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AUTHOR Piotrowski, CraigTITLE Financial Activity & Condition Taxpayer Summary, 1999.INSTITUTION Waukesha County Technical Coll., Pewaukee, WI.PUB DATE 1999-06-00NOTE 29p.; "For the fiscal year. ended June 30, 1999."PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports Descriptive

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ABSTRACTProvides a concise report on the financial position and

operations of Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) in Wisconsin for thefiscal year ended June 30, 1999. Contains the following items: the 1999Financial Activity and Condition Taxpayer Summary report; a message from WCTCBoard Members; a list of the WCTC Board Members; the President's outlookmessage, a summary of service efforts and accomplishments; a brief history,profile and map of WCTC's District; the college's operational and financialreviews; a brief report on the college's financial condition, including acondensed balance sheet as of June 30; a brief description of WCTC'sfinancial activity, including a condensed statement of resources received andutilized for the years ended June 30; a look at primary college operations; alook at economic and per capita statistics; an examination of property valuesand taxes; a summary of student information, which includes cost per studentcontact hour; a graduate follow-up summary, which includes percent ofgraduates employed in related occupations, percent of graduates in taxingdistrict, and average monthly salary for program graduates; WCTC's planningprocess; a description of the popular reporting award; and a summary ofWCTC's mission, vision, values, and target. (VWC)

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Pictured on the cover andthroughout this report are afew Waukesha CountyTechnical College (WCTC)students. We continue tofocus our vision and directour efforts on our students inways that we choose to referto as Student-LearningCentered.

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"Do you feel like an importantperson here?" We want everyone of our students to answer"Yes" to this question.Everything we do at WCTC isdone for our students. Theycome here (or to our Internetsite) to learn. Everything wedo should be done in order tostrengthen student learning.When we serve students inactivities, student government,clubs, financial aid, registra-tion, the library, etc. , westrive to understand theirneeds and meet or exceedthem. The focus of everyclassroom, lab and shop is tohelp students know and beable to do what is needed forthem to improve their workperformance and their lives.It is clear to us that withoutlearning there is no teaching.Therefore, we continue tochallenge ourselves as wework together by asking,"how does this affect student-learning?" Everyone atWCTC has a stake in ourstudents' success.

We are reminded that WCTCdoes not exist for itself or forthe people who work here. Itexists for the students whochoose to learn and grow inthe challenging, caringenvironment of an outstandingvocational-technical collegein Waukesha County. If weare successful in helping themto meet their learning goals,they will come back to WCTCfrequently throughout theirlives. We hope they do.

In our work to make student-learning more visible since1996, we have been lead by agrowing team of people,representing all workgroups atWCTC, who dedicatethemselves to help to actual-ize the student-learningconcept in the daily life of ourCollege. The Student-Learning Centered Teamattends conferences and readsarticles, benchmarks withother colleges, sponsorsprojects on campus, listensand talks to people, and leadsspecific strategies to bringabout a more student-learningcentered environment. Teamefforts help WCTC employeessee how their work impactsstudent-learning. Further, theteam has contributed torevising our mission/values/vision statements so that theyspeak more clearly to ourStudent-Learning Centeredfocus.

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There is a quiet transforma-tion going on. AlthoughWCTC has never consciouslyignored student-learning, webelieve through continuousimprovement efforts andintentional focus that we cando a much better job ofholding up the real businessthat we are inprovidinglearning. We have experi-enced the power and synergyof a common goal. Teachersappreciate our refocus onteaching/learning and assess-ing that learning. Supportstaff members are empoweredas they better understand howtheir work directly or indi-rectly impacts learning. Staffmembers see themselves asboth teachers and learners..Administrators are encour-aged as they see more clearlythe evidence that the system ismaking a noticeable differ-ence in the lives of people.Our Board welcomes conver-sation about student-learninggrowth. Everyone at WCTCworks together to place thelearner at the center of all thatwe do.

eedback RequestedWCTC values reader/customer feedback. Please forward yourquestions, comments or other input to Craig Piotrowski:

Telephone number: 262-691-5281FAX number: 262-691-5593Internet address: cpiotrowski @waukesha.tec.wi.us

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Acknowledgments

AcknowledgmentsThisThis FACTS report wascreated and written by CraigPiotrowski (CPA) with designand layout by LaurettaWenger of WCTC.

Special thanks to Dr. RichardAnderson and the WCTCBoard for their vision,encouragement, input andsupport.

WCTC also thanks thefollowing individuals for theircontributions to this report:Cary Tessmann (CPA &CMA), James Rehagen, AnneMoore, Karen Aamot, EllenMei, Alexandra Sielaff, Dawn

Voigt, Simon Tai, KathleenYindra, Mary Gonzales, JohnCooney, Dr. R. LaurenceSchoenberger, Vicki Chappell(CPA), Liane Dolezar, JulieMcIntosh-Mrosz, and JillMetzger of WCTC; StevenPaw low and Laurie DeCleene(CPAs) of KPMG LLP (publicaccountantsWCTC' s externalauditor); Ed Virnig (CPA) ofVirnig SC (public accountantWCTC' s internal auditor);Bert Edwards (CPA); andKeith Kolb and MicheleWiberg of Robert W. Baird &Co. (investment banking).

