RALEIGH: Enrollment is up, way up for the North Carolina Community College System. Normally that would be great news, but budget cuts and funding concerns have created a serious problem for NCCCS administrators.

The State Board of Community Colleges will hold a special session focusing on the NCCCS budget at its next meeting. The Issues Session and Lunch on Thursday, March 14, will give the members a chance to take a hard look at where the System is now and what potential problems lie ahead.

"The North Carolina Community College System has experienced an increase of 14,000 Full Time Equivalency (FTE) students this year," said System President H. Martin Lancaster. But Lancaster explained that one FTE, which is based on enrollment hours, is usually comprised of more than one student. "That translates into thousands more adult students who have come to our campuses for education and training. The economic downturn has meant an enrollment upswing for us."

Several community colleges have experienced record-breaking enrollment increases. Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine, for example, had a 50% increase in its fall enrollment over the previous year. Usually spring retention numbers drop a little, but not this year. Most of the colleges report the increases are holding, if not growing.

"The money we are operating on now is based on last year’s enrollment," explained Kennon Briggs, NCCCS Vice President for Business and Finance. "The fiscal outlook is dismal and the State Board is going to have to make some tough decisions."

State Board Chair James J. Woody has already heard from many Presidents who say they had to make hard decisions to meet the mandated 2.9% reversion this year. They told him they have cut costs every where they could. "It’s tough because they know how much their students need the services and they want to provide them, but the funds are just not there."

The complete agenda follows.

Issue Session & Lunch                 11:45 a.m.                 State Board Room
Finance and Capital Needs             1:00 p.m.                 Room 201-A
Policy                                           1:30 p.m.                 President's Conference Room
Program Services                           1:30 p.m.                 Room 467
Personnel                                      3:30 p.m.                 President’s Conference Room
Chairman’s Agenda Review             4:00 p.m.                 President's Conference Room

March 15, 2002
BOARD MEETING

9:00 a.m. - Call to Order
- Approval of Minutes of the February 21, 2002 Meeting
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Consent Agenda
   (Consent Agenda items are listed on the Consent Agenda
    and are designated by [CA] on Full Agenda)
- NCACCT Report
- NCACCP Report
- Standing Committee Reports

Policy Committee, Peter Hans, Chair
For Future Action
Approval of Proprietary Schools (Attachment Pol. 1)

For Action
Approval of Proprietary Schools (Attachment Pol. 2) [CA]
Calendar Exception Request for Truck Driver Training – Johnston Community College (Attachment Pol. 3) [CA]
Approve Hearing Officers Report (Attachment Pol. 4)
HB 275 Allocation (Attachment Pol. 5)
Calendar Exception Request for 2003 Summer Term – Wilson Technical Community College (Attachment Pol. 6)

Program Services Committee, Bob Greene, Chair
For Information
Special Application Approvals by System President (Attachment Prog. 1)

For Future Action
Presentation: Feasibility Study – HRD/JobLink Career Centers (Attachment Prog. 2)
Curriculum Program Applications (Attachment Prog. 3)
Curriculum Standard Revisions (Attachment Prog. 4)
Curriculum Program Terminations (Attachment Prog. 5)

For Action
Proposed Associate in Engineering Curriculum Standard (Attachment Prog. 6) [CA]
Curriculum Program Applications (Attachment Prog. 7) [CA]
Senate Bill 166 Section 8.11 Health Care Personnel Education Report (Attachment Prog. 8) [CA]
Captive/Co-opted (Continuing Education Courses) (Attachment Prog. 9) [CA]
Course Approval/Continuing Education Master Course List (Attachment Prog. 10) [CA]
Course Modification/Continuing Education Master Course List (Attachment Prog. 11) [CA]

Finance and Capital Needs Committee, Herbert Watkins, Chair
For Information
1993 Bond Status Report (Attachment FC-1)
Receipts Update (Attachment FC-2)
Two Percent Transfer Report (Attachment FC-3)

For Action
Funding for Distance Learning Software (Attachment FC-4) [CA]
Service Agreement with SAGRELTO Enterprises, Inc. (Contract Amendment) (Attachment FC-5) [CA]
Increase Funding for the General Educational Development Scoring Services Contract (June 18, 2001 to December 31, 2001) (Attachment FC-6) [CA]
The North Carolina Community College Grant Payment Schedule (Attachment FC-7)
Professional Development – Principles and Techniques of Online Instruction (Attachment FC-8) [CA]
2002-2003 Budget Request (Attachment FC-9)
Construction/Property and Bond Authorization Report (Attachment FC-10) [CA]
Contract Amendment—SIRSI Corporation (System Administration Services for Library Automation System) (Attachment FC-11)
Contract Amendment—Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)—College Information Systems Project Phase 2A Training Plan (Attachment FC-12)
Contract Amendment—Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)—College Information Systems Project Change Requests (Attachment FC-13)

Personnel Committee, Jeannette Council, Chair

- President’s Report

- Chairman’s Remarks/Discussion

Date of Next Meetings – April 18-19, 2002

PROGRAM COMMITTEE, Bob Greene, Chair
For Action
Proposed Associate in Engineering Curriculum Standard (Attachment Prog. 6)
Curriculum Program Applications (Attachment Prog. 7)
Senate Bill 166 Section 8.11 Health Care Personnel Education Report (Attachment Prog. 8)
Captive/Co-opted (Continuing Education Courses) (Attachment Prog. 9)
Course Approval/Continuing Education Master Course List (Attachment Prog. 10)
Course Modification/Continuing Education Master Course List (Attachment Prog. 11

FINANCE & CAPITAL NEEDS COMMITTEE, Herbert Watkins, Chair
For Action
Funding for Distance Learning Software (Attachment FC-4)
Service Agreement with SAGRELTO Enterprises, Inc. (Contract Amendment)
(Attachment FC-5)
Increase Funding for the General Educational Development Scoring Services Contract (June 18, 2001 to December 31, 2001) (Attachment FC-6)
Professional Development – Principles and Techniques of Online Instruction (Attachment FC-8)
Construction/Property and Bond Authorization Report (Attachment FC-10)

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