State of the College

Western Nevada College2010-2011

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Report on 2009-2010

• Institutional Accomplishments

• Interesting Data

• Remaining Challenges

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Institutional Accomplishments

The college received a clean bill of health from our regional accreditation agency (NWCCU)

NWCCU granted full baccalaureate degree granting authority to WNC

Thanks to everyone’s hard work and sacrifice, the college survived budget cuts of nearly 20% without retrenching any staff

Despite the budget cuts, because faculty was willing to accept additional enrollment in classes, the college successfully absorbed over a 10% increase in enrollment including a 41% increase in full time degree seekers (census to census)

We graduated our largest class ever, 416 students, in 2009-2010 (summer graduate numbers are not in yet)

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Interesting Data: Progress on Strategic Plan 06-12 Goals in AY 09-10

2009-2010 Successful Course Completion Rate: 71%

Retention Rate Fall 2009 to Spring 2010: 63%

2009-2010 Updated IPEDS Graduation Rate: 20%

Transfer Rate to 4-year Schools: 30%

Diversity: This year, we matched our community demographic for the first time

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2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010*

19 or younger

4 6 7 6 11 10 10 15

20-24

92 105 115 109 132 157 147 164

25-29

59 73 70 61 68 89 78 81

30-34

50 50 60 59 52 54 39 50

35-39

65 30 39 33 42 32 33 31

40-44

57 36 52 48 24 33 28 29

45-49

39 42 34 41 41 43 23 39

50-54

33 39 22 19 24 22 13 19

55-59

12 17 10 14 11 12 6 5

60-64

8 0 2 0 8 4 6 2

65 or older

2 0 1 3 3 1 2 1

10

30

50

70

90

110

130

150

170

Degrees/Certificates Awarded by Age at Time of Graduation

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1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010*

Total degrees awarded

356 364 406 421 399 412 392 416 458 385 436

Unduplicated graduates

326 327 373 377 353 378 354 385 412 359 416

50

150

250

350

450

Total Degrees / Certificates Awarded

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Fall 2000

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Continuing

457 503 573 568 594 590 606 640 700 1000 1140

New

166 205 247 264 279 301 296 320 328 451 450

New Transfer

55 48 41 59 66 76 91 54 74 79 65

100

500

900

Headcount By Enrollment Status: Full-Time

Fall 2000

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Continuing

3339 3343 3070 2836 3036 2989 3063 2997 2996 3011 2408

New

1000 804 945 887 883 959 1044 814 709 785 471

New Transfer

449 597 323 445 457 552 505 440 410 386 225

250

1250

2250

3250

Headcount by Enrollment Status: Part-Time

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Fall 2000

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Non-FA Student

0.73278584965256

0.746458923512748

0.684729064039411

0.713987473903967

0.717672413793107

0.619335347432024

0.643826761473822

0.670789163722026

0.696173615077099

0.682100238663489

FA Student

0.811669128508126

0.853367875647668

0.821308724832212

0.832303255047384

0.799487742407611

0.765501319261214

0.812883435582823

0.842791911285064

0.819448562110883

0.783198380566802

53%

63%

73%

83%

Successful Course Completion Rate: Full-Time

Fall 2000

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Non-FA Student

0.775229357798168

0.77170209313646

0.776917118512783

0.767300529307979

0.735532620715076

0.70739773716275

0.721263846014164

0.702772277227723

0.704032413660044

0.709604286892004

FA Student

0.766386554621849

0.791989664082687

0.741816505301983

0.770302739067756

0.714022140221402

0.707434052757794

0.724560686554965

0.746348962336664

0.731597845601437

0.706606217616584

53%

63%

73%

83%

Successful Course Completion Rate: Part-Time

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Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009

