MACJC FY 2012 Legislative Recommendations

1. MACJC FY 2012 Legislative Recommendations Dr. Clyde Muse MACJC Legislative Chair Hinds Community College President

2. Topics for Discussion • MACJC Mission and Vision • Community College Performance • MACJC Legislative Priorities • Mid-Level Funding • Capital Improvements • Dropout Recovery • Equity in Funding • Economic Necessity of Education

3. Mississippi Community Colleges “There is no fabric of success in the state of Mississippi without the community colleges woven into it.” Dr. Marty Wiseman Stennis Institute for Government Mississippi State University

4. MACJC Mission… Our mission is to empower Mississippians to realize their full potential through world-class education and training which results in an enhanced quality of life for individuals, communities and the state.  

5. MACJC Vision The measures of success for the citizens of Mississippi will be substantially improved through access and opportunity to higher education. Through our commitment to quality, affordable programs and services, students will become more productive citizens.

6. Mississippi Community CollegesWho we serve.. • More than 250,000 Mississippians in credit and non-credit programs, including: • 102,000 individuals in Workforce Training • 20,000 in Adult Basic Education/GED

7. Mississippi Community CollegesWho we serve.. • Workforce Training • Served 559 companies and businesses • Conducted 18,600 workforce training classes

8. Mississippi Community CollegesWho we serve… • 88,800 credit students* • 74 percent of all college FRESHMEN in MS public institutions of higher learning • 58 percent of all UNDERGRADUATES in MS public institutions of higher learning • 97 percent Mississippi residents *Fall 2010 preliminary enrollment

9. Mississippi Community CollegesHow we’ve grown… • Mississippi Virtual Community College, 15-college consortium, earn AA degree totally online.

10. MS Public Colleges and UniversitiesFall 2010 Credit Enrollment Rankings* • Mississippi State University 19,644 • University of Mississippi (& UMMC) 19,536 • University of Southern Mississippi 15,778 • Hinds Community College 13,600 • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 10,415 • Northwest Mississippi Community College 8,756 • Jackson State University 8,689 *Preliminary 10th day of classes

11. Average Tuition & Fees Comparison • The Best Value - Affordability

12. FY 2012 Priority #1Mid-Level Funding • Provide community college per student state funding that is midway between per student state funding for K-12 and regional public universities

13. Distribution of FY 2011 Educational Funding

14. Mid-Level Funding • $2,288 per student increase to achieve MLF • FY 2012 Request: $67,028,500, which is one-half of the total amount needed to achieve Mid-Level Funding

15. Midpoint Salaries FY 2012: $4,618 or 9.52 Percent Differencebetween CJC Average Salary and MidPoint Salary Estimate One-third of newly appropriated dollars will be directed to salaries.

16. FY 2012 Priority #2 Capital Improvements • $185,608,230 • Five-Year MACJC Capital Improvement Plan, submitted to the Legislature each year since 2005. • One-half of the funds to be distributed equally and the balance to be distributed based on enrollment

17. FY 2012 Priority #3 Dropout Recovery • Provide the same level of state support per ABE/GED student as students enrolled in regular college level programs • $14,259,000 = 3,500 dropouts served at FTE value of $4,074

18. Dropout Recovery • 400,000 working-age Mississippians without a high school diploma • 14,000 new dropouts in Mississippi each year • Mississippi ranks 49th in the nation in the percentage of 18-24 year-olds with a high school diploma

19. Dropout Recovery$100,000 Special Appropriation • Fast-Track GED preparation courses • Part-time ABE/GED recruiters • More GED test dates and GED examiners • First college class free for GED achievers • Scholarships for high-scoring GED achievers • GED test fee ($40)waivers • Gas cards to assist with transportation needs • Subject-area CRAM sessions for re-testers

20. Adult Basic Education • ABE and GED Preparation • Served 21,000 students in FY 2010 GED Testing - Conducted by CJC

21. FY 2012Other Legislative Requests • Endorse the State Board for Community and Junior College request to rename the agency “Mississippi Community College Board” • Endorse a separate $10 million bond bill to fund the construction and furnishing of a new headquarters building for the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges

22. State Board for Community and Junior Colleges FY 2012 Request

23. Mississippi Community Colleges Fiscally Conservative High Performing Accountable The best institutions that build their reputations on the backs of the students they serve and the workers they produce.

24. Mississippi Community Colleges Yet, a funding inequity continues.

25. Educational EnrollmentsFY 2011 compared to FY 2000

26. Community College Growth Comparison to IHL and K-12

27. State Support Per StudentFY 2011 compared to FY 2000

28. CJC Per Student State FundingTen Year Trend

29. Mississippi Community Colleges • The critical bridge…. • between high school and the university; • between employers and workers; • between the low educational attainment level of our citizens and the economic prosperity of our state.

30. Per Capita Income2008 United States $40,166 Mississippi $30,383 Source: Rural Policy Research Institute (Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept. of Commerce)

31. Education and the Economy: Mississippi’s Economic GapWith America Southern Education Foundation May 21, 2009

32. Mississippi Education Stops Too Early For Too Many Southern Education Foundation May 21, 2009

33. Mississippi Community Colleges • In Mississippi, there are more people in prison than people who earned a college degree this past year. • An investment in community colleges offers the best return in terms of life-long productivity.

34. FY 2012 MACJC Legislative Recommendations Endorsed by … • State Board for Community and Junior Colleges • Mississippi Community and Junior College Trustees Association • Mississippi Community and Junior College Inter-Alumni Association • Mississippi Faculty Association for Community and Junior Colleges • Community College Student VOICES Organization

35. Community colleges are the fastest growing segment of education. The bridge to a better job, a better life.