State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

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State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges Presidents Academy September 28, 2000
Dennis Brewer Managing Director CNA Consulting
Engineering Bellevue, WA dbrewer_at_cnaco.com Develo
ping and Deploying Business Infrastructure For
the Worlds Leading Technology, Manufacturing and
Distribution Companies
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AEA Members By Industry Segments
Other Services 2
Manufacturing/ Factory 7
Telecom Services 2
Business Services 8
Computers 12
Software Related Services 23
Telecom Equipment 12
Other Manufacturing 2
Semiconductors/ Electrical Components 18
Medical 4
Defense/Aerospace 3
Instrumentation 7
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AEA Members By Company Revenues
gt 500M 4
50-500M 19
lt10M 51
10-50M 27
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Qualified Workers Extremely ScarceThroughout
U.S.
U.S. Unemployment Rates Occupation
1990 1993 1997
Electrical Engineers 1.8 4.0 0.9 Engineering
Technologists 4.2 5.9 2.0 Computer Systems
Analysts 1.5 3.1 1.1 Computer
Programmers 3.0 2.7 1.6 Computer
Equipment Operators 4.0 5.5 3.2
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Workforce Gap WidensIn Washington
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Workforce Development Bottlenecks

• Access limited capacity and scarce faculty
• Articulation needed to support life-long
  learning
• Attrition higher than overall rates
• Finance campuses forced to cross-subsidize
• K-12 most students not well prepared
• Industry investments are not strategic

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Working Toward Solutions

• Access - Set state-wide and institutional
  graduate and certificate growth goals through
  2010
• Articulation - Provide state-wide articulation
  paths from certificates to degrees
• Attrition - Reformulate delivery system to
  support students

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Working Toward Solutions

• Finance - Fund high cost/high demand programs on
  a differential basis to eliminate penalty to
  institutions
• K-12 - Excite K-12 students with hands-on math
  and science
• Industry - Implement industry clearinghouse to
  direct substantial industry resources to high
  impact opportunities