The Major Gifts Campaign for Roane State Community College

Campaign Initiatives

Extending Pathways to Learning

Advancing Excellence in Training

Supporting Individual Campus Initiatives

Strengthening Our Community’s Healthcare

Education is at the heart of our community s̓ success and Roane State Community College has a history of bringing solutions for success to businesses and individuals. Having worked with the college for more than 20 years, we know that it has helped this area prosper and grow.

Roane State graduates touch us all. Weʼve seen the college train the vast majority of healthcare workers in the region. Weʼve seen thousands of local residents begin their college studies on one of the seven Roane State campuses. These campuses make higher education affordable and accessible to even the most remote areas of East Tennessee.

Over 80 percent of Roane State s̓ graduates contribute to the local economy by continuing to live and work in the community. Furthermore, 90 percent of its graduates live in Tennessee. Clearly, Roane State is a vital asset to this region.

Because the college positively impacts both businesses and individuals, it enjoys a rich history of community support. By investing in the vision of a college campus located very close to where we live and work, we have reaped the benefits of a better educated workforce.

As Tennessee state coffers provide fewer funds for the college, your help and community support continue to be critically important to Roane State. Private dollars allow the college to stay at the forefront of quality education and training initiatives.

The benefit of supporting Roane State is simple–business, student and community demands are met and our community is a better place to live.

Because of the strong partnership that Roane State enjoys with the community, four initiatives have been developed to strengthen the college and the community. These include:• Extending Pathways to Learning with Scholarships• Advancing Excellence in Training through Faculty Development• Supporting Individual Campus Initiatives with Campus Projects • Strengthening our Community s̓ Healthcare with a Health Science Endowment

Please join us by making your pledge of support to the Invest in the Vision Campaign. Your commitment will help ensure that Roane State Community College continues to provide quality, affordable education and training close to where you live and work. Together we can make Roane State even better. Will you help?

David Coffey,Campaign Co-Chair

Pat Coffey,Campaign Co-Chair

The Roane State Foundation Board is committed to providing affordable and accessible higher education opportunities through scholarships for deserving students.Pictured from left: Joy Goldberg, Parliamentarian; Keith Uselton, Chair (seated); George Ed Wilson, III, Vice-Chair; Doug Wilson, Secretary and John Thomas, Treasurer.

Extending Pathways to LearningSCHOLARSHIPS

In our 21st century knowledge-and-technology-driven economy,

education is the new currency for success. The value of a

community college education is more important than ever before.

• By the year 2008, 29 percent of all jobs will call for post-secondary training of less than four years.

• Despite significant progress made during the past ten years, the residents of Roane State’s service area remain behind the state average for educational attainment and run the risk of higher than average unemployment rates.

Tennessee Lottery Scholarships will soon become available for the

state’s brightest recent high school graduates. Unfortunately, less

than 20 percent of Roane State’s students will likely be eligible.

One major segment (63 percent) of the college’s population, adult

learners, are not eligible for these scholarships because they have

not recently graduated from high school. The community college

system is an educational safety net for many such students, and

Roane State will be challenged to provide alternative scholarship

opportunities for them without additional sources of funding.

Benefits

• Increase access to education by providing students with scholarship assistance

• Provide a better educated workforce to surrounding communities

• Eliminate the financial burden for more students

Together we can extend pathways to learning.

“I am heading into my last semester of nursing school, and it has been quite an experience. It has been intense, and it has been non-stop. My children have sacrificed a lot, and they are looking forward to my graduation in May. My girls are aware of your generosity, and they too are grateful to you as well. They know that because of my education, we can live a better life. They also understand the importance of going to college. Knowledge is power, and I thank you again for allowing me the financial support that I need to get through nursing school and become an active part of serving my community, doing what I love to do. Thank you.”

Mary A. Cain, RSSN

The Roane State Foundation awarded scholarships totaling over $265,000 for the 2003-2004 academic year.

