1. May 2012 L. Bryan Williams, Ph.D. Social Ethicist
McCall College
May 2012
L. Bryan Williams, Ph.D. Social Ethicist

2. A College Takes a Team
Please stand when your area of involvement or interest is announced. Hold your applause.
Board of Directors
Coordinators: Academic, Student, Curriculum, Business Plan
Faculty
Students
Staff
Donors
Interested Citizen
Please thank each other for our commitment to higher education in Central Idaho

3. Organizing Director
Former Associate Professor of Ethics & Religion and Administrator, Warner Pacific College, Portland OR
Helped rejuvenate WPC with the Adult Degree Completion program that redeveloped office buildings into numerous college extensions.
Serves as Pastor, McCall Church of the Nazarene. Sees the problems of a lack of higher education in our region
L. Bryan Williams, Ph.D.

4. Higher Education Challenges for Rural/Resort Idaho
Successes
McCall-Donnelly High School is one of the top 3 HSs in Idaho. It is ranked in the top 1000 in the US.
Idaho is 15th out of 50 states in students graduating from High School
Problems
41st out of 50 on # who enter college
50th out of 50 on Fresh college student entering Soph. year. WHY??
41st out of 50 on # who graduate within 6 years (B.S.)
Success
11th out of 50 on # who graduate from Community college within 3 years
But 30,000 people in 3 counties do not have a community college within 100 miles from McCall.

5. McCall College McCall College Foundation, Inc., Mission:
is a non-profit, independent college, has been formed with the purpose of starting a Community/Destination College, offering post-secondary programs in targeted areas and eventually granting Associate of Arts, Applied Science, or Science Degrees when able under accreditation guidelines.
Mission:
Provide meaningful post-secondary education for students of all ages helping them achieve their individual and social goals to develop a whole person in community and the world

6. Market Niche Students who want a 2 year Community/ Destination College
Students who want Computer Classes
Adults who want additional education
Professionals who want Executive Seminars
Citizens and visitors who want Summer Programs
Students who want to finish their GED

7. Target Market & Timeline
Year 1 onward:
Local residents who were never able to start college or were not able to complete a degree
Graduating seniors from Valley County and beyond who cannot afford to leave home to attend school, or
Graduates who are not ready to make the leap from rural to urban life where other community colleges are usually located
Year 2 onward
Destination students who want to attend college and be near McCall and Cascade amenities: skiing, white water, hockey, curling, hospitality, recreation and environmental career opportunities

8. What our Students Need (Survey Results to date)
Totals
Total Responses
401
Total Students
160
Total Staff 18
Total Faculty 75
Total Citizens
140
Survey at

9. Type of Student (n=158)? Students High School 53 Some College 46
Earned Degree 37
Residence
Have Accommodations ; Need Dorm living- Pilgrim Cove
98 15
Attend Year
2012 34
2013
Not sure 56

10. Type of College desired (n=156)?
Type: Prof Tech 25
Type: Community College 51
Type: 4 year liberal arts 15
Type: 4 year research 21
Type: not sure 42
Would you attend a college in McCall that met your needs?
Yes 97

11. Major desired (n=144)? Business 42 (2)
# / (Rank)
Business
42 (2)
Social Sciences Environ. Sciences
28 (6) 24 (7)
Lang & Creative Arts
Health & Wellness
45 (1) 34 (3)
Performing Arts Ethics & Morality
17 (9) 6 (10)
Sports & Recreation
Computer Science
24 (7) 28 (6)
Trades General Studies
30 (4) 29 (5)

12. Time desired for Classes (n=142)?
9 a.m. - noon 82
Noon – 3 p.m. 58
3 – 6 p.m. 38
6 – 9 p.m. 57

13. Faculty Available in McCall (n=65)
Business
15 (1)
Social Sciences
14 (2)
Physical Sciences Lang & Creative Arts
14 (2) 13 (3)
Health & Wellness
Performing Arts
11 (4) 1 (8)
Ethics & Morality
5 (7)
Sports & Recreation
Computer Science
14 (2) 6 (6)
Trades
1 (8)
General Studies
7 (5)
Other 23
Live in McCall 47
Online Experience 12

