A Vision For Community and Technical College Education in West Virginia

1. A Vision For Community and Technical College Education in West Virginia Target 2010 June 14, 2005

2. History of West Virginia Community College Development • 1961 - Branch campuses created • 1971 - Community College Study • 2000 - Senate Bill 653 • 2004 - Senate Bill 448

3. Higher Education Study 1999

4. Higher Education Study - 1999 • WV ranks 50th in the NCHEMS Study - Preparation of the Workforce for the New Economy • WV ranks last among competitor states in high school graduates attending community and technical colleges • WV ranks 47th in the proportion of adults at lowest level of literacy

5. Higher Education Study - 1999 • WV ranks 10th among 11 competitor states in the number of certificates and associate degrees awarded • Number of West Virginia high school students are decreasing, but the needs of adults are increasing

6. Higher Education Study - 1999 • WV enrollment in community and technical colleges is out of proportion in relationship to national enrollment • National 46% • SREB 39% • West Virginia 24%

7. Senate Bill 448 2004

8. Community and Technical Colleges • Eastern WV Community and Technical College • Pierpont Community and Technical College • Marshall Community and Technical College • New River Community and Technical College • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College • Southern WV Community and Technical College • WVU at Parkersburg • Community and Technical College at WVU Tech • West Virginia Northern Community College • West Virginia State Community and Technical College

10. System Mission “To deliver, through a comprehensive community and technical college education system, affordable, accessible high quality education and training that dynamically advances the economic and social development of West Virginia.”

11. System Goals – Target 2010 • Provide access to affordable comprehensive community and technical college education in all regions of West Virginia • Produce high quality graduates with the general education and technical skills to be successful in the workplace or subsequent education • Provide high quality workforce development programs that meet the demands of West Virginia’s employers and enhance the economic development efforts of the State • Collaborate with other providers in delivering education and training programs to the community and technical college district • Collaborate with the public school system to increase the college-going rate in West Virginia

12. Target Areas • Access • Workforce Development • Student Success • Collaboration

13. Provide access to affordable comprehensive community and technical college education in all regions of West Virginia • Access • Increase postsecondary participation rate for credit and non-credit instruction • Community and technical college education will be economically feasible for all citizens of West Virginia • Maintain affordable tuition

14. Produce high quality graduates with the general education and technical skills to be successful in the workplace or subsequent education II. High Quality Graduates • Increase the graduation rate to the national average • Increase the job placement rate • Successfully deliver developmental education programs • Increase the passage rate on licensure exams • Increase the percentage of students successfully meeting appropriate levels on the WorkKeys assessments

15. III. Workforce Development Produce high quality workforce development programs that meet the demands of West Virginia’s employers and enhance the economic development efforts of the State • Increase the number of career-technical programs offered • Increase the number of career-technical certificate and associate degrees awarded • Increase the number of workforce education or training programs delivered to employers • Increase the number of individuals participating in workforce education or training programs

16. IV. Collaboration Collaborate with other providers in delivering education and training programs to the community and technical college district and collaborate with the public school system to increase the college-going rate in West Virginia • Increase the number of EDGE students matriculating to postsecondary education • Increase the number of new Tech Prep 4+2 programs • Increase the number of statewide articulation agreements between the community and technical colleges, four-year postsecondary institutions and the State Department of Education

17. Collaborate with other providers in delivering education and training programs to the community and technical college district and collaborate with the public school system to increase the college-going rate in West Virginia IV. Collaboration(cont.) • Increase the number of courses brokered from other higher education institutions • Fully implement the community and technical college district consortia concept • Improve the literacy rate through collaboration with adult basic education

18. Priority and Focus • Access • Workforce Development

19. I. Access – Target 2010 8

20. I. Workforce development – Target 2010 9

21. System Initiatives • Partnerships • Consortia • EDGE • Economic Development • WIA Boards • Middle College

22. System Initiatives • Innovative Programming • Adult Completion Program • Condensed Programs • Fast Track Jobs • Increase Distance Education • Credit • Non-Credit

23. System Initiatives • Funding Strategies • High-Cost Programs • Non-Credit Programs • Reward Growth • Grant Program - Adults

24. Critical Issues • Visibility • Capacity of High-Cost Programs • Allied Health • Technology • “Get Hands Dirty”

25. Critical Issues • Funding • Growth • High-cost programs • Tuition Rates • Literacy Effort

26. Questions ? ? ? James L. Skidmore, Chancellor WV Council for Community & Technical College Education 1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East – Suite 700 Charleston, West Virginia 25301 Phone: 304-558-0265 Fax: 304-558-1646 E-Mail: skidmore@wvctcs.org Web: www.wvctcs.org