VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM

“A better JOB, A better LIFE, A better FUTURE.”

Amy SmithEDLD 8434 – Spring 2011

VCCS MISSION STATEMENT

We give everyone the opportunity to learn

and develop the right skills so lives

and communities are strengthened.

BACKGROUND

“If we look at the numbers of potential students, and if we also look at the relative costs involved, the implication is clear that a community college system is the quickest, and the most efficient, the most economical, in fact, virtually the only way the future of young people can be met.”

Mills E. Godwin, Jr.Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia1966-1970,1974-1978

HISTORY

• Early 1960s: Slaughter Commission State Board of Technical Education Vocational Education Commission Virginia Higher Education Study

Commission

DEVELOPMENT OF THE VCCS

• Three Basic Principles Accessibility Comprehensiveness Lifelong Learning

• Rapid Growth Number of Community Colleges Increased Enrollment

STATISTICS(2010-2011)

CATEGORYTWO-YEAR

INSTITUTIONCOMMUNITY COLLEGES 

FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS 

Number of Institutions 

Public - 1 Public - 23 Public - 15  Private - 0 Private - 0 Private - 32

Undergraduates  4,983 195,417 (Public) 161,417 (Private) 72,498

STUDENTS

With access to community colleges, everyone can be a “potential student.”

STUDENT GROUPS• Students wanting to

transfer and earn their baccalaureate degree.

• Adults who want to learn new skills to gain employment.

• Working adults who want to improve the skills they already possess.

• Those who seek classes strictly for pleasure or personal reasons.

VCCS ENROLLMENT DATA(Fall 2009)

TOTAL HEADCOUNT AND FTESCOLLEGES HEADCOUNT FTEVCCS 189,275 108,169

BY GENDER

COLLEGESGENDER

TOTALFemale MaleStudents % Students %

VCCS 109,467 58 79,808 42 189,275

VCCS ENROLLMENT DATA (Cont)(Fall 2009)

VCCS STUDENTS ENROLLED BY NEW RACE CATEGORIESRACE/ETHNICITY

TOTALAm. Indian

Black Asian HispanicHawaiian/Pacific Islander

Multi Race

Not Specified

White

1,057 39,761 10,933 11,012 899 89 6,675 118,849 189,275

VCCS RETENTION

ACADEMIC YEAR

TOTAL STUDENTS

FALL HEADCOUNT

RETURNED SPRING

HEADCOUNT

RETENTION RATE

FY2009-2010 189,275 129,497 68.4%

FY2008-2009 175,487 116,644 66.5%

FY2007-2008 165,163 108,909 65.2%

VCCU GRADUATION RATE(Fall 2009)

• Students: 15,356• Completers: 2,684• Transfers: 3,097• Graduation Rate: 17.5%

FACULTY

THE WORKPLACE• Salaries are higher

than in secondary schools, but lower than in the universities.

• Enjoy the reputation of their institution as well as their individual departments.

• Teaching is the top priority.

• The path to tenure is shorter.

• The opportunity to have more family time and social interaction with other faculty is present.

• There is a lower level of stress.

WHY PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS?

• Lower pay rates with no benefits

• “Special capabilities” – Extensive backgrounds

• Real world experience

• Easily hired, dismissed, and rehired

• Students learn equally as much as from full-timers

• More courses can be offered

Consequences of Growth and Erosion of Funding

Since 2000-01

Full-time Faculty

Headcount

Part-time Faculty

Headcount

FTES Served

Last 10 years

+9.9% +34.8% +48.9%

Next 10 Years

+20% +81.7% +121.8%

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Discipline development

• Instructional development

• Career development

• Organizational development

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTE-NEWS

http://www.vccs.edu/Portals/0/ContentAreas/ProfessionalDevelopment/Documents/OPD%20e-News%20Vol3_Issue1_110207.pdf

GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

CHANCELOR’S VISIONS

• Dateline 2009

Enrollment · Workforce Training ·

Affordable Tuition · Private Funding ·

Graduation, Retention, & Placement Rates ·

Transfer to Four-year Colleges & Universities ·

Dual Enrollment with High Schools

Dr. Glenn DuBois, Chancellor

http://www.vccs.edu/ChancellorsDatelineVision/tabid/426/Default.aspx

CHANCELOR’S VISIONS (Cont.)