14. How do you Start a College?

15. Key Milestones
Partners
Programs
Open the
Doors
Places
People

16. Accredited College or University
Key Milestones
Accredited College or University
Partners
IRS
Donors
Programs
Open the
Doors
Places
People

17. Key Milestones Partners State Board of Education Accredited Programs
Regional Accreditation
Non-Credit
Open the
Doors
Places
People

18. Key Milestones Partners Programs Open the Doors Students Places Staff
People

19. Key Milestones Partners Programs Housing Open the Doors
Classrooms/Labs
Student Center
Students
Places
Library
Offices
Staff
Computer Center
Bookstore
People

20. Key Milestones Partners Programs Open the Doors Places Volunteers
People
Professors
Specific
Staff
Paid
Non-specific

21. All Milestones Accredited College or University Partners IRS Donors
State Board of Education
Accredited
Programs
Regional Accreditation
Non-Credit
Open the
Doors
Classrooms/Labs
Housing
Student Center
Students
Places
Library
Offices
Staff
Computer Center
Bookstore
Volunteer
People
Professors
Specific
Paid
Staff
Non-specific

22. Our Program
We are designing a college that meets regional accreditation standards
Phase I:
Phase II: Health & Wellness; Sports & Recreation; Performing Arts; Ethics & Leadership
Phase III: Professional Technical Campus in Valley County
AS Degrees (with partner)
Certificates (no partner)
Business (Entrepreneur)
Business
Social Science
Life Skills
Art
Creative Arts
Environmental Science
GED
Computer Science
Computer Skills

23. Accreditation We are in conversation with accreditation partners.
With partner such as Lewis-Clark State College
4-6 year process for McCall College accreditation
Regional accreditation comes with partnership
Offering their degrees and transcript
No partner (proprietary college)
Individual program development
4-6 years for national accreditation (no transfer)
6-10 years for regional accreditation (transfer)

24. Our Strategic Imperatives
SI I: Build an Effective College Organization
SI II: Identify & Meet Community Educational Needs. What other programs would be helpful?
SI III: Develop and Effective Infrastructure of Campus Buildings
Goal A. Outcome #1: Use furniture and equipment in each classroom that is equivalent to the HS experience
Goal A. Outcome #2: Use furniture and equipment in each Tech Center that is equivalent to the HS experience

25. Strategic Imperative (con’t)
SI III.Goal E: Develop a publically funded Professional Technical School to serve Valley County and the region
SI IV: Develop outstanding Students
SI V: Develop outstanding Faculty and Staff
SI VI: Insure Institutional effectiveness

26. Facilities
The Foundation has arranged for 5 – 7,000 sq. ft. of space & utilities in the Park Center Professional Center on Park Street to house
Administrative Offices,
Academic & Student Center,
Bookstore,
4 Classrooms
1 Technology Center.
The owner is willing to wait for students before billing for space.

27. Affordability
We are striving to develop a college that remains affordable
We are targeting a tuition in the range of $ per credit equivalent. Most classes are 3 credit equivalent classes.
We are currently all volunteers.
We have access to college equipment contracts to equip college at wholesale costs
A Lili grant (through local library) makes EBSCOhost available to Idaho free of charge (leading collegiate search engine/ online library).
Our current expenses are the permits, fees, development costs (marketing, office supplies, advertising, engineering), and insurance required for start-up

28. Advantages to Our Region
Staff jobs:
Minimum 7 full time staff and management
Teaching jobs:
Minimum of 64/3=21 classes per program
5 programs means over 100 teaching assignments.
We believe that most of these can be filled by regional residents
Fill under-utilized office space & seasonal housing during Sept. - May
Economic impact of over $3.2 mil / year

29. 3 Month Action Plan Cultivate Higher Ed Partner
Program and catalog development for either track
Idaho State Board of Education application
Student and Faculty Recruiting
Grants (Albertson, Murdock, Micron)
Fund Raising
Conditional Use Permit
P&Z meeting: July 10th City Hall 6pm

30. How can you help? Survey Response Volunteer: Donations
5 minute survey
Crucial to grant support
Volunteer:
Fund Raising, marketing, Facebook,
Contact Dr. Williams or Woody
Donations
Make checks out to MCIC – McCall College. McCall Community Improvement Corporation (MCIC) will forward your tax receipt.
Hat at the door.

31. Thank you for your support of McCall College