories from 1999 to date. The non-traditional population (25-44 years of age) is a very important population segment here in West Virginia since this is the group with a lower level of educational attainment and is a growing demographic. This is both the current workforce and that for the next 20-30 years and the group needs to receive greater educational opportunities if the economy of West Virginia is to grow. We are offering educational opportunities for this group using evening, weekend and electronic (WEB-CT) classes. As an example, our efforts in Weekend College have shown positive growth from Spring 2000 with an enrollment of approximately 200 students to an unduplicated headcount in Spring 2003 of 446. We serve as one of the major providers of services to dislocated workers throughout the region, and as a member of the Region VI Workforce Investment Board (WIB), serve as an active partner. The transition from JTPA programs to WIB programs has changed the level of our involvement with dislocated workers, but the trend is now positive for dislocated workers coming to college. Another important population segment for FSC&TC is high school students taking college courses (dual credit). We have shown consistent growth in this demographic since 1999. This is noteworthy at a time when the number of high school students has declined significantly in our service region. We are also: Ø Requiring faculty to be trained in WebCT Ø Expanding the number of web delivered classes Ø Establishing distance education centers throughout the service region

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Ø Staffing these distance education centers to assist students in receiving services Ø Improving student appeal through new construction—parking, housing, and

recreation/student center Ø Monitoring our 1st to 2nd year retention rate that is approximately the national

average with an effort to increase the number significantly Ø Developing pilot programs to increase the percentage of students successfully

completing developmental courses (already near the national average) Funding Measures Beyond accounting measures there are indicators that programs are being funded adequately to meet educational goals and objectives. A significant indicator comes from findings of outside agencies that visit the campus to evaluate existing academic programs to assure their compliance with national standards of quality. These visiting teams, from accrediting bodies that evaluate specific programs, are composed of professionals in their fields; e.g., Veterinary Medical Association and the American Physical Therapy Association. Six national accrediting bodies have visited FSC&TC since the 2000-01 school year. All programs being evaluated were recommended for re-accreditation at maximum levels. These agencies examined FSC&TC and determined that we are offering programs of value that meet national standards. We are in the process of gaining specific accreditation in two more of our programs, Business Administration and Culinary Arts in Food Service. Another funding measure that is significant to the community and technical college is the number of scholarships that are given to students. In 1999-2000 we did not offer specific scholarships to FSC&TC students. In the 2002-03 school year 18 scholarships were offered to community and technical college students. In 2003-04 we will be awarding 42 scholarships. Annual audits in accordance with the deadlines established by the state FARS group have all been performed on schedule. Bond ratings from Moody’s Investor Service rated our construction bonds at either the A2 Level or A3 Level for four different construction projects. Our non-resident tuition and fees are at a level equal to or exceeding the cost of instruction. We have: Ø Separated the budgets of the four year and two year institutions to accurately

reflect where the revenues are received and where costs are absorbed Ø Identified direct and indirect costs for the community and technical college Ø Established guidelines for awarding scholarships to students enrolled in the

C&TC and are exploring external funding sources through the Foundation to expand the number of scholarships that would be available to C&TC students

Ø Methodically encouraged students to apply for Higher Education Assistance for Part-time Students (HEAPS)

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Efficiency Measures We at Fairmont State C&TC take pride in delivering services in an efficient and timely manner. We value the use of technology as a labor saving device that can make us more productive and capable of reaching our students throughout our service region. To this end we have begun to develop courses that are web based which will give students increased access to educational programming at times and locations of their choice. Students will not be time or place bound, which will be an incentive for them to enroll in higher education. We recognize that most business and industries in our service region are small and without the resources needed to conduct extensive traditional training programs for their employees. To accommodate them we have developed an ACT Center to serve their training needs using the internet for web-based training and server-based computer-assisted training at our Center for Workforce Education, located on I-79 in Fairmont. This allows small companies to get training for as few as one employee or as many who may need it, either at their desk in their own office or by coming to the Center for Workforce Education. No longer do we need to have 10 or 12 employees enrolled in a class in order to make the cost feasible. A measure of efficiency is produced in annual audits. We have completed the annual audits in accordance with the deadlines established by the state FARS group and their recommendations for efficiencies have been adopted. To increase our efficiency we: Ø Have developed agreements with Fairmont State College to buy and sell academic

services. FSC&TC provides developmental courses and FSC provides humanities and social science courses for example.

Ø Eliminate duplication in library material purchases for associate degrees through collaboration with the baccalaureate institution

Outcomes Measures Important measures of progress are how many students are graduating, are these graduates passing their licensure examinations, and how much have they learned while with us. To arrive at these outcomes requires entry assessment and on-going assessment while students are enrolled. The NCHEMS Assessment Review gave Fairmont State a score of OK+. We are in the mature stages of assessment as determined by the Higher Learning Commission and pay careful attention to assessment issues for our students.

FSC&TC assesses entry students that we have identified as possibly needing developmental course work and places them in the appropriate writing or mathematics

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course. Their passage rates from the developmental courses approaches the national average and these students continue to perform well in regular collegiate level coursework upon completion of the developmental classes.

FSC&TC participates in the Work Keys Assessment Program at the end of the student’s community college career. FSC&TC students have consistently scored above the state minimum standards in all assessed areas. FSC&TC continues to lead in the number of Associate degrees produced per year in West Virginia with 283 degrees awarded in 2002. Our goal is to be awarding 331 degrees in 2006, a goal we believe we can reach significantly ahead of schedule. In the high demand jobs requiring science and mathematics we are seeing stability in numbers of graduates at the present time, but project a significant increase in the number of graduates by 2006. Our goal is to have 235 graduates from the science/math areas in 2006. The graduation rate for students within a three-year time period for associate degrees is low. Because of the collocation of the C&TC and the baccalaureate college the dynamics of degree completion are very different. Many C&TC students graduate with a BA/BS degree without completing an associates degree and many others delay graduating with an associates until late in their bachelors program. Our retention rate is at or near the national average for students returning for their second year in the C&TC. Based on retention data a free standing C&TC would have a significantly higher percentage of students graduating in three years. Students are remaining at Fairmont State, not applying for graduation, and continuing toward their baccalaureate degrees. After six-years the graduation rate for first time full time freshmen is between 18 and 20% for Associate degrees, and 11% for Bachelors degrees. These numbers can and will be improved. Licensure pass rates for programs that require a license for practice in a profession are all at or above the national averages. We have one program that has a licensure exam but passage is not required to practice; therefore, not all students take the exam and many of those who do take it do not put as much effort into it as they could. Our intention is to work with these students to improve their passage rate through intensive coaching exercises and curricular modifications that will enhance their performance on the examination. We are: Ø Implementing a retention program in Fall 2003 Ø Piloting a program that will increase success in developmental classes Ø Expanding a mentoring program begun in 2002 Ø Implementing a new degree program in Radiologic Technology in cooperation

with area hospitals Ø Implementing a new program in laboratory assisting in Fall 2003 Ø Developing a LPN to RN specialized program Ø Strengthening our Information Technology program through the employment of a

new full time faculty member

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Ø Expanding the number of programs holding specialized accreditation Ø Expanding reading remediation opportunities for students

Economic Development Measures One of the fundamental elements in the mission of a community and technical college is economic development. Through training opportunities offered for both collegiate credit and non-credit, we can facilitate improvement in the work skills of individuals, company operations, and the economy. The number of participants in work force training has increased from 1, 309 in 1999 to 2,749 in 2001-02. Our goal is to increase that number to 4,362 individuals by 2006. We have begun to collaborate more closely in the development of specific programs with companies, a process that is time and labor intensive. We have grown from 2 programs in 1999 to 7 in 2002-03. Our goal is to have 10 such collaborations in effect by 2006. We have embarked upon a community education program as a method of improving the quality of life in North Central West Virginia. We have grown in the number of programs offered from approximately 50 in 1999 to over 110 to date in 2002-03. We are hopeful that these community education activities will encourage adults to consider returning to college to continue their educations. We plan to aggressively develop these programs and make them available throughout our service region. We are: Ø Developing high tech training opportunities for the West Virginia High

Technology Consortium Foundation through a Verizon Grant Ø Increasing the public’s awareness of the ACT Center, a training facility Ø Increasing public awareness of the “high-stakes” testing center available through

the FSC&TC Center for Workforce Education Ø Expanding the use of WorkKeys Assessments in local business and industry to

establish minimum hiring competencies and provide improvement programs for current employees wishing to move up the career ladder within their company

Ø Encouraging and assisting the Small Business Development Centers within our service region to increase their program delivery to the citizens of Central and North-Central West Virginia

Ø Increasing our collaboration within the Workforce Investment Board agencies to provide enhanced services to the citizens of West Virginia

Summary

Fairmont State Community and Technical College and its partner, Fairmont State College, have made significant progress in achieve their goals. We will continue to monitor our progress and make adjustments as needed to assure the ultimate achievement of these goals.

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1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003Compact Goals

2006-07

1- Total Fall Headcount Enrollment (Indicate whether the data for 1999-2001 is relevant for your institution) 3,086 2,937 3,242 3,128 3,827

Full time, under 25 1275 1194 1,282 1,170 1,345Full time, 25 - 44 284 325 351 373 435Part-time, under 25 (excluding dual enrollment) 308 294 344 322 522Part-time, 25 - 44 513 453 559 487 566Dual enrollment 484 479 533 570 504

2- Annualized FTE 2,101 1,954 2,154 NA 2,382

3- 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen) 51% 61% 58% NA 70.9%

4- Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate's degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshmen 10% 10% 8% NA 13.5%

5- Degree productionCertificate 2 4 3 NA 50Associate's 278 266 283 NA 331Total 280 270 286 NA 381Number of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields

183 176 188 NA 235

Certificate and Associates awarded to students 25-44 106 102 115 NA 132

6- Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional)

See attached NA

Increase the percentage points by three if National average is not met

7- Percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses 52% 56% 57% 56% 60%

8- Quality of assessment programs - NCHEMS review (Criterion for 2003 only) Okay +

9- Number of participants in non-credit workforce development courses (Fall)* 1,309 2,124 2,749 NA 4,362

10- Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers* 2 5 5 7 YTD 10*These numbers are collected annually

West Virginia Public Colleges and UniversitiesCommunity College Institutional Progress Report

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Fairmont State Community & Technical College

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003Compact Goals

2006-07For the following questions respond either "yes" or "no"

11- Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor's management letter

Yes Yes Yes NA Yes

12- Completion of the annual audit in accordance with the deadlines established by the state FARS group: for FY 2002, Nov 15, 2003; for FY 2003, Nov 1, 2004; for FY 2004 and following years, Oct 15 of the following year

10/23/2000 10/12/2001 11/26/2002 NA 15-Oct

13- Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

14- Progress towards independent accreditation NCA visit scheduled April 28-30 - anticipating separate accreditation

Fairmont State Community & Technical CollegeLicensure Exam Pass Rate Data

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Required National Exam Name Mandatory For 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Pass Rates

Employment

Associate DegreesMedical Lab Technology No Yes 50% 83% 75% NA 61% - 70% Nursing No Yes 88% 100% 96% NA 86.2% Health Information Technology No Yes 54% 57% 75% NA 78.0%

Physical Therapy Asst. No Yes 81% 83% 100% NA 77.5% Veterinary Technology No Yes 70% 62% 67% NA 80% - 85% Avionics Maintenance Technology

Yes Yes 92% 100% 100% NA 85% - 90%

Aviation Maintenance Technology

No Yes 100% 100% 100% NA 85% - 90%

CertificatesEMT-Basic No Yes 72% 100% 69% NA 80.0%

EMT-Paramedic No Yes 80% 74% * NA 80.0%

*This program has been eliminated and a new associate degree has taken its place.

