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opened up hybrid classes. Another industry is health care. There’s save dollars at the end of a fiscal year rather than at the beginning. a pharmaceutical company in the area that anticipates hiring about Raising tuition and fees is a last resort for us. We haven’t raised a thousand people. What is significant about that is that they will tuition in the past three years, and we’ve raised fees just once. operate a call center staffed with qualified people who are very Will we have to make some difficult recommendations this year? knowledgeable in pharmaceuticals to help people with questions It’s likely that we will, but we are working behind the scenes with about cancer drugs and equipment, and so on. Those are high-end our government leaders as to what kind of cuts we’re looking at jobs and we’re very excited about it. Wee: NICC’s credit programs, as well as Continu‘Raising tuition and fees is a last resort for us. We ing Education and Economic Development, rely haven’t raised tuition in the past three years, and on labor market data and Iowa Workforce Development reports, as well as information from local we’ve raised fees just once.’ business surveys, business roundtables, alumni —Charlene Dukes, Prince George’s Community College surveys, and advisory boards to develop programming that is responsive to workforce need. These efforts have led to a slate of new green energy, IT, and advanced and how that impacts our ability to deliver services. manufacturing credit and noncredit programming, as well as a Wee: We’re most concerned about Pell Grant funding. More than noncredit leadership certificate program for soft skills training 70 percent of our students are first-generation students, and more and a business consortium that allows small businesses to pool than 45 percent work 20-plus hours a week. They don’t have a lot of means to pursue higher education. Our state funding has resources together to offer joint trainings. also declined to about 27 percent of our total funding this year. We cannot put more burden ‘The community college is that lynchpin without which on our students through tuition and fees because they already account for roughly 50 percent of our country won’t be able to rise to the occasion.’ our funding. So, we are doubling our efforts to —Robert Templin, Northern Virginia Community College provide scholarships to our students and seeking state and federal grants to support our programs. With President Obama’s call to increase college graduates, many look to community colleges to lead the way. Yet, funding continues to dwindle. How do you close that gap? Shaink: That’s a tough one. We’ve had a 35 percent enrollment increase in five years, yet we’ve had only a 5 percent increase in state aid. In our area, we also have a loss of property tax because of the housing market, so it’s a challenge. We have a seven-year budget that makes us very conscious in how we spend every dollar, and I have to say that everyone has been very cooperative in looking at ways to control expenses. One thing we did seven years ago is that we spent the money from a capital improvement bond on internal controls for lighting and energy reduction. We were spending about 8 percent of our budget on energy and now it’s down to about 2 percent. Dukes: The State of Maryland has stayed relatively flat in terms of funding to community colleges, but when you have flat funding and the number of students continues to grow, there is still a cut because you aren’t receiving the resources you could receive. We look at our budget in terms of education being our real work, so we look at other things the college does to determine whether we will continue that. There are all kinds of projects that faculty, staff, and administrators are engaged in that are nice to do, but they don’t help us get to the real work of the institution. We have reduced our number of employees and slowed the hiring process. That doesn’t mean we won’t hire, but we have the opportunity to universitybusiness.com How do you get that support? Wee: We’ve successfully collaborated with our community partners on many projects over the last two years that have resulted in being awarded more than $22 million in outside funding from local organizations, state agencies, and federal departments such as the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce. In 2007, taxpayers in our district approved a $35 million bond levy to support infrastructure investments in our campuses and centers. Right now, we are pursuing the feasibility study of our first capital campaign where growing our endowment is a priority. Telling our stories to our legislators continues to be a priority. Templin: Yes, the success of America’s community colleges is important, not just for the people they serve but for the country, if we are going to grow the middle class and have a competitive economy. The community college is that lynchpin without which our country won’t be able to rise to the occasion. Shaink: I think the states have got to take on more of a responsibility. They’ve really backed off on their priority for education. Yes, they have it tough, but it comes down to ‘pay me now or pay me later.’ If you don’t have an avenue for the individuals in your community to get trained, we’re not going to have a globally competitive workforce and we’re going to have a lot of individuals who aren’t prepared to take on jobs that the business industry needs. November/December 2011 | 37 http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - November/December 2011

University Business - November/December 2011
Contents
Editor's Note
College Index
Ad Index
Behind the News
Financial Aid
Viewpoint
Education Gateways
Models of Efficiency
Business Intelligence Gets Smarter
Internet Technology
Independent Outlook
End Note

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