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able of Conterts1999 FACTS Report 1

Message from WCTC Board Members 2WCTC Board Members 4

The President's Outlook 6Service Efforts & Accomplishments 8

Brief History, Profile & Map 10

Operational & Financial Reviews 11

Financial Condition 12

Financial Activity 14

Primary College Operations 16

Economic & Per Capita Statistics 17

Property Values & Taxes 18

Student Information 20Graduate Follow-Up 21

Planning Process 22Popular Reporting Award 23

The purpose of this report is toprovide information in a clearand concise manner. Pressreleases and a public noticeregarding this report's avail-ability have been sent to andpublished in area newspapers.Copies have been sent tolibraries, legislators, munici-palities, taxpayer groups, areabusinesses, and individuals.

Recipients of this report areencouraged to display it inpublic areas and freely shareits content with others to helpminimize distribution costs.WCTC employees receivedthis report for their informa-tion and to share with ouradvisory committees and otherinterested parties.

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he 1999 FACTS Rep Oft-October 26, 1999

The Financial Activity & Condition Taxpayer Summary(FACTS) provides a concise report on the financial position andoperations of Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. This Summary is preparedfor local business and community taxpayers who provideproperty tax and other support to WCTC.

Because this Summary simplifies and condenses our 1999Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (which is over 100pages long) for all WCTC funds and account groups, it does notconform to established generally accepted governmental account-ing principles and related reporting standards.

WCTC's 1999 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report has beenaudited by the public accounting firm of KPMG LLP andconforms to generally accepted accounting principles.

For more than fifteen years, our comprehensive annual financialreports have received financial reporting awards from theGovernment Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Associa-tion of School Business Officers International, and the WisconsinGovernment Reporting Awards Through Evaluation Program.WCTC's 1998 FACTS report received the GFOA Award forOutstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Report-ing. These reports, with the help of input received from reportingaward programs and research of the Governmental AccountingStandards Board, are the foundation for this Summary and helpus to meet our public accountability obligation.

As you review this Summary, please share any questions,concerns or suggestions you may have about WCTC to help usmeet our stewardship responsibility. Please call Craig Piotrowskiat 262-691-5281 to request our budget document, our compre-hensive annual financial report, or other information.

Sincerely,

Richard T. Anderson, Ed.D.President

Craig L. Piotrowski, CPAVice President of Financial &Administrative Services

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Our customers and peers havetold us that WCTC is aneducational leader in Wiscon-sin and in the nation. Tomaintain this leadership, weregularly evaluate our educa-tional programs and serviceswith groups of independentreviewers. Also, we havehundreds of area employers,employees and students whoserve on many Collegeadvisory committees that meetregularly to review ourprograms and give feedback toour faculty and staff.

We are proud of our employ-ees who create and maintainoutstanding educationalservices. We employ highly-qualified, motivated personnelin all facets of our operations.We have committed signifi-cant resources to helpingemployees develop skills andattain balance in interpersonalrelationships to ensure ahighly-effective workforce.

We further acknowledge ourresponsibility to our taxpayers.We demonstrate accountabil-ity for our resources throughproductive managementpractices, accounting systems,and operating processes.These processes contribute toWCTC's ability to providequality services to ourcommunity. Also, indepen-dent public accountantsreview our operations,accounting records andfinancial reports annually tohelp verify that WCTC meetsits stewardship responsibility.Board members meet annuallywith independent auditors andmanagement to share neces-sary information and to helpplan, lead and review WCTCoperations.

This Financial Activity andCondition Taxpayer Summaryreport shows that WCTC'sfinancial condition is excel-lent, which is confirmed byour Aaa bond rating.

Positive FactorsOn April 6, 1999, our votersapproved a $26.3 millionreferendum to expand anexisting building and to buildnew technology, health, andprinting/graphic arts buildingsbased on plans and needs wehave shared with our taxpay-ers. WCTC's Board andemployees are thankful thatdistrict taxpayers gave thisvote of confidence in ourCollege's need for additionalfacilities and equipment tofulfill its mission in ourcommunity.

We formally adopted Dr. W.Edwards Deming's qualitymanagement philosophy in1988. Today, WCTC'songoing quality practices canbe observed and experienced.We strive to promote cus-tomer focus, continuousimprovement, personalempowerment and organiza-tional alignment. Followingare examples of our continu-ous improvement efforts andemployees' dedication to ourquality movement: more than350 employees and Boardmembers have been trained inquality principles; more than50 employees have beentrained to facilitate qualitytraining or teams; and hun-dreds of employees, studentsand Board members have beentrained in Dr. Stephen R.Covey's Seven Habits ofHighly Effective People andrelated Principle-CenteredLeadership programs withcollaborative participation ofother Wisconsin technicalcolleges, school districts andgovernmental entities.

