Transforming Louisiana’s Workforce

1. Transforming Louisiana’s Workforce Joe May President Louisiana Community and Technical College System

2. Vision To be the premier system of community and technical colleges in the nation and the most responsive in meeting the higher education and workforce needs of Louisiana students, communities, and businesses.

3. Community & Technical Colleges • We are where Louisiana goes to college. • We are the primary access points to higher education. • We are the key to workforce, personal and economic goal attainment.

4. Geographic Access OUR LOCATIONS

5. Enrollment Growth • Enrollment in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System grew by almost 70% from Fall 2005 to Fall 2007. • We enrolled 52,365 students in Fall 2007. Source: Board of Regents’ SSPS and Fall Preliminary Enrollment Survey

6. Student Composition • 97.8% of LCTCS students are Louisiana residents. • 33.2% of LCTCS students are African-American. Source: Fall 2006 Board of Regents’ SSPS

7. Student Profile • Average age of LCTCS students is 27. • 39% of LCTCS students are age 25 and over. • 56.8% of LCTCS students are female. Source: Fall 2006 Board of Regents’ SSPS

8. Our Graduates Perform Well Our students perform as well at their transfer institutions as they did at community colleges. Source: Fall 2004 and Fall 2005 Board of Regents’ SSPS

9. Louisiana’s Community and Technical Colleges “A New Beginning”

10. TOTAL: $257.6 million 25 Facility Projects 15 Colleges

11. LCTCS is the fastest growing Higher Education System in the State.

12. Seven LCTCS colleges were named among the “Fifty Fastest Growing Community and Technical Colleges in the Nation.”

13. Why is growth important? 68% of new jobs created will require more than high school education, but less than a bachelor’s degree.

14. Community/Technical Colleges and State Economies Source: U.S. Department of Education (2004) Digest of Education Statistics

15. LTC Enrollment Growth • LTC received $1,369,308 in “formula funding” ($34,232 per campus). • LTC experienced 16% enrollment growth from Fall 2006 – Fall 2007 semesters. • “Formula funding” as a result of new growth: $0.00

16. If funding equals enrollment . . . imagine what a funding formula aligned with workforce needs and economic development priorities could accomplish for Louisiana…

17. Why is this important? To meet workforce needs, LCTCS will need to enroll 160,000 students.

18. LCTCS 2008 Advocacy Agenda • Designate responsibility for the delivery of workforce training to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. • Establish a standing “rapid response” training fund to address urgent workforce needs - $15.0 million • Establish “Centers of Excellence” to meet industry demand in key sectors - $66.0 million • Provide facilities to meet both current and future workforce needs - $27.0 million

19. Training Responsibility • Implement a performance funding model that provides incentives for colleges to align programs with local workforce demands and economic development priorities. • Fund every new enrollment aligned with workforce needs and economic development priorities - $20.4 million • Complete funding for new student information system - $30.0 million • “Buy down” the tuition of the LTC to ensure low tuition rates – $12.0 million

20. Expand “Rapid Response” Capacity Establish a $15 million standing “rapid response” training fund, without ties to specific program areas, to enable community and technical colleges to continue to address urgent workforce needs as they arise.

21. Funding Works:Pathways to Construction • $12.9 million • 800% increase in construction sector output • Industry integrated into program design and delivery

22. Significance • Demand existed prior to receipt of funding. • Funding provided for the following: • Expanded marketing • Curriculum development • Rental of space • Purchase of equipment • Hiring faculty • Student Scholarships

23. Response Timeline

24. Establish “Centers of Excellence” • Gulf Coast Institute for Emergency Response • Institute for Cyber Security Technology • Gulf Coast Institute for Energy Production Technology • Marine Manufacturing Technology Institute

25. Gulf Coast Institute for Emergency Response • Located in South Central, Louisiana • National EMS Academy • Disaster Response and Recovery • First Responder training • Total cost – $17.75 mil

26. Institute for Cyber Security Technology • Located in Northwest, Louisiana • Cyber Command – Barksdale AFB • Cyber Innovations Center – BPCC next-door neighbor • 10,000 associated jobs (conservative est.) • Total cost – $12.5 mil

27. Gulf Coast Institute for Energy Production Technology • Located in Southwest, Louisiana • Conoco-Phillips $2 million contribution to SOWELA • Economic impact of LNG regassification facilities: $2.2 billion • Jobs created: 13,877 • Total cost – $14.5 mil

28. Marine Manufacturing Technology Institute • Located in Southeast, Louisiana • Provide workforce support for: • Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Leevac, Gulf Craft, Bollinger Shipyards, Trinity Marine • Gulf Coast ship building industry contribution to GDP: $3.9 Billion • Total cost – $21.25 mil

29. Summary • Designate responsibility for the delivery of workforce training to the LCTCS. • Fund every new enrollment • Complete funding for new SIS • “Buy down” the tuition of the LTC to ensure low tuition rates. • Create a “Rapid Response” fund. • Implement four Centers of Excellence. • Provide facilities to meet both current and future workforce needs.