Transforming Louisiana

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Transforming Louisianas Workforce

• Dr. Joe May
• President
• Louisiana Community and Technical College System

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Vision

• To be the premier system of community and
  technical colleges in the nation and the most
  responsive in meeting the higher education and
  workforce needs of Louisiana students,
  communities, and businesses.

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Community Technical Colleges

• We are where Louisiana goes to college.
• We are the primary access points to higher
  education.
• We are the key to workforce, personal and
  economic goal attainment.

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Geographic Access
OUR LOCATIONS
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Enrollment Growth

• Enrollment in the Louisiana Community and
  Technical College System grew by almost 70 from
  Fall 2005 to Fall 2007.
• We enrolled 52,365 students in Fall 2007.
• The LTC enrolls 17,462 Students in Fall 2007.

Source Board of Regents SSPS and Fall
Preliminary Enrollment Survey
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Student Composition

• 97.8 of LCTCS students are Louisiana residents.
• 33.2 of LCTCS students are African-American.

Source Fall 2006 Board of Regents SSPS
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Student Profile

• Average age of LCTCS students is 27.
• 39 of LCTCS students are age 25 and over.
• 56.8 of LCTCS students are female.

Source Fall 2006 Board of Regents SSPS
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Our Graduates Perform Well

• Our students perform as well at their transfer
  institutions as they did at community colleges.

Source Fall 2004 and Fall 2005 Board of Regents
SSPS
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Louisianas Community and Technical Colleges

• A New Beginning

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TOTAL 257.6 million
25 Facility Projects
15 Colleges
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Higher Education Success

• Passage of 250.7 million budget increase for
  public postsecondary education provided
  unprecedented support across a broad range of
  critically-important funding areas.
• Included 116 million formula-based funding for
  general operations.
• 100 Implementation

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LCTCS is the fastest growing Higher Education
System in the State.
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Seven LCTCS colleges were named among the Fifty
Fastest Growing Community and Technical Colleges
in the Nation.
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Why is growth important?

• 68 of new jobs created will require more than
  high school education, but less than a bachelors
  degree.

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Community/Technical Colleges and State Economies
Rank State 4-Year 2-Year Ratio of 2-Year to 4-Year
1 California 679,920 1,427,506 2.10
2 Texas 495,259 587,408 1.19
3 Illinois 298037, 369,212 1.24

38 Louisiana 157,201 52,635 .35

48 Vermont 27,166 6,147 .23
49 South Dakota 37,315 5,887 .16
50 Alaska 27,377 1,186 .04
Source U.S. Department of Education (2004)
Digest of Education Statistics
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LCTCS Funding

• Higher Education received 116,000,000 for full
  formula implementation.
• LCTCS received 9,136,239 (7.9) of the full
  formula funding.

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LTC Enrollment Growth

• LTC received 1,369,308 in formula funding
  (34,232 per campus).
• LTC experienced 16 enrollment growth from Fall
  2006 Fall 2007 semesters.
• Formula funding as a result of new growth

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If funding equals enrollment . . . imagine what
a funding formula aligned with workforce needs
and economic development priorities could
accomplish for Louisiana
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Enrollment Mix

• Gradually restructure the overall enrollment mix
  from 76 / 24 (four-year vs. two-year
  institutions) to 60 / 40 (closer to the
  southern average).
• Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana,
  Inc, April, 2003

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Why is this important?

• To meet workforce needs, LCTCS will need to
  enroll
• 160,000 students.

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LCTCS 2008 Advocacy Agenda

• Designate responsibility for the delivery of
  workforce training to the Louisiana Community and
  Technical College System.
• Establish a standing rapid response training
  fund to address urgent workforce needs - 15.0
  million
• Establish Centers of Excellence to meet
  industry demand in key sectors - 66.0 million
• Provide facilities to meet both current and
  future workforce needs - 27.0 million

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Training Responsibility

• Implement a performance funding model that
  provides incentives for colleges to align
  programs with local workforce demands and
  economic development priorities.
• Fund every new enrollment aligned with workforce
  needs and economic development priorities - 20.4
  million
• Complete funding for new student information
  system - 30.0 million
• Buy down the tuition of the LTC to ensure low
  tuition rates 12.0 million

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Expand Rapid Response Capacity

• Establish a 15 million standing rapid response
  training fund, without ties to specific program
  areas, to enable community and technical colleges
  to continue to address urgent workforce needs as
  they arise.

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Funding WorksPathways to Construction

• 12.9 million
• 800 increase in construction sector output
• Industry integrated into program design and
  delivery

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Significance

• Demand existed prior to receipt of funding.
• Funding provided for the following
• Expanded marketing
• Curriculum development
• Rental of space
• Purchase of equipment
• Hiring faculty
• Student Scholarships

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Response Timeline
August, 2005 Hurricane Katrina
September, 2005 Hurricane Rita
October, 2005 Pathways to Construction Employment Initiative developed plan delivered to state and federal labor departments
November, 2005 USDOL announces 5 million grants to LA and MS to fund programs
March, 2006 15 million request added to state budget
May, 2006 USDOL funds available for use
June, 2006 State appropriation approved
October, 2006 State funds available for use
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Establish Centers of Excellence

• Gulf Coast Institute for Emergency Response
• Institute for Cyber Security Technology
• Marine Manufacturing Technology Institute
• Gulf Coast Institute for Energy Production
  Technology

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Gulf Coast Institute for Emergency Response

• Located in South Central, Louisiana
• National EMS Academy
• Disaster Response and Recovery
• First Responder training
• Total cost 17.75 mil

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Institute for Cyber Security Technology

• Located in Northwest, Louisiana
• Cyber Command Barksdale AFB
• Cyber Innovations Center BPCC next-door
  neighbor
• 10,000 associated jobs (conservative est.)
• Total cost 12.5 mil

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Marine Manufacturing Technology Institute

• Located in Southeast, Louisiana
• Provide workforce support for
• Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Leevac, Gulf
  Craft, Bollinger Shipyards, Trinity Marine
• Gulf Coast ship building industry contribution to
  GDP 3.9 Billion
• Total cost 21.25 mil

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Gulf Coast Institute for Energy Production
Technology

• Located in Southwest, Louisiana
• Conoco-Phillips 2 million contribution to SOWELA
• Economic impact of LNG regassification
  facilities 2.2 billion
• Jobs created 13,877
• Total cost 14.5 mil

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Summary

• Designate responsibility for the delivery of
  workforce training to the LCTCS.
• Fund every new enrollment
• Complete funding for new SIS
• Buy down the tuition of the LTC to ensure low
  tuition rates.
• Create a Rapid Response fund.
• Implement four Centers of Excellence.
• Provide facilities to meet both current and
  future workforce needs.