President’s Council
April 20, 2011
CPCC’s Value and Challenges
• Community colleges are integral to workforce
preparation and economic recovery
• What is the “middle-skills” gap?
• What challenges do community colleges face
in accomplishing their mission?
Community Colleges
Many Missions
• Second chance high schools
• Remediation on-ramp to postsecondary
education
• Transfer degrees
• Career and technical education degrees
• Incumbent worker training
• Adult basic education
• Dislocated worker training
Myths about the Labor Market
Myth 1: Most jobs in the future will require a fouryear degree
• Of the 166M jobs available in 2018, only 22% will
require a four-year degree or higher
• Among all education and training categories, the
fastest growth will occur in occupations requiring
an associate degree
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010.
Myths about the Labor Market
Myth 2: Income increases with degrees
• In fact, earnings are not just a function of
postsecondary attainment
• 25% of workers with a B.A. earn less than
workers with an AA degree
• 23% of workers with a B.A. earn less than
workers with a license or certificate
Source: Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018, June 2010,
Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce
Myths about the Labor Market
Myth 3: Most new jobs will be in technical areas
that require a four-year degree
• Openings for nurses and health technologists
with an associate degree is expected to grow by
more than 1,000,000 by 2018
• Demand for middle-skilled professionals is
exploding
Source: Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018, June 2010,
Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce
Middle-Skills Gap
• By 2014, 2,700,000 job openings in middle-skills
fields require a post-secondary credential
• Fields include construction, manufacturing,
healthcare, EMT, law enforcement, etc.
• Community colleges are the providers of middleskills training
• Community colleges currently credential nearly
80% of first responders and 60% of health-care
professionals
Source: Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018, June 2010,
Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce
Pathways to Prosperity
• Community colleges are the largest providers of
postsecondary education in the nation, serving
12,400,000 students a year
• Community colleges serve many struggling young
adults and the greatest proportion of
underrepresented students
Source: Pathways to Prosperity, Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 2011
.
Pathways to Prosperity
• Community colleges received just 27% of total
federal, state, and local revenues for public
degree–granting institutions in 2007–2008 while
serving 43% of undergraduate students
• Two-year colleges are grossly under-resourced
compared to four-year colleges
Source: Doing More With Less: The Inequitable Funding of Community Colleges
Education Sector Comparison
Public Schools
Community
Colleges
UNC System
$7.1 billion
$1.0 billion
$2.7 billion
1,402,269 ADM
250,095 FTE
195,524 FTE
Average Annual Budget Growth
(2000-2011)
2.0%
5.1%
4.0%
Average Annual Enrollment
Growth (1999-2010)
1.4%
5.1%
3.3%
FY 2009-10 Expenditures per
Student
$5,924
(State, federal,
county)
$4,978
(State, federal,
county)
$11,671*
(State)
FY 2010-11 General Fund
Appropriation
2009-10 Enrollment
*certain programs
excluded
Source: Fiscal Research Division; Dec. 15, 2010, FY 2011-12 General Fund Revenue and Budget Outlook;
Dec. 9, 2010 Exhibit 5 “Per Student Expenditures”
CPCC County Funding Per FTE
$1,800
$1,668
$1,600
$1,718
19,094
$1,686
18,538
16,980
$1,514
$1,442
$1,394
15,997
$1,400
$1,291
14,652
$1,200
$1,000
14,073
13,468
$800
FY06
Budget Funding
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
$24,492,884 $23,900,000 $26,611,768
11
FY12
CPCC Operating Budgets Funding Sources
Operating Budget $64.4m
$84.6m
$159.2m*
*Based on Governor’s proposed budget cut to Community
Colleges and a 10% increase in tuition for FY2012.
Major CPCC Initiatives
• Student success
• Dislocated workers’ training
• New fundraising campaign
Suggestions?
Questions?