The Wisconsin TechnicalCollege System is practicingmore collaboration in planningand sharing efforts. WCTC isactive in sharing coursecurriculum and library andinstructional delivery systemswith other colleges. Similarly,we are pleased with ourcontinued progress in securingarticulation with area schooldistricts and four-yearcolleges. Collaborativeteamwork in student andadministrative systems ispreparing us to better utilizetechnology in support ofstudent and other stakeholderneeds. Also, WCTC's

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Workforce DevelopmentCenter of Waukesha Countyand our Community NursingClinic have become awardwinning, collaborative-partnership models for otherpublic and private entities.The WCTC EmploymentOpportunity Center installedthe newly createdTech Connect Student Employ-ment System that matchesgraduates with employers'jobs via the Internet inconjunction with a WisconsinTechnical College Systemconsortium agreement.

Our Student-Learning Cen-tered efforts, our TeachingInnovation Center (whereinstructors can go to learn howto improve their teaching andto better utilize technologies intheir work), our TeacherImprovement System (whereeach instructor pursuescontinuous improvementbased on feedback fromstudents, employers, peers andself-evaluation), and our newSupport Staff Process forDevelopment & Improvementcontinue to have extremelyfavorable impacts on profes-sional development andStudent-Learning Centeredoutcomes at WCTC.

This year WCTC implementeda new student accountingsystem which was the lastphase of a five-year project toreplace all legacy administra-tive systems primarily withintegrated computer softwarepurchased from the Systems &Computer TechnologiesCorporation. This majoraccomplishment, along withtesting of other systems andequipment, is key to WCTC'sbelief that now all of its

significant systems andequipment are year 2000compliant.

Critical ConcernsAlthough WCTC is committedto minimizing our property taxburden, our property tax levywill be increasing by 15.8%and our tax rate will beincreasing by 10.3% nextfiscal year due primarily to thepassage of our $26.3 millionreferendum for construction offacilities. This will be ourfirst tax rate increase in fouryears. Our labor market needsrequire continuous improve-ment of existing programs anddevelopment of new programsfor emerging occupations.Rapid changes in technologychallenge the knowledge andskill levels of our faculty andstaff to provide state-of-the-art, Student-Learning Centeredsupport systems. Likewise,increased use of distancelearning delivery systems andtechnology as a classroomlearning tool continue tocontribute to the need forsignificant new investments inour operational costs andcapital assets.

Our workforce is aging and weface significant retirements ofhighly valued employees inthe next five years. A team ofemployees is currentlyanalyzing and developingplans to address our agingworkforce issues.

We continue to recognize theneed for improvement in ourlabor relations and negotiationprocess. We have engaged indialogue with our unions'leaders to focus on how wecan improve our laborrelationships; and we havebecome more involved in the

negotiation process. We arecommitted to improving ourlabor relations.

When students come toWCTC, many of them lack theskills to be successful in aneducational process. There-fore, it is necessarybutextremely costlyto provideour students with needed basicand critical life skills alongwith supporting studentassessment and advisingservices that enable them to besuccessful in our programs.These services are essentialcomponents of a Student-Learning Centered organiza-tion.

Although we are pleased withWCTC' s effectiveness,several key measures of ourefficiency (cost per studentcontact hour, class size, etc.)continue to need improve-ment. Our labor costs areincreasing at a faster pace thanmost of our revenue sources,while enrollments are notincreasing due in part to highemployment levels in ourtaxing district. Our costlypost-employment healthcarebenefits exceed most similarbenefits for other public andprivate sector entities.

Finally, we are concernedabout ongoing trends in ourrevenue and cost relationshipsChanging state and federalfunding levels, distributionmethods and unfundedinitiatives are adding to theburden on our propertytaxpayers.

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Stakeholder Support &StewardshipWe thank our stakeholders fortheir financial and othersupport that makes WCTC anasset to our community andone of the leading two-yearcolleges in our country.

We continue to improve ourplanning and Board gover-nance processes. Our effortsare focused to give us mean-ingful ways to provide Boarddirection to WCTC's keyoutcomes.

As Board members, we areresponsible for all facets ofWCTC, and we are deeplycommitted to being account-able to taxpayers and otherstakeholders. Our College hasdefined accountability as thestewardship responsibilityWCTC has to its stakeholdersto explain and clearly reportits use of resources and theresults of its efforts to achieveorganizational objectives.This FACTS report is one waywe communicate with ourstakeholders to demonstrateour stewardship responsibility.

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Board members are qualified to serve and provide a critical balancing perspective on WCTC'svision and direction. In addition to nine appointed members, we have invited three non-votingrepresentatives to join our membership: a WCTC student representative -- Bruce Willingham; aWCTC faculty representative Ellen Mei; and a WCTC support staff representative - AnthonyDrehfal Our members live, work, and pay taxes in our district and include: professional educators,an elected official, current and former students, and organized labor, business and industry leaders.The WCTC Board is a cohesive, interdependent team that works and serves well together.

Ronald Bertieri,Chair, is the owner /CEO ofRo-An Corporation, lives inthe Village of MenomoneeFalls, and has been a Boardmember since 1995.

Judith Finkler,Vice Chair, is CancerCoordinator at MemorialHospital OconomowocRegional Cancer Center,lives in the Village of Wales,and became a Board memberin 1996.

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Hamilton School District,lives in the Village ofMenomonee Falls, and hasbeen a Board membersince 1994.

David Bahlis owner/president ofWeldall Manufacturing,lives in the Town ofWaukesha, and has been aBoard member since 1990.

