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Mission College and our Community

Mission College and our Community. Muslim Community Association May 2012. Today’s Community College. Open Access—practicing the ideal of education for all Offering flexibility in education Part-time students Evening, weekend and short-term courses, distance education

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Mission College and our Community

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  1. Mission College and our Community Muslim Community Association May 2012

  2. Today’s Community College • Open Access—practicing the ideal of education for all • Offering flexibility in education • Part-time students • Evening, weekend and short-term courses, distance education • Educating Community Leaders • 80% of firefighters, law enforcement officers and EMTs are credentialed at community colleges • 70% of nurses in California received their education from community colleges • Transfer students from community colleges account for 48% of University of California’s bachelors degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math

  3. Today’s California community Colleges • Largest system of higher education in the world • 112 community colleges across the state • Serve over two and a half million students each year (2,758,081 individual students in 2009-10) • The most affordable option for higher education Cost to Students: Undergraduate Fees, 2011-12

  4. Today’s California community Colleges • Important Entry Point for Higher Education • 54% of CSU Graduates and 28% of UC Graduates in 2009-10 began their college years at a California Community College • Transfers in 2009-10 from CA Community Colleges • To University of California 14,690 • To California State University 37,651 • To In-State Private Colleges/Universities 23,584 • To Out of State Colleges/Universities 17,025

  5. CCCsystem in Context Per-Student Funding by Education System, 2009-10 (amounts include state Gender Fund, local property tax, student fee revenue, and federal stimulus funding, but not STRS or lottery funds.)

  6. Today’s Mission College • Founded in 1977 • Service area includes portions of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, with students from throughout Silicon Valley • Offers more than 70 academic, vocational and fundamental skills programs • Serves approximately 12,000 students each term

  7. Enrollment trends • Close to 65% of students come from outside the official college service area • Shift following the tech bubble swing in the early 2000s • Reduction in number of employed workers coming for specific tech-related skills • Increasing number of traditional students coming direct from High School • Traditionally known as an “evening school,” students now attend daytime classes in greater numbers than evening • Students in daytime classes made up 46% of students in Fall 2000, 63% in Fall 2010 • Distance Learning has increased by 20% in two years

  8. Enrollment Trends • Student Headcount peaked in Spring of 2009 • Strong demand in last three years has been tempered by state mandated workload reductions

  9. Student Focus • Of all Full Time Equivalent Students (FTES) in Spring 2011: • 13.6% came from Basic Skills (non-transferable) • 80.7% came from areas Transferable to 4-year colleges and universities • In addition, 29.5% of FTES generated would apply towards Vocational Education goals

  10. About Our Students • Nearly 10% of students are new, first-time students while over 60% are returning from the prior term

  11. Student completion

  12. Student characteristics • 57% Female, 42% Male (Spring 2011) • Diverse spread across age categories • 15% age 19 or younger, 14% age 50 or higher • 44% between the ages of 20 and 29

  13. Race & Ethnicity • Richly diversestudent body • 77% of students with reported race/ethnicity are non-white

  14. Students & Our community

  15. High School Success Rates • Only half of high school graduates are ready for a four-year college • The 4-Year Dropout Rate has improved to 11.9% from 16.1% in 2008-2009

  16. Industry growth Santa Clara County Industries with the Fastest Anticipated Growth, 2010 to 2019: • Information, 19% • Other services, 17% • Education and health services, 16% • Financial activities, 16% • Agriculture, natural resources, and mining, 16% • Overall growth, 10% Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 2011

  17. Occupation growth Santa Clara County Occupations with the Fastest Anticipated Growth, 2010 to 2019: • Professional and related occupations, 15% • Management, business, and financial occupations, 13% • Service occupations, 13% • Sales and related occupations, 9% Occupations with Anticipated Declines • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, -17% • Military occupations, -3% • Production occupations, -1% Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 2011

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