Enrollment Presentation to Hamilton Campus Community

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Enrollment Presentation to Hamilton Campus
Community
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Enrollment
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Enrollment Decline

• Numbers
• Spring 2004 3459 HC 1902 FTE
• Spring 2006 3120 1770 FTE
• 10 decrease in HC 7 decrease in FTE
• Demographics of decline
• Part-time 11 full-time - 7
• Continuing students - 10
• Transfer students - 19
• Post-secondary 10
• MUO - 23
• FTIC - 18 since 2002
• Minority students 2

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Finances

• 714,000 in lost revenue in last two years.
• Over 600,000 in lost revenue (SSI and tuition
  fees) annually if enrollment were to remain
  constant.
• We have the surplus to cover the resulting
  shortfall this year, but for how long? Also, the
  fund balance is needed for non-operational
  expenses.

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Causes

• Economics
• Cost
• Retention
• Two related factors service to community
  competition

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This was our competition two years ago
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Competition Today
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The Problem Presents an Opportunity

• to better serve our constituency while reversing
  the enrollment trend
• Mission, mission, mission
• State community expectations needs
• Regional Campus Task Force Report need findings
• Common community expressions

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Responding to the Challenge

• Studying the problem
• MUO denials
• Non-payment deregistration
• Scholarships
• Retention
• West Chester area - ramping up to VOA
• New programs
• BSN, BTE 4 yr., CJ

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Evening and Weekend College

• Better serve our existing market access for
  those returning to work
• Tap into new market
• We are already doing this to a limited degree!
  Enlargement, repackaging, and marketing

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Evening and Weekend College Model

• 3 evening and one associate degree program (BTE
  ?)
• Flexibly scheduled, allowing students to enter
  any fall or spring
• Completion in 18 or 24 months
• At least 50 of classes staffed by full-time
  instructors
• Web or web enhanced courses shall be included
• One program in West Chester
• Tightening of scheduling shifting new sections

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Evening and Weekend College Resources

• Part-time instructor and overload resources will
  be provided
• Full-time instructor lines will be provided as
  supported by increase in FTE
• Marketing robust!
• Other library, food service, computer support,
  student services, etc.

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Evening and Weekend College

• Common elsewhere graduate, bach., and associate
  colleges
• Online programs
• Xavier (Adult Learner Weekend College), UC A S
  at RW (Adult Scholars Accel. Program), Thomas
  More, College of Mt. St. Joseph, IWU,
• Process
• Academic Council faculty
• Ad hoc committee staff faculty reps.
• What does it mean for the Campus?

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What does it mean for me?

• Teaching loads will not change!
• Course development opportunities, alternative
  teaching times, possible overloads,
• Evenings and weekends possibly. If so, chairs
  and coordinators will be expected to be flexible
  with assignments

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• Progress will not occur immediately. We need to
  be prepared to not see results for a year or two.
  
• Measures of success
• Enrollment
• Quality
• Other?

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New MODE of Operation

• Mission
• Openness to new ideas and change
• Decisive
• Expeditious