The Report Card
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Volume II, Issue viii
April 7, 2003
In This Month's Issue:
Resource Management and Enterprise Services
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Welcome to another issue of The Report Card, a monthly newsletter containing information on various topics related to institutional effectiveness. This issue is on Resource Management and Enterprise Services.
Background:
Green River funds its
programs and services from several different sources with attention to
cost efficiency. Because of the increasing number of students and the
associated costs in providing programs and services, the college needs
additional funds beyond those appropriated by the state legislature. Over the past decade, Green River has developed and expanded
a variety of entrepreneurial activities and services to generate
additional revenue. In
addition, the Green River Community College Foundation continues to
acquire resources for the college through its fundraising efforts as well
as its efforts to secure grants.
Green River operates
several self-supporting programs and services that provide continuing
education for the community. These
programs and services are supported by the user fees and receive no state
funding. Green River has three self-support efforts: (1) Skillstream, (2)
Continuing Education, and (3) the Washington Environmental Training Center
(WETRC).
Highlights:
Green River is on pace to
achieve its 2002-03 FTE targets in all categories except for
international.
- The college will exceed its Worker Retraining FTES by 60% for the year. State funded FTEs are approximately 2% over target. Running Start FTES are also strong (11% above target). International FTES are 3% below target. (See Figure 1).
The Green River Community
College Foundation contributed $507,210 to the college during 2001-02 and
received an additional $1.6 million in grants.
- The annual contributions (excluding grants) from the Green River Community College Foundation increased by 1% over the past three years. (See Figure 2).
- The Foundation’s assets have remained constant since 1999-00 at slightly over $6 million per year. (See Figure 3).
Skillstream offers
customized courses that meet the specific needs of the business and
technology industries in the community.
The majority of the courses offered are non-credit and
self-supported.
- The number of students served by Skillstream decreased by 54% over the past three years. The ongoing economic recession has contributed to this downturn. (See Figure 4).
Continuing Education (CE)
offers non-credit courses and programs in four major areas:
professional education, job training, small business, and lifelong
learning. Thirty-five percent
of CE classes are taught at ten off-campus sites to better serve students
in the community. CE offers
about 188 distance learning courses every quarter.
- The number of students served by CE decreased by 12% over the past three years. (See Figure 5).
The Washington Environmental Training Center (WETRC) is contracted by the Department of Health, Division of Drinking Water, to maintain professional records for all classifications of certified water works operators; evaluate and assign CEUs to instructional programs; share information regarding the professional growth program; and administer the Backflow Assembly Tester (BAT) certification and professional growth programs, and renewal process. WETRC also offers non-credit workshops, seminars, and conferences throughout the state on a self-supporting basis.
- The number of students served by WETRC has fluctuated over the past three years, with a high of 3,807 students in 2000-01. (See Figure 6).
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