Gary Hamiltonis the special representativefor the United Association ofPlumbers and Pipefitters,lives in the Town ofDelafield, and has been aBoard member since 1986.

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he President's OutlookFor more than four years,Waukesha County TechnicalCollege has been deliberatelymoving from being a teaching-centered organization tobecoming a learning-centeredorganization that centers ourtotal college communityaround the student as learnerand the learning process. Itmoves, by means of technol-ogy and other innovations,away from the limitations ofspace and time into the Age ofInformation where teacherscan assist students in pursuingpersonalized learning experi-ences and methodologies.This model calls for ourCollege to use systemsthinking, shared visions andteam processes to review andevaluate its mission, goals,policies and procedures. Inthis model, the most importantquestion is, "How does thisdecision or action affectstudent learning?" Webelieve that putting learningfirst empowers our students tostrengthen their learning skillsand gain occupationalcompetence necessary forproductive employment andpersonal development whilepreparing them to takeownership in the pursuit oflife-long learning avenues.

WCTC continues to place astrong emphasis on itsinvolvement in the:

Waukesha County School-to-Work Consortium,2+2+2 Seamless Approachto Career Success, andGlobal Marketplace andInternational TradeContinuing Education.

These are examples of how weare accomplishing our Board'sENDs (goals) in the areas ofOccupational Competency andEducational Leadership.

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Waukesha County School-to-Work ConsortiumAs a partner with the 12Waukesha County area publicschool districts in offeringvaluable School-to-Workactivities, such as those listedbelow, significant progressand success is being realizedby our 16-20 year oldpopulation as they prepare fortheir post high schooloccupation and educationalgoals:

School-based learningwhich addresses careereducation, program deliveryand student transition.Work-based learning whichincludes work experience,youth apprenticeships andcooperative education.Connecting activities whichencompass mentor trainingand high school counselorshelping to expand student/parent awareness of careerand educational choices.

2+2+2 Seamless Approach toOccupational SuccessThis concept expands ourcollaborative efforts withWaukesha County SchoolDistricts and four-yearcolleges and universities. It isan effective and efficientmethod to transformoccupational education into acollege degree. High schoolstudents are provided optionsto take classes in their last twoyears of high school, transferthem into a two-year associatedegree program at WCTC and

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The past few years have shownsignificant progress inestablishing additionalarticulation agreements withuniversities in the followingareas:

WCTC and WaukeshaNorth, South and West, NewBerlin West andEisenhower, Hamilton/Sussex and Kettle MoraineHigh Schools currently have2+2+2 agreements with theUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout in Printing &Publishing.WCTC and ArrowheadNorth and South,Brookfield Central andEast, Catholic Memorial,Mukwonago, New BerlinWest, Oconomowoc,Palmyra-Eagle, Pius XI,Waukesha North, South andWest, and WisconsinLutheran High Schoolscurrently have 2+2+2agreements with MarquetteUniversity in MechanicalDesign.WCTC and Oconomowocand Mukwonago HighSchools currently have2+2+2 agreements withMarquette University inElectronics Technology.WCTC currently has 2+2agreements for its studentselecting various careeroptions with: Carroll

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Global Marketplace andInternational TradeContinuing EducationIn a world economy, WCTCcontinuously works toimprove its services to meetthe occupational educationand technical assistance needsof our students, employers andexpanded community. Torespond to the globalmarketplace, WCTCmaintains:

a comprehensiveInternational Tradeassociate degree curriculum;an international traderesource library;partnerships with theWisconsin Departments ofCommerce and Agriculture,the Japan External TradeOrganization, and theInstitute of World Affairs;a wide variety of continuingeducation courses andseminars; andinternational trade researchand technical assistanceservices.

In concert with oureducational course offerings,WCTC facilitates foreignexchange experiences forstudents and staff. WCTC iscurrently hosting one studentparticipating in the Congress-Bundestag Youth exchangefrom Pritzwalk, Germany, forthe academic school year. Agroup of eighteen WCTCHospitality Management andCulinary Arts students and twoinstructors experiencedEngland and France (andlessons at the Cordon Bleu) asa result of articulatedagreements with PlymouthCollege of Further Educationand Plymouth University inEngland. In turn, WCTChosted a group of eightTourism and HospitalityManagement students and twofaculty from the PlymouthCollege of Further Educationin October.

Two WCTC educators visitedour German sister state ofHessen in September alongwith other college presidentsfrom the Wisconsin TechnicalCollege System (WTCS).This furthered the agreementthat was signed by theGovernor of Wisconsin andthe Minister President ofHessen and has lead toadditional exchanges with theentire WTCS. WCTC hostedtwo banking and sixaccounting students fromHessen, Germany, in Octoberat WCTC, two businessstudents in July and sevenparalegal and accountingstudents in April.

Three WCTC educators andWCTC's Board Chairformalized articulationagreements with the RoyalMelbourne Institute of

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Technology in Australia, andthe Auckland Institute ofTechnology in New Zealand,in early November. Studentexchanges are scheduled tobegin in 2000.

