Board of Trustees of
Community-Technical Colleges
At a Glance
MARC S. HERZOG, Chancellor
Established - 1965
Statutory
authority - CGS 10a-71
through 10a-80
System
office - 61 Woodland Street,
Hartford, CT 06105
Approximate number
of full-time employees - 2,283
Number of credit
students - 55,112 - fall 2009;
33,438 non-credit students:
Recurring
operating expenditures (in thousands of dollars) -
General Fund* $156,805,116 *
excluding fringe benefits
CTC
Operating Fund $144,651,168
Grants $ 98,630,106
Capital
Outlay $10,450,010
Organizational structure
- a system of 12 colleges governed
by an appointed Board of Trustees responsible for the system’s growth and
development with operations coordinated by the System Chancellor’s Office.
Mission and Statutory Responsibility
The statutory responsibility of the
community colleges, as reflected in Connecticut General Statutes 10a-80, is (1)
to provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical and career education
designed to provide training for immediate employment, job retraining or
upgrading of skills to meet individual, community and state workforce needs;
(2) to provide general programs including, but not limited to, remediation,
general and adult and continuing education designed to meet individual student
goals; (3) to provide liberal arts and sciences and career programs for college
transfer; (4) to provide community services and continuing education to respond
to workforce needs or to address career, personal, instructional, cultural and
public interests; (5) to provide student support services including, but not
limited to, admissions, counseling, testing, placement, individualized
instruction and efforts to serve students with special needs.
Public Service
In the 2009-10 academic year, the
system continued to enroll over 50 percent of all undergraduates in Connecticut
public higher education. Fall 2009 headcount enrollment in credit
courses totaled 55,112, and Full-Time Equivalent enrollments reached 32,123
equating to a 96.6 percent increase in full-time enrollment and a 93.7 percent
increase in full-time FTE over a ten year period. This trend of growing
enrollments, particularly in full-time students has significant implications
for delivery of instruction, facilities planning, and demand for services by a
younger, more traditional-age student population. Approximately 61.2 percent of students
attended part-time while 38.8 percent attended full-time. The average age of students was 27, with more
than 50 percent of the students in the system over age 22. Women comprised 60 percent of the student
population; minority enrollments represented 34 percent, with African-Americans
and Hispanics constituting 30.1 percent of the student population. These African-American and Hispanic students
represent two-thirds of the African-American and Hispanic undergraduates
enrolled in public institutions of higher education in Connecticut.
Approximately 40 percent of college enrollments were in Liberal Arts, General
Studies and the College of Technology, a statewide pathway curriculum, all of
which offer the first two years of baccalaureate education for students
interested in transfer. Another twenty
percent of enrollments were in non-degree courses that expand the student’s
knowledge base while improving literacy, communication, and workforce skills. The remaining credit enrollments, (40%) were
in occupational, vocational, technical, and career-related degree and
certificate programs that provide training for immediate employment, job
retraining, and upgrading of skills to meet the needs of Connecticut’s workers
and employers. Non-credit programs, focused on skill building and personal
interests, serve more than 35,000 students each calendar year. On average, 45
percent of non-credit registrations are related to workforce development as
individuals look for career advancement, retraining, new or upgraded skills by
continuing their educations.
Improvements/Achievements,
2009-10
Academic
Affairs
During 2009-2010, the Board of Trustees approved 30 new associate
degrees, degree options, and certificate programs, modified ten others, and
terminated 38. Program development
responds to the needs of Connecticut's labor market, particularly the need for
short-term, career-oriented educational opportunities that offer students
expanded choices. Of special note for
this period are new programs in Nursing, Manufacturing, Alternative and Sustainable
Energy. The existing articulation and
transfer agreements with the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut
State University System have attracted increased numbers of students who upon
successful completion of their associate degrees can enter the universities
with junior standing. In 2010, an
agreement with the University of Connecticut’s School of Business expanded
opportunities for community college graduates looking to continue their studies
in the areas of business and finance. Articulation
agreements with the Nursing programs at the four Connecticut State Universities
now offer graduates of the community college nursing program the opportunity to
continue their studies at the baccalaureate level and beyond. Agreements with private four-year colleges
and universities throughout the state were also concluded in 2009 to expand
opportunities in nursing education, all intended to prepare more nursing
graduates for careers in Connecticut’s healthcare industry. Throughout 2009-2010, private foundation funding from such well known philanthropic
organization as the Lumina, Gates, and Nellie Mae Education Foundations continued
to support the development of innovative academic programs and support services
at Connecticut’s Community Colleges to help underserved students to achieve
academic success at the college-level through national projects including
Achieving the Dream and the Developmental Education Initiative. In spring 2010, the Carnegie Education
Foundation selected four Connecticut Community-Colleges to participate in a
multi-year, grant funded initiative to help students overcome achievement gaps
in mathematics.
