Selected Slides From:The “How” of Washington

Higher Education:

Missions Across the System, Alternative Delivery Options, and

Rational Rules for Growth

System Design Plan MeetingRoom 160 Gray Wolf, Everett Community

CollegeJuly 20, 2009

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Shape of Higher Education: Undergraduate education in Washington

is disproportionately offered at research institutions and CTCs

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Recap: Degree Goals

To reach Master Plan degree goals by 2030, Washington higher education will need to go beyond increases in degree production that can be gained by population growth alone. Policies and alternative delivery options need to produce an additional:

• 8,000 bachelor’s degrees• 8,000 graduate degrees• 5,000 CTC certificates and degrees

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Public degree production has grown rapidly at centers, branch campuses, and other off-campus locations.

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DRAFT: Principles for Rational Rules for Growth

• The new programs, sites, centers or campuses:– are compatible with the HECB’s Master Plan policies and priorities;– are based on demand demonstrated through actual enrollments; supply additional

capacity not adequately provided by existing higher education providers;– can be scaled to meet anticipated future demand;– leverages resources of the existing system of higher education;– provides the most cost efficient alternative to meet needs of students, employers,

and the community; and – are educationally and economically justified based upon the priorities and needs of

the citizens of Washington. • Options requiring a substantial commitment of resources should first operate as a

University Center or University Partnership Center to clearly demonstrate demand.• Adding a new degree level represents a change in mission. This type of institutional

expansion should not have a detrimental effect on overall current degree production.• Existing transfer policies and freshmen admission standards may need to be reviewed.

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Teaching Sites

CTC Applied Baccalaureate

Programs

University Center

(single institution)

University Partnership

Center

(multiple institutions)

Branch/ Affiliated Campus

Regional Comp.

Campus

Research Campus

150 FTES or fewer 30 or more FTES- 100-1,500 FTES 100-5,000 FTES 1,000-5,000

FTES4,000 FTES or more

10,000 FTES or more

1-3 programs

May include temporary/ cohort programs

Targeted Programs

Build on Workforce Degrees and Certificates

2 or more programs

Upper division and masters level

2 or more programs

Upper division and masters level

Wide array of programs, including freshmen, targeted professional

Comprehensive program offerings

Comprehensive program offerings including doctoral level programs

Leased Space Leverage existing capital

Leverage some resource – New capital likely required

Leverage some resource – New capital likely required

Additional capital needs depends upon growth

Additional capital needs depends upon growth

Additional capital needs depends upon growth

Low overhead Relatively low marginal cost

Significant commitment of resources

Significant commitment of resources

Substantial commitment of resources

Substantial commitment of resources

Substantial commitment of resources

Single institution

Part of Workforce Mission

Single university partner

Multi-institutional

May first operate as a center or teaching site

May first operate as a center or branch

May first operate as a center, branch or regional comprehensive

Some funding flows to a managing partner

Legislature must authorize

Legislature must authorize

Legislature must authorize

Rational Rules for Growth are predicated on the idea that capacity follows demand

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