WCTC is very actively seekingeducational opportunities for ourstudents and staff to provide themwith a more internationalperspective and prepare them forthe challenges presented in theworkforce of a global economy.

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ervice Efforts & AccomplishmentsWCTC is an organizationwhere service efforts andaccomplishments flow from itsvision and outcome-drivenplanning process. This year afew of WCTC's service effortsand accomplishments thatoccurred this year include thefollowing:

The 1998 survey of ourgraduates indicated thatnearly 97% of WCTCgraduates were satisfiedwith the educationaltraining they received.Similarly, our most recentsurvey of employersindicated 95% weresatisfied or very satisfiedwith our graduates' techni-cal education and 94%would hire another graduate.Over 90% of these employ-ers said they would recom-mend our graduates toanother employer.

On-site program evalua-tions were conducted for theGeneral Education, ChildCare, Marketing, Mechani-cal Design, MedicalTranscription, and MortgageLending programs by teamsof educators and businessand industry representatives.

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Labor market studiesassessed the need for newprograms in Metal Fabrica-tion and Laser Cutting,Civil Engineering Techni-cian, Speech and LanguagePathology Assistant,Facility MaintenanceTechnician, LanguageInterpreter, and PhlebotomyTechnician.

New programs are beingdeveloped in FacilitiesService Maintenance, MetalFabrication, SpeechLanguage PathologistAssistant, and Masonry; anda shared program in RenalDialysis is being developedwith Milwaukee AreaTechnical College andGateway Technical College.

New Advanced TechnicalCertificates were developedin Mold Design, NetworkManagement, Die Design,and Laser Operator. Also, anIntroduction to BuildingTrades - Carpentry programwas implemented; a FitnessSpecialist certificate is nowoffered; and CISCO trainingis now being provided.

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Internet course enrollmentincreased by 134% in 55courses.

WCTC's Allied Healthdepartment received a stateGeneral Purpose Revenuegrant for over $50,000 todevelop and implement aSpeech Language Patholo-gist Assistant program, andWCTC's Tiny Tech ChildCare Center received a two-year, $10,000 grant fromthe Wisconsin WorkforceDevelopment Department toaid in staff retention efforts.

WCTC built an addition tothe Service OccupationsBuilding to relocate theCommunity Nursing Clinic.This clinic, operated byOconomowoc MemorialHospital, served 8,000people last year. The clinicprovides on campus low andno-cost services to WCTCand the local community andis staffed by nursepractitioners and WCTCNursing program facultyand students.

Over 200 students from 48countries enrolled inEnglish as a SecondLanguage classes at WCTC.

WCTC's InternationalTrade Associate Programwas selected among manyhigher education applicantsby International Develop-ment Consortium to providethe new nation of Yemenwith international tradecurriculum.

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More than 160 studentswere elected or initiatedinto the scholastic honoraryPhi Theta Kappa Society,the National yocational-Technical Honor Society,Who's Who in AmericanJunior Colleges or receivedawards from state andnational competitionsrelated to their training atWCTC.

Business and IndustryServices developed trainingcontracts with 435 busi-nesses and organizations.Over 950 customizedtraining contracts andseminar classes wereoffered, serving a total of15,612 students.

With the WisconsinManufacturing CurriculumConsortium, WCTC is nowin its third year of grantdisbursement from theNational Science Founda-tion to fund the develop-ment of manufacturingassociate curriculum inApplied Engineering.WCTC is now testing 12courses in area high schoolsand other technical colleges.

Internal academic scholar-ships of approximately$67,000 were awarded to 68students to help financetheir education at WCTC.An additional $73,750 inscholarships received fromprivate groups and organi-zations were awarded to 56WCTC students.

The WCTC Women'sDevelopment Center hosteda Single Teen Parent CareerDay for 59 students and 20instructors. The Centeralso sponsored a Women'sEquality Day luncheon to

raise money for ten $500scholarships and to honorcompanies who, with theirinnovative programs,provided displaced home-makers with jobs.

The WCTC Foundation'sfourth annual "Chipping infor Scholarships" golfouting raised $20,000 forthe Technical ExcellenceScholarship Fund.

More than $7,500 wasraised for scholarships atthe WCTC 75th AnniversaryGlobal Gala and Auction by180 people who were treatedto a five-course culinaryfeast presented by alumniprofessional chefs.

For the seventh year,WCTC hosted the "TREK100" bicycle ride. Over1,200 riders participatedand raised over $250,000for the Midwest AthletesAgainst Childhood CancerFund.

For the twelfth year, WCTChosted Corporate Capers,which raised more than$88,000 and was the largestfund raiser in Wisconsin forthe Special Olympics ofGreater Milwaukee.

The WCTC High Schooland Community RelationsDepartment hosted tours ofthe Pewaukee campus forapproximately 3,100students from 49 differentarea high schools.

Over 2,000 high schoolstudents enrolled in WCTCcourses in Youth Appren-ticeship, TranscriptedCredit, Compulsory Atten-dance, and Youth Optionsprograms.

WCTC's EmploymentOpportunity Center coordi-nated the Spring Job Fairfor the Waukesha County'sWorkforce DevelopmentCenter. Over 170 employ-ers and 1,500 job seekersattended the event. TheWaukesha Freemancontributed approximately$12,000 through in-kinddonations to the Spring JobFair.

