Jackson County Higher Education

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Jackson County Higher Education

• A Community Impact Presentation
• February 13, 2008

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Higher Education

• A key component in
• economic development growth

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Jackson County Higher Education Institutions

• Baker College of Jackson
• Jackson Community College
• Spring Arbor University

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Other Regionally Accredited Educators

• Foote Health University (JCC)
• New Tribes Bible Institute
• JCISD Career Center
• Siena Heights University (satellite at JCC)
• Eastern Michigan University (satellite at JCC)

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Higher Education

• Higher education has a significant impact on the
  Jackson economy, fueling the economic engine with
  millions each year.
• Higher education is an investment in our most
  important venture...the future of young of our
  county, as well as the unemployed, and
  underemployed adult citizens.

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Higher Education

• Even with this vital role, state higher education
  funding is losing ground to other state services.
  
• The economic impact of higher education occurs
  through
• additional sales, income, and employment created
  by outside dollars being injected into the area
  economy
• the multiplier effect of local dollars moving
  into the economy and
• the long-term role higher education plays in
  expanding the capacity of the states economy
  through a more educated, productive work force.

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Higher Education

• As higher education raises the skill level of the
  work force, employees work smarter. This
  increases the overall capacity of the economy to
  produce more with the same number of
  employeesmeaning that there is a larger economic
  pie to share with everyone.

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Higher Education

• Higher education plays an important role in
  attracting firms and workers from other states,
  research and development spin-offs and the other
  economic development.
• Finally, a number of higher education success
  stories illustrate the role of higher education
  in increasing jobs and the quality of life for
  all Jackson Countians.

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Lt. Governors Commission

• Higher Education Economic Growth
• Cherry Commission Report
• www.cherrycommission.org

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Cherry Commission...

• The Lt. Governors Commission on Higher Education
  Economic Growth fulfilled its mission of
  devising a plan to double the number of Michigan
  residents with a college degree or other valuable
  credential.
• The commission issued its recommendations in
  December 2004.

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Cherry Commission

• Make higher education universal.
• Create a culture of entrepreneurship.
• Create community compacts for educational
  attainment.
• Improve institutional completion measures.
• Expand access to baccalaureate institutions and
  degrees.
• Expand opportunities for early college
  achievement.
• Improve transfer process and award dual degrees.
• Increase the number of post-baccalaureate
  professionals.
• Target adults seeking to complete postsecondary
  credentials.
• Conduct an analysis of higher education capacity
  needs.
• Align postsecondary education with economic needs
  and opportunities.
• Expand the role of higher education institutions
  in community development.
• Develop a lifelong education tracking System.

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• higher education institutions are a primary
  driver of community development and cultivating
  quality of place.

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• ..Higher education institutions have both
  tremendous opportunity and civic responsibility
  to participate strongly in community development
  and revitalization.

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• Recommendation
• 18 All higher education institutions must
  aggressively partner with their communities and
  cool city commissions to develop and implement
  strategies and programs that leverage their
  unique role.

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• participation in local planning and development
  policy shaping
• enhancing art, culture, and entertainment
  offerings..
• incubation of firms..

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• Recommendation
• 7 Create community compacts for educational
  attainment.

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• Recommendation
• 4 Create a culture of entrepreneurship.
• Integrate entrepreneurial skills education into
  Michigans K-12 standards
• Higher education institutions must develop and
  offer entrepreneurial degree/certificate programs

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• ..create a Center of Excellence for
  Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Three Institutions of Higher Education

• Unique missions
• Unique student populations
• Unique program and degree offerings
• Committed to serving our community
• Committed to economic growth development
• Committed to enhancing the quality of life

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SHOWCASE

• EACH
• INSTITUTIONS
• CONTRIBUTION

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Baker College of Jackson

• Founded 1911

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Baker College

• Founded in 1911 in Flint, MI. The third largest
  college in the state and the largest private
  college in Michigan.
• Jackson/Coldwater campus has 1,700 students.
• Student pass rates exceed 80 to meet
  accreditation standards in vet tech, surg tech,
  radiation therapy, medical assisting, and
  phlebotomy.
• Only opticianry program in the State of Michigan
  started Fall 2006.

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Baker College

• Teacher education program as 87-92 pass rate on
  MTTC. Six of 8 grads have jobs in the area.
• Students can take classes online, onground or a
  combination of both (hybrid)
• Masters programs are online and a new Doctorate
  of Business Administration will start online in
  Spring 08.
• Extensive learning support services and free
  tutoring in the learning support center.