“Good employees start with good faculty mentors. Supporting an endowment for faculty development will keep Roane State professors current in their fields of expertise and that pays dividends well beyond the classroom.” – Rick Shipp, Task Manager of Unclassified Computing Operations at BWXT-Y12Pictured from left: Rick Shipp; Russ Schubert, Dean of Business and Technology; and Sam Ruple, Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Advancing Excellence in TeachingFACULTY DEVELOPMENT

Lifelong learning is no longer a pleasurable luxury but an absolute

necessity. Today’s teachers must not only preach the gospel of

continued learning to their students, but also practice it themselves.

To teach for our times, faculty must remain on the cutting edge

of new knowledge in their professional fields as well as at the

forefront of new instructional methods in order to prepare students

for the rapidly changing workplace or for continued education at

a four-year school.

In order for faculty to be current on technological changes and

workplace needs, they must be able to continue their training to

bring the best and most recent information, technology, and

skills to their students. Current fiscal constraints resulting from

declining state funding for higher education are hampering the

college’s ability to provide funds for this important initiative.

Benefits

• Upgrade the learning environment to keep pace with workforce demands

• Prepare students for the workforce or to continue their education

• Enable faculty members to develop new courses or improve the classroom experience

• Allow faculty to keep their curriculum current with the expected skill requirements of an ever-changing workplace

• Allow faculty to remain at the cutting edge of their technical or professional fields, and provide students with the highest quality education available

Together we can advance excellence in teaching.

Roane State Community College and BWXT Y-12 are working together for the benefit of both.

Based on a design outline from BWXT Y-12’s Ken Dale, students in Sam Ruple’s CST 109 (Introduction to Programming) class learned to develop software to control the movement of a dimensional inspection machine at the Y-12 facility.

The class project allowed the students to apply their ideas and innovations toward a software product based on a problem in industry. Students got “real-world experience, working for a real-life client,” Ruple noted.

“This project is a real challenge for the students, but they responded very well to it,” Dale added. “They have produced working software that meets the customer’s specifications, and have presented their results effectively.”

The project is part of the Corporate Scholar Solutions program through the Center for Information Technology Education.

“An investment in Roane State Community College is an investment in quality healthcare. At Methodist Medical Center, we have partnered with the college for 25 years and rely heavily on Roane State graduates to staff our hospital.” – Jan McNally, CEO, Methodist Medical CenterPictured from left: Vanessa Hodges, student nurse; Patricia Crotty, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Jamie Severance, student nurse; Jan McNally; and Jennifer Darby, student nurse

Strengthening Our Community’s HealthcareHEALTH SCIENCES

Roane State is recognized regionally and nationally for the

diversity and quality of its programs in the field of healthcare.

More than 34 percent of the college’s students are enrolled

in pre-health sciences or one of 12 health science programs.

As the community’s healthcare needs have increased and

shortages persist for skilled technicians and nurses, the

community has turned to Roane State to increase the number

of students enrolled in its programs and to consider establishing

new programs such as Pharmacy Technician.

Many Roane State health science faculty will retire within the

next three to five years and replacing these professionals will

be difficult. Current budget constraints are hampering the

college’s ability to offer the competitive salaries necessary to

attract qualified healthcare faculty, particularly since the private

sector is experiencing similar staffing shortages. The college

requires funds to supplement faculty salaries to bring them to

a competitive level. In addition, the cost of maintaining existing

programs and developing new ones continues to rise.

Benefits

• Provide the highest quality healthcare programs in the region

• Provide the highest quality healthcare professionals to the region

• Meet the growing needs of its communities for skilled healthcare professionals

Together we can ensure that Roane State continues to provide highly skilled and caring professionals to strengthen our community s̓ healthcare.

Healthcare majors at Roane State:

Dental Hygiene Technology

Diagnosis and Procedural Coding

Emergency Medical Technology

Environmental Health Technology

Health Information Technology

Medical Transcription

Nursing (RN)

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Opticianry

Paramedic

Physical Therapy Assistant

Polysomnography

Radiologic Technology

Respiratory Therapy Technology

Somatic (Massage) Therapy

Pre-Medicine

Pre-Dentistry

Pre-Pharmacy

Pre-Nursing

Supporting Individual Campus InitiativesCAMPUS PROJECTS

Each Roane State campus has needs unique to its students

and its community. By establishing an endowment for each

campus, college and community leaders will have the ability

to meet their specific areas of greatest need. Individual

campus endowments will provide each campus community

with the opportunity to update or upgrade labs, expand

facilities, or enhance student life activities. The community

and the college will work cooperatively to identify specific

needs that could not be funded from other sources.