Over 5,000 students wereserved in the Basic Skillsprogram at WCTC.

WCTC's CommunityCareer Center served over3,200 WCTC students andtheir families, 51 middle andhigh school students, andcommunity members toparticipate in careerplanning activities.

Quad/Graphics, Harley-Davidson, the AutomobileDealers Association ofMega Milwaukee, and theWaukesha Area Conventionand Visitors Bureausponsored field trips andcareer exploration for 45eighth grade students ofcolor from MilwaukeePublic Schools duringWCTC's fourth annualCareer Quest.

Expanding Your Horizons,a career exploration day for5-8th grade girls focused oncareers in TransportationTechnology. The WCTCWomen's DevelopmentCenter, the Great BlueHeron Girls Scouts, theYWCA of GreaterWaukesha and the Ameri-can Association of Univer-sity Women collaborated topresent this event to 109girls and 20 mothers.

Approximately $400,000worth of workplace educa-tion training was providedto eight different compa-nies.

A total of 66 WCTC grantproposals totaling morethan $2.5 million weresubmitted for externalfunding; and 94% of thegrants were funded. A totalof 6,866 students wereenrolled in grant-fundedprojects this past year.

Classroom presentationsabout WCTC were made to1,041 students in six districthigh schools.

Twenty-nine junior andsenior high school studentsparticipated in the 1998Summer Tech Camp, whichprovided them with careerinformation and hands-onexperience in technicaloccupations.

Over 400 high schoolstudents and parentsattended Hospitality andManagement Career Nightand 150 converged onIndustrial OccupationsCareer Night. Also,Automotive Career Nightattracted more than 250students and parents, andover 100 explored careeropportunities at the Con-struction Technology &Architectural DraftingOpen House.

The newly implementedStudent Advising Systemserves over 1,500 programstudents with 95 participat-ing academic advisors.Students are benefittingfrom frequent contact andsupport.

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Other significantaccomplishments of the lastfew years included:

In 1998, WCTC celebratedits 75th anniversary.

WCTC celebrated its 10thanniversary of its Quality/Value Program in 1997.

WCTC cooperated withnine public and privateentities to open theWaukesha CountyWorkforce DevelopmentCenter that received theGovernment FinanceOfficers Association(GFOA) 1996 LouisvilleAward for Innovation inGovernment Finance.

WCTC received its firstGFOA DistinguishedBudget Presentation Awardfor its 1995-96 budget.

In 1995, WCTC receivedone of the first annualGovernor's DiamondAwards to recognizeorganizations that haveprograms, practices andsupport systems to helpwomen and minoritiesadvance to leadership roles.

In 1994, WCTC wasawarded its first Aaa bondrating.

In 1993, WCTC was thefirst educational entity inNorth America to receivethe GFOA Award forOutstanding Achievement inPopular Annual FinancialReporting.

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rie History, ProfileFor more than 75 yearsWCTC has been helpingpeople acquire the knowledgeand skills that will helpprepare them for a rewardingfuture. Vocational, technical,and adult education inWisconsin began as the firstcomprehensive statewidecontinuation school system inthe United States as a result of

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state legislation passed in1911. WCTC is one of 16technical colleges in theWisconsin Technical CollegeSystem. The System wasdeveloped and continues to besustained and improved bystrong support from both laborand management in Wiscon-sin. WCTC offers associateof applied science degreeprograms, technical diplomaprograms, advanced technicalcertificates, apprenticeshipprograms, and other adulteducation services. WCTC isaccredited by the NorthCentral Association ofColleges and Schools; also,many occupational programsare professionally accredited.

Located in Pewaukee,Wisconsin, WCTC's maincampus is approximately 20miles west of the City ofMilwaukee and 60 miles eastof the State Capital in Madi-son. WCTC's boundaryencompasses approximately600 square miles in thesoutheastern corner of thestate, serving 99% ofWaukesha County, 9% ofJefferson County, 2% ofDodge County, 2% of RacineCounty, and the local munici-palities (7 cities, 20 towns and19 villages) located therein.

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ffonal & Financial eviewsWCTC employs a group oftrained professionals whoprovide guidance and assis-tance in conducting opera-tional reviews of our educa-tional programs and servicesto determine how we aremeeting our customers' needs.Operational reviews includeprogram evaluations designedto ensure that our curriculumis closely linked to labormarket needs and service unitevaluations designed to ensurethat our services are meetingcustomer needs.

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WCTC retains the indepen-dent public accounting firm ofKPMG LLP to review ouraccounting procedures andinternal controls, to audit our

financial records, and toexpress an opinion on ourgeneral purpose financialstatements included in ourcomprehensive annualfinancial report (CAFR)which is prepared in accor-dance with generally acceptedaccounting principles(GAAP). Governmentalfinancial reports, such as thisFACTS report, are evolvingto provide summarizedfinancial information tocitizens and other users that

supplement an audited CAFR.Our FACTS report is preparedin a format similar to consoli-dated financial statements ofprivate corporations andpresents aggregated financialcondition (position) andfinancial activity (total costsand revenues) absent authori-tative GAAP guidance fromthe Governmental AccountingStandards Board on thereport's format and content.

