2009 Austin Community College Progress Report Austin Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting June 24, 2010

2 Report Purpose Communicate to the Metro Austin business community ACC’s progress in areas important to regional economic growth Identify where more rapid performance gains may be necessary Identify how the business community can provide support to help ensure ACC’s success

3 Task Force Members Co-Chairs Eliseo Elizondo, Global Commodity Manager, Freescale Semiconductor Joel Stone, Vice President, SpawGlass Contractors Task Force Members Gary Allison, Vice President for Engineering, Convio, Inc. Ann Broome, Vice President, Human Resources, American Achievement Corporation Hunter Ellinger, Computer Software Consultant Bob Martin, Director of Human Resources, Austin Regional Clinic Mike Midgley, Vice President, Workforce Education and Business Development, Austin Community College Clark Robinson, Vice President of Marketing & Product Development, Grid International Gaye Rothman, Partner, Brown, McCarroll, LLP Anna Sanchez, Vice President, Business Banking, Wells Fargo Randy Stone, Vice President St. David's Hospital Task Force Members Ex Officio Gene Austin, CEO, Convio, Inc. Barry Mayer, President Toyko Electron US Holdings Advisors Mary Hensley, Executive Vice President, College Operations, Austin Community College Rich Froeschle, Deputy Director, Labor Market & Career, Texas Workforce Commission Stephen Kinslow, President/CEO, Austin Community College Soon Merz, Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability, Austin Community College Austin Chamber of Commerce Michael W. Rollins, CCE, President Drew Scheberle, Senior Vice President, Education and Talent Development Molly Bloom, Vice President, Education and Talent Alignment

4 Labor Force Need In the past year, ACC increased its production goals: ACC now plans to supply 90 percent of workers potentially qualified to fill projected new and replacement jobs by Recommendation: ACC should continue the programs/policies that will allow it to reach this goal. 73% of Labor Force Need

5 Labor Force Need ACC plans to supply 90 percent of projected allied health talent need by Recommendation: ACC should continue the programs/policies that will allow it to reach this goal. 69% of Labor Force Need

6 Labor Force Need ACC’s current goals do not include supplying 90 percent of projected technology- related talent need by Recommendation: In 2011, ACC should increase its 2015 targets for technology-related programs to produce at least 90 percent of projected, technology-related talent need. 27% of Labor Force Need

7 Student Course Load and Intent Student Intent Transfer 41% Earn Associate Degree32% No Response10% Improve Skills7% Earn Certificate6% Enrichment4% Student intent percentages may not add to 100 because students may select more than one intent.

8 Student Success Rate (Full and Part-time) The Task Force commends ACC for implementing its Student Success Initiative and for supporting the American Association of Community Colleges initiative to improve student success rates by 50 percent over the next ten years. Recommendation: ACC should establish 2020 student success rate goals at levels 50 percent higher than 2009 rates, with reasonable interim annual projections.

9 Student Success Rate (Full-time Only)

10 Overall Enrollment Recommendation: ACC should increase its enrollment projections to 49,177 by 2015 (the Austin Chamber’s 2010 by goal) to ensure Metro Austin will remain one of the most educated talent pools Enrollment: 37, ACC Goal: 46, ACC Goal: 46, “2010 by 20,010” Goal: 49,177

11 Accountability Policy RecoThe ACC board should define and adopt in 2011 and periodically review a policy on community accountability that mandates an agreed reporting framework on aspects of ACC performance and capacity that are of community interest but are not required by external authorities. Once a satisfactory set of measures is developed and has been reported, targets for the measures should be updated as part of the ACC planning process, with community input. mmendation

12 Possible Annexations Recommendation: To enhance ACC’s ability to enact the Task Force’s recommendations, the Metro Austin business community should strongly and actively support efforts to expand ACC’s taxing district. Annexation Petitions Certified for Nov Elections Bastrop ISD Elgin ISD Hays CISD McDade ISD San Marcos CISD ACC tax rate 9.46 ¢ per $100 of assessed property value ACC Tuition In-district: $42 per credit hour Out-of-district: $150 per credit hour