ACC: A Critical Regional Resource

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ACC A Critical Regional Resource

• 2005-2006 Academic Year Update
• 2006-2007 Institutional Priorities

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Institutional Goal Increase Enrollment

• Enrollment increases (12th class day)
• 5.5 Fall 05
• 1.7 Spring 06
• 25.6 Early College Start increase
• 37.6 increase in high school graduates entering
  ACC from College Connection schools (Fall 05)
• Distance Learning expanded to 160
  degree/certificate options
• 8 increase in DL enrollments
• 68 options have 50 or more courses available via
  DL
• 11 options have 100 courses available via DL

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Institutional Goal Expand ISD Partnerships

• College Connection expansion
• Fall 05 - 37.6 increase in high school graduates
  entering ACC from College Connection schools
• Hays CISD, Manor ISD, and Pflugerville ISD added
  in FY06
• FY07 budget includes 100,000 increase in funding
  to add 2-3 ISDs
• College and Career Preparatory Program
• ACC-AISD career and technical education outreach
  to students

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Institutional Goal Increase Student Diversity-
Closing the Gaps

• African-American enrollment
• Up 9
• Hispanic enrollment
• Up 10
• College Connection participant enrollment
• 54 minority

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Institutional GoalExpand Access to ACC

• 13 increase in financial aid institutional
  applications over past two years
• 11 increase in financial aid awards
• Mini-College Connection program implemented for
  Adult Education students
• ACC Foundation endowment hit 1 million

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Institutional GoalIncrease Faculty/Staff
Diversity

• Faculty diversity
• 33 of new full-time faculty in fall 2005
• 42 of new full-time faculty in spring 2006
• Staff diversity
• 43 of new Professional-Technical employees
• 50 of new Classified employees
• Administration reorganization increased diversity
• 37 of administrators are minority
• 45 of top-level administrators are minority

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Institutional GoalEnsure Quality ofPrograms
Services

• 9 increase in number of graduates
• Licensing/certification
• 100 pass rate for Firefighter Academy cadets
• 100 pass rate for radiology grads
• 98 pass rate for vocational nurses
• 93 pass rate for associate-degree nurses
• Ranked 6th statewide for CPA exam pass rate,
  including four-year colleges/universities
  (highest among community colleges)

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Institutional GoalEnsure Quality ofPrograms
Services

• Transfer students perform as well as or better
  than those who begin at four-year
  colleges/universities
• Business Services Awards
• Employer of the Year, Austin Chapter of the
  Institute of Internal Auditors
• Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
  Financial Reporting, Government Finance Officers
  Association
• Public Information and College Marketing Awards
• Excellence in marketing and media promotions,
  National Council on Marketing and Public
  Relations Council for Advancement and Support
  of Education

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Institutional Goal Increase Resources

• All-of-Austin annexation successful
• Additional annexation efforts under way
• ACC Foundation capital campaign under development
• 30 increase in grant funding
• 4 million nanoelectronics training partnership
  grant

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FY07 Institutional Priorities

• Balanced budget (at 159 million)
• Budget aligned with Master Plan
• Effective and efficient use of limited resources

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FY07 Budget Highlights

• Long-term financial plan (2015)
• 12 revenue increase due to All-of-Austin
  annexation, increased appraisals, enrollment
  growth
• Directed to Closing the Gaps strategies
• 50 of new revenue to access and retention
• College Connection (100,000)
• Testing Centers (107,000)
• Tutoring and Learning Labs (137,000)
• Teaching/technology support (150,000)
• 2 Weekend College campuses/Spring 07 (200,000)
• 50 of new revenue to facilities needs

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FY07 Budget Highlights

• South Austin Campus opening (2.78 million
  operating costs)
• Cypress Creek Campus expansion (905,000
  additional operating costs)
• Market-competitive Salaries Policy
• Full-time faculty in top 3 for state community
  colleges
• Classified/Prof-Tech compensation study
  implemented
• Multi-year full-time faculty hiring plan (30 in
  FY07)
• No in-district tuition increase
• 8/credit hour out-of-district

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Why ACC Matters

• ACC District is primary institution expected to
  meet Closing the Gaps challenges.
• Over half of all individuals who enter higher
  education begin at community college.
• ACC is the primary trainer and retrainer of the
  local workforce.
• The associate degree is the fastest growing
  workforce credential.
• ACC offers Developmental Education and Adult
  Education for those not yet college-ready.
• As ACC grows, so do four-year colleges/universitie
  s.
• ACC helps promote/sustain economic development
  and social equity.

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More Information

• Email ceo_at_austincc.edu
• Internet
• ACC - www.austincc.edu
• Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow - www.austincc.edu/pres
• College Connection - www.austincc.edu/isd