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EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH GOALS

NARRATIVE APRIL 14, 2003 DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS AND PLANS Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College demonstrated compliance with HEPC, SREB, and legislative goals, by:

§ Serving 1,558 individual citizens or 2.75% of the District’s population in FY 2002. Projects to date indicate 10% growth for FY 2003.

§ Enrolling 346 students in credit courses and 1212 in non-credit activities (FY 2002).

§ Securing over $3.9 Million in additional funding for the District: $888,000 in grants and over $3 million for training, business expansion and economic development (July 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003).

§ Partnering with all 6 county school systems to build seamless academic programs.

§ Brokering or delivering electronically, 55% of scheduled courses each semester since Spring 2002.

§ Operating 8 ACCESS Eastern @ Centers located throughout the District.

§ Maintaining one the lowest tuition and fees rates in the State.

§ Completing FY 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 with unqualified audit opinions and no material comments.

EVALUATIVE CRITERION: ACADEMIC MEASURES

§ Received a positive evaluation from NCHEMS for College’s Assessment Plan.

§ Served 1,558 individuals in FY 2002: 1,212 non-credit participants and 346 credit students.

§ Enrolled 346 students in credit courses in 2001-2002; enrolled 355 students Fall Semester 2002, and project 342 Spring Semester 2003.

§ Trained adults in 52 non-credit workforce training/professional development sessions in FY 2002; 414 in 55 sessions to date in FY 2003.

§ Facilitated the graduation of the first student through the partnership with West Virginia Northern Community College and anticipate 3 Spring 2003 graduates through partnership with South West Virginia Community and Technical College.

§ Enrolled eight (8) adults in the first ever Portfolio Development Course for Assessment of Prior Learning in Fall Semester 2002.

§ Implemented eight (8) Skills Sets: Small Business Management, Computers and Information Systems, Word Processing, CISCO Certifications, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Certified Nurse Assistant, A+ Certification and Web Design.

§ Awarded 6 Tuition and Fee Waivers.

§ Brokered developmental courses from Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College; brokered courses were on-line and by correspondence in order to serve the time and location needs of students at the Access Centers.

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§ Based all curriculum development on the principles that curricula should be seamless from secondary to the associate degree on to employment and/or transfer to baccalaureate education.

§ Negotiated agreements with six county Boards of Education on the conditions and terms under which dual credit and similar course outcomes are articulated into college courses.

§ Registered 49 high school students in Early Entrance courses in 2001-2002. Registered 109 high school students in Fall Semester 2002.

§ Offered a series of customized workforce development computer training classes for academic credit.

§ Presented three informational programs on the WVEDGE Program to 1,050 students and parents.

§ Revised developmental education program to incorporate on-line tutorial requirements; offered 2 web courses and 4 correspondence courses through Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

§ Presented 104 informational activities for high school students, parents, teachers, and counselors on the academic preparation necessary for success in higher education.

§ Offered in cooperation with Potomac Highland College Tech Prep Consortium, 3 Summer day academies at Mineral County Technical Center, South Branch Career and Technical Center, and Tucker County Vocational Center for 100+ students with 20 high school teachers involved.

§ Provided 16 professional development activities for 100+ teachers in 2001-2002. Provided 5 professional development activities for 34 teachers Fall Semester 2002. Plan a Summer 2003 conference for 100 teachers and counselors.

§ Plan three Summer 2003 day academics at Mineral County Technical Center, South Branch Career and Technical Center, and Tucker County Vocational Center for 150 students.

§ Facilitated services for 391 individuals including 68 senior citizens through partnerships with Adult Basic Education.

§ Renewed Tech Prep grant 2003 for $ 117,000 in collaboration with Potomac Highlands Consortium. Will submit FY 2004 Tech Prep Grant for $120,000.

§ Conduct a reading skills course to the Hardy County School system in June to help elementary school teacher aides teach reading skills.

§ Worked with ABE to pilot a new work based version of Survival Skills for Women.

§ Continued to support the Survival Skills for Women and Youth Programs in the community, following the conclusion of the Workforce Literacy Grant.

§ Participated in a college readiness program for the parents of 9th graders through Project Gear-Up in Hampshire County. Program anticipates 50 participants.

EVALUATE CRITERION: FUNDING MEASURES

§ Maintained FY 2003 tuition and fee levels at affordable rates as compared to peers (Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: 100% and West Virginia Northern Community College: 85%).

§ Awarded financial assistance to 92 students in three aid programs in FY 2002 and 200 students in five aid programs in FY 2003.

§ Initiated discussion on transfer agreements with Shepherd College and Potomac State College.

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§ Joined with the West Virginia Army National Guard to house their specific compressed video classroom in the HARCO Complex (Eastern’s Headquarters).

§ Established three (3) flexible degree programs for initial enrollment: Associate in Arts; Associate in Science; and Associate in Applied Science in Individualized Studies. Adopted three (3) AAS programs from Southern: Business, Office Technology, and Childcare.

§ Delivered 42 courses technologically in 2001-2002; offered 45 courses in Fall Semester 2002 and 40 in Spring Semester 2003.

§ Brokered 55 distance learning courses in 2001-2002. Offered 50 brokered distance learning courses in Fall 2002 and 19 in Spring Semester 2003.

§ Participated in a pilot program with Virginia Community College System (VCCS), brokering 17 distance learning courses in Spring 2002; brokered 10 video distance learning courses Fall 2002 and 14 in Spring 2003.

§ Plan to award Tuition and Fee waivers up to 10% in FY 2004.

§ Brokered 11 Kentucky Virtual College courses in the Fall 2002 and 19 in Spring 2003.

§ Created an Eastern Bookstore in 2003.

§ Contracted with Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College for purposes of course and program accreditation under the auspices of the Higher Learning Commission.

§ Profiled needs of responsibility district based on 2000 Census data through research contract with Region 8 Planning and Development Council and WVU Bureau of Economic Research.

§ Initiated program of academic assessment to establish course and program outcomes.

§ Met management standards for unqualified audit with no significant citations in FY 2001 and 2002.

§ Completed audits on time in FY 2001 and 2002. EVALUATIVE CRITERION: EFFICIENCY MEASURES

§ Partnered with Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College for data processing student records, bookstore, library services and academic oversight in FY 2003.

§ Purchased payroll services, instructional coordination, student services, and bookstore services from West Virginia Northern Community College in 2001-2002.

§ Collaborated with the South Branch Career and Technical Center to share the services of a Director of Financial Aid and a single point of contact for outreach to business and industry.

§ Purchased library services from Shepherd College in 2001-2002 and from Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College in FY 2003.

§ Coordinated student and academic services in the South Branch Valley with Shepherd College under a memorandum of agreement.

§ Signed a memorandum of agreement with Potomac State College of West Virginia University for coordination of contracted services in various areas.

§ In FY 2003, reduced bandwidth at the Access Centers resulting in yearly savings of approximately $25,000.

§ Operationalized 8 ACCESS Eastern @ Centers located throughout the district in high schools and vocational centers.

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§ Brokered distance education courses from the June Harless Center, Marshall University; Salem International University; and Virginia Community College System in 2001-2002. In addition to these, added Kentucky Community College System for Fall Semester 2002.

§ Brokered Marshall University’s Special Education Master’s Degree for 20 students, Salem International University’s Administrative Certification Master’s Degree for 15 students, and West Virginia University’s Doctoral Program in Higher Education Leadership for 10 students.

§ Worked with WVNET in FY 2003, to reduce MCU charges resulting in substantial savings.

§ Collaborated with Work4WV Center serving Workforce Investment Region VII needs.

§ Will participate in the development of the Community College Support Service Center.

§ Conducting on-going evaluations of current personnel functions both full and part-time.

§ Aligning job functions to meet institutional needs and budget reductions.

EVALUATIVE CRITERION: OUTCOME MEASURES

§ Initiated program of academic assessment to establish course and program outcomes.

§ Designed and piloted 190 registrations in developmental courses; 36 registrations were first-time freshmen; 67% of first-time registrants were over the age of 25.

§ Completed 10 Students in the first Certified Nurse Assistant Program and recorded a 100% pass rate on the State Certification Exam.

§ Identified curriculum outcomes for Industrial Maintenance and Child Care AAS degrees with lay advisory committees using DACUM process.

§ Implemented 3 degree programs: AAS Individualized Studies; Associate in Arts; and Associate in Science; adopted 3 SWVCTC AAS programs Business, Office Technology, and Childcare.

§ Selected to develop and pilot the WVEDGE project with Hampshire High School 2002-2003.

§ Equipped two labs for the Industrial Maintenance Program, one at Mineral County Technical Center and the other at the South Branch Career Technical Center.

§ Initiated a new electronic course orientation required for students prior to registering in on-line courses.

§ Served 1,161 individuals in workforce development activities (FY 2002).

§ Served 167 people in a total of 6 continuing education programs.

§ Provided 26 customized training programs to a total of 19 employers and one community economic development agency and their respective 321 workers/clients (FY 2002).

§ Initiated training in Mobile Computer Training Center as a fee-for-service activity.

§ Located Industrial Maintenance Program laboratory sites at Mineral County Technical Center and South Branch Career and Technical Center; purchased program equipment through state grant.

§ Offered workplace literacy training under a State Priorities Grant, in collaboration with 6 businesses, the local WIB and Work4WV Center, 6 ABE Centers, State Department of Education, Health and Human Resources Department, and various private social service agencies.

§ 100% of business served through the Workforce Education program responded that they are satisfied with the services they received. 75% of large businesses (more than 50 employees) served by fee-for-service training programs in FY 2002 requested repeat service in FY 2003.

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§ Received a HB 3009 Grant in the amount of $7,200 with community employer match to support the brokering of the ADN Program from Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

§ Established a testing room in the Opportunity Center for certification testing.

EVALUATIVE CRITERION: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEASURES

§ Secured over $300,000 in training grants for 21 businesses and 3 economic development agencies in collaboration with the West Virginia Development Office.

§ Assisted 21 businesses to secure various forms of business loans totaling over $2.7 million for business start-up, retention and/or expansion through the SBDC (July 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003).

§ Awarded recognition by Southern Growth Policies Board for the Mobile Computer Training Center as one of 50 most innovative economic development projects in the South.

§ Counseled 134 individuals with Technical Assistance through the SBDC in FY 2002; 86 to date in FY 2003.

