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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
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Maintain opportunity
as population grows
 Policy driven
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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
0
 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
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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:
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$20,100 to $24,000 over four years
Range is narrow except for branch campuses
 Examining costs for new pathways
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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:
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$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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