Benefits

• Provide training opportunities on the most current technology

• Provide new programs that address community needs

• Increase student and community cultural opportunities

Together we can advance campus projects by supporting individual campus initiatives.

Scholarships$2,737,630

Total Expenditures$13,772,478

Roane State Community College Foundation Scholarship and Campus Projects Expenditures

1980 – 2003

Campus Projects$11,034,848

Building Projects Funded or Partially Funded Through Private Dollars

Roane CountyProvided furnishings and equipment for the O’Brien Humanities Building

Oak RidgeProvided land and partial funding for the Coffey/McNally Building on the Oak Ridge Campus and purchased furnishings and equipment

Cumberland CountyProvided land and funding for the Roy and Joanne Stone Building on the Cumberland County Campus and purchased furnishings and equipment

Scott CountyProvided land and partial funding for the Earl McDonald Building on the Scott County Campus and purchased furnishings and equipment; privately funded expansions which include a science lab and a student lounge; currently the Howard Baker Library is being doubled in size

Loudon CountyThe County of Loudon and the City of Lenoir City obtained grants and allocated funds to build the Loudon County Campus which the college leases; furnishings and equipment were purchased with funds donated from Loudon County residents and businesses

Campbell CountyCampbell County Higher Education Center will soon be constructed and completely furnished and equipped with private dollars on land that was gifted to the Foundation

Since 1980, the Roane State Foundation has received almost $19 million in private supportfrom the community for Roane State Community College. The Foundation has spent over $13.7 million to fund capital projects and scholarships.

Roane State Adds $67 Million Per Year to Area EconomyDuring 1998-2003, Roane State contributed over $333 million to the region’s economy—an

average of $67 million per year. The study* focused on three major aspects of Roane State’s

economic impact:

• Local business volume generated by college expenditures—$170 million during 1998-2003.

• College expenditures–over $181 million during the five-year period. Sixty-seven percent

or $121 million was spent in the college’s service area.

• Local full-time jobs created by Roane State’s presence—13,083 during 1998-2003, including

the college’s own 2,153 full-time jobs counted over the five-year period.

• Individual income generated by college expenditures–$163.5 million during the five-year study

period.

Local money spent at Roane State proved to be a good investment, too.

• Every $1.00 of local revenues flowing into Roane State generated $3.82 of local business

volume and from $3.67 to $4.19 of individual income. That’s a total return on investment (ROI)

of $7.49 to $8.01 on the local dollar.

• The study did not factor in the value that results from having a trained and educated workforce

available to local employers. The indirect economic impact is vital to the local economy because

companies simply would not locate in the community without a readily available pool of skilled

workers.* “Roane State Community College, A Major Partner in the Economic Vitality of East Tennessee: An Analysis of the College s̓ Economic Impact 1998–2003” Dr. Fred H. Martin, March 2004.

State Appropriations$16,049,470

Federal Grants and Contracts$9,236,534

Tuition and Fees$8,626,542Other Sources

$582,544

State Grants and Contracts$582,544

Private Gifts$406,019

Auxiliary Enterprises Revenues $201,279

Total Revenues$35,522,896

Total Expenditures$35,287,184

Instruction$14,727,597

Scholarships and Financial Aid$5,859,791

Public Service$3,962,223

Operation and Maintenance of Plant

$3,197,315

Institutional Support$3,153,108

Student Services$2,872,161

AcademicSupport

$1,514,991

Roane State Community College Revenues and Expenditures End of Year June 30, 2003

Roane State Community College–Your Community College

With eight counties, covering 3,600 square miles and two time zones, Roane State Community College

serves some of the most diverse communities in East Tennessee. From the Big South Fork River and

Jellico Mountain to the north, to Watts Bar and Tellico Lakes to the south, from Norris Dam to the east,

to the Cumberland Plateau at the farthest western reaches of its service area, the panoramic and

geographic diversity of Roane State’s service area in many ways mirrors the cultural and economic

diversity of the people it serves. For the past 30 years, Roane State has brought the benefits of higher

education “just down the road” to thousands of individuals wherever they live and work.