§ Conducted 35 training sessions on small business skills for 313 participants (July 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003).

§ Provided over 400 people with WorkKeysTM Testing and Academic Evaluation services for 2 employers in cooperation with WVU-Parkersburg and West Virginia Department of Education (July 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003.

§ Renewed funding for $50,000 State grant for operation of SBDC.

§ Completed feasibility study for Small Business Incubator project in cooperation with Region 8 Planning and Economic Development Council.

§ Established regional Entrepreneurs Forum through SBDC collaboration with WVU Forum.

§ Established final SBDC Mini-Resource Center; all six Centers now operational.

§ Submitted proposal to contract with Region VII WIB to provide WorkKeysTM testing for WIA eligible clients.

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1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals 2006-

20071 Fall Headcount Enrollment Total NA NA 140 355 583 Full-time, Under 25 1 39 58 Full-time, 25 and Older 8 32 46 Part-time, Under 25 (excluding dual enrollment) 23 39 58 Part-time, 25 and Older 77 136 221 Dual Enrollment 31 109 200

2 Annualized FTE NA NA 55.6 146 216

3 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshman) NA NA NA 50 654 Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshman NA NA 0+ 0+ 35

5 Degree Production Certificate NA NA 0 0 9 Associate NA NA 1 3 41 Bachelor NA NA NA NA NA Total NA NA 1 3 50Number of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields NA NA 0 2 18Certificate and Associates awarded to students 25-44 NA NA 1 3 30

6 Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional) NA NA NA NA NA

7 Percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses NA NA 100 38 65


graduates of WVNCC and SWVCTC respectively.

NA NA OK NA

+ Graduates for 2001-2002, and 2002-2003 were transfer students to Eastern and recorded as

year

Institution EWVCTC

NA


1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals 2006-

2007

year

Institution EWVCTC

Workforce Development Activities 9 Number of participants in non-credit workforce development courses NA 126 645++ 414* 89010 Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers NA 9 52 55* 72

Financial Indicators 11 Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor management letter 12 Date of completion of the annual audit 1-Nov-02

13 Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction NA NA Yes**** Yes**** Yes****


++ 1212 figure in narrative also represents people served as follows: SBDC clients & workshop participants, WorkKeys testing numbers, and Organizational Development projects for employers. * Year-to-date figures, March 31,2003 ** It is the institution's goal to have an unqualified audit opinion with no material comments. *** It is the institution's goal to have the annual audit complete on time. **** Currently, tuition and fee costs are based on Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College's fee structure. Eastern is a developing institution with increasing enrollment, a factor which will move the institution toward appropriate non-resident fee level goals. In addition, Eastern has not yet enrolled non-residents,and does not plan to recruit out-of-state.

Yes***

NA Yes Yes Yes Yes

NA 10/23/2001 Yes***

Yes**NA Yes Yes Yes**

Licensure Exam Pass Rate Data, Certificate Level. HEPC provides data.

Eastern WV Community and Technical CollegeLevel Exam Name Required ? (Y or N) Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal

Certificate All Exams # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Certificate EMT-EMT # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Certificate EMT-Paramedic # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Certificate Electrocardiography # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Certificate Medical Lab Assistant # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Certificate Home Health Assistant # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Certificate Long Term Care Technology # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Certificate Medical Admin. Assistant # taking

# passing

Pass rate


Eastern WV Community and Technical CollegeLevel Exam Name Required ? (Y or N) Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal

Associates All Exams # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Radiologic Technology # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Medical Lab Technology # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Nursing # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Medical Record Technology # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Nuclear Medicine Technology # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Physical Therapy Asst. # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Respiratory Care Tech # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Veterinary Technology # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Level Exam Name Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal

Associates Land Surveying, Part I # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Land Surveying, Part II # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Land Surveying, Part IV # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates EMT-Paramedic # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Dental Hygiene # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Health Info Tech # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Aviation/Avionics Technology # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Associates Welding # taking

# passing

Pass rate

Institutional Tuition and Fee Increase Justification

Narrative

Marshall Community and Technical College

Submitted to the

Higher Education Policy Commission

April 14, 2003

Narrative Justification for Tuition/Fee Increases

Marshall Community and Technical College

Introduction

Marshall Community and Technical College (MCTC) has a mission to provide open access to learning for a diverse population. As a comprehensive community college (component) the institution is committed to providing high quality and relevant learning opportunities to meet workforce, transfer, basic skills and lifelong learning needs of the communities it serves.

The College has worked diligently over the past several years to meet the legislative intent and goals

of Senate Bills 547, 653 and 703 – legislation crafted to charge higher education with more responsibility for the economic future of the state. More specifically, legislation called for the independent accreditation of component community colleges to better enable them to fulfill the mission of a comprehensive community college and to be a visible and viable partner in the economic development community. Marshall has embraced the goal of independent accreditation as one that will assist the College in further movement toward the state’s goals for higher education. During the past three years MCTC has completed the following toward this goal:

• Developed and implemented a faculty promotion, tenure and evaluation system. • Implemented a separate faculty governance structure. • Established a Board of Advisors. • Completed a Self Study of the College. • Separated institutional budgets. • Defined MCTC relationship to the MU Board of Governors.

Marshall has now completed all of the Essential Conditions for Community and Technical Colleges, with the exception of “independent accreditation.” The independent accreditation process is nearly complete with a team visit from the North Central Association scheduled for April 28, 2003. The opportunity offered by independent accreditation will provide an impetus to build a community college culture among faculty, staff and students as well as a separate identity that will make the community more aware of the many services that the College can provide – all these pieces assisting in the process of successful attainment of the state’s goals for higher education.

Three years ago, the College adopted an Institutional Compact and Master Plan that has guided

planning in the areas of Access, Academic Outcomes, Coordinated Delivery, and Economic Development. This living document continues to be revised to support the goals of the Southern Regional Education Board, statewide goals for postsecondary education and the statewide compact, and now to include the goals of HB2224. From a holistic review perspective, nearly all conditions have been met and the College has made reasonable progress toward national and state benchmarks for 2006-2007.

The work of Marshall Community and Technical College will continue to build on current success and

focus on areas of improvement in order to meet six-year Compact goals. Resources are required to both maintain current successful initiatives and to help grow “new success.” Evidence of evaluative criteria for tuition/fee increases is indicated below and forms the justification for a tuition increase of 4.75% ($62 per semester) to maintain and enhance community college and student progress (See Attachment A). The College has maintained level tuition rates for the two previous years and the 2003-2004 tuition request is on target for approved Compact goals.

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Evaluative Criteria

Academic Measures

Marshall Community and Technical College continues to explore strategies that connect both high school and adult students to higher education opportunities. This plan involves a series of strategies that will continue to address the areas of visibility, recruitment, career information, retention and improved connections to public education. Increased marketing initiatives are planned to follow independent accreditation that better informs the public of the existence and distinctive and comprehensive mission of the community college.

• Fall Headcount enrollment increased 16% from 2000-01, from 2000 to 2328. • Full time enrollment increased this year (2002-03): 10% for under 25, 20% for 25 and older; part-time

adult enrollment remained stable. • Annualized FTE has increased 20% from 2000-01, from 1123 to 1352. • Postsecondary participation rate for 2001-02: 2% adult only; 2.55% overall; 2.66% for the Advantage

Valley Community College Network area; and 2.7% nationally. • Retention rate at 55% - national average (ACT) for “open community colleges”: 51.6%. • Provided 27 adult students with college prep courses through an Advantage Valley Community

College Network grant. 65% of participants enrolled in a degree program 2001-02. • Increased WIA participants from 22 students to 85 students for 2002-03. • Increased marketing efforts for HEAPS (Higher Education Part-time Student Grants) and three non-

credit programs received HEAPS eligibility. • Offered placement testing in area high schools Spring 2003- 90 students participated. • The Academic Skills Center provided services to approximately 2,000 students to assist in retention. • Formed two Learning Communities to assist student success and retention. • Implemented sections of “University 101” targeted for adults, will add sections for “undecided.” • Increased the number of self-paced developmental courses available. • Held a “Credit Fair” and 3 open houses for adult students, encouraging them to also bring a friend. • Developed a new Tech Prep Seamless Curriculum model in Finance and Accounting. • Developed three one-year Certificate programs to encourage adult participation: Medical

Transcription, Certified Coding Specialist, Dental Lab Technology; all lead to an AAS.

Funding Measures

MCTC has frozen tuition for the last two years. The current year request is in line with Compact goals for 2006-2007 (9% increase over the life of the Compact). Both strategies (previous tuition freeze and new request) continue to increase the tuition differential between the Community College and its baccalaureate host institution.

The data indicates that increased enrollments, increased access to special student aid programs (WIA, HEAPS), increased licensure pass rates, and maintenance of high cost technical programs continues to provide guaranteed access to postsecondary education and training that is affordable, market based, and of high quality. Any new funds will be used to attempt to reduce the impact of budget reductions on the quality of existing programs and services or divert resources to new program development.

• Proposed tuition increases for MCTC and MU create a 19% ($524) tuition differential between the

two institutions. • Non-resident tuition and fees currently represent 88% of instructional cost, with a goal of 100%. • 95% of eligible undergraduates received need-based financial aid.

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• MCTC currently accesses 1.5% of the institution’s tuition waiver dollars. Future increases would be directed to adults in high-demand programs and gender equity initiatives (non-traditional fields).

• Provided 27 adult students with college prep courses through an Advantage Valley Community College Network grant, saving student the cost of developmental course work and basic skills (IT).

• Game Plan NSF Scholarships were awarded to 20 Information Technology students. • Will add a portfolio credit review process for the associate degree level in 2002-03. • Marketed state-wide Prostart Program articulation with the AAS in Hospitality Management that

provides students up to 18 credit hours at a current minimum savings of up to $1,300. • Increased number of Tech Prep Seamless Curriculum Models and EDGE programs that will provide

cost savings to high school students and parents.

Efficiency Measures

Partnerships and collaborations with public education, higher education and other providers is a primary goal of MCTC in order to provide and expand the number and types of programming options to students and to use resources more effectively. These program partnerships come in a variety of forms: jointly delivered programs, contracted programs and articulated programs. Institutional efficiencies are also derived through the administrative linkage of the community college to the host institution for a variety of student services, academic support services, business services and facilities.

The College continues to focus resources on programs offering the greatest opportunities for students,

job creation and retention and funds high cost technical and applied programs with strong job placement in the areas of Allied Health and Information Technology. The College directs resources for strong student support services and retention efforts such as developmental education and labs, self-paced courses, tutoring, learning communities and advising services. Continuation and expansion of these efforts will be necessary to improve retention and graduation rates and support planned enrollment growth.

In addition, the institution continues to aggressively seek state and other grant funds to support

academic program development and workforce development programs, such as the Inland Waterway Academy and Call Center Supervision programs established in 2001-02 and the recently established Railroad Conductor Training Program.

• Deleted AAS in Automotive and Aviation. • The College will continue to assess quality and state needs through the MCTC Assessment Program,

Student Learning and Satisfaction Survey, Program Review process and program advisory committees and use this data in the budgeting process.

