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with retirements which occurred in the span of time since the last accreditation visit, the institution again faces significant numbers of potential retirements within the next 5 and 10 year categories. A chart below details those retirements as calculated by using age 65 as a primary indicator of retirement eligibility: Table 6-23 Retirement Eligibility (at age 65) Job Classification Over 65 Within 5 Years Within 10 Years Administrative 1 3 13 Faculty 5 8 17 Professional 1 3 4 Support 1 8 14 Of the current total of 191 full-time employees at WNCC (if the workforce composition remains fairly consistent), 40.8% of the current workforce will be eligible to retire within the next 10 years, including 30 of the 74 full-time faculty members and 17 of 33 employees in administrative positions, some of whom serve in executive leadership roles (RR 51). While retirements cannot be avoided, the turnover rate will mean that WNCC will need to create systems whereby the effect is lessened and whereby new faculty and staff members become contributing members of the institution relatively quickly and permanently. Institutional Change and Shared Governance The shared governance model at WNCC consists of three primary councils, Curriculum Council, Student Services Council, and College Council, along with several committees, task forces, and event teams. Institutional change is driven primarily through the three Councils, where Council members chart the course for the future of the institution, both short-term curricular adjustments and long-term changes such as programming or student policies. Students in the Service Region Besides the students from its district, the College draws students from adjacent states, as well as nationally and internationally. The greatest numbers of full-time students enroll from Scotts Bluff County. However, area high school recruitment visits occur on a regular basis in order to inform other students of the educational opportunity available within their district. Another viable target market is the Colorado/Front Range area, which shows great potential for growth in total population, besides the fact that Colorado community colleges are more expensive and many of them are at or approaching capacity. Out-of-state students represent a large block of students at WNCC, but the number is slightly deceptive because the total includes students enrolled through Corporate Academies, such as Cabela’s. A student may be in Virginia taking the course offered through the partnership, which means the student is registered as being out-of-state, although the corporate partner is headquartered within WNCC’s service area (the corporate headquarters for Cabela’s is actually located in Sidney). Western Nebraska Community College Page 83
For these students, the instruction or training may be offered online and originate at a WNCC location, or they may take the course on-site through a person authorized to deliver instruction on behalf of WNCC. Student enrollments by residency or origin for the fall of 2008 displays below: Table 6-24 Fall 2008 Enrollments by Residency/Origin County Full-Time Part-Time Students Students Total Students Banner 7 4 11 Box Butte 60 129 189 Cherry 1 1 2 Cheyenne 100 124 224 Dawes 21 19 40 Deuel 11 7 18 Garden 5 13 18 Grant 1 0 1 Kimball 17 15 32 Morrill 48 58 106 Scotts Bluff 503 535 1038 Sheridan 9 22 31 Sioux 1 3 4 OTHER Balance of Nebraska 36 77 113 Out of State 126 979 1105 International 38 0 38 Totals 98 4 1986 2970 Other important demographics about WNCC’s students appear in the tables below. As seen in the chart Student Average Age Fall Semesters 2002-2008 (following page), the average age of the student at WNCC for both full-time and part-time students has lowered slightly since 2002, indicating that more traditional-aged students are now attending. Table 6-25 Student Average Age Fall Semesters 2002-2008 Status 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 FT 23.7 24.1 24.3 23.3 23.1 22.7 22.7 PT 29.2 32.1 31.9 31.5 31.5 30.7 30.8 Page 84 Western Nebraska Community College
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Western Nebraska Community College
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Introduction A yellowed newspaper p
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MISSION STATEMENTS ................
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Chapter 7 CRITERION 3: STUDENT LEAR
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EMERITUS DISTINCTION ..............
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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE 3-
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DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DI
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CRITERION TWO Co-Chairs Dan Kinney
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History and Geographic Service Regi
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Allied Health Services, and Adult E
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Chapter 2 Summary of Accreditation/
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The Self-Study Process and Report C
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Chapter 3 Response to Challenges Jo
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8. The use of course-level specific
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WNCC has a booth at the Scottsbluff
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Below are the same results reported
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The above support systems, however,
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HATC’s end-of-year enrollment is
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Service Area Day Time Independent L
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Criterion 4: Acquisition, Discovery
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The following table displays the ty
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providing background and practical
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8. Cougar Award Given to a student
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alternative energy education, the g
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The Associate Degree in Nursing pro
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There were statistically significan
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The body of the Pledge outlines eth
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6. The College seeks to improve the
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Criterion 5: Engagement and Service
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faculty members’ classes are regu
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Upward Bound (VUB). Student Support
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Selected Results from Student and C
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As can be seen, WNCC fared well in
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Chapter 10 Summary & Request for Co
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Chapter 11 Institutional Snapshot C
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Table 11-60 Applications and Accept
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Table 11-67 Graduates by College/Pr
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Table 11-71 Faculty Member Headcoun
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Chapter 12 Appendices Chapter 12 Ap
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Appendix C Table C-77 Faculty and A
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Appendix D Figure D-78 WNCC Organiz
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Western Nebraska Community College
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