1 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUDGET NOTES PROGRAMS DELIVERED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE –Carl Perkins Professional Technical Programs – Adult Basic Education/Title II of Workforce Investment Act –Small Business Development Centers April 21, 2003 Presented to Ways & Means Education Subcommittee By: Cam Preus-Braly

2 Agency Reductions

3 Organizational Chart

Harney % Malheur 3, % Lake % Klamath 2, % Jackson 7, % Josephine 5, % Curry 2, % Coos 10, % Douglas 16, % Lane 37, % Deschutes 13, % Crook 1, % Grant % Linn 14, % Benton 11, % Lincoln 4, % Baker % Wallowa % Union % Umatilla 7, % Morrow % Jefferson 1, % Wasco 2, % Wheeler % Gilliam % Sherman % Hood R. 2, % Marion 35, % Clackamas 33, % Multnomah 73, % Clatsop 5, % Columbia 2, % Tillamook 3, % Wash. 44, % Yamhill 6, % Polk 5, % CC Students by County Total Students Enrolled, % of Population Enrolled Community Colleges

5 All Students

6 Community Colleges Served 406,434 Students in

7 Increased Student Demand Over the Last Decade

8 Enrollment Scenarios Including Agency Request

9 Budget Numbers

10 Enrollment Scenarios

11 Tuition/Fees Tuition increased 12% this year rates are set by local college boards. state average yearly tuition and fees for a full-time in-district student = $2,337 tuition for ranges from $40-$55 per credit Projected average increase next year of $10 per credit, for a range of $46 to $62

12 Community College Tuition increase 12% Student share of their education for the decade 1992 to 2002 increased from 22% to 33%

Annual Tuition and Fees: Cost to Students

14 Enrollment Projections

15 U.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of Education Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development State Funding (Oregon Legislature) Oregon Community Colleges WIA Title IB (Adult, Youth, Dislocated Workers) - $112.3 million Community College Support Fund - $407.7 million WIA Title II (Adult Education and Family Literacy) - $9.8 million Local Workforce Areas Contracts for Services OR Dept. of Education Perkins Professional Technical Funds - $9.4 million

16 Professional Technical Programs Federal Carl Perkins Professional Technical program: Builds on the efforts of states and localities to develop challenging academic standards Promotes the development of services and activities that integrate academic and professional/technical instruction Promotes the linkage between secondary and postsecondary education Increases state and local flexibility to provide services and activities Disseminates national research and provides professional development and technical assistance to improve vocational and technical education programs

17 Professional Technical Programs –50-50 split of funds between secondary and post-secondary programs –Funding directly distributed to high schools and colleges as grant-in-aid Statewide activities : Challenge Grants – K12/CC collaborations for demonstration projects in Information Technology, Teacher and Paraprofessional Preparation, Engineering and Healthcare Statewide Community College program initiatives in: –Healthcare – the Community College Healthcare Action Plan, preliminary funding for –Teacher and Paraprofessional Training –training in response to No Child Left Behind mandates/planning phase Revitalization of State Youth Committee – joint staffing by ODE/OPTE and CCWD/WIA Staff

18 Organizational Chart

19 Adult Education & Family Literacy Title II of WIA Provides assistance to adults - Increase literacy, knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency Completion of a secondary school education or equivalent

20 Adult Education & Family Literacy Title II of WIA Need for literacy services is well documented Individuals without a high school credential from the 2000 Census: –223,106 Oregonians aged 25 and older, 9.9% of the population, without a high school credential –111,705 of those have less than a 9 th grade education –Numbers served by local programs in : 26,314.

21 Adult Education & Family Literacy Title II of WIA Basic skills instruction in reading, math, writing, speaking/listening Secondary credential: GED and high school diploma Family literacy and workplace literacy Instruction in reading, writing, speaking and listening in English (ESL)

22 Adult Education & Family Literacy Title II of WIA Providers include: Seventeen community colleges Community-based coalitions Department of Corrections Local and county jails

23 Adult Education & Family Literacy Title II of WIA Total served: 26,314  Basic Skills: 12,663  Limited English speakers: 11,905  GED/Adult High School: 1,746 Gender:  Male: 14,069  Female: 12,245 Employed on entry into program:  9,905

24 Organizational Chart

25 Adult Education & Family Literacy Title II of WIA Local programs report challenges including: Waiting lists for entry into programs Lack of resources to add services for family literacy and workplace literacy Need for childcare and transportation support for learners while attending school Serving learners who are balancing work, family, and school

26 Small Business Development Centers The Oregon Small Business Development Center Network is a partnership that includes: –16 community colleges, three state universities –the U.S. Small Business Administration –the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department –private business More than 10,000 businesses were assisted by the Oregon SBDC program in Funding for the SBDC Network is included in the budget of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department.

27 Small Business Development Centers Services to Business Owners: –Confidential Business Counseling –Business Training –Business Information and Referrals –International Trade Assistance Major Areas of Assistance: –Business Plan Development –Marketing Plan Development –Accounting Assistance –New Product or Service Development –Personnel Management

28 Small Business Development Centers

29 Access at risk for Oregonians

30 Increased Demand for Highly Skilled Workforce “Oregon’s future will depend on having a critical mass of highly skilled technology workers and researchers.” “We need to immediately retrain existing workers for today’s high demand jobs.” Oregon Council for Knowledge and Economic Development Report, 2002 “The current supply of graduates produced by Oregon’s community colleges and universities falls short of the demand created by new positions and vacancies in these critical shortage fields.” Final Report of the Interim Task Force on Health Care Personnel, 2002

31 Challenges Nursing and Allied Health Programs are full but colleges do not have funds to expand to meet market demand. Waiting lists for ESL classes Funding cuts = fewer programs, classes, seats statewide Physical plants in need of repair or expansion to meet the need for classroom and lab space.

32 Challenges Professional Technical Programs are the training ground for a highly skilled workforce. But in the gap in PT programs grew: 15 AAS Programs were suspended 12 Certificate Programs were suspended 17 AAS Programs were deleted 8 Certificate Programs were deleted

33 What are the Options? More $$$! Greater reliance on grant and “other” funds Cost savings: cut staff, programs, courses Tuition Strategies –Raising Tuition –Differentiated Tuition –Increased Oregon Opportunity Grant

34 Socio-Economic Benefits Return on investment (source: CC Benefits Inc. Study, March 2002) –17% ROI in Oregon’s Community Colleges. –The state of Oregon benefits from improved health, reduced welfare, unemployment and crime saving the public $61.5 million per year. Benefits of a community college education (Bureau of Labor Statistics publication) –Increase wages $100 to $400 per week –Decreases likelihood of unemployment by 50%