• Faculty work load policy of 15 credit hours implemented in 2000. • Faculty and staff numbers have remained level. • Increased use of adjuncts, where appropriate. • Administrative linkage to MU limits the need for duplicate services to those that need to operate

specifically from a community college perspective–Advising Center and Academic Skills Center. • MCTC now provides introductory computer courses for MU. • Partner with 26 providers for the delivery of programs or courses, including the Robert C. Byrd

Institute for Flexible Manufacturing and the Cabell County Career Technology Center. • Successful grants and contracts for 2002-03 approximated $1.4 million from HB3009, Community

College Development Funds and other sources. • Will purchase 4 online courses from Kentucky Virtual University for Fall 2003 to supplement existing

MCTC/MU online offerings. • Provide Legal Assistant Degree in the Kanawha Valley area through partnership with WV State CTC.

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• Advantage Valley Community College Network will expand combined efforts in marketing, course offerings and new degrees in 2002-03 to increase access and avoid duplication of effort.

• Conducted study of College scheduling process to further reduce number of low enrolled sections, accommodate student needs and ensure timely graduation.

Outcome Measures MCTC will continue to devise strategies to increase degree production and successful completion of

developmental courses. The data blip in degree production elements for 2000-2001 reflects a graduating class of the State Policy Academy which occurs every two to three years. Data reflecting graduation rate only captures first time, full-time students; therefore part-time enrollments, open admission, and the “stop in-stop out” nature of community college students are not adequately reflected. However, the College does plan additional strategies to address progress in all of these areas: more self-paced developmental courses, increased availability of on-line courses, increased summer preparation offerings, improved scheduling and delivery of courses on site to business and industry.

• Increased total degree production 24% for 2002, from 210 to 264. • Increased the number of adults who earned a certificate or AAS 29% for 2002, from 107 to 139. • Increased number of applied technical and allied health degrees 14% for 2002, from 116 to 133. • Increased pass rates on national licensure exams from 68% to 92%. • Percentage of students enrolled in developmental education courses successfully completing the next

subsequent college level course: 87% English, 68% Math. • Maintained National Work Keys assessment levels in Reading and Math. • Received 10 year reaccreditation (ACBSP) for Business Technology programs. • Received reaccreditation for Manufacturing Engineering Technology program (ABET). • Will provide Fall 2003 the Certificate and the AA General Studies Degree on-line to increase access

and graduation rates. • Will provide access to Kentucky online courses in Fall 2003. • Increased the number of customized education and training programs delivered to employers from 21

to 152 in 2001-02. • Continuing Education developed a non-credit CISCO and MCSE certification program designed for

working adults. Students may convert their certification to credit towards a degree.

Economic Development Measures

The College works closely with business and industry leaders to identify training and education needs

and to develop programs, credit or non-credit, designed to meet the needs of employers and the changing state economy. Raising the educational level of all West Virginians is a goal that the College recognizes as crucial to the economic growth of the state.

While workforce development activity remains unfunded by the state, the College has continued to

increase the level of initiatives, often through successfully accessing state grant opportunities. Part of the strategy for increasing the level of workforce training and development activity is to educate existing business and industry leaders on the benefits of training. An increased use of job profiling and associated training, curriculum development, and the formation of company consortia will assist in “selling” the investment in training and work to share resources and capitalize benefits from external funding sources.

• Increased total degree production 24% from 2001-02 (projected total 264 for 2002-03). • Increased pass rates on national licensure exams from 68% to 92%. • 66% of Associate degree graduates remaining in WV in 2001.

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• The Division of Workforce and Economic Development provided over 101,000 hours of training to over 4,000 participants in 2001-02.

• Developed a Management degree option, with an on-line component, for Call Center Supervision in response to needs identified by Advisory Board. Program received recognition by the Southern Growth Policy Board.

• Established an Inland Waterway Academy to provide towboat, deckhand, tankerman and cook’s training for the barge industry. Coast Guard radar and captain’s training have been added.

• Changed program focus of Culinary Arts - Management to Culinary Arts – Chef Training to support statewide Prostart initiative and the hospitality industry.

• Implemented one of four ACT Test Centers in the state. Testing facility is located in Charleston and also provides services to the Advantage Valley Network partner institutions.

• The Economic Development Administration (EDA) funding and program approval were renewed. This program, partnered with the activities of the College’s Small Business Development Center, continues to provide assistance to entrepreneurs.

• Will increase number of Work Keys profiles from 3 to 6 for 2002. • Establish industry sector consortia to maximize state and corporate training dollars. • Expand partnership with the Rahall Transportation Institute to offer technician level degree programs

and training in transportation management and information technology related areas. • Develop the Community and Technical College Job Fair as an annual event.

Conclusion

Marshall Community and Technical College remains committed to increasing access and service to the region and the state. This commitment is evidenced in progressive movement toward the state’s goals for higher education. The tuition increase request will assist in maintaining current levels of program delivery and staffing which is crucial to further growth and development in all areas of the comprehensive mission. This is a crucial time in determining the future direction for the state of West Virginia and Marshall Community and Technical College is ready to play a critical role in moving the state forward.

ATTACHMENT A

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY

Fee Planning Schedule - ACADEMIC YEAR 2003-2004 PER SEMESTER

Requested Requested Requested

SECTION I Identify Resident Resident Non-Resident Non-Resident Metro Metro REGULAR

STUDENT FEES Category Undergraduate Undergraduate Increase Undergraduate Undergraduate Increase Undergraduate Undergraduate Increase

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

A,B,C,D or E 2002-2003 2003-2004 Decrease 2002-2003 2003-2004 Decrease 2002-2003 2003-2004 Decrease

A. System-wide Fees-

Tuition C 165 165 0 480 480 0 480 480 0

Registration C 50 50 0 250 250 0 250 250 0 HERF A 220 220 0 553 553 0 263 263 0 Faculty

Improvement A 35 35 0 105 105 0 105 105 0

B. College-wide Fees:

Activities A 112 112 0 112 112 0 112 112 0 Athletics/Title IX B 82 82 0 82 82 0 82 82 0

Student Union B 36 35 -1 36 35 -1 36 35 -1 Operations A 530 593 63 1,746 2,170 424 931 1,162 231

Library/Computing A 80 80 0 165 165 0 165 165 0

Total Regular Student Fees:

Undergraduate 1,310 1,372 62 3,529 3,952 423 2,424 2,654 230

Percent of

Requested Increase Over

Prior Year:

Undergraduate Resident 4.75% Non-Resident 12.00% Metro 9.50%

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Attachment #1 Marshall University

Fee Planning Schedule - ACADEMIC YEAR 2003-2004 PER SEMESTER

Requested Requested

SECTION I Identify Resident Resident Non-Resident Non-Resident REGULAR STUDENT FEES Category Undergraduate Undergraduate Increase Undergraduate Undergraduate Increase

UNDERGRADUATE A,B,C,D or E 2002-2003 2003-2004 Decrease 2002-2003 2003-2004 Decrease A. System-wide Fees- Tuition C 165 165 0 480 480 0 Registration C 50 50 0 250 250 0 HERF A 220 220 0 553 553 0 Faculty Improvement A 35 35 0 105 105 0 B. College-wide Fees: Activities A 128 128 0 128 128 0 Athletics/Title IX B 94 99 5 94 99 5 Student Union B 36 35 -1 36 35 -1 Operations A 684 822 138 2,147 2,622 475 Library/Computing A 80 80 0 200 200 0 C. Program Specific Fees Business D 175 200 25 350 360 10 Integrated Science/Technology D 100 100 0 200 200 0 College/Tech/Eng CITE D 50 50 0 100 100 0 Fine Arts Program Fee D NEW 75 75 NEW 150 150 Nursing D 125 125 0 375 375 0 Health Sciences D 50 50 0 100 100 0 Total Regular Student Fees: Undergraduate 1,492 1,634 142 3,993 4,472 479 Business 1,667 1,834 167 4,343 4,832 489 Integrated Science/Technology 1,592 1,734 142 4,193 4,672 479 College/Tech/Eng CITE 1,542 1,684 142 4,093 4,572 479 Fine Arts Program Fee NEW 1,709 NEW NEW 4,622 NEW Nursing 1,617 1,759 142 4,368 4,847 479 Health Sciences 1,542 1,684 142 4,093 4,572 479

Percent of Requested Increase Over Prior Year: Non

Resident Resident

Undergraduate 9.50% 12.00%

Business 10.00% 11.25%

Integrated Science/Technology 8.90% 11.42%

College/Tech/Eng CITE 9.19% 11.69% Fine Arts Program Fee NEW NEW Nursing 8.77% 10.96% Health Sciences 9.19% 11.69%

Community College Data for HB 2224Shaded areas represent projected data

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals

2006-20071 Fall Headcount Enrollment (Indicate whether the data for 1999-2001 is relevant for you institution)1 Total 2,264 2,000 2,209 2,328 2400 Full-time, Under 25 735 655 768 848 844 Full-time, 25 and Older 344 325 301 361 376 Part-time, Under 25 (excluding dual enrollment) 185 144 140 109 154 Part-time, 25 and Older 978 818 961 958 1,057 Dual Enrollment 22 58 39 53 75

2 Annualized FTE 1,235 1,123 1,257 1,352 1,382

3 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshman) 60 48 61 55 654 Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshman 13 12 19 35

5 Degree Production2 Certificate 0 0 4 8 20 Associate 213 280 206 256 267 Bachelor 0 0 0 0 Total 213 280 210 264 287Number of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields 118 171 116 133 232Certificate and Associates awarded to students 25 and Older 112 168 107 139 140

6 Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional) 68 92 91

7 Percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses 62 53 50 53 75

Institution MUCTC

year

Not

Applicable 8 Quality of assessment programs - NCHEMS review (Criterion for 2003 only)

Community College Data for HB 2224Shaded areas represent projected data

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals

2006-2007

Institution MUCTC

year

Workforce Development Activities 9 Number of participants in non-credit workforce development courses 1056 2000 250010 Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers3 31 33 33

Financial Indicators 11 Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor management letter 12 Date of completion of the annual audit

13 Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction * Total non-resident tuition (CTC) 7058 7058* Instructional non-resident tuition (CTC) 5242 5312* Instructional cost per FTE 5953 6045* Percentage of total tuition to cost 119 117 100* Percentage of instructional tuition to cost

88 88 100Note: Proposed CTC non-resident tuition to increase 12% for FY 03-04

Footnotes:1. Approx. 2% per year growth, base 2001-2002.2. 2000-01 degree spike reflects State Police Academy class.3. Data not cumulative; programs terminate and are replaced.

