My Job Portfolio Lisbeth Villarreal Pierce college ‘Fall 2006”
Pierce College
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Pierce College
Working Toward
Key Messages
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Feasibility Study Recommendations 1 & 2
I. I. Conduct a public relations/marketing campaign that highlights the need and benefits of the proposed projects and encourages philanthropic support from targeted audiences and constituencies.
II. Expand and refine the Case for Support for the proposed projects and the campaign for their support.
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Pierce County’s Colleges & UniversitiesTwo Technical Colleges Bates Clover Park
Two Community College Districts Pierce College
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Pierce College Puyallup
Tacoma Community College
Four major B.A.-granting institutions Pacific Lutheran University (private) University of Puget Sound (private) The Evergreen State College, Tacoma Campus (public,
upper division) University of Washington Tacoma (public, upper division)
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Yes! Percentage of Adults with 4-Year Degrees
Do We Need That Many?
40
28
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King County State Average PierceCounty
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“Analysts have repeatedly identified the relative lack of education in Pierce County as an impediment to job creation.”
--News Tribune editorial, 7/30/02
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What Are The Roles of Each Type of Institution?
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Technical Colleges
Prepare People for JobsWorkforce EducationBasic Skills
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Community CollegesBroader scope of services than any other type of higher ed
Prepare People for JobsWorkforce Education Basic Skills
Academic Transfer (First 2 years of a four-year degree)
Developmental Education
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Public B.A.-Granting Colleges
Upper Division only (junior and senior standing) leading to a B.A.
UWT also has limited graduate programs
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Private Four-Year Colleges
Both upper and lower division programs leading to a B.A. (i.e. all 4 years of a four-year degree)
Limited graduate degrees
Liberal Arts emphasis
Traditional residential settings
Traditional age bracket (18-23)
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Pierce County’s Post-Secondary Institutions:
Other Comparisons
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Accessibility Comparison: Cost
Yearly Tuition
$2,133$3,441 $4,560
$17,728
$21,270
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$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
CommunityColleges
TESC Tacoma UWT PLU UPS
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Accessibility Comparison: Academic Selectivity
Entrance Criteria Developmental courses?
Technical Colleges None Yes
Community Colleges
None Yes
Public B.A. –granting
* Varies—at least 2.5 GPA
*SAT scores considered
*College prep coursework
No
Private B.A. -granting
*Approx. 3.6 GPA
*Approx 1200 SAT scores
*College prep coursework
No
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Source: SBCTC Report, Annual FTES by Acaemic, Workforce, Basic Skills, & Developmental Studies, State Supported, Academic year 2000-
Community & Technical Colleges
FTEs By Purpose for Attending
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CTCs: Number of Students Receiving Degrees, Certificates, GEDs & High
School Diplomas
1,2261,145
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Community & Technical Colleges
B.A. - granting institutions
Number of Students: All Post-Secondary Institutions (Headcount)
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Diversity of Community & Technical Colleges : Percent Students of Color
27.2
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Diversity of Community & Technical Colleges Percent Women Students
57.8 59.5
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Pierce College:
Some Key Points
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Key Points
1. Highly Accessible
Affordable
“Open door” policy + an extensive developmental program to help students who are academically unprepared for college work
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Key Points 2. Comprehensive Educational
Program
Critical stepping-stone to a B.A. High percent and number of students enrolled as
academic transfer (highest in county) High number of students who transfer to public 4-years
each year (highest in county and among highest in state)
Also strong programs in workforce education, basic skills, and developmental education.
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Key Points
3. Largestwith more than 25,000 students, it is the largest by far of all post-secondary institutions in the county
serves almost 30% of all post-secondary students in Pierce County
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Key Points
4. Most DiverseHighest % (and number) of students of color of all the county’s CTCs35.3% students of color
Highest % (and number) of women of all the county’s CTCs61.6% women
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Pierce College: Pierce County’s “College of Opportunity”
Educates more people than any other institution of post-secondary education in the countyIs the county’s most heavily traveled pathway to a four-year degreeServes as the primary point of entry into higher education for women and people of color in Pierce County
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Pierce College: Pierce County’s “College of Opportunity”
IS DOING MORE THAN ANY OTHER ENTITY IN THE COUNTY TO CORRECT THE COUNTY’S PROBLEM OF LOW EDUCATIONAL LEVELS.