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Baccalaureate
Enrollment Growth
and Capacity
CC Baccalaureate Association
March 2005
Elise Erickson, Bellevue Community College
Jean Floten, Bellevue Community College
Jan Yoshiwara, Washington State Board for
Community and Technical Colleges
Agenda
Study purpose and design
Baccalaureate demand to 2010:
maintenance level and policy increases
Plans to meet demand
Features of options: location, cost,
students served
Conclusions from survey and college
interviews
Features of delivery options explored
Next steps
Universities and CTCs Share
Baccalaureate Mission
Shared mission
CTCs are start for more
than 40% of graduates
Public universities award 3
out of 4 bachelor’s degrees
Public higher education
primary providers
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Baccalaureate Capacity
Study
How much to
2010
Where needed
What fields
What options
Cost to state
Cost to students
Key options or
combination of
options by region
Work with public
universities on
enrollment
planning model
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Basis of Joint Forecast
Maintains market share by
sector, including private
universities
Keeps pace with population
growth
Addresses existing access gaps –
regions and types of students
currently underserved
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FTE Demand by Type to 2010
Population driven
Maintain opportunity
as population grows
Policy driven
Pathways for
technical associate
degree grads
Low regional access
7000
Juniors
6000
Freshmen
5000
4000
3000
2000
¾ of demand at
1000
junior/senior level
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Consistent with OFM,
HECB Master Plan
Population
Growth
Tech Degree
Pathway
Regional
Access
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If CTC and University Plans are
Funded Enrollment and Demand
Match to 2010
3500
Population
Enrollment if Funded
Meets 78%
of demand
3000
2500
Low Access Demand
- Southwest, Snohomish
2000
- Technical degree pathways
1500
1000
500
0
King
Central &
East
Snohomish
Southwest
Northwest
Pierce
South Sound
Pathways Considered to Meet
Demand
Public baccalaureate institutions
University branch campuses
Collocated university centers
CTC bachelor’s degrees
Pathways Considered to
Meet Demand
Public baccalaureate
institutions
University branch
campuses
Collocated university
centers
CTC bachelor’s degrees
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Location Matters
Regional differences in
access
60% of university
freshmen attend
outside home region
60% of CTC transfers
attend university close
to home
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Pathways Serve Different
Students
Broader spectrum of population served
through transfer pathway
Two-thirds of transfer students first
in families to go to earn bachelors
degrees
More African American, Native
American and Latino students use
transfer path
More older students use transfer,
especially at University Centers and
University branch campuses
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Fiscal Considerations for
Baccalaureate Pathways
Comparison based on recent legislative
appropriations for growth FTEs
Current pathways:
$20,100 to $24,000 over four years
Range is narrow except for branch campuses
Examining costs for new pathways
Four year branch campuses
University centers
CTC bachelors degrees
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Costs Vary More Widely
for Students
Used 2005 tuition rates*
Wider range in cost to students:
$10,900 – CTC transfer to regional
university
$18,100 – 4 years at research
university
Diversity of choices useful from
affordability perspective
* Operating fee only
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What Other Colleges Discovered
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Critical Shortage of BA
Opportunity
Programs don’t exist to
meet business needs
Students can’t move to
where the colleges are
Existing colleges don’t
have program capacity
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Fulfilling the Community
College Mission
Focus on community
needs
Workforce preparation
Emphasis on teaching
Open door policy
A.A. is basis of program
Address needs not met by
universities
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How Colleges Chose
Their B.A. Programs
Already offer a strong 2year program
Qualified faculty for
upper division courses
Program is in high
demand
Education, nursing,
business, IT
management
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Other Issues
Partnerships with
universities didn’t
work
Maintain focus on
workforce programs
Degrees are accepted
by all
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Faculty Considerations
Terminal degree faculty
for program
Focus is on
students/teaching
Technical faculty can cost
more
Educational stipends level
the field
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It’s Worth the Price
Tuition set by Higher
Education Board
Financial challenges
Emotional challenges
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Public Baccalaureate
Institutions
Well established
infrastructure, programs,
services, faculty expertise
Comprehensive offerings
Address sustained demand
Strength is serving
traditional, mobile, young
adults
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University Branch Campuses
Located in regions with high population
growth and unmet demand for upper
division capacity
Meet sustained, long-term needs of
regions
Programs focused on local needs, but
limited mix due to small campuses
Higher cost proposed for both upper
division and lower division
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University Centers Collocated
on CTC Campuses
Builds on CTC infrastructure;
efficient use of services, facilities
Programs driven by
community needs
Lower cost to students
Serve diversity of the
community
Local governance matters
Issues – program mix and stability
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Community and Technical
College Baccalaureate Degrees
Builds on CTC infrastructure, services
Programs driven by community needs
Lower cost to students
Serve the diversity of the community
Local control
Institutional costs can be managed with
regional university funding levels and
regional university tuition rates
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Community and Technical
College Baccalaureate Degrees
Accreditation requirements for
college role and mission, faculty
credentials, scholarship can be
accommodated. Library
holdings would have to be
expanded.
Issues – CTCs not chartered to
offer bachelor’s degrees,
substantial start up work
required
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Conclusions
Strong demand for junior access
Meeting the demand requires growth
in all pathways to the baccalaureate
Build on current infrastructure:
baccalaureates, branch campuses,
university centers, CTCs
More than ¾ of 2010 projected
demand met IF enrollment requests
are funded
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Conclusions
Location matters, especially for
transfer students
Serving the diversity of students
requires diversity of pathways to
the bachelor’s degree
University Centers are an
effective way to distribute
access across the state
CTCs - CTC bachelors degrees are
feasible option
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Next Steps
Upper division growth for
universities, branch campuses
Funding for University Centers
SBCTC and legislative authorization
for CTC bachelors degrees
HECB process for university centers
and CTC bachelors degrees
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