How the University Center Impacts McLennan Community College

1. How the University Center Impacts McLennan Community College Lewis Snell Director, University Center at MCC Annette Scott Associate Director, University Center at MCC

2. University University Center Technical College Workforce McLennan Community College

3. FACT SHEET • 5 Partner Universities • - Tarleton State University • - The University of Texas at Arlington • - The University of Texas at Brownsville • - The University of Texas at Medical Branch at Galveston • - Midwestern State University • 28 degree programs • 18 undergraduate, 10 graduate • Approximately 700 students • - ¾ of classes at night and on weekends • - online sections have increased (16 sections for spring 09)

6. Note: 63 classrooms were used on campus Fall 2008

7. General Benefits of the University Center for MCC • Students take more core curriculum courses • *Increase in enrollment = increase in college revenue • Students buy more books at the MCC bookstore • Students buy more food at the Highlander cafe • MCC employees have opportunities to obtain higher education goals

8. Benefits to the local Workforce • Employers provide tuition reimbursement • Employees save time by traveling less to take courses toward degree • Employees are less likely to move away to pursue degree elsewhere

9. Impact on the MCC campus • Partner institutions use classrooms (and more parking) • Increase in student visits to career services, student records, • MAC card office, and library • Instruction provided by MCC instructors, Baylor administrators, • Baylor graduate students, and local community members • MCC provides salaries for three employees • MCC employees serve as advisors for bachelor degree programs

10. Note: AS 204 (6 courses), LTC 318 (6), and CSC D 102 (5) were used most frequently

11. Growth of University Center Partners • 4 full time Tarleton State University employees on campus • Have requested administrative support • Currently have a work study and graduate assistant on campus • UTA in process of hiring full time employee • Tarleton State University offers new student orientation, • new faculty orientation, and graduation planning event • Bookstore has to order books for approximately 700 additional students

12. MCC Workforce Education Programs • Social Work - UTA • Business – Tarleton and UTA • Criminal Justice – Tarleton State University • Respiratory Care – Midwestern State University

13. View by Chamber of Commerce • See Education as key to development of Waco • Work closely with Baylor University • Idea of Stand Alone University not feasible • Prepared to help us recruit outside McLennan County

14. 2008 Survey Information (178 students polled) • 43% of students interested in pursuing Bachelor’s degree • 31% of students interested in pursuing Associate’s degree • Child Studies (14%), General Studies (11%), and Management (11%) • were most popular degree options • Nursing (16%), Social Work (14%), and Criminal Justice (10%) were • commonly requested Master degree options • 35% of students requested more degree options • and “better parking”

15. Next Steps – The Future of the University Center at MCC • Increase growth of Current programs • - Business, Education, Psychology, Agriculture • Adding new programs with existing partners • - Master programs • - Health care options • - Education options (High School teachers) • New Partners • - Sam Houston State University • - Texas Tech University