Update on California Community Colleges Nursing Initiative Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee May, 2008

California Nursing Shortage California Nursing Shortage  2010 – 46,000  2020 – 116,000 Community College ADN Programs (RN) Community College ADN Programs (RN)  74 programs (by Fall )  Fall 2006 total enrollments - 11,472  Fall 2007 total enrollments – 12,765

In 2006 we reported barriers to expanding programs  Insufficient number of qualified faculty  Faculty salaries  Clinical placement ‘slots’ for work experience  Lack of simulators  Facilities for skills labs and classrooms  State-of-the-art equipment  Insufficient number of prerequisite course sections  Program costs vs apportionment

Barriers to student success   Academic readiness (inadequate skills in Math, English and Science)   Child care   Family responsibilities   Family support   Course content and clinical experience

$14 Million for Enrollment Growth Provides funds to expand and increase nurse education opportunities.   $4 million for enrollment growth   $10 million for infrastructure and equipment   Annual $10 million, starting in to enroll additional students

Purpose: Build infrastructure (classrooms, skills labs) Build infrastructure (classrooms, skills labs) Expand enrollment capacity (FTES) Expand enrollment capacity (FTES) Improve student retention (aided by validated student selection process and support services for students such as, tutors, case management) Improve student retention (aided by validated student selection process and support services for students such as, tutors, case management)

Funding and colleges participating 67 colleges participating additional FTES additional FTES infrastructure and equipment to encourage additional ADN programs to participate expansion activities infrastructure and equipment to encourage additional ADN programs to participate expansion activities additional LVN to RN Step-Up Programs additional LVN to RN Step-Up Programs

Assessment, Remediation and Retention Funds $8.1 million for retention activities ( ) ($2.86 in ) $8.1 million for retention activities ( ) ($2.86 in ) 25% attrition rate was reduced to a little less than 20% in % attrition rate was reduced to a little less than 20% in Pre-enrollment assessment/readiness testing for students required of grant funded programs beginning Spring Pre-enrollment assessment/readiness testing for students required of grant funded programs beginning Spring 2008.

Assessment Activities Pre-enrollment assessment/readiness testing for students required of grant funded programs beginning Spring Pre-enrollment assessment/readiness testing for students required of grant funded programs beginning Spring Students required to achieve statewide cutscore Students required to achieve statewide cutscore

Remediation Students who do not reach the statewide cutscore required to remediate prior to enrollment Students who do not reach the statewide cutscore required to remediate prior to enrollment May be enrolled or returned to applicant pool once they complete remediation May be enrolled or returned to applicant pool once they complete remediation

Retention Tutoring, mentoring Tutoring, mentoring Case manager Case manager Skills lab coordinator Skills lab coordinator Assistance for uniforms, shoes, gas, child care Assistance for uniforms, shoes, gas, child care Assessment testing as progress through program Assessment testing as progress through program NCLEX review in preparation for licensure exam NCLEX review in preparation for licensure exam

Enrollment Growth and Retention Fall 2006 total enrollments - 11,472 Fall 2006 total enrollments - 11,472 Fall 2007 total enrollments - 12,765 Fall 2007 total enrollments - 12,765 New student Enrollments – 6,926 New student Enrollments – 6,926 New student Enrollments – 8,135 New student Enrollments – 8,135 Completions – 5,609 Completions – 5,609 Completions – 5,336 Completions – 5,336 Projected completions – >6500 Projected completions – >6500

Additional Enrollments CO Grant funds supported about 2500 additional enrollments in CO Grant funds supported about 2500 additional enrollments in Maximizes $14 million for enrollment growth Maximizes $14 million for enrollment growth Additional growth will require additional funds Additional growth will require additional funds

Funding Summary $4 million $4 million $4 million $4 million

Funding Summary   $6 million WIA (1440 enrollments)   $4 million enrollment growth   $10 million enrollment growth   $20 million total

06-07   $4 million enrollment growth   $10 million enrollment growth   $2.886 million retention   $6 million WIA   $2.5 million faculty recruit./retent.   $500,000 Clinical Placement Reg.   $25,886,000 million

07-08  $4 million enrollment growth  $10 million enrollment growth  $8.1 million retention  $6 million WIA  $4 million (reduced to $2 million mid year cuts) for new 2 year nursing programs  $8.084 million Equipment for Nursing and Allied Health  $40,184,000 million (less $2 mil.)

??? Ongoing Funds from the State   Proposed 10.9% cut   $14 million enrollment growth   $8.1 million retention $6 million WIA (federal funds)

Increased Faculty Hires Tenured / Tenured TrackAcademic Temporary HeadcountPercentHeadcountPercent Fall % % Fall % % Fall % % Fall % % Fall % % Fall % %

Age Distribution of Students Completing Nursing Program

Student Completions by Degree Type

Completion, Retention, Attrition Data

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