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Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges FY 2014 Legislative Recommendations

Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges FY 2014 Legislative Recommendations. Dr. Clyde Muse MACJC Legislative Committee Chair. MACJC. MISSION. DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL.

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Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges FY 2014 Legislative Recommendations

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  1. Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges FY 2014 Legislative Recommendations Dr. Clyde Muse MACJC Legislative Committee Chair

  2. MACJC MISSION DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL Our mission is to empower Mississippians to realize their full potential through world-class education and training which results in an enhanced quality of life for individuals, communities and the state.

  3. Community Colleges MISSION DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL …are strategically accessible, flexible and proven capable of meeting Mississippi’s need for a more educated and highly skilled workforce.

  4. Community Colleges Mississippi’s current and future workforce will drive the economy. YUP Prepare people for JOBS About 275,000 Mississippians are in low-skill, low wage employment, working full-time and not earning enough to keep a family of four out of poverty.

  5. TODAY’S WORKERS MIDDLE-SKILL JOBS Middle-skill jobs make up roughly half of all employment today. • WELDING • TRUCK DRIVING • HEALTHCARE • INFORMATION • TECHNOLOGY

  6. ENROLLMENT 2011-2012 80,285 84,502 18,794 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION / GED COLLEGE STUDENTS WORKFORCE TRAINEES From fall 2007 to fall 2011, community college credit enrollment increased by nearly 20 percent. 67,719 80,285 Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2011 Only

  7. STUDENT PROFILE ENROLLMENT • 18.3 Avg. ACT • 25 Avg. Age • 74% Full-time • 26% Part-time • 74% Academic Transfer • 26% Career/Technical • 63% Female • 37% Male • 97% Mississippi Residents • 14,271 Degrees in 2012

  8. 2011-2012 Most MS Students Start at Community Colleges. 68% 56% 50% OF ALL STUDENTS TAKING CREDIT COURSES OF ALL FRESHMEN OF ALL UNDERGRADUATES In 2011, 60 percent of Mississippi’s university graduates had previously attended a Mississippi community college. Mississippi ranked 6th in the nation for the number of bachelor’s degree completers who had previously enrolled at a two-year college. Source: National Student Clearing House

  9. COMPARE 2012-2013 Average Annual Tuition and Fees Tuition covers about one-third of the cost to educate a student at a community college.

  10. BEST VALUE COMPARE ENROLLMENT AND TUITION Community College Freshmen and Sophomores vs. all Undergraduates at 4-Year Institutions.

  11. PRIORITY ONE MID-LEVEL FUNDING TABLES Passed by the Mississippi Legislature in 2007 An additional $2,495 per student is needed to achieve Mid-Level Funding.

  12. PRIORITY ONE FACULTY SALARIES TABLES MID-LEVEL FUNDING IS THE MEANS TO EQUITABLE SALARIES • The difference between CJC average salary and mid-point faculty salary is $2,453. • Approximately one-third of new • Mid-Level Funding dollars will be • directed to CJC salaries.

  13. PRIORITY ONE MORE MID-LEVEL FUNDING TEXT State support plummeted, while enrollment soared. FY 2013 FY 2000 • FY 2000 State Support = 55.2% • FY 2013 State Support = 39.4% • FY 2000 Tuition Revenue = 18% • FY 2013 Tuition Revenue = 34.2%

  14. FY 2013 DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL FUNDING GENERAL FUND for EDUCATION Community Colleges receive only 7 cents of each dollar the state spends on Education.

  15. Recession Proof COMPARE STUDENT GROWTH VS. STATE FUNDING FY 2000 THROUGH FY 2013* Workers who lost jobs in the Recession turned to community colleges for a rapid retool of skills. *projected

  16. REASONS MID-LEVEL FUNDING • 1 • ACCESS • AFFORDABLE • TUITION • 2 • COMPETITIVE • FACULTY • SALARIES • 3 • UNDER- • PREPARED • STUDENTS • 4 • MORE • COLLEGE • GRADUATES • 5 • JOBS

  17. LOSING GROUND MID-LEVEL FUNDING Cuts in state funding, coupled with significant enrollment increases, stalled progress toward Mid-Level Funding. Peak

  18. PRIORITY TWO Capital Improvements $170,916,570 • With undergraduate enrollment far exceeding the universities, the community colleges should receive a more equitable share of bond funds. • The community colleges typically receive about 22 percent of the bond funds designated for higher education, while the universities receive the lion’s share of bonds each year. • A more equitable percentage would be between 30 and 40 percent of the higher education bonds each year. • Funds will be distributed: one-half evenly among the 15 colleges and the other half based on enrollment.

  19. PRIORITY TWO Capital Improvements $170,916,570 • $131,916,570 Construction, repair and renovation, infrastructure upgrades • $30,000,000 In 1995, the Legislature provided a $29.5 million bond for community colleges and the Library Commission for a telecommunications network. That debt has been paid. The colleges need a new General Obligation Bond to meet the escalating demand for e-learning and e-commerce in all facets of college operations

  20. State Headquarters BuildingCapital Improvements • $9,000,000 separate request • The Legislature has given MCCB the land, and the planning is done. It is time to build a headquarters for the oldest community college system in the nation.

  21. PRIORITY THREE DROPOUT RECOVERY14,000 students leave the K-12 system each year TABLES • $9,401,00 • Provide the same level of state support per ABE/GED student as a student enrolled in regular college-level programs • 3,500 dropouts served at FTE value of $2,686 • Short-term skills training and wrap-around services such as transportation, child care and legal aid

  22. PRIORITY THREE DROPOUT RECOVERYThe path to a GED is getting more expensive and difficult. TABLES • In 2009, the Legislature appropriated $100,000 to each community college for Dropout Recovery. That amount has not increased. • New federal financial aid regulations require a high school diploma or GED for Pell Grant eligibility for one-year Certificate training programs such as welding. • In January 2014, the cost of the GED test will increase to $120 and the test will be administered only on a computer. • Also, scores earned by test takers from 2002 through 2013 will no longer be valid. People who have not earned the GED by Dec. 31, 2013 will be required to take the entire new test beginning Jan. 1, 2014.

  23. PILOT PHASE Mississippi WORKS Another approach to Dropout Recovery Co-Lin, Hinds, Itawamba, Gulf Coast and Pearl River projects are underway. • INNOVATIVE • COLLABORATIVE • STUDENTS FIRST • GRADUATES

  24. Committed to… PERFORMANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY TABLES • Community colleges have responded to the Education Achievement Council’s charge and developed a statewide system of metrics for performance and accountability. • The National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (nSPARC) at MSU has field tested the metrics in collaboration with the 15 community colleges. • The colleges stand ready to implement these performance and accountability measures and request that the Legislature consider funds in addition to the regular appropriation to pilot this type of funding method in FY 2014.

  25. ONE VOICE FY 2014 MACJC Legislative Recommendations Endorsed by • Mississippi Community College Board • Mississippi Community and Junior College Trustees Association • Mississippi Community and Junior College Inter-Alumni Association • Mississippi Faculty Association for Community and Junior Colleges • Community College Student VOICES Organization

  26. THANK YOU

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