LEADING AT A TIME WHEN NO ONE WANTS TO LEAD

1. LEADING AT A TIME WHEN NO ONE WANTS TO LEAD Dr. Gregory W. Gray Chancellor Riverside Community College District

2. A NEW REALITY “Where we were once among the top states in high school graduation rates, access to higher education, and degree completion rates, the state now ranks among the bottom ten in most categories.” John Aubrey Douglass Can We Save the College Dream? The death and life of California’s public universities

3. ANNUAL TUITION/FEES

4. NATIONAL RATES – LOW TO HIGH

5. Financing California’s Community Colleges • The discrepancy between CSU, UC and community colleges is not new. However, it is during the last 10 years that the gap has increased substantially. Between 1971 and 2000, per student revenue increased 23% and 24% for UC and CSU, respectively, while community college revenue rose a mere 4%. The report, Financing California’s Community Colleges, concludes that no change in the missions of UC and CSU can account for this disparity; obviously the California legislature simply places a higher priority on funding its 4-year colleges.

7. RECENT CUTS TO CCC BUDGET • 2009-10 • More than $500 million cut from the community college budget ($190 million general apportionment & $313 million categorical) • Student fees raised from $20 to $26 per unit • 2010-11 • $126 million received for enrollment “growth” • 2011-12 • More than $300 million cut with possibility of mid-year “triggers” • Student fees raised from $26 to $36 per unit with possibility of $46 • No COLA received since 2007-08

9. STATE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION

10. THE BIG FIX “Forget tinkering on the margin. California must completely re-imagine its system of higher education.” John Aubrey Douglass Boom: A Journal of California, Summer 2011

11. CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRUE COST OF AN EDUCATED/SKILLED WORKFORCE

12. Dental Hygienist– Cost Factors

13. Physician Assistant – Cost Factors

14. Culinary Arts – Cost Factors

15. Education Deficit • “The growing education deficit is not less a threat to our nation’s long-term well-being than the current fiscal crisis.” ~Gaston Caperton, President of the College Board

16. Consequences of Neglect • California ranks last among states in per-student funding • California ranks 36th in high school graduation rates • Increases in tuition and fees exceed the national average • College-going rate dropped from 58% in 2007 to 53% in 2009

17. Inland Empire • “The growing inland areas of the state generally lag the older, coastal communities in performance.” from Consequences of Neglect • Riverside/San Bernardino Counties: Lowest in state in percentage of students earning degrees from a state university • 32% of 8th graders are proficient in math; lowest in the state • Inland Empire ranked 2nd to last in number of 9th graders who eventually enrolled in college

18. The Demand for Educated Workers • Public Policy Institute of California estimates the state needs one million more baccalaureate degree holders by 2025 to meet workforce needs of employers • The demand is accelerated as we move away from manufacturing to an information and knowledge based economy • Consequently less demand for the unskilled worker

19. More Fast Facts on Higher Education • 2009 reports showed that Riverside/San Bernardino area had the fewest degree holders in the workforce nationally at 22% • Las Vegas was 2nd to last at 23.5% • By contrast, the DC area led the nation with 51%, followed by the SF Bay area with 49% • In 2009 there were nearly 348,000 business degrees awarded nationally, with only 15,496 in math • The fastest growing degrees over the last decade are in park/recreation, leisure and fitness studies • 9.4% of all college students nationally are a California Community College student