Santiago Canyon College SCC Academic Scheduling Institute Funding Accounting Methods 101

Overview  Academic Environment Overview  Funding Accounting Methods  Examples  Why Curriculum/Scheduling is so Important

Academic Calendar  RSCCD uses a compressed Calendar because some old Santa Monica City College study showed that it’s better for the student than a traditional longer 17.5 week semester  The RSCCD Term Length Multiplier (TLM) is 16.6

Course Catalog Hours  The SCC Catalog states the Lecture or Lab hours the student is suppose to receive at the minimum for taking a course section  Typically, 1 unit is equal to 16 Lecture hours or 48 Lab hours  Example: 3 units = 3 x 16 = 48 Lecture hours  Lecture/Lab courses do variations of both  Example: 3 units = 32 Lecture hours, 48 Lab hours  Some subjects like MATH, READ, or EXER follow different unit to catalog hour conversion (e.g. 1 unit = 20 lecture hours)  Catalog Hours is in true time based on 1 hour = 60 minutes  For the most part, the State basis maximum contact hours on a 18 week semester.  Example: 3 units = 3 x 18 = 54 hours

Student Contact Hour  Convoluted method for the State to account for the catalog hours provided per class meeting  1 contact hour = 50 min.  Accommodates a 10 min. break rule  Except the last class hour  Sample calculation: 11:30AM – 2:00PM Many methods, but I use the following:  11:30AM - 12:30PM = 1 Contact Hour + 10 minute break  12:30PM - 01:30PM = 1 Contact Hour + 0 break  01:30PM – 02:00PM = 30 minutes + 10 minutes from the last hour = 40/50 = 0.8 contact hours  Total = 2.8 contact hours  Don’t worry, there’s lookup tables for this

Full-Time Estimate Student (FTES)  Based on a student doing 525 hours of contact work in two primary semesters  Equivalent to one student with a full load (3 classes, 5 times a week, 17.5 weeks, two semesters)  FTES Monetary Equivalents:  College Credit = $4,  Noncredit = $ 2,  Enhanced Noncredit (CDCP) = $3,232.07

Student Attendance Methods  Methods of scheduling for which the State pays the college FTES  Weekly (W)  Daily (D)  Independent Weekly (IW)  Independent Daily (ID)  Positive Attendance (PAC)  Independent Lab Weekly (ILW)

Weekly (W)  Scheduling Restrictions:  Meets full length of the 16 week semester  Meets the same days of the week, each week  Meets the same number of hours, each day  Term Restrictions:  Only primary terms of Fall or Spring  Formula:  FTES =  Semester Contact Hours = (TLM x Weekly Contact) must be greater than catalog hours [(TLM) x (Weekly Contact)] x (Students) 525

Weekly (W) Example  Scheduling Example:  Course: HIST units, 48 lecture hours  Section: 10:15AM-11:40AM, MW, 1.7x2 = 3.4 contact hours  Enrollment: 35 active resident students  Formula:  FTES =  , round to 2 digits  3.76 FTES  Same formula as RG540 or EMT, excluding nonresidents [(16.6) x (3.4)] x (35) 525

Weekly (W) Scheduling Table  Working on developing Weekly scheduling table that takes the guess work out of calculating breaks and contact hours  Intended to maximize FTES  Promote consistent scheduling for like Catalog hours courses  Based on State’s Student Attendance Accounting Manual (SAAM) cesUnit/StudentAttendanceAccountingManual.aspx#Manuals cesUnit/StudentAttendanceAccountingManual.aspx#Manuals

Daily (D)  Scheduling Restrictions:  Meets for 5 or more days, but not full length of the 16 week semester  Meets the same number of hours the same day, each day  Term Restrictions:  Most sections in Summer term  Short-term sections in Fall or Spring semesters  Formula:  FTES =  Must take number of meetings into account!!  Semester Contact Hours = (Meetings x Daily Contact) must be greater than catalog hours [(Meetings) x (Daily Contact)] x (Students) 525

Daily (D) Example  Scheduling Example:  Course: ASTR units, 48 lecture hours  Section: 11AM-2:20PM, MTWTH, 3.6 contact hours, 15 meetings  Enrollment: 35 active resident students  Formula:  FTES =  3.6 FTES  54 semester contact hours [(15) x (3.6)] x (35) 525