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Independent Auditors' Report

Board MembersWaukesha County Technical College:

We have audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the generalpurpose financial statements of Waukesha County Technical College as of and for theyear ended June 30, 1999 (not presented herein), and have issued our report thereon datedOctober I, 1999.

As explained on Page I, the accompanying summary financial information (referredherein as FACTS) of Waukesha County Technical College, as of and for the year endedJune 30, 1999, is not a presentation in conformity with generally accepted accountingprinciples. In our opinion, however, the accompanying summary financial information isfairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the general purpose financialstatements from which it has been derived.

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WCTC remains financiallysound. The facing pageprovides a financial conditionsummary based on assets andliabilities of all WCTC fundsand account groups. Notreflected in the asset amountspresented on the facing page isthe fact that WCTC has anexcellent team of employees(over 1,400) and Boardmembers who provideservices to our community andwho protect the value of thepublic investment in WCTC.Our workforce and ourcommunity are the realfoundation of WCTC'sextremely sound financialcondition.

AssetsCash, investments, receivablesand other current assets aresecure and available to financethe current liabilities andoperating costs of WCTC.

Fixed assets represent long-term investments in buildingsand equipment and are notgenerally available to fundoperating costs. Fixed assetsreflect historical costs withoutaccumulated depreciation forgovernmental assets. (Currentgovernmental accountingstandards do not support theneed for depreciation informa-tion normally presented forprivate businesses.) Overall,WCTC's fixed assets are near

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the midpoint of their normaluseful lives; and the replace-ment cost of these fixed assetswould be about 210% ofhistorical costs. However,WCTC's fixed assets shouldoutlive their normal usefullives because of our preven-tive maintenance programs.

LiabilitiesPayroll, compensatedabsences, retirement and post-employment health insurancebenefits liabilities arecommitments to current andpast WCTC employees.Liabilities for compensatedabsences, retirement plansand post-employment healthinsurance benefits for retiredemployees are funded by ourcurrent assets and by pensionplans administered by theState of Wisconsin. Thelong-term portion of theseliabilities for active employ-ees will be funded primarilythrough future operationalproperty tax levies.

Within two months of fiscalyear end, substantially alldeferred revenues are earnedand recognized as revenuewhen collected.

Long-term notes (currentlyunfunded) will be fundedthrough future property taxlevies for debt service.

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1998 1999AssetsCash & Investments $17,222 $17,565Property Tax & Other Receivables 8,918 9,769Other Current Assets 1,657 2,727Fixed Assets 34,344 36,571

Total Assets $62,141 $66,632

LiabilitiesAccrued Payroll & Other Accounts Payable $2,945 $3,966Compensated Absences 1,365 1,576Post-Employment Health Insurance Benefits 11,974 12,959Deferred Revenue 5,580 1,618Long-Term Notes 7,091 9,070

Total Liabilities $28,955 $29,189

Assets Less Liabilities $33,186 $37,443

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Ongoing efforts to limitoperational cost increases andto improve the effectivenessand efficiency of services havecontributed to our soundfinancial condition and ourfavorable outlook for thefuture. The facing pageprovides a financial activitiessummary of resourcesreceived and resources utilized(on an actual, not a budgetary,basis) by all WCTC funds.

Resources ReceivedLocal property taxes continueto provide over 60% ofWCTC's total revenue.

WCTC is on a three-yearplanning cycle for capitaloutlays for equipment thatgenerally results in a majorborrowing every summer.

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Resources UtilizedPrimary college operationalcosts (which are central to ourmission) are accounted for inWCTC's General Fund. Afinal $1.8 million lump-sumpayment to the WisconsinRetirement System forunfunded pension liabilities in1998 was distributed through-out the primary operationalcost categories.

Costs related to federal andstate funded contract and grantactivities are accounted for inWCTC's Special RevenueFund.

Capital outlays for fixed assetacquisition and capitalimprovements are financed bydebt proceeds which arerepaid through debt serviceproperty tax levies. Year2000 compliant administrativesoftware systems werecapitalized and implementedover the last four years.

Enterprise expenses aregenerally paid for by relateduser charges which areincluded in other revenues.

Trust fund expenses and otherrelated revenues are accountedfor in WCTC Trust Fundswhich are segregated forstudents and other groups.

Resources Received LessResources UtilizedConsistent with budgetaryplanning for 1998, theresources utilized in excess ofresources received wereprovided for by General andDebt Service Fund Balances.

Condensed Statement of esources Received &Utilized for the Years Ended June 30

(Amounts in Thousands)

1998 1999Resources ReceivedRevenues:

Property Taxes $32,669 $33,864State 6,087 5,028Federal 2,141 2,068Student Tuition & Fees 5,532 5,766Other 6,020 6,248

Total Revenues 52,449 52,974

Proceeds From Long-Term Debt 3,740 5,435

Total Resources Received $56,189 $58,409

Resources UtilizedPrimary College Operational Costs:

Instructional $26,557 $26,481Instructional Support, & Student Services 4,656 4,642General Institutional 4,926 4,995Facility Services 3,482 3,275

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Contract & Grant Related Costs 5,886 5,207Capital Outlays 4,100 5,383Debt Service 4,504 3,806Enterprise Expenses 2,106 2,226Trust Fund Costs 1,144 1,314

Total Resources Utilized $57,361 $57,329

Resources ReceivedLess Resources Utilized ($1,172) $1,080

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rimary College OperationsPrimary ongoing collegeoperations (primarily fundedby local property tax revenue)provide the majority of studentand instructional services andare accounted for in WCTC'sGeneral Fund. The majorityof WCTC employees (over1,100) are accounted for in theGeneral Fund.

