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When you THINK JOBS…think the SC Technical College SystemWhen you THINK JOBS…think the SC Technical College System

The SC Technical College System

Presentation tothe Commission on Higher

EducationAugust 4, 2010

Dr. Darrel Staat, System President

When you THINK JOBS…think the SC Technical College System

The mission of the SC Technical College System is to provide learning opportunities that promote the economic and workforce

development of the state.

Our Mission


65% of jobs in the knowledge economy will

require an associate’s degree or advanced technical training.

Knowledge Economy

Increased demand for highly skilled

technicians

Increased demand for skilled trades


The 16 Colleges

Primary Mechanisms for Economic and Workforce Development


The 16 Colleges• Aiken Technical College• Central Carolina Technical College• Denmark Technical College• Florence-Darlington Technical College• Greenville Technical College• Horry-Georgetown Technical College• Midlands Technical College• Piedmont Technical College• Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College• Spartanburg Community College• Technical College of the Lowcountry• Tri-County Technical College• Trident Technical College• Williamsburg Technical College• York Technical College

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• 63% female

• 41% minority

• Educating 52% of all South Carolinians enrolled as undergraduates in SC public higher education

• 95% enrolled are South Carolina residents

• 85% of students remain in South Carolina upon graduation

Our Students


Budget and Enrollment


Credit Enrollment Increases(Fall Semester - FTE)

1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

61,66663,918

66,99171,895

75,424 75,628 75,725 76,30979,383

84,270

94,434


Annual Credit Enrollment (Headcount)


Current2000

62,504

$ 3,536

$ 92,545,099

43,715

$1,300

$132,494,616

Average Tuitionand Fees:

FTE Enrollment:

State Appropriations:

State Appropriations

per FTE: $ 1,480$3,030


Funding Summary by Sources

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Estimate

43 43 50 52 55 59 59

133 141 143152

167

129 112

200215

225237

259282 288

County State Tuition

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lars

FY2004 FY2010 Est.State Funding 35% 24%County Funding 12% 13%Tuition and Fees 53% 63%

• State Funding as % of Total declined 32% since 2004 • Factor in 2011 budget reductions and State Funding as % of Total declines 47% since 2004• Tuition and Fees as % of Total increased 44% since 2004


Tuition & Academic Fees/Lottery Tuition Assistance

851

258 389 427 467 466 645 657 721 725

792876 924 936 996

864 900 900 936

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,4001,600

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Avg. Fall Tuition & Academic Fees above LTA LTA


Economic and Workforce Competitiveness


• Mission: To promote the economic and workforce development of the state of SC

• Customized training for new and expanding business and industry

• Qualifying companies receive training provided at little or no cost

• Highly rated by customers and national economic development publications

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• Customized training for new and expanding business and industry

• South Carolina has placed in the top five every year in rankings of states with the best workforce training programs by Expansion Management magazine

Since 1961…• 260,811 individuals

trained• 1,984 companies

served

2009-2010 fiscal year…• 4,464 individuals

trained for 76 companies

• 22 new companies


• readySC™ will establish a recruiting and training system designed to create an integrated, sustainable, site-focused employee development process.

• readySC™ will work with Boeing Charleston to develop a robust recruitment and pre-employment staffing process as well as design, develop and deliver focused curriculum for the needed workforce

• Projected to recruit and train nearly 2000 employees by FY2012

Boeing Charleston’s Training Center at Trident Technical College


• Created in 2007 to support business-sponsored registered

apprenticeship programs• Ensures that all South Carolina employers have access to

information and consultative technical assistance concerning the development of registered apprenticeship programs


Apprenticeship Carolina™: Success At A Glance

• Employers in 45 of South Carolina’s 46 counties are sponsoring a registered apprenticeship program. All College service areas are participating.

• From July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2010, Apprenticeship Carolina™ saw an average of over one new employer-sponsored apprenticeship program registered per week.

• New programs represent diverse industry sectors including advanced manufacturing, nursing, creative industries, and information technology


Registered Programs


System Program Initiatives


System Initiatives

Weatherization and Energy

QuickJobs Carolina™

Allied Health

Achieving the Dream


• A partnership with the Workforce Investment Board

• Designed for unemployed and displaced workers who need skills as soon as possible

• Provides workers with more advanced skills• Prepares workers for next steps: Apprenticeship,

Certificate, Degree, etc.• Re-engage adults in education


• Created to address the state’s shortage of skilled healthcare workers– Program expansion– Increased retention– New program development

• Program implementation based on local needs

Allied Health Initiative


Allied Health Initiative• 33% of the system’s graduates in 2008

• 28% of the enrollment (fall, credit) in 2009

• Enrollment (fall, credit) in the Health Cluster programs has increased 30% from 2006 to 2009


National initiative aimed at helping more community college students succeed, particularly low-income and minority students who often face significant barriers to completing their postsecondary education.


Energy and Sustainability: Energy Industry Drivers


• Energy Efficiency

― Weatherization Assistance Program

― Building Performance Institute― NRCERT Hot Climate

― LEEDS, HERS

• Alternative Energy― Solar – photovoltaic, solar thermal― Geothermal― Hydrogen Fuel


Enterprise Campus Success


• Global competition for new investment and new jobs, particularly in leading-edge, high-impact technologies

• Increased focus in South Carolina on R&D• Significant upward pressure on job/career skills

Enterprise Campus Success


• Allows for public/private partnerships

• Provides regulatory relief

• Allows the transfer of public resources for

private benefit

Enterprise Campus


Legislative Priorities 2011-2012


Maintain Base FundingEnsures that the System and its 16 technical colleges across the state remain able to sustain the increasing number of South Carolinians seeking education and training.

Lottery Tuition AssistanceProvides access to affordable higher education and training necessary to enter or remain in the workforce.

Center for Accelerated Technology Training and readySC™Ensures that funds are in place to assist eligible new and expanding companies in meeting their workforce needs in the upcoming year.

FY 2011-2012 Legislative Priorities


FY 2011-2012 Legislative PrioritiesAllied Health InitiativeAllows the colleges to meet critical allied health workforce demands as well as continue those services already in place.

Technical College System Administrative Efficiencies ActThis Act sets forth enabling legislation for administrative relief to be granted to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education.

Lottery Technology Funding$5 million of the $12 million is provided to the technical colleges so classrooms can better resemble workplaces.

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