Daily (D)  Why meetings make a difference?  3.5 contact x 15 meetings = 52.5 semester contact hours  3.5 contact x 16 meetings = 56 semester contact hours  1.7 contact x 31 meetings = 52.7 semester contact hours  1.7 contact x 32 meetings = 54.4 semester contact hours  Why contact hour makes a difference?  3.6 contact x 15 meetings = 54 semester contact hours  3.6 contact x 16 meetings = 57.6 semester contact hours  1.8 contact x 31 meetings = 55.8 semester contact hours  1.8 contact x 32 meetings = 57.6 semester contact hours  Which patterns will maximize FTES and still fall below the Semester Catalog Hours?

Independent Weekly (IW)  Scheduling Restrictions:  Meets full length of the 16 week semester  Meets the same days of the week, each week  Meets the same number of hours, each day  Meets Online or is Work Experience  Term Restrictions:  Only primary terms of Fall or Spring  Formula:  FTES =  Semester Contact Hours = (TLM x Units) must be greater than catalog hours [(TLM) x (Units)] x (Students) 525

Independent Daily (ID)  Scheduling Restrictions:  Meets for 5 or more days, but not full length of the 16 week semester  Meets the same number of hours the same day, each day  Meets Online or is Work Experience  Term Restrictions:  Summer term  Short-term sections in Fall or Spring semesters  Formula: (same as IW)  FTES =  Same as IW [(TLM) x (Units)] x (Students) 525

Positive Attendance (PAC)  Scheduling Restrictions:  Meets for 4 or fewer days  Open Entry/Open Exit Labs  Irregular Schedule  Longer than term  Apprenticeship  Noncredit  Term Restrictions:  Any term  Formula:  FTES =  Semester Contact Hours = (Hour per Student) must be equal to catalog hours (Summary of all hours per student) 525

‘X’ Funding Accounting Method  ‘X’ is used on sections we cannot collect apportionment for  Examples:  Zero unit sections (SPEC-N60)  Pseudo lab sections (STDY-N95, IDS-N04)

 Scheduling Restrictions:  Meets full length of the 16 week semester  Special hybrid that contains an onsite Lab  So instead of collecting just unit amount of contact (e.g. IW/ID), we are allowed to claim the contact as if it was scheduled onsite.  Term Restrictions:  Only primary terms of Fall or Spring  Formula:  FTES = ‘ILW’ Independent Lab Weekly [(TLM) x (Weekly Contact)] x (Students) 525

ILW Example  Scheduling Example:  Course: CHEM units, 48 lecture & 48 lab hours  Section:  LEC 09:00AM-10:25AM, F, = 1.7 contact hours  DINT2 TBA Online = 1.7 contact hours  LAB 10:45AM – 13:55PM, F = 3.4 contact hours  Enrollment: 35 active resident students  Formula:  FTES =   7.53 FTES better that 4.42 FTES if use units as contact [(16.6) x (6.8)] x (35) 525

Instructional Method Lookup Table

Comparing Accounting Method FTES  Course section for 3 units, 48 catalog hours  35 resident students enrolled  Daily assumes 16 meetings  Which method maximizes FTES? METHODCONTACTFTES WEEKLY/ILW IW/ID33.32 PAC48* DAILY

Why is Scheduling is so Important?  Section scheduling is the framework for which the State pays the college for the teaching services provided to the student  Due to budget cuts, the State has been pressuring audit firms to be more vigilant and critical  Need clean scheduling data to pass audits  Need to standardize scheduling patterns to promote consistent contact hour scheduling at maximum levels allowed  Example:  5 unit, 48 lecture, 96 lab hour course scheduled twice a week must each be 10.2 weekly contact hour  Cannot have different lower contact hours (e.g. 9.8) because we will be spending the same to teach the class, but not recovering the maximum FTES  That is a waste of resources

Why Scheduling is so Important?  Cont’d Example:  2 separate divisions scheduling a 3 unit section twice a week should schedule using the same contact hour  Need consistency  New budget model, colleges are responsible for own budgets  Must have clean schedule to establish a baseline  Must maximize FTES

WSCH Schedule Composition This pivot table created off the RG0540 gives you the WSCH section breakdown to see the composition of your schedule

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