Workforce
Development
The Connecticut Community Colleges are the education and training
provider for state employees through the In-Service Training program run in
collaboration with the Department of Administrative services. In 2009-2010, the colleges hosted an Education
and Training event for State Agency Approval Officers including a workshop on “Free
Online Tools for Productivity and Collaboration.” Lean Government Training is
also being provided by the colleges for state agencies in collaboration with
Blum Shapiro and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT). The Community College System is a key partner
in the Green Jobs Council supporting the Governor’s Green Jobs Partnership. In
cooperation with the Department of Social Services, the Community Colleges are
delivering training in Weatherization using a train the trainer model to
prepare building analysts and energy auditors in collaboration with the CT
Technical High Schools. Partnering with
the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has expanded the capacity of the
colleges to deliver training in PV Solar and Solar Thermal programs which
support the goals of the System’s US DOL grant in Sustainable and Alternative
Energy. Connecticut was the only state in the nation to receive funding through
its community colleges in all four rounds of the Community-Based Job Training
grant program of the US DOL. In
addition, the community college system has served as a responsive agency
partner in a number of key initiatives with other state agencies, including the
Secretary of State’s Office, the Office for Workforce Competitiveness, the
Department of Labor, and the State Department of Education. Important Job
Growth legislation passed in 2009, directs $1 million over two years to the
Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges to develop short-term,
non-credit training and retraining programs designed to provide unemployed workers
with the skills needed to return to work in employment areas anticipating
growth.
Facilities
Development
Fiscal year 2009-10 saw progress on numerous facilities projects that
were part of the State’s capital investment plan. Construction at Manchester
Community College for Great Path Academy, the regional magnet school hosted on
the campus for eight neighboring communities, was completed in summer 2009 with
the building’s dedication in August. Naugatuck Valley Community College,
Waterbury, opened its new technology center, a major addition to the campus
designed to ensure the currency of curricula and technologies for a wide array
of the college’s technical programs. Northwestern
Connecticut Community College, in Winsted, continues designing and developing the
new Joyner Building. The Norwalk Community College Center for Science, Health
and Wellness, currently in construction, will help to meet the growing demand
for healthcare workers in the region. Its
state of the art facilities have qualified for Silver LEED certification. The consolidation of Three Rivers Community
College’s two campuses at the Thames Valley campus in Norwich was completed
with its fall 2009 opening. Tunxis
Community College, Farmington, is completing design of Phase II of its major campus
expansion, while Capital Community College continued work with the Department
of Public Works to expand its downtown Hartford campus to accommodate
enrollment growth. The downtown campus
for Gateway Community College, the largest development project in the college
system’s history and the State’s first Gold LEED building, moved forward in
construction with ground-breaking ceremonies in December 2009. The goal for
opening the new consolidated campus for the college, finally bringing together
its North Haven and New Haven facilities, is fall 2012.
Data
and Information Management
The CCC System Data Center (SDC)
continues to refine and expand information technology services provided to
Connecticut Community College students, faculty, and administrative
staff. Continued support of management administrative systems, including
enhancements and upgrades, have resulted in 24/7/365 system availability to maintain
student records, financial aid, human resources and payroll, financial
reporting, budget management, interagency reporting, billing, receipts, and
invoicing.
Information Technology support for
all 12 colleges over the past year has provided ongoing improvements to the CCC
IT infrastructure, upgrades, network enhancements, and a major library system
upgrade. Other noteworthy activities and
initiatives included enhancing security services; network, hardware and
software upgrades; and the development and implementation of new IT policies and
procedures. A new system-wide business
intelligence and data analysis tool will soon expand research, reporting, and
program development capabilities to enhance student success.
Information Reported as Required by
State Statute
Ongoing efforts to advance equity, eliminate discriminatory barriers, and ensure a diverse workforce were advanced by:
· The Community College Fellowship Program, begun in 1989, an initiative sponsored jointly by the Board of Trustees and a coalition of professional staff unions to enrich each college’s community by attracting a diverse range of graduate students to serve as teaching and administrative fellows, mentors, and role models for system students.
· Diversity Training, utilizing a train-the-trainer approach, continuing to deliver training throughout the system.
Names, Locations, and Presidents of the 12 Community Colleges
Asnuntuck CC, Enfield – Martha McLeod
Capital CC, Hartford – Calvin Woodland
Gateway CC, New Haven – Dorsey L. Kendrick
Housatonic CC, Bridgeport –Anita Gliniecki
Manchester CC, Manchester – Gena Glickman
Middlesex CC, Middletown – Wilfredo Nieves
Naugatuck Valley CC, Waterbury – Daisy Cocco DeFilippis
Northwestern CT CC, Winsted – Barbara Douglass
Norwalk CC, Norwalk – David Levinson
Quinebaug Valley CC, Danielson – Ross Tomlin
Three Rivers CC, Norwich - Grace S. Jones
Tunxis CC, Farmington – Cathryn L. Addy
Members of the Board of
Trustees as of June 30, 2010: Timothy
Ackert, Coventry; Murali Atluru, North
Haven; Hilary Barhydt, Litchfield; Louise S. Berry, Chair, Danielson; Paul
Brady, Bristol; Reverend David L. Cannon, Preston; Darcy Clifford, Fairfield; Hugh Cox,
Middletown; Ronald Gambardella, Hamden; Wallace Irish, Manchester; Jules Lang,
Norwalk; William McGurk, Vice Chair, Somers; Carolyn McKenna, West Hartford; Win
Oppel, Shelton; Laurie Roy, Burlington; Kenneth Wilson, Guilford; Virginia D.
Zawoy, Clinton.