14 Progress towards independent accreditation Complete Yes Yes

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

C/LKD/Reports/Tuition Fees Justification PO

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West Virginia Northern Community College

TUITION/FEE INCREASE JUSTIFICATIONAPRIL 2003

Narrative Outline

On March 27, 2003 the West Virginia Northern Community College Board of Governors

approved a tuition increase for FY2004 as well as a slightly modified fees schedule. The tuition

increase is 4 percent, resulting in an increase of $3 per credit hour to $73 per credit hour and full-

time in-state student tuition of $876 per semester. An increase of $10 per credit hour for

non-resident students will result in $2,796 tuition for full-time students. While it is the intent of

the Board of Governors to keep tuition as low as possible in accord with the philosophy of a

community college, this increase became necessary because of significant change in our financial

situation. However, since the majority of our students are receiving federal financial aid, this

increase can be factored into their aid formula and therefore will not represent an “out of the

pocket” difference. The following is a justification of this tuition increase.

On March 24-26, 2003, West Virginia Northern Community College completed a

comprehensive evaluation by North Central Association/Higher Learning Commission with a

positive accreditation recommendation by the review team. This recommendation serves as a

defining moment for the College, placing it in a position of strength for continued development

and growth. The recommendation is that the next comprehensive visit be scheduled in 10 years:

2012-2013. The review team identified three areas of exemplary practice, and said that a

recommendation will be made to NCA/HLC that the College be viewed as a model in these

areas:

• “...Needs of students are being met” in spite of financial cutbacks, unfilled positions,

and reduced staff. Individually and collectively, the team voiced praise for the

College’s achievements in view of the level of resources and cited particularly

financial aid administration as an example.


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• “Members of the community at large and the Northern Panhandle delegation to the

West Virginia Legislature are phenomenal cheerleaders for the College.” The value

of Northern to the community is quite evident.

• “The commitment of the College to the community, as demonstrated by voluntary

community service of faculty, staff, and especially students, is deeply rooted. This

exemplary practice provides a great role model for students to ‘give back’.”

The team confirmed that the College meets all General Institutional Requirements and

essential criteria. The team verified that the self-study completed by the College was an honest

critique with extensive involvement.

Further, the team verified that the College has made important progress in the past year in

development and implementation of an updated assessment plan, indicating “....the college is

moving in the right direction.” The action taken has included development of an updated

assessment plan, extensive involvement of full and part-time faculty in multiple steps of

implementation, advancement of institutional research and a management information system,

and assessment review by the Board of Governors in monthly meetings during 2002-03. A

review of the College’s progress in assessment of academic achievement is expected to be

scheduled in the next five years.

This narrative provides additional evidence that Northern is making significant

“institutional progress” and is positioned to achieve its mission and goals in relation to

legislative, policy commission, and SREB goals. Actions that demonstrate the College is

committed to development and growth in spite of its position as the College with the least funds

per FTE students in the State include:

• Progress in establishment of integrated management information system in support of

assessment and retention studies, academic advising, enrollments management, and

all aspects of College management through a five-year federal grant;

• Progress in direct services and support of students–clarification of matriculation,

program orientation and advising, academic support services, online information and

registration;


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• Commitment of leadership positions for institutional research, economic and

workforce development, community relations and institutional advancement,

enrollments management, and institutional effectiveness

• Enhancement of programs supporting developmental education, adult learner

services, and advancement of literacy;

• Increased partnerships with public schools, businesses and industries, and agencies to

maximize educational opportunities for high school students, employees, employers,

and changing workforce;

• Implementation of extensive professional development through grant funding for

increased use of technologies and instructional methodologies and delivery systems;

• Significant reduction in force (20% in two years) without layoffs;

Specifically, the following achievements document progress toward the criteria in HB

2224, the SREB Goals for Education and the HEPC compact:

Academic Measures: • Partnerships with every high school in district: technical education (CISCO

automotive technology, etc.), seamless curriculum, early entrance, increased

collaboration

• Developmental Education Program–Adult Learners Center with enhanced tutoring

and supplemental instruction; new faculty; increased percentage of students

successfully completing developmental courses by 6 percent since 1999-2000.

• Implementation of pilot literacy project for continued education in Spring 2003 in

partnership with Wetzel-Tyler Volunteers for Better Reading.

• Partnership for transition from Adult Basic Education to College.

• Increased headcount and FTE (annualized FTE 11.04 percent 2001-02 over 2000-01).

• Increased full-time under 25 Fall 2000 to Fall 2002 (596; 600; 630).

• Increased full-time 25 and older Fall 2000 to Fall 2002 (331; 422; 508).

• Increased dual enrollment Fall 2000 to Fall 2002 (364; 422; 539).

• Offer associate degree programs at three campus locations, day/evening, some

Saturday; some distance education courses.


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• Formalized 2+2 agreements with West Liberty State College and West Virginia

University; increased information dissemination.

Funding Measures

• WVNCC’s out-of-state tuition third closest in State to matching cost of instruction

Fall 2002 vs. FY 2002; improvement over previous year.

• Reciprocity agreement with Ohio provides equivalent benefit to citizens residing in

contiguous Ohio and WV counties.

• Educational cost per FTE student is lowest in state 2002 ($5,358).

• Increased student tuition waivers by one percent 2000-01 to 2001-02 ($97,766 to

$103,049).

Efficiency Measures• Continuously reviewing programs in relation to viability for area; eliminated MLT

because of lack of adequate area employment and participants in program.

• Partnerships with high schools for elimination of duplication and increasing

opportunities for early college course completion and technical education;

establishing increased communication for identification of improved preparation for

college; recognition of Advanced Placement completion.

• Student/Faculty ratios have increased from 17.1 in Fall 2000 to 19.1 in Fall 2001.

Outcome Measures

• Increased nursing enrollment 15% Fall 2001 to Fall 2002 (170-196)

• Increased local partnerships for adult literacy improvement; completing special

literacy project for adults in 2002-03.

• Increased dual enrollment and partnership offerings in local high schools, including

the Technical Education and Training Partnership.

• Increased full-time enrollment of 25 and older students by 65 percent Fall 2000 to Fall

2002 (331 to 508).

• Increased training programs delivered to employers by 28 percent 2000-01 to 2001-02

(31 to 110).

Note: The college acknowledges and is concerned about the drop in licensure pass rates.

An effort is now underway to tighten admissions/placement standards and to pre-

test candidates for the licensure exam. This is partly a philosophical question of


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placing value on “open door,” allowing all students the opportunity to compete, or

placing greater value on more rigorous screening of students to ensure higher

passing rates. Also, justification for increasing the Nursing Resource Fee from

$112, to $140 is to provide stronger mentoring support.

Economic Development Measures• Increased customized and training program participation courses by 56 percent Fall

2000 to Fall 2001 (1,038 to 1,855).

• Increased total contact hours of workforce training from 12,772 in 2000-01 to 35,468

in 2001-02 and number of persons serviced increased by 78%

• Developing retail management initiative in support of new jobs in retail development

in Northern Panhandle–Victorian Mall Project and Cabella’s.

• Developed training program in support of employees for Orrick’s global operations

newly relocated to Wheeling.

• Implementing ACT Center to provide multiple training needs for small and large

firms and employees.

We understand that the approval of the tuition increase is based on "institutional progress"--

difficult to define, but in any form it is hard to reconcile its connection to potential for continued

progress if needs assessment is neglected. Yet such a presumption is not new in WV Northern's

history of support. Indeed, there are so many neglected needs--in facilities, laboratories,

equipment, student life and developmental support, auxiliary services--it is miraculous that the

College, at least the Wheeling campus, has not been forced to shut down.

Clear evidence of such impending threat was given this year when the HVAC systems in

both the Hazel-Atlas and B&O buildings began to fail during severe winter weather. Even the

faculty and students who have experienced deprivation in the past were incredulous that

conditions could become so bad. The impact on morale was heavy.

Yet a spirit of resiliency has prevailed in facing up to challenges the College had in

preparing for re-accreditation. In March, if it was not a miracle, it is at least a splendid comeback

that the College community stood up to declare honestly and openly the inherent problems in

continuing to "do more with less" while convincing the NCA team at the same time of the

College's worthiness to be accredited for another 10-year term.


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Comparative data clearly show that WV Northern is the most underfunded of all of WestVirginia's institutions of higher education. With three campuses to administer, the need tooptimize the use of resources is well understood. Our cost efficiency is documentable as thehighest in the system.

Over the past three years, momentum in development and progress has been attained. Butthere are too many serious gaps in base support to ignore. We have scraped the bottom of thebarrel and must now find ways to increase revenue. One key strategy adopted for that purpose,with acknowledgment by student governance leaders, is to continue modest but steady increasesin student enrollment and tuition revenue. We cannot yet stop growing, and that growth dependsupon a greater contribution on the student side of the equation until such time that the state sideis rectified.

Since we are not in an adversarial system and it is HEPC's obligation as well as theCollege's to attend to needs for community college development here in the Northern Panhandle,we respectfully urge that this request to endorse our Board of Governors' action increasing theper credit tuition by $3 is compelling. This increase is contained in our FY2004 budget. Tocompromise it now would be akin to denying potholes in the street and render inconsequentialthe will of local governance.

Note on Tuition Per Credit Hour:

Community colleges typically charge for every credit hour the student attempts. This is thestructure for community colleges in four of the five states surrounding West Virginia. The onlystate which caps tuition is Kentucky and they cap it at the 15th hour. Every peer communitycollege on Northern’s peer list charges tuition by the credit hour. Charging tuition by the credithour is the way that community colleges nationwide operate and charging a full-time rate is theway four year colleges work. One of the factors that allows community colleges to keep tuitionlow is that they collect tuition for every credit hour attempted by students. In the Fall, 2002semester, Northern would have realized an additional $181,195 if students were charged for eachcredit. This amount would have represented a 6.6% increase in tuition revenues but only about26% of the students would have been impacted by the change. Allowance of this method in thefuture could help to off-set the need for tuition increase.


1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals 2006-

20071 Fall Headcount Enrollment Total 2,749 2,486 3,014 2,917 3,315 Full-time, Under 25 620 596 600 630 660 Full-time, 25 and Older 386 331 422 508 464 Part-time, Under 25 (excluding dual enrollment) 293 276 260 255 286 Part-time, 25 and Older 1,067 918 1,310 985 1,441 Dual Enrollment 379 364 422 539 464

2 Annualized FTE 1,451 1,418 1,575 1,732

3 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshman) 53 45 53 52 584 Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshman 19 14 21

5 Degree Production Certificate 55 65 47 71 Associate 248 234 203 257 Bachelor Total 303 299 250 328Number of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields 144 159 113 125Certificate and Associates awarded to students 25-44 195 192 156 211

6 Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional)


Institution WVNCC

year

Yellow cells - Data not available until end of Spring 2003 semester


1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals 2006-

2007

Institution WVNCC

year


Workforce Development Activities9 Number of participants in non-credit workforce development courses (Fall) 1038 1855 1261** 2,05010 Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers 29 23 32

Financial Indicators11 Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor management letter 12 Date of completion of the annual audit

13 Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction No***


Not Applicable

NCA review: 10 year

reaccreditation; "institution going in right direction in assessment" *Unsatisfactory*

18-Nov-02

Yellow cells - Data not available until end of Spring 2003 semester

* The college admittedly was not well-prepared for its presentation in Spring 2002, but Northern's posture and progresson assessment was thoroughly reviewed by the visiting NCA Team in March 2003 and found satisfactory. (For further comment, see narrative.)

