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opportunities for students, but a college like WNCC must also meet the needs of local students, many of whom want accessible, affordable, high-quality academic preparation in order to launch their educational careers. A long history as a junior college, supported by success of transfer students at other institutions, has established WNCC as a viable place for area students to complete their first two years of college experience. Close working relationships with Chadron State College and the University of Wyoming favor this model. Not only lower tuition but the ability for students to remain living at home or in the region are important advantages to students seeking higher education, especially since programs like teacher education can be pursued locally through Chadron offerings. Metro officials also believe that developmental-level education is more expensive to deliver, mostly as a function of smaller class sizes and academic support system such as advising, counseling, and tutoring being devoted to students who have not achieved academic success in their previous experiences. Metro and WNCC were until this year the only colleges enforcing mandatory placement into classes (Northeast began this year), and those courses comprised 26% of course enrollments for WNCC in 2008. Hence, Metro is demanding that funding for developmental-level education instruction be increased. As of the date of this report, no solution has been reached to the uncertainty in funding, although the Coordinating Commission has launched a cost study in an attempt to gather information to find solutions. Local taxpayers in the Panhandle are also expressing concerns over increases in levies. Unfortunately, tax levies across the service area must be raised because that is designated as the method of addressing shortfalls in state funding. Increasingly, WNCC works hard at making it clear to its Board members and to local officials such as County Commissioners the extent to which WNCC serves constituents in the outlying areas. WNCC officials strive to find ways to increase accessibility to College services throughout the district through Business and Industry offerings at all three campuses or even on-site at business locations. Other strategies for access include increasing online and ITV course offerings, and through staggering class times to allow community members and students to enroll in courses outside of the traditional daytime offering slots. Compressed delivery (8-week or some weekend seminar sessions) and blended course offerings are also being expanded. The WNCC Foundation The WNCC Foundation (a private Nebraska non-profit corporation with tax exempt status) was established in 1971 with the sole purpose of supporting the College’s mission. One of the Foundation’s strategies to improve institutional finances was met this year when the 24 member WNCC Foundation Board of Directors employed an Executive Director and Foundation Specialist. The WNCC Foundation’s primary objectives are to offer the following services: 1. Provide scholarships 2. Fund facilities construction, renovation and maintenance 3. Assist with funding for programming needs 4. Fund faculty development 5. Supplement College services 6. Purchase needed program equipment Western Nebraska Community College Page 77
The Foundation is also seeking to increase the number and size of its endowed funds, to expand its planned gifting program, to improve its stewardship program and to develop an alumni association (RR 48). Through endowments and other scholarship funds from private donors, the Foundation administers an average of 260 annual scholarships, and it distributed approximately $281,000 in scholarships in the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The Foundation also has assisted with numerous other projects. For example, it helped with renovation of the gym, provided funding for the music lab, provided computers and computer lab furniture, and was instrumental in raising funds for the Harms Advanced Technology Center construction and addition. On occasion, the Foundation is able to address critical needs such as emergency financial assistance for WNCC students, as well as helping with unanticipated expenses that arise at one of the three campus facilities and funding for faculty development and programming. In order to reach its goals, the Foundation constantly seeks to increase its assets. Currently, the Foundation relies upon the following financial base: Table 6-18 WNCC Foundation Funds Unrestricted $ 73,483 Temporarily Restricted 1,104,728 Permanently Restricted 1,481,834 TOTAL 2,660,045 The Foundation’s overall annual campaign target for the 2009-2010 fiscal year is to raise $75,000.00 for the unrestricted fund, and the current goal calls for raising at least $10,000 of that amount from donations from within the College system. The internal support signals to potential donors that the Foundation is a valued entity closely aligned with the College ideal of open and affordable access and student service. Sidney Endowment Association An inquiry process for Cheyenne County (where the Sidney campus is located) was undertaken in May of 2008, results from which indicated that a number of the 511 individuals surveyed valued access to higher education within their community (RR 49). Recognizing that commitment, community leaders in Sidney support the Sidney Endowment Association, a private tax-exempt, non-profit organization. The Endowment Association, founded in 1976, has as its sole purpose of providing financial support to programs and students at the Sidney Campus. The Endowment Association was instrumental in providing student housing and securing the Aviation Maintenance Center for the Sidney Campus. Any Cheyenne County student can attend WNCC for free through a special scholarship supported by the Endowment, and consideration is being given to expanding that opportunity to students from neighboring counties. Tuition and Fees WNCC tries to keep the tuition and fees affordable, both because of the competitive advantage gained through low tuition costs and because many students still struggle to attend college (like those whose parents’ or guardians’ income level disallows the student’s eligibility for financial aid). Although WNCC is primarily a commuter campus, that does not mean that area students do not have living expenses, and even though a great many of them work at least part-time, the time Page 78 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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Chapter 2 Summary of Accreditation/
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The Self-Study Process and Report C
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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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Cosmetology The Cosmetology program
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Findings for Criterion 3 Strengths
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There were statistically significan
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Chapter 10 Summary & Request for Co
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Chapter 11 Institutional Snapshot C
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