Non FA Students

0.767174199736

243

0.766996699669

968

0.757023538344

725

0.755582747017

435

0.731886183631

564

0.690903946810

016

0.704281258860

221

0.694724362774

156

0.702047880011

538

0.701309917950

197

FA Students

0.790487421383

648

0.826049453709

031

0.783439490445

86

0.803860661193

699

0.761681289532

749

0.739248283339

358

0.772718825497

122

0.798517995765

699

0.784502767362

968

0.753736920777

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53%

57%

63%

68%

73%

78%

83%

88%

93%

98%

Successful Course Completion Rate

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Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009

Non FA Students

0.850000000000

001

0.8 0.700000000000

001

0.720000000000

001

0.710000000000

001

0.700000000000

001

0.710000000000

001

0.68 0.700000000000

001

0.610000000000

001

FA Students

0.15 0.2 0.3 0.28 0.29 0.3 0.29 0.320000000000

001

0.3 0.380000000000

001

5%

15%

25%

35%

45%

55%

65%

75%

85%

95%

Financial Aid Students as a Percentage of Enrollment Headcount

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Retention from Fall to Spring

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

% Retention 51% 51% 51% 55% 55% 55% 54% 58% 60% 62% 63%

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

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Remaining Challenges Respond to our current economic

environment

Respond to state needs

Respond to NWCCU recommendations

Engage our community with a “major gifts campaign”

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Looking Ahead: Our Work for 2010-2011 Respond to our current economic

environment

Address state needs/prepare for this year’s legislature work

Address remaining accreditation issues

Begin major gifts campaign

Begin strategic planning for 2012-2018

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Respond to our current economic environment

Respond to Our Environment: Changing enrollment patterns, coupled with an ongoing goal to strengthen student success rates, requires more focus on our student intake processes. Students must be prepared to succeed in the classes in which they register. This will require all our attention.

Respond to State Needs: NSHE will offer a variety of actions to the next legislature, under the rubric of efficiency and effectiveness. The goal will be to negotiate the best funding possible under the current budgetary constraints, by demonstrating a willingness to make the changes necessary in the way we do business, to assure that we are effective with the funds the state can afford to provide.

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Respond to Remaining NWCCU Recommendations

Respond to NWCCU Recommendations: As vacancies occur in every area of the college, we will continue to determine whether resources should be reallocated to full-time teaching faculty positions in areas that are uncovered at present. If we cannot assign full-time faculty to every program, we will need to reevaluate whether data supports program continuation. (Recommendation One)

Respond to NWCCU Recommendations: Northwest assessment recommendation will require attention by all of us, and in particular by PARC, the senates and SPFIE. (Recommendation Two)

Respond to NWCCU Recommendations: One of our major gift campaign initiatives is a project to fund a women’s softball field on the Carson City campus (Recommendation Four)

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Major Gifts Campaign

STEM initiative: Build an endowment to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics equipment needs

STEM initiative: Expand the machine tool technology building

STEM initiative: Build an endowment to support scholarships for students who elect to study STEM fields

Student life initiative: Women’s softball field on Carson campus

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Strategic planning for 2012-2018

SPFIE to review with WNC’s internal community, the effectiveness of the 2006-2012 plan. What goals are still essential? What goals should be modified?

SPFIE engages the college community and begins an environmental scan process with a SWOT analysis as part of spring 2011 start-up activity.

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Strategic planning for 2012-2018 - Continued

Surveys and focus groups of internal and external communities to determine primary goals for the future.

Based on preceding data, and in consultation with the president, SPFIE develops a preliminary plan for 2012-2018 to present to the college community at fall 2011 start-up.

Refined plan developed during the fall 2011 semester and presented to the Board of Regents for approval in spring 2012.