Not Applicable

*** -$556 Instructional Tuition vs. Cost of Instruction, 3rd best out of 15 WV institutions

** Fall 2002 count. Numbers provided by HEPC are totals for Fall/Spring credit and non-credit courses combined

Yes

Licensure Exam Pass Rate Data, Certificate Level. HEPC provides data.WV Northern Community College

Level Exam NameRequired ? (Y

or N) Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002AY 2006-07 goal

Certificate All Exams # taking 12 1 N/A# passing 10 1Pass rate 83% 100%

Certificate EMT-Paramedic # taking 11 0 N/A# passing 9 0Pass rate 82% 0%

Certificate Surgical Technology # taking 1 1 N/A# passing 1 1Pass rate 100% 100%

Licensure Exam Pass Rate Data, Associate's Level. HEPC provides data.WV Northern Community College

Level Exam Name Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal


Associates Medical Lab Technology # taking 5 6 N/A# passing 3 3 N/APass rate 60% 50% N/A

Associates Nursing # taking 63 54 75

# passing 52 42 69Pass rate 83% * 78% 92%

Associates Respiratory Care Tech # taking 12 9 15

# passing 8 4 14Pass rate 67% * 44% 92%

Associates Health Info Tech # taking 9 5 12

# passing 8 5 11Pass rate 89% 100% 92%

* The College acknowledges and is responding to this drop. See comment in narrative section.

Increase 4.28%Fee Schedule - Per Semester

* = Changes Requested - Academic Year 2003-2004

WVNCCCurrent Requested Current Requested Projected

Regular Student Fees Resident Resident Non-Resident Non-Resident Revenue Undergraduate Undergraduate Undergraduate Undergraduate Increases

Tuition 125$ 125$ 400$ 400$ Registration 50$ 50$ 250$ 250$ Higher Education Resources 212$ 212$ 533$ 533$ Faculty Improvement 45$ 45$ 130$ 130$ Activities 22$ 22$ 22$ 22$ Operations 362$ 398$ 1,317$ 1,437$ Technology 24$ 24$ 24$ 24$

Total 840$ 876$ * 2,676$ 2,796$ Per Hour Fee Cost 70$ 73$ 223$ 233$ 105,577$

Special Fees & Charges Current Fees New FeesAllied Health Application Fee 10$ Application Fee -$ Course Change Fee -$ Course Material Fee -$ Diploma Replacement Fee 20$ Graduation Fee 20$ Late Registration Fee 15$ Limited Enrollment Program Fee 10$ Transcript Fee 5$ Course Lab Fee Health Sciences/Tech Labs * 21$ 25$ 6,652$ Course Lab Fee Culinary Arts Labs * 100$ 150$ 1,300$ Course Lab Fee CISCO 100$ Culinary Arts Cap Stone Testing Fee * -$ 100$ 1,200$ Nursing Resource Fee ( No revenue increase, control only, 104 students) * 112$ 140$ Microsoft testing fee * -$ 60$ 2,400$ Parking Fee * -$ Totals 117,129$

EE Rates:In-stateOut-of -State Approved Board of Governors, March 27, 2003


WV Northern Community College

Level Exam NameRequired ? (Y

or N) Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002AY 2006-07 goal

Certificate All Exams # taking 12 1 N/A# passing 10 1Pass rate 83% 100%

Certificate EMT-Paramedic # taking 11 0 N/A# passing 9 0

Pass rate 82% 0%

Certificate Surgical Technology # taking 1 1 N/A# passing 1 1

Pass rate 100% 100%


WV Northern Community CollegeLevel Exam Name Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal


Associates Medical Lab Technology # taking 5 6 N/A# passing 3 3 N/APass rate 60% 50% N/A

Associates Nursing # taking 63 54 75# passing 52 42 69Pass rate 83% * 78% 92%

Associates Respiratory Care Tech # taking 12 9 15# passing 8 4 14Pass rate 67% * 44% 92%

Associates Health Info Tech # taking 9 5 12# passing 8 5 11Pass rate 89% 100% 92%

* The College acknowledges and is responding to this drop. See comment in narrative section.

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

TUITION AND FEE INCREASE JUSTIFICATION

FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2004

April 14, 2003

West Virginia State Community and Technical College Table of Contents Section 1 Data Forms Section 2 Narrative Section 3 Summary of Tuition Plans for Fall 2003


DATA FORMS

Section 1

Community College Data for HB

2224

Institution WVSC

year

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003

Compact Goals 2006-

2007 1 Fall Headcount Enrollment (Indicate whether the data for 1999-2001 is relevant for you institution) Total 1,020 823 1,791 1,406 1550 Full-time, Under 25 377 297 554 580 605 Full-time, 25 and Older 172 148 210 288 300 Part-time, Under 25 (excluding dual enrollment) 119 90 185 139 149 Part-time, 25 and Older 340 284 461 389 496 Dual Enrollment 12 4 381 10

2 Annualized FTE 675.83 557.97 1,111 na na

3 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshman) 54 51 46 48 55 4 Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshman 9 9 na 20

5 Degree Production Certificate 0 11 16 na 100 Associate 185 122 178 na 200 Bachelor Total 185 133 194 na 300 Number of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields 74 53 60 na na Certificate and Associates awarded to students 25-44 108 61 115 na na

6 Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional)

76% EMT

100% Nuclear Medicine&Medical

Assisting na 92% 1


8 Quality of assessment programs - NCHEMS review (Criterion for 2003 only) Not Applicable 1 1 1 1 1

Workforce Development Activities 9 Number of participants in non-credit workforce development courses 1331 1780 na 2400 10 Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers 16 24 na 35

Financial Indicators 11 Unqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor management letter Not Applicable 12 Date of completion of the annual audit Not Applicable 13 Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction

14 Progress towards independent accreditation YES

NCA Site Visit April

2004

2


West Virginia State Community and Technical College

Level Exam Name Required ? (Y or

N) Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-

2002 AY 2006-07 goal Certificate All Exams # taking 17 20 # passing 13 16 Pass rate 76% 80.00% Certificate EMT-EMT # taking # passing Pass rate Certificate EMT-Paramedic # taking 17 20 # passing 13 16 Pass rate 76% 80.00% Certificate Electrocardiography # taking # passing Pass rate Certificate Medical Lab Assistant # taking # passing Pass rate Certificate Home Health Assistant # taking # passing Pass rate Certificate Long Term Care Technology # taking # passing Pass rate Certificate Medical Admin. Assistant # taking # passing Pass rate

3


West Virginia State Community and Technical College

Level Exam Name Required ? (Y or

N) Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal Associates All Exams # taking 22 26 # passing 22 26 Pass rate 100% 100.00% Associates Radiologic Technology # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Medical Lab Technology # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Medical Assisting # taking 16 16 # passing 16 16 Pass rate 100.00% 100.00% Associates Medical Record Technology # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Nuclear Medicine Technology # taking 6 10 # passing 6 10 Pass rate 100% 100.00% Associates Physical Therapy Asst. # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Respiratory Care Tech # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Veterinary Technology # taking

4

# passing Pass rate

Level Exam Name Description Base Year Current Year Goal Year

AY 2000-2001 AY 2001-2002 AY 2006-07 goal Associates Land Surveying, Part I # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Land Surveying, Part II # taking # passing Pass rate

Associates Land Surveying, Part IV # taking # passing Pass rate Associates EMT-Paramedic # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Dental Hygiene # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Health Info Tech # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Aviation/Avionics Technology # taking # passing Pass rate Associates Welding # taking # passing Pass rate

5


NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION

Section 2

Narrative Justification Institutional Tuition/Fee Increase

West Virginia State Community & Technical College

West Virginia State Community & Technical College (WVSCTC) respectfully submits justification for a 4.75% increase in tuition and fees for the FY 2004. The WVSCTC has not had a tuition and fee increase for the past two academic years and will use the requested increase to meet statewide goals encompassed in SB 653 and 703, HB2224, and goals of the Southern Regional Education Board & WV Higher Education Policy Commission. Finally, we will also use the increased tuition and fees to continue addressing the training needs identified in the environmental scan of Kanawha, Putnam, & Clay counties completed in March 2002. West Virginia State Community and Technical College has as its service region Kanawha, Putnam, and Clay Counties. The service region is shared with Marshall Community & Technical College & West Virginia University Institute of Technology-CTC. Moreover, to enhance the collaboration and eliminate duplication of services and programs, the Provosts have continued to develop the Advantage Valley Community College Network to provide programs and services for the region. This is another example of collaborating to provide programs, services, and access to higher education for the citizens and business and industry partners in our region. The WVSCTC has made tremendous progress in implementing the aforementioned statewide, regional, and local goals for higher education. The report that follows will outline some of the significant evidence of progress in meeting these goals.

Criterion #1 - Academic Measures Preparation § The Adult Advantage Program, implemented by the Advantage Valley Community

Colleges, has provided 90 adults the opportunity to enroll in college preparation classes at no cost during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 academic year.

§ Faculty, staff, and students continue to participate in the College At Any Age: Explore the Possibilities program offered through the admissions office and inform potential students about the associate degree programs offered. Traditional and nontraditional students attend from Putnam, Clay, and Kanawha Counties and Ben Franklin Technical Center.

§ WVSCTC offers 17 courses at Clay County High School and 2 dual enrollment courses at Poca High School.

§ Established an Adult Basic Education Center on campus in collaboration with the Kanawha County RESA to address the academic needs of adult students.

§ Instituted the Welfare-to-Work Program from Fall 2000 to Fall 2003 that annually served 40 hard-to-place adult students in a variety of workforce development and placement activities.

§ Increased the percentage of students successfully completing developmental education courses from 62% during the 1999-2000 academic year to 71% for the 2002-03 academic year.

§ The West Virginia Clearinghouse on Workforce Education has visited high schools, career and technical centers, Work4 West Virginia centers, Promise Scholarship Offices, and other entities in our service region to train students and program staff on using the

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interactive website of the Clearinghouse. The website provides a comprehensive electronic source of GWIO certified and non-certified training and degree programs and providers.

§ Provide 10 or more ACT/SAT preparation courses to over 200 high school students each year. Limited scholarships are available for students who are unable to pay the low cost.

§ Developed a collaborative Associate Degree Program in Respiratory Therapy with WVUIT-Community & Technical College and Carver Career & Technical Center to train 20 respiratory therapists. Funding of $214,000 provided by the HB3009 grant and $107,000 cash and in-kind services from CAMC, Thomas, and St. Francis hospitals.

§ Two new A.A.S. programs were approved in Allied Health and Human Services and Applied Science & Technology which will enable students from the Career & Technical Centers to earn transfer credits.

§ Fifteen (15) courses have been brokered from or in collaboration with vocational/technical centers in West Virginia.

§ WVSCTC participates in the EDGE program and provides high school students who successfully complete EDGE courses the opportunity to receive free college credit in areas of business, information technology, medical assisting, electronics, and computer science. Students may earn up to 30 credits that could be applied to an Associate Degree.