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Baker College

• 50 full-time employees
• 140 part-time employees
• 9 million dollar campus budget that it totally
  tuition driven.
• 10 million dollars of financial aid distributed
  to students last year.
• 5 million dollars of student loans distributed
  to students last year.
• Cost is very competitive with state bachelor
  degree granting schools.

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Spring Arbor University

• Jackson Countys Longest Serving Institution
• of
• Higher Education

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Spring Arbor University

• Provides over 40 undergraduate degrees
• Offers 8 masters degrees
• Offers 5 online degrees
• Endorsements available in criminal justice,
  health services, and hospitality
• Certificate available in entrepreneurship
• Enrollment 3,714 (Fall 2006)

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Spring Arbor University

• Four-year graduation rates at SAU 39 (national
  average 35.3 all 4-year institutions)
• Six-year graduation rates at SAU 57 (national
  average 4-year institutions 55.9)
• Retention rates freshman to sophomore year
• at SAU 76
• 450 campus students (17) from Jackson
  Countythe highest number of students from any
  one county an additional 317 students came from
  Ingham and Calhoun counties
• National Center for Education Statistics

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Spring Arbor University

• Community Impact
• Employs 358
• Close to 2,000 students served yearly in the
  Jackson community
• 1,570 campus students in fall 2006-07
• Close to 200 students taking classes at our
  downtown site
• Downtown facility available for meetings,
  seminars and training sessions

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Spring Arbor University

• Hosts the annual Learning Fair in collaboration
  with the Jackson Manufacturing Academy
• Trains baccalaureate nurses for Foote Hospital
  and many doctors, health agencies, and other
  organizations
• Over 100 teachers in Jackson County have
  completed some aspect of Spring Arbor
  Universitys teacher education program in the
  last two years

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Spring Arbor University

• 70 corporate partnerships between SAU and local
  businesses and organizations
• SAU faculty, staff and students provide over
  30,000 hours of volunteer time to the Jackson
  community in a years time
• A budget of 52,168,300 (2007-2008)

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Jackson Community College

• Established in 1928

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Jackson Community College

• Utilizes a cadaver lab in health sciences
• 120 nursing grads/year with 100 pass-rate
• Information Technologies online 08.07
• Additional Student athletics 08.07
• Student Housing 06.07
• 23 Transfer Rate (national avg. of 18)
• Transfer student performance high

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Jackson Community College

• Complete online DMS program 1 of 2 in the
  United States
• Significant effort related to developmental
  education (70 in at least one area)
• Beginning its 80th year of service and
• Specific focus on transfer education, career
  education, and community service.

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Jackson Community College

• 65 corporate partnerships between JCC and local
  businesses and organizations
• JCC faculty, staff and students provide over
  17,000 hours of volunteer time annually to the
  Jackson community
• Education credit is provided to more than 10,000
  students annually in the tri-county area
• Performing Arts and sponsored events serve over
  100,000 annually.

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Jackson Community College

• Statistics
• 600 employees Budget
• 256 Full-time Students 51.7
• 350 Part-time State 28.6
• 36M Budget Local 13.8
• 9M Federal Other 5.9
• 11.26M State
• Millage at 1.14
• Enrollment of 6,351 (Fall 2007)
• More than 10,000 credits students annually!

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Higher Education Impact
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JXN Higher Education Impact

• Budget 2007-08
• BAKER 9M
• SAU 52M
• JCC 36M
• Total 97M

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JXN Higher Education Impact

• Employment (Full-time and Part-time)
• BAKER 190
• SAU 358
• JCC 600
• Total 1,148

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JXN Higher Education Impact

• Persons Educated (Fall 2007)
• BAKER 1,700
• SAU 3,714
• JCC 6,351
• Total 11,765

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What Higher Education Needs

• Encouragement of students to attend Jackson
  County Higher Education Institutions
• Encouragement of local school counselors,
  superintendents, and parents to support Jackson
  County Higher Education and
• Support of the Jackson Legacy Project.

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Our Questions

• Is millage support possible?
• How vital is a downtown presence?
• How are we perceived collectively? Individually?
• Services that we should offer, but do not
  currently do so?
• Instructional programs needed?

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Discussion