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TRANSITIONS Connie Capurro, after years of loyal service

as a Vice President has chosen to transition back to her home in counseling

The following people have retired after loyal service to the college: Mark Dorio Linda Jacks Jim Kolsky Jim Manning Laura Whitelaw

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KUDOS Andrea Doran and her staff achieved NAEYC

accreditation for the Child Development Center

Curtis Sakamoto spearheaded the development and implementation of a new video security system for numerous locations on the Carson campus

Mark Ghan successfully defended the college in an eight day jury trial in U.S. Federal District Court in Reno. The jury deliberated for less than an hour to reach a unanimous verdict in support of the college

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KUDOS Teri Zutter and her staff graduated the

largest GED class in the history of the college this summer (153 students)

The nursing class of ‘09 had a 96% pass rate on the NCLEX exam

Bonnie Bertocchi completed her baccalaureate degree in business management

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KUDOS

Brian Crowe, working with college facilities staff, reduced State Fire Marshal violations to zero at the Douglas campus

Song Liu installed a new Blade server and associated software, along with a new wireless radio link, to improve service to all campus locations, including the High Tech Center

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KUDOS Marilee Swirczek, Don Carlson, Sharon Tetly and Kevin

Burns’ leadership in making the “Always Lost” exhibit in demand nationwide. It will open in Wisconsin this fall

Carol Lange, Scott Penzel, and David Steiger collaborated with local manufacturers to acquire a $150,000 federal appropriation to train manufacturing workers

Ed Martin, Randy Naylor and Laura-Lee Redwine obtained approval from the American Welding Society for the Andy Butti Welding Center to become an accredited welding test facility. WNC is the only certified test facility in the northern part of Nevada

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KUDOS During 09-10 we successfully completed 9 academic

program reviews and 1 administrative program review

Kevin Edwards, Diane Nungary, and Katie Leao completed a thorough Tech Prep program review which identifies and affirms a new image of Tech Prep courses with recognition standards of excellence and brand recognition with all high school students. The video you have just seen is just one example of the links that are being forged with our partner high schools

Mike Sady and student, Isabel “Sara” Flores, developed bilingual learning materials for area science teachers about climate change and the Waterfall Interpretive Trail.

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KUDOS Counseling services received commendation by the

NWCCU accreditation team for the Peer Mentoring, Early Alert, Peer Advising and Bridge to Success programs

Library services received commendation by the NWCCU accreditation team for their efforts to support students and faculty with online resources and services; and dedicated librarians and staff

Counseling services greatly enhanced and expanded the new student orientation program to include modules taught by academic faculty as well as student services staff. To date over 600 students have signed-up on-line

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KUDOS

“Campus Connect” is now a sanctioned club on campus which supports adult students and helps them connect with other members of the college community

The NSHE Board of Regent’s named Dr. Ursula Carlson as a recipient of the Regents Teaching Award and Joshua Pierce as a Regents Scholar

  The Board approved WNC awarding Honorary Associate

degrees to Betty Kopfhammer and Bryan Samudio for their dedication and commitment to the college

Valerie Anderson led the Sustainability Committee’s development of a new web site for the group - http://www.wnc.edu/green/

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KUDOS

Dan Neverett worked with the Follett Corporation to expand the company’s textbook rental program to students at Western Nevada College

Kevin Murphy worked with the Follett Corporation, to make additional textbook information for students available online

Anne Hansen and Kevin Murphy recreated an existing college webpage into one that better meets the needs of companies and individuals seeking to do business with the college – Doing Business With WNC …

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KUDOS

Led by the efforts of Brian Crowe and Jack Piirainen, the college installed an emergency notification system in Bently Hall on the Douglas campus

The financial assistance office disbursed eleven million dollars in financial aid funds in 09-10 compared to six million dollars the previous year. This represents a 43% increase in the number of unduplicated financial aid students and a 56% increase in the numbers of applications processed

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KUDOS

Western Nevada College received the Bronze Medallion of Merit for the college’s Annual Report, given by the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations, Southwestern Region

The Specialty Crop Institute completed its ninth workshop with the second “Production and Sales of Lavender” held this summer at Lavender Ridge in Reno. The WNC Specialty Crop Institute also recently hosted the annual Nevada Small Farm Conference in Fallon

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THANK YOU FOR THE SUCCESSES IN 2009-2010

LET’S WORK TOWARD MAKING

2010-2011

AN EQUALLY REWARDING ANDSUCCESSFUL YEAR!