§ Member of the Whitewater Consortium and participate in the tech-prep seamless curricular project for Kanawha & Putnam counties. The consortium has 550 students enrolled in the program for 2002-03.

§ Partnered with community agencies, business & industry to form the Connecting People With Jobs Program to provide workforce education training for hard to serve underemployed, unemployed, and to make recommendations for changing the workforce development system in West Virginia. The Annie E. Casey and Babcock Foundations fund the project.

Participation § Increased the participation rate from 3.42% in 2000-01 to 3.68% for 2001-02.

Statewide goal is 3.0% § Increased the overall student headcount from 823 in 2000-01 to 1406 for 2002-03.

73% increase in headcount. § Increased annualized Full Time Equivalent (FTE) from 557.91 in 2000-01 to

1,111 in 2001-02. A 61% increase in FTES. § Nontraditional enrollment (full time) has increased from 148 in 2000-01 to 288 in

2002-03. A 96% increase. § Traditional Student enrollment (full-time) has increased from 297 in 2000-01 to

580 in 2002-03. A 97% increase in enrollment. § Traditional Enrollment (part-time) has increased from 90 in 2000-01 to 139 in

2002-03. A 54% increase. § Nontraditional Enrollment (part-time) has increased from 284 in 2000-01 to 389

in 2002-03. A 37% increase. § Increased participants in noncredit workforce development programs by 75%.

Participants in 2000-01 were 1,331 and in 2001-02 there were 1,780. § Total number of participants in credit & noncredit programs for 2001-02 was

7,547.

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New Programs § 11 certificate programs have been added to provide additional avenues for a seamless

progression to the associate degree. § New programs added in response to the environmental scan include Paramedic

Education, Information Technology, and Para-Professional Educator program in response to the “No Child Left Behind Legislation”.

§ Collaborative Respiratory Therapy Program with WVUIT-CTC, Carver Career & Technical Center, and the WVSCTC.

§ Joint programs have been developed Applied Process Technology Program and participation in a statewide information technology program.

§ Developing proposal to initiate an Associate Degree in Nursing program in the service region.

Criterion #2 - Funding Measures

§ A differential tuition and fee structure is now in place due to the WVSCTC maintaining no tuition and fee increase since 2000-01 academic year. The present difference in tuition and fee rates between the WVSCTC & WVSC is $145.00 per semester for the 2002-03 academic year.

§ The WVSCTC has increased the number Pell Grant recipients to 936 for the 2001-02 academic year and 2/12/03 approximately 920 students had qualified for Pell grants for the present academic year.

§ The increase in the number of Pell Grant recipients in the WVSCTC resulted in an increased allocation of Carl Perkins fund to 158K for the 2002-03 academic year.

§ External Grant funding for the WVSCTC was $1.3 million for the 2000-02 and to date $855,973 for the 2002-03 academic year.

§ Federal Student Financial Aid (Title IV) provided $2,867,743 in financial assistance to students in 2001-02.

§ WVHEAG Program and HEAPS provided 304 students approximately 405,000 dollars in additional financial assistance during the 2001-02 academic year.

§ Limited tuition waivers have been made available for students with good academic records and community service activities.

Criterion #3 - Efficiency Measures

§ Low enrollment classes are either cancelled or taught by special arrangements for

graduating students. These classes are not counted as part of the faculty load for the semester.

§ Faculty teaching loads have been increased to 15 credit hours or equivalent per semester. § The AAS degree in Merchandising has been dropped and made an option under the AAS

in Management degree program. § The Environmental Health and Safety option under the Management program has been

dropped due to low enrollments. § The number of adjunct faculty used to support academic programs has increased to 40-50

per semester. § Organizational restructuring will be reviewed in 2003-04 to combine small departments

into a division. § Vacancies are critically reviewed to determine whether replacements will be hired or

whether funding new programs that are mission related would be more worthwhile. § Ad-Hoc Budget Committee was developed to study how WVSCTC funding was being

allocated and make recommendations concerning charge backs for services rendered.

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Criterion #4 - Outcome Measures § The Environmental Scan completed for the Advantage Valley Community Colleges in

March 2002 found that “the employers are satisfied with the community college attendees, graduates, and four year college graduates they are hiring and believe they have good skill sets. None of the employers rated the skill sets of community college graduates as fair or poor”.

§ The WVSCTC Consultant report in February 2002 on the progress being made in implementing SB 653 and 703 stated “WVSCTC had made remarkable progress in implementing SB 653 and SB 703 in the letter and spirit of the law.”

§ The WVSCTC served 5,760 clients in workforce, continuing education, and economic development activities during the 2001-02 academic year.

§ The number of students graduating with an Associate Degree or Certificate for 2001-02 was 194. This was a 46% increase over the 133 students who graduated in 2000-01.

§ The Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology has accredited the Engineering Technology Program until 2005.

§ 95.55% of the spring 2002 AAS graduates passed the Workkeys Assessment in the areas of Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics.

§ 100% of the 22 graduates in Nuclear Medicine and Medical Assisting passed their national licensure or certificate examination in 2001-02.

§ The positive placement rate of AAS graduates for the Spring 2002 was 89%. § The percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses increased to

71% for the Fall Semester 2002. § The number of certificate and associate degrees awarded to students 25-44 increased

from 61 in 2000-01 academic year to 115 for the 2001-02 academic year. 89% increased in degree production.

§ The 1st to 2nd year retention rate increased from 46% in 2001-02 to 48% in 2002-03. § The average earnings of 1998-99 Associate Degree graduates $27,693 – 2nd highest for

all Associate Degree Graduates in the State of West Virginia. § 90.1% of the 1998-99 Associate Degree graduates are working or attending school in

West Virginia.

Criterion #5 - Economic Development Measures

§ The Higher Learning Commission scheduling a site visit for April 2004 evidences progress toward independent accreditation by the WVSCTC.

§ Awarded 74 National Certificates and 1,113 skill set certificates during 2001-02. § Percentage of students enrolled in developmental math that successfully completed the

next higher-level course was 78% while the national average was 77%. § 72.50% of the 1997 students enrolled in AAS certificate or degree programs, obtained a

certificate or degree by Spring 2002. § 54% of the 2001-02 graduates have transferred to baccalaureate programs. § 25% of the CTC transfer graduates receive a BS degree within five-years. § 70% of the students are enrolled in AAS degree programs. § Completed the Environmental Scan in conjunction with the Advantage Valley

Community College partners and grant funding has been sought to address the findings of the scan.

§ Partnered with the Small Business Development Center to deliver 14 entrepreneurial workshops with 256 registrations for 598 clock hours.

§ Delivered 51 credit and non-credit off-site workplace education training in the areas of professional development, licensure required for continuing education and

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vocational/skill upgrades for 775 student registrations for a total of 2,995 hours of training.

§ Delivered training for 19 companies for an unduplicated headcount of 495 employees. § 138 total on/off site programs with 1,788 participants that received 13,133 hours of

training and development. § Maintained a Job Placement rate of 67% in the present economy for 2001-02.

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SUMMARY OF TUITION PLANS FOR FALL 2003

Section 3

Summary of Tuition Plan Fall 2003

The West Virginia State Community & Technical College has not sought a tuition and fee increase since the 2000-01 academic year. The tuition & fees have not been raised while the baccalaureate programs have increased by $290. Thus, the two-tiered tuition and fees are for WVSCTC Students $2,464 per year and WVSC students’ pay $2,754. We have developed an Ad Hoc Budget Committee at the WVSCTC to provide recommendations on fiscal efficiencies and academic departments submit and justify budget allocations each year to the Dean of Academic Affairs and finally to the Provost for approval. The WVSCTC Study Commission in its latest report noted that the WVSCTC is committed in letter and spirit to implementing the tenets of SB 653 and SB 703. We will do the same with HB 2224 and all other legislative and board mandates. The requested 4.75% tuition increase ($58.00) will be used to implement academic programs and services identified in the most recent environmental scan. In addition, it will allow us to maintain current program offerings and support strategic initiatives related to workforce and economic development. (See attached chart of Mandatory Undergraduate Tuition Fees for Fall 2002 Compared to Fall 2003.) If granted the tuition increase, this will provide the basis for developing and planning for a new Associate Degree in Nursing program. This program has been identified as a need by students, the recent environmental scan, and would be the only publicly funded program in our service region of Kanawha, Putnam, and Clay Counties. In addition, we will seek other funding through grants, foundations, and business & industry to supplement the high start up cost for a high quality Associate Degree in Nursing Program. Funding will provide us monies to hire the Director and start the self study process to be licensed to offer the program by the WV Registered Nursing Board. Any remaining funds will be used to help fund future equipment purchases, staff for the nursing programs, facility upgrades for laboratories, and continue contracting with baccalaureate faculty to provide support courses for all Associate Degree programs such as Nursing. The WVSCTC does not have but one proposal for mandatory auxiliary fees to eliminate state subsidies and that is a $5 fee to support student athletics. We do not have any new capital fees to support bond projects approved by the WVSC Governing Board or the Commission. We pride ourselves on being the most high quality and low cost community and technical college in our service region. Thus we reluctantly are asking for an increase in tuition and fees to implement quality academic programs (i.e. Nursing) that are sorely needed in the service region and to maintain the academic programs and services presently provided by the institution.

Tuition and Fee Waivers The West Virginia State Community & Technical College presently receives 20 tuition and fee waivers, which is about 13% of the total tuition and fee waivers [165] for West Virginia State College. If the tuition and fee waivers were increased we would envision using a total of 55 each year. This would allow us to market associate degree programs to students in the areas of science & technology, women & minorities in nontraditional programs (Engineering Technology, Nuclear Medicine, Drafting & Design), and attract academically talented students, and provide transfer incentives for our Phi Theta Kappa scholar graduates.

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Fee Planning Schedule Per Semester

Academic Year 2003-2004

West Virginia State College Community College V. Regular Student Fees:

Identify Category

A,B,C,D or E

Resident Undergraduate

2002-2003

Resident Undergraduate

2003-2004 Increase

Decrease

Non-Resident Undergraduate

2002-2003

Non-Resident Undergraduate

2003-2004 Increase

Decrease

Tuition C 125.00 125.00 400.00 400.00 Registration C 50.00 50.00 250.00 250.00 Higher Education Resources A 350.00 350.00 825.00 825.00 Faculty Improvement A 45.00 45.00 130.00 130.00 B. College-wide Fees: Activities A 86.25 86.25 86.25 86.25 Athletics B 88.50 88.50 88.50 88.50 Student Union B 91.25 91.25 91.25 91.25 Operations A 366.00 424.00 58.00 1266.00 1416.00 150.00 Technology Fee A 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 Total Regular Student Fees 1232.00 1290.00 4.75% 58.00 3167.00 3317.00 4.75% 150.00 Mandatory Auxiliary Fees (HB2224): Athletics MAF 0.00 5.00 new 5.00 0.00 5.00 new 5.00

Total Regular Student & MAF fees 1295.00 63.00 3322.00 155.00

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Narrative Justification for Tuition/ Fees Funding Increase Potomac State College of West Virginia University, April 14, 2003

Potomac State College of West Virginia University is committed to reaching the goals of HB 2224 and the goals of “It All Adds Up” and SREB’s “Challenge to Lead.” The College will continue to provide access to resident students at an affordable rate while maintaining quality. By achieving operational efficiencies and integration activities with West Virginia University, Potomac State College is able to limit its requested resident tuition rate increase to $23, or 2.1%. No increase in tuition and fee waivers for AY 2003-2004 is being requested. In addition, we are not proposing any mandatory new fees for auxiliaries. We are increasing some existing fees that support auxiliary services. Academic Measures Potomac State College of West Virginia University is following through with its promise to students: Success Starts Here. This has been demonstrated by enrollment growth, academic program initiatives, and new academic delivery methods. Enrollment:

• From Fall 1999 to Fall 2002, the College has experienced a 12.8% enrollment increase. The Fall 2002 increase of 15.05% far exceeded the state average of 3.04%.

