A Case on Consolidation The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly on Shrinking the UNC system

"I think our members definitely envision that there could be some consolidation between campuses, and we might need to go from 16 down to 15, 14, something like that - Sen. Pete Brunstetter

Consolidation? Mergers  Combining two or more institutions into one, multi- campus institution  Recent Example: University system of Georgia (USG) Closings  Closing an Institution  Recent Examples: None to date

Mergers Pros  Keeps campuses and facilities open  Saves money verses independently operating campuses  Still able to service regions Cons  Marginal cost savings  Majority of services still needed on each campus  Affects identity, campus spirit, name recognition, and alumni/donor support

Test Case USG: by the numbers UNC System  Number of Institutions: 17  Total Enrollment: 222,322  System Flagship: UNC Chapel Hill  State Population: 9,752,073 (10 th )  Avg. per institution: 13,078 USG  Number of institutions: 31  Total Enrollment: 314,365  System Flagship: UGA  State Population: 9,919,945 (9 th )  Avg. per institution: 10,141

System Structures USG Board of Regents Research Universities Regional Universities State Universities State Colleges Board of Governors UNC Chapel Hill Winston Salem State East Carolina Western Carolina UNC Pembroke UNC Charlotte UNC

Test Case USG: by the numbers UNC System  Number of Institutions: 17  Total Enrollment: 222,322  System Flagship: UNC Chapel Hill  Avg. per institution: 13,078 USG (adjusted)  Number of institutions: 18  Total Enrollment: 224,457  System Flagship: UGA  Avg. per institution: 12,470

Closure Pros  Eliminates need of state funding to one location  Allows more resources to go to better performing campuses Cons  Forces state to maintain and secure vacated campuses  No revenue for offsetting costs of financed infrastructure  Removes vital services and opportunity to constituents in region  Eliminate vital economic drivers for region and state

State Appropriations InstitutionsFunding FY12InstitutionsFunding FY12 Appalachian State$125,930,000UNC Chapel Hill$486,490,000 East Carolina$271,700,000UNC Charlotte$185,950,000 Elizabeth City State$35,190,000UNC Greensboro$150,360,000 Fayetteville State$50,380,000UNC Pembroke$53,910,000 NC A&T State$94,190,000UNC Wilmington$91,310,000 NC Central$83,600,000UNC School of the Arts$25,790,000 NC State$466,000,000Western Carolina$80,110,000 UNC Asheville$35,660,000Winston Salem State$67,990,000

 Monetary value on benefit to community  11 institutions have commissioned them since 2007  Dr. Michael Walden of NCSU study of Unc system Economic Impact

Return on Investment InstitutionsROIInstitutionsROI Appalachian State444.7%UNC Chapel Hill356.2% East Carolina1214.6%UNC Charlotte633.6% Elizabeth City State318.3%UNC Greensboro811.4% Fayetteville State243.9%UNC Pembroke371% NC A&T State494.7%UNC Wilmington1165.3% NC Central363.6%Western Carolina456.3% NC State1566.5%Winston Salem State514.8% UNC Asheville751.5%Average798.5%

Recommendations  It would not be recommended to pursue mergers between campuses without further research  It would not be recommended to pursue closing campuses within the system at this time