The UM College of Technology Bitterroot Branch Campus

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The UM College of Technology Bitterroot Branch
Campus

• Conceptual Overview

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The University of Montana COT Bitterroot campus

• Project Scope
• Construct a branch campus of The University of
  Montanas College of Technology in Hamilton, MT
• Facility size of approx. 15,500 sf, opens in 2009
• Cost of 4.0 - 4.5 million
• Can be included in the 2007 LRBP request of
  18.2M, which also requests a new building for
  the UM-COT
• Land required is 4 - 10 acres depending on
  expansion plans

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The University of Montana COT Bitterroot campus

• Rationale
• Addresses population growth, higher education
  needs within Ravalli county and reduces student
  travel to Missoula
• Leverages infrastructure/overhead/expertise
  already in place at UM substantially reduces
  operating cost
• Requires no additional accreditation
• Creates a complementary, integrated higher
  education opportunity no transfer problems
• Allows for phased expansion as additional demand
  merits

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The University of Montana COT Bitterroot campus

• Academic Programs (Draft)
• Sized to accommodate upwards of 175 FTEs
• Planned academic programs
• Arts Sciences/General Study (75 FTEs)
• English
• Math
• Applied Sciences (incl Lab Tech programs)
• Nursing (25 FTEs)
• Construction Technology Carpentry (25 FTEs)
• Business/Management (40 FTEs)
• Computer IS (10 FTEs)

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The University of Montana COT Bitterroot campus

• Project Details (Draft)
• Programs proposed reflect those that best
  estimate market demand (based on a market survey)
• Programming will be re-evaluated annually to
  respond to community needs

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Notional Timeline

• July Discussions with stakeholders
• August Solicit Input
• September/November Bring to Regents
• January 2007 Present to the Long Range Building
  Committee of the Legislature
• May 2007 Funds Appropriated
• April 08 Begin Construction

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Preliminary Budget Model

• Assumption Year 1 125 FTE
• REVENUES
• Tuition Fees 322,000
• State Appropriation _at_1888/FTE 236,000
• State appropriation OM _at_5.75/sf 86,000
• TOTAL 644,000
• EXPENSES
• Faculty (7ea.) 433,000
• Tuition Waivers (11) 35,000
• OM 86,000
• Operating Overhead 154,000
• TOTAL 708,000
• NOTES
• Requires a supplemental appropriation of 64,000
• Cost to state at this scale is 386,000 per year
• State contribution must be reassessed as FTE grow