• From Fall 2001 to Fall 2002, enrollment of full- and part-time adult students ages 25 and over increased by 31.5%. • From Fall 2001 to Fall 2002, enrollment of full- and part-time students under the age of 25

increased by 2.2%. • Freshman to Sophomore retention increased by 17.1% • At 57%, PSC’s retention rate is the highest of any WV public two-year college (WV Higher

Education Report Card) • Sixty-seven Promise Scholars enrolled in 2002-2003. Of these, 85% are in good academic

standing during Spring 2003. Preparation:

• The College offers twenty dual credit courses at nine high schools in five counties. • Twenty-one developmental English and math courses were offered in 2002-2003. • The College sponsors the Region VIII Math Field Day (150 students); the Science Fair (130

students); Upward Bound (90 students); and Kellogg Grant funded Watershed Workshops for 250 students.

• ACT preparation classes are offered. • CISCO training is offered for college credit at the Mineral County Technical Center • Calculus for high school students is offered on the PSC campus in coordination with Mineral

County Schools. • The Math faculty developed Math Chat, an on-line chat room with mathematical symbols, and

offers on-line tutoring to college students and to students of Region VIII.

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New Programming: • Tourism and Hospitality • Forestry Technology (pending approval) • Criminal Justice • Cooperated with WVU to offer the B.S.N. at Potomac State College • Cooperated with WVU Extended Learning to offer the A.A. in Business Administration • Community Education Coordinator and Agriculture Coordinator have been hired to enhance

program delivery. Assessment: Potomac State College of West Virginia University received an NCHEMS evaluation of unsatisfactory. However, the recommendations of the NCHEMS consultants have been implemented. A faculty team led by the Chief Academic Officer attended the AAHE/CHE Assessment Conference in November. The President initiated a campus Assessment Council that has produced the following outcomes as of Spring 2003:

• Developed plan for assessment of student learning outcomes that will promote acceptance of the value of assessment in improving the achievement of our mission

• Developed General Education core competences in Communication, Critical and Logical Thinking, Quantitative Reasoning, Information Literacy, and Social Responsibility

• Surveyed faculty to ascertain which core competencies they emphasize as significant learning outcomes in each of their courses

• Developed an assessment instrument to be used to pilot assessment of the core competency, “Write clearly and effectively” during the Spring 2003 semester in courses for which this competency was identified to be a significant learning objective

• Began a review of course outlines for all courses offered in 2002-2003 to identify learning objectives

• Reviewed mission statements created by functional areas (Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Enrollment Services) to address learning outcomes

• Developed an assessment procedure for distance learning courses • Initiating program assessment in Criminal Justice • Revising PSC catalog to address learning outcomes • Developed NCA levels of assessment informational summary to be distributed to all campus

constituencies to facilitate understanding of assessment of learning outcomes throughout the campus community

Distance Education:

• On-line courses offered by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System had 54 students enrolled during 2002-2003

• Potomac State College offered five on-line courses serving 34 students in Spring 2003. • The Fall 2003 PSC schedule includes seven on-line courses, including new offerings in

Agriculture, Criminal Justice, and Tourism. • PSC partnered with Shepherd College to offer seven students EMT training by distance

learning. • Economics was offered by distance learning to students in Morgantown.

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• PSC provides facilities for students taking satellite courses in education offered by Marshall University and West Virginia University.

Cooperation with Other Institutions:

• A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with Eastern Community and Technical College and West Virginia University in Fall 2002.

• Distance Learning partnerships exist with Shepherd College, Marshall University, and West Virginia University.

• A B.S. in Nursing is offered in cooperation with West Virginia University. • A degree in Machinist Technology is offered in cooperation with Marshall University and the

Robert C. Byrd Center. • The Regents Bachelor Degree is offered in cooperation with West Virginia University. • Articulated credit with all schools of West Virginia University.

Funding Measures While enrollment during the past three years has increased by 12.8%, increases in tuition and fees during this period have been minimal. Resident tuition was not increased in 2002-2003. However, the College’s fiscal base has been strengthened through private fund-raising and State and Federal support.

• As of March 2003, Potomac State College of West Virginia University has raised 132% of the campaign goal of $1.5 million as established in November 2000.

• Gifts to the College during FY 2002 were $495,655.35. • Scholarships for students amounted to $81,000 annually obtained through Foundation funding. • A federal appropriation of $1.8 million for capital construction of an Information Technology

Center was received. • Student Support Services are funded by a federal TRIO grant amounting to $507,626 in 2002-

2003. A Title III grant proposal has been submitted to make student support services available to all students, to be initially funded at $403,812, or $1,672,099 over the duration of the grant.

• State support of agricultural initiatives at Potomac State College was received through a budget digest appropriation of $200,000.

• A State grant of $13,200 was received to support development of three web-based courses.

Efficiency Measures Efficiency measures have been implemented over the past four years that have provided the College with resources for operation. Additional strategies will continue to be developed.

• Integration activities with West Virginia University in Student Affairs, Business and Operations, Maintenance, Public Safety, Information Technology, Legal Services, Dining, and Residence Life resulting in an indirect cost savings of $75,000 per year.

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• Severance plan for classified staff will produce $120,000 in savings, based on participation by five eligible employees.

• Re-engineering of academic offerings and services has produced a savings of $27,000. • Discontinuance of the College as a long-distance telephone provider will save $21,000

annually. • As beneficiaries of West Virginia University Coca Cola pouring rights contract and the Barnes

and Noble contract, Potomac State College receives $35,000 annually. • Utility conversion from municipal to campus-based services has saved $10,000. • Phased retirement plan for faculty has been implemented. • Potomac State College of West Virginia University has no outstanding debt. • Employee access to State Procurement Cards was sharply reduced and accountability was

increased. • Business Process Task Force chaired by the Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs at

West Virginia University implemented streamlined procedures and incorporated best practices in operations.

• Increased scheduling efficiency produced a reduction of four classrooms while total enrollment increased.

• Discontinuance of WVNet service saved $8,000. • Reduction of credits required to graduate in thirteen programs resulted in a decrease of 67

required credits, saving $30,000 annually. • Revenue generation from workforce development activities amounted to $24,000. • Utilization of temporary and seasonal employees has saved money.

Outcome Measures Potomac State College of West Virginia University offers high quality academic programs on a campus offering residential educational and intercollegiate athletics at the two-year level as well as opportunities for community service. Degrees:

• Graduation rate: at 22%, the highest of any WV public two-year college (WV Higher Education Report Card)

• Transfer of 128 students from PSC to other colleges and universities compares with 124 and 171 at other WV public two-year colleges (WV Higher Education Report Card)

• Spring 2002 transfer of 90 students to WVU makes PSC the number one feeder college to WVU among all WV colleges.

Licensure: No programs lead to licensure. Employment of graduates: Percentage of graduates neither working nor attending school in WV is 17.4%, as compared to an average of 19.6% for all associates degree graduates (WV Higher Education Report Card).

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Assessment: • Potomac State College has been continuously accredited by the North Central Association

since 1926. • Self-study is underway to prepare for North Central Association visit in 2004. • An integrated, campus-wide assessment process is underway involving Academic Affairs,

Student Affairs, and other campus units. Service:

• Service to youth: 5,398 youths aged 14 to 21 were served in the past year • Faculty and staff community service: 1,155 hours

Continuing Education:

• Business Partnerships in 2002-2003 to date include Pilgrims Pride, Coldwell Banker, Bank of Romney, Capon Valley Bank, Grant County Bank, Pendleton County Bank, WV Bankers Association, Ramada Inn, and others (230 students trained)

• Community Education classes served 35 residents of the region Economic Development Measures Through partnerships with the community, Potomac State College of West Virginia University has contributed to the quality of life and services in its region. These are value-added partnerships that increase enrollment, enhance economic development in the region, and contribute to Potomac State College’s success in fundraising and in acquisition of external dollars.

• Child Care Center operated in partnership with the Children’s Home Society of WV • Relocation of Enrollment Services and Continuing Education offices to the Grand Central

Business Center in Keyser • Partnerships with the Robert C. Byrd Institute involving ATK, IMC, and the U.S. Navy,

including operation of the RCBI cafeteria • Joint faculty appointment in English with the Mineral County Schools • Joint use of the Mineral County Technical Center Cisco Laboratory by public school and

college students • Sharing of a grants officer with the Mineral County Economic Development Office


GOAL

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2006-2007Fall Headcount Enrollment Total 1,167 1,111 1,254 1,322 1376Full-time, Under 25 646 585 687 721 780Full-time, 25 and Older 54 50 59 79 92Part-time, Under 25 (excluding dual enrollment) 34 43 52 34 41Part-time, 25 and Older 108 101 90 117 137Dual Enrollment 325 332 366 371 402

Annualized FTE 891.53 826.83 951.3 987.1 1027

1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate (first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshman) 52 48 57 52 59Graduation Rates, Certificate or Associate degree-seeking first-time, full-time freshman 0 22 24

not available 27

Degree Production Certificate

0 0 1not

available Associate

113 137 126not

available 131Total

113 137 127not

available 131Number of undergraduate degrees in math, science, computer science, engineering, related technologies, and health related fields 21 25 43

not available 48

Certificate and Associates awarded to students 25-44 88 111 108

not available 122

59Licensure pass rates (Include appendix listing tests, national [and/or state] pass rates, and whether tests are mandatory or optional)

N/A

Institution PSCYear

Percentage of students successfully completing developmental courses

65 52 59 57 75

Quality of assessment programs - NCHEMS review (Criterion for 2003 only) unsatisfactory

Workforce Development ActivitiesNumber of participants in non-credit workforce development courses (Fall)

0 113 0 131Total number of programs made available through collaboration and partnerships with employers 0 0 0 11

Financial IndicatorsUnqualified audit opinion on the annual financial audit and no material comments in auditor management letter YesDate of completion of annual audit Dec-10-02 Establishment of non-resident tuition and fees at a level equal to or exceeding cost of instruction (HEPC adjusted 0 0 -2023 -761

Gross Non Resident Fees 43Progress towards independent accreditation N/A:

indepen-dently

accredited

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