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Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article III February 18, 2011. The Achieving the Dream Leader College designation recognizes an institution’s impact in the effort to improve student success and eliminate achievement gaps nationwide. This is about Texans - today. Photo by millersjon.
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Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article III February 18, 2011 The Achieving the Dream Leader College designation recognizes an institution’s impact in the effort to improve student success and eliminate achievement gaps nationwide.
This is about Texans - today Photo by millersjon Photo by Paintingblind
San Antonio Working AP Photo/Eric Gay
San Antonio’s Passion… families, culture, history and its future Image by cbcastro Image by Duke Energy
Alamo Colleges is Doing our Part…. Slashed our budget by $30 Million
The only Historically Black College or University and Hispanic Serving College in the nation
St. Philip’s College alone has a $508 million Economic Impact
55% of students at community colleges Note: Recalculate to 45% without private universities
Displacement of 11,000students Eliminate1,043jobsEradicate $508 million of economic impact
Dual Credit serves 9,500 Students – larger than an average size college
½ Dual Credit students couldn’t afford tuition and would drop out.
Efficiencies and Local Taxes can’t offset state cuts without massive tuition increases • Enrollment Cap • Tuition Increase • Operational amputations • Increase state aid
#2 It’s Raining Image by PeWu
#3 Treat Medical and Retirement the same as the Universities