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General Fund Cost byExpenditure ClassificationFull and part-time facultysalaries accounted for ap-proximately one-half or 30%of the 60% salary expendituresfor the General Fund in 1999and just under 32% in 1998.A final $1.8 million lump-sumpayment to the WisconsinRetirement System forunfunded pension liabilities in1998 caused the percentagefor fringe benefits expendi-tures to be higher in 1998 andresult in an ongoing reductionin the fringe benefits expendi-tures for 1999 and futureyears.

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General Fund BalanceThe $18.2 million of 1999General Fund Balance isprimarily reserved for post-employment benefit liabilitiesand provides operationalworking capital that eliminatesthe need for short-termborrowing.

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PopulationThe district population of357,618 in 1999 has grown1.2% over the last year and5.8% over the last five years.

Unemployment RateIn WCTC's taxing district, theunemployment rate was 2.3%in 1999. The average rate was2.6% for the last five yearswith a high of 2.8% in 1997and a low of 2.3% in 1999.

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Equalized Property ValueThe equalized value forWCTC's property tax base hasincreased over 32% during thelast five years from$19,106,605,678 in 1995 to$25,281,379,247 in 1999.

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Property Tax Ratesper $1,000 ofEqualized ValuationThe total tax rate was $1.34 in1999, and the five yearaverage was $1.41. Theoperational rate was $1.19 in1999, and the five-yearaverage was $1.25. The debtservice rate was $.15 in 1999,and the five-year averagewas $.16.

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tudent InformationThe average age of our currentstudent body is over 35. Moststudents attending our collegedo not graduate from ourprograms because theygenerally want to gain specificknowledge or need to learnspecific skills for employmentwhich individual coursesprovide. Many employedindividuals continue to take afew courses annually and maycomplete a program in overfive years.

In 1999, primary operationalcosts in our General Fundincreased 4.1% while studentcontact hours increased 4.5%causing a .4% decrease in ouraverage cost per contact hour.In the following table, the1998 primary operationalcosts have been adjusted foran extraordinary $1,772,000lump-sum pension payment.*A major cause of our highcost per student contact hour

WCTC has many part-timestudents. Less than one out ofevery 15 students carries morethan 12 credits per semester.Associate degree, advancedtechnical certificate, technicaldiploma, occupationalcontinuing education andcommunity service program-ming is offered by WCTC.The number of contact hoursnecessary to generate one full-time equivalent (FIE) student

is our low classroom student-teacher ratio of about 15 to 1which is consistent betweenyears and within our Wiscon-sin Technical College System.Significant technologicalchanges, new distancelearning and nontraditionalofferings and non-contacthour generating services arefactors that contributed to ourhigh cost per contact hour.

varies between approxi-mately 600 student contacthours for associate degreeprogram students to 1,200contact hours for commu-nity service students. AnFIE student is equivalentto 30 credits per yearbased on a somewhatunique Wisconsin Techni-cal College Systemcalculation.

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uate, Follow-UpWCTC conducts comprehen-sive program graduate follow-up surveys about six monthsafter graduation. The 1998graduate statistics are the mostrecent statistics currentlyavailable. The followinggraphs only reflect programgraduate statistics.

Percent of GraduatesEmployed in Related Occu-pationsThe percentage of graduatesemployed in positions relatedto their WCTC educationalprograms was 82% in 1998 andaveraged 76% over the last fiveyears

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WAUKESHA COUNTYTEChWICAL COLLEGE

WCTCKNOWLEDGE

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800 Main StreetPewaukee, WI 53072

Waukesha County TechnicalCollege, as the leader inworkforce development forWaukesha County, is commit-ted to student learning for theenhancement of ourcommunity's quality of life.As an institution of higher

education, we provide lifelonglearning opportunities whichare high quality, affordableand accessible. Our specialfocus includes technicaleducation, occupationaltraining, and enrichmentprograms.

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isionWaukesha County TechnicalCollege is building a bettercommunity one learner at atime. Through education,partnerships and technology,

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We value open communication and teamwork to create acollaborative learning and working environment.

We value honesty, accountability and ethical conduct infulfilling our stewardship commitment to our community.

We value continuous learning and knowledge for thepersonal growth of all stakeholders putting students first.

We value educational and professional excellence throughcontinuous improvement and innovation as we respond tochanging community needs.

We value diversity, treat people with dignity and fairness,and promote personal empowerment.

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WCTC is preparing learnersfor tomorrow and is linkingour community to the futureand the world economy.

All of our students andother customers will statethat their experienceswith WCTC were a wiseuse of their time andmoney.

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