• Achieve 2015

Access · Affordability ·

Student Success ·

Workforce · Resources

http://www.vccs.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=874#access

COLLEGE AUTONOMYVirginia has presented an impressive program that will allow for greater self-sufficiency among its institutions of higher education. •Public colleges within the state will be allowed to:

Earn interest on the tuition and fees that they collect.

Carry over unused balances into successive years.

Seek increased operational authority.

FINANCE

Virginia’s community colleges try to keep tuition costs down to make college affordable for every student, but many students still need help to cover a variety of costs such as of tuition, books, room board, and transportation.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES?

VCCS BUDGET TABLEYear 1 Year 2

Biennium General Fund Nongeneral TotalGeneral

FundNongeneral Total

             

2008-2010Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly

$402,055,767 $607,871,905 $1,009,927,672 $373,813,964 $680,675,685 $1,054,489,649

2010-2012Chapter 874, 2010 Acts of Assembly

$370,127,022 $849,126,377 $1,219,253,399 $334,726,535 $804,222,781 $1,138,949,316

             

VCCS TUITION COMPARED TO FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

VCCS tuition will not exceed half of the average cost to attend a public four-year institution in Virginia.

2010-11 Full-Time In-State Undergraduate Charges

Tuition and Total Mandatory Fees

• Tuition and Total Mandatory Fees - $3,285

• % Increase Over – 18.1%

• $ Increase - $504

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

253,186 The number of people who participate in workforce training programs and services each year at

Virginia’s Community Colleges.

WORKFORCE

• Through Achieve 2015, a six year strategic plan, the VCCS as one of its goals would like to double the number of employer provided training and services to 10,000, with a specific focus on high-demand occupational fields.

• What makes this goal so important?

BENEFITS

• More marketable• Earning potential increases• Each year of credit at a

community college – 5 to 8 percent increase in annual earnings

• Community colleges are looked upon more favorably

• Gives students options

DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION

Purpose: To prepare students for

college-level work.

DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES(Fall 2009, 2008, 2007)

VCCS STUDENTS TAKINGTOTAL % in

Dev.YEAR BOTH ENGLISH MATH NONE

2009 7,366 8,194 18,349 155,366 189,275 17.9

2008 6,252 7,223 15,651 146,361 175,487 16.6

2007 5,946 6,641 15,011 139,565 167,163 16.5

THREE OVERARCHING GOALS FOR IMPROVING DEVELOPMENTAL

EDUCATION IN THE VCCS1. To reduce the overall need for developmental

education in Virginia

2. Must redesign English, Math and Reading developmental education that reduces the time to complete to one academic year

3. To increase the number of developmental education students graduating or transferring in four years from 1 in 4 students (25%) to at least 1 in 3 students (33%)

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

TYPES OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN THE VCCS

• Entrepreneurship Training

• Special Services

• Correctional Education

GREAT EXPECTATIONS RESOURCE CENTER

• The Great Expectations Resource Center website, at GreatExpectations.vccs.edu, was launched in late 2009 to provide a one-stop information source for Virginia’s foster youth – and the adults that serve them.

• Since then, the site has been visited 5,000 times, with 17,500 pages viewed. A blog for Great Expectations coaches is one of the most popular areas of the site, and students and coaches interact on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

http://greatexpectations.vccs.edu/

COLLEGIATE EDUCATION

VCCS TRANSFER STUDENTS(Fall 2010)

New Transfers VCCS to a

VA Four-Year Institution 

(Public w/Associates) 2344 

(Public w/o Associates) 4550 (Private w/Associates) 282

(Private w/o Associates) 962

Graduation Year

With Associates

2009-10 13,791

COLLEGIATE FAST FACTS• 3 out of 5 The ratio of Virginia’s public undergraduate

college students who are enrolled in Virginia’s Community Colleges.

• 18,400 The number of degrees, diplomas and certificates earned last year at Virginia’s Community Colleges.

• 32,550 The number of high school juniors and seniors earning college credit while in high school through Virginia’s Community College dual enrollment courses.

• 36% The percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who have some community college experience.

• 65% The percentage of Virginia Community College graduates in transfer-oriented programs who pursue a bachelor’s degree.

A Special Thank You to Michael Turner, Coordinator of Student Services for VCCS.