The Report Card

A monthly newsletter that gives you the facts...

Volume 11, issue viii- June 14, 2004



Valerie Coad -  Dorothea Smith
Memorial Scholarship Recipient

In 2002-03, the Foundation awarded 103 scholarships to 102 students. This represented $153,310 in funding. Six of these were brand new scholarships that were set up including: Dorothea Smith Memorial, Enumclaw Rotary, John C. Sheneberger Memorial, Jonathan Roorda Memorial, Seattle Area Radio Broadcaster's Association, and Enumclaw Courier-Herald.

Twenty two grant applications were submitted during 2002-03. Eleven of the applications were funded totaling $1,703.875. This is an increase from 2001-02 when the college received $1,665,165 in grant funding.


Kent Station

Edith Capen, Vice President for Extended Learning and Resource Development, is responsible for program planning for the new Kent Center, Continuing Education, WETRC, study abroad, distance learning, and curricular aspects of international projects. This relatively new position allows the college to provide appropriate attention to these areas. Some of the latest developments include plans to relocate the Center at Kent to the new Kent Station Development project in 2005-06, and to create a new satellite campus with a more comprehensive offering of programs including credit transfer courses, developmental education, professional/technical training, as well as more community education and professional continuing education programs. 

 
 

Welcome to The Report Card, a monthly newsletter containing information on various topics related to institutional effectiveness. This issue is on Resource Management and Extended Learning and Economic Development.

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. 

Highlights: 

Green River is on pace to meet or exceed it's FTE targets in all categories. 

  • The college will exceed its targets for Worker Retraining and Running Start by 68% and 23% respectively.  (See Figure 1).

The Green River Community College Foundation raised $910,269 in private funds during the 2002-03 academic year and received an additional $1.7 million in grants.

  • The annual contributions (excluding grants) received by the Foundation increased by 75% from the previous year. (See Figure 2).
  • The Foundation’s assets increased by 16% from the previous year and are currently at slightly over $7.2 million. (See Figure 3).

Green River operates several self-supporting programs and services that provide continuing education for the community.  These programs and services are supported by user fees and receive no state funding. Green River has three self-support efforts: (1) Continuing Education, (2) the Kent Center, and (3) the Washington Environmental Training Center (WETRC).

  • The number of students served by Continuing Education increased by 27% over the past three years. (See Figure 4).
     
  • The number of students served by the Kent Center increased by 19% from the prior year, whereas the number of students served by WETRC decreased by 3%. (See Figure 4).

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