2009 Austin Community College

Progress Report

Austin Chamber of Commerce Board MeetingJune 24, 2010

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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

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Task Force MembersCo-ChairsEliseo Elizondo, Global Commodity Manager, Freescale

SemiconductorJoel Stone, Vice President, SpawGlass Contractors Task Force MembersGary Allison, Vice President for Engineering, Convio, Inc.Ann Broome, Vice President, Human Resources,

American Achievement CorporationHunter Ellinger, Computer Software ConsultantBob Martin, Director of Human Resources, Austin

Regional ClinicMike Midgley, Vice President, Workforce Education and

Business Development, Austin Community CollegeClark Robinson, Vice President of Marketing & Product

Development, Grid InternationalGaye Rothman, Partner, Brown, McCarroll, LLPAnna Sanchez, Vice President, Business Banking, Wells

FargoRandy Stone, Vice President St. David's Hospital

Task Force Members Ex Officio

Gene Austin, CEO, Convio, Inc.Barry Mayer, President Toyko Electron US Holdings

AdvisorsMary Hensley, Executive Vice President, College

Operations, Austin Community CollegeRich Froeschle, Deputy Director, Labor Market &

Career, Texas Workforce CommissionStephen Kinslow, President/CEO, Austin

Community CollegeSoon Merz, Associate Vice President, Institutional

Effectiveness and Accountability, Austin Community College

Austin Chamber of CommerceMichael W. Rollins, CCE, PresidentDrew Scheberle, Senior Vice President, Education

and Talent DevelopmentMolly Bloom, Vice President, Education and Talent

Alignment

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Labor Force Need

73% of Labor Force Need73% of Labor Force Need

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Labor Force Need

•ACC plans to supply 90 percent of projected allied health talent need by 2014.

•Recommendation: ACC should continue the programs/policies that will allow it to reach this goal.

69% of Labor Force Need69% of Labor Force Need

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Labor Force Need

• ACC’s current goals do not include supplying 90 percent of projected technology-related talent need by 2015.

• 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

27% of Labor Force Need

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Student Course Load and Intent

Student Intent

Transfer 41%Earn Associate Degree 32%No Response 10%Improve Skills 7%Earn Certificate 6%Enrichment 4%

Student intent percentages may not add to 100 because students may select more than one intent.

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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.

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Student Success Rate (Full-time Only)

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Overall Enrollment

•Recommendation: ACC should increase its enrollment projections to 49,177 by 2015 (the Austin Chamber’s 2010 by 20.010 goal) to ensure Metro Austin will remain one of the most educated talent pools.

2009 Enrollment: 37,8502009 Enrollment: 37,850

2015 ACC Goal:46,8682015 ACC Goal:46,868

2015 “2010 by 20,010” Goal: 49,177

2015 “2010 by 20,010” Goal: 49,177

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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

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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. 2010 Elections

•Bastrop ISD•Elgin ISD•Hays CISD•McDade ISD•San Marcos CISD

ACC 2009-10 tax rate•9.46 ¢ per $100 of assessed property value

ACC 2010-11 Tuition•In-district: $42 per credit hour•Out-of-district: $150 per credit hour