Founded in 1971, Roane State Community College developed strong educational programs during its

first 17 years of operation at its primary campus in Roane County and at a branch campus in Oak Ridge.

In the late 1980’s, the college made a significant commitment to better serve the students residing in

the outlying counties of its service area, and now, in addition to the main and branch campuses, there

are five satellite campuses offering a variety of courses and services. With a campus location less than

30 minutes from almost anywhere in Roane, Anderson, Campbell, Cumberland, Fentress, Loudon,

Morgan, and Scott counties, Roane State has indeed become its communities’ college.

Roane State provides the residents of its service area affordable and accessible options for higher

education in convenient locations and at flexible times. Because today’s society places multiple

demands on students’ busy lives, the college offers many options to help students meet their

educational goals. In addition to high-quality day and evening classes, students can take advantage

of express classes, accelerated programs, and a Weekend College. The college has harnessed the

power of the latest technology to provide instruction via two-way interactive video and via the Internet.

Take a look at how Roane State serves its communities: Strong Community Partnerships• Strong educational partnerships with area technology centers and four-year institutions for ease of transfer

• Strong partnerships with area healthcare facilities for clinical instruction for students

• Strong partnerships with area working professionals on program advisory boards

• Strong working relationships with area business and industry for training, internships, and financial support

• Over 200 continuing education courses offered by the Centers for Training and Development

• Personal enrichment courses from fly-fishing to finance to photography

Student Success• Roane State graduates scored above the national mean on testing of General Education

• Roane State career program graduates consistently score above national means on licensure examinations

• 93% of Roane State career program graduates are employed in their field of study

• Roane State students who transfer to universities do as well as or

better than students who begin their careers at four-year schools

State-of-the-Art Facilities to Support Learning• A main campus, branch campus, and five staffed satellite campuses

• A main library, 3 branch libraries, and comprehensive online library access from all campuses

• A 488-seat, state-of-the-art theatre complex and art gallery

• An astronomy observatory

• Over 850 computers in student classrooms and laboratories

• Multimedia teaching stations at all campus locations

• 7 classrooms on 6 campuses equipped to provide two-way interactive audio-video instruction

• A Learning Center that provides tutoring services, writing consultations, and areas for group and independent study

Local, Regional, and National Reputation • Student surveys show high satisfaction with Roane State’s

“good reputation in the community”

• Roane State faculty frequently hold leadership positions in their state professional organizations

• Roane State is known regionally and nationally for the breadth and quality of its healthcare programs

• The college offers nationally recognized programs in Geographic

Information Systems and Computer Art and Design

Student Demographics

• 5,385 students enrolled for fall semester 2003

• 45% of students enrolled part-time

• Average age is 27, 69% female

• 37% enrolled in transfer programs; 49% enrolled in technical degree or certificate programs; 14% are non-degree seeking

Programs and Services

• 43 different areas of study: students may earn an associate of arts, associate of science, associate of applied science or certificate

• 13 areas of study in the health sciences including nursing, radiologic technology, occupational therapy assistant and many others

Campus Locations

• Roane County

• Oak Ridge

• Cumberland County

• Campbell County

• Scott County

• Loudon County

• Knox County (Health Sciences only)

“Leaders develop prosperity.

Leaders build legacies. Leaders

change lives. Roane State is in

the business of building leaders.

Together we can change your

community. Invest in the Vision

for Roane State Community

College.”

– Dr. Wade B. McCamey, President, Roane State Community College

Invest in the Vision CampaignRoane State Community College Foundation

276 Patton LaneHarriman, TN 37748

(865) 882-4507