Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

Budget planning is normally achieved through a year over year review and lookingat the 5-year plan.The Student Residential Housing program is given a standard budget each yearbased on last year’s actual spending. It has been suggested that the StudentResidential Housing program should be allowed to participate in revenue sharing,i.e. be allowed to keep a certain percentage of profits to be used for making facilityand program improvements. Unfortunately all revenue generated is put into thegeneral fund. For FY 2008 – 2009 the Student Residential Housing program madea profit of $65,500 after making a $37,900 dorm remodel loan payment.8. Reach of ServicesThe Residence Halls house students from many foreign countries, other states andlocal students. Although the number of occupant rooms is about right, there isusually a shortage of 5-10 male spaces each semester and a couple of femalespaces often go unoccupied. The cost of creating more rooms outweighs thedemand.One adjustment that should be considered is the wait list process. Currently it isbased on first come first served. It is suggested that local students within a 15 miledrive of Shasta College not be placed on the wait list until June 1 each year. Thiswould allow students that have to relocate from other countries or other states theopportunity to gain on campus housing versus attempting to find off campushousing from a long distance away, should there not be space available in theResidence Halls. It would be far easier for a local student to remain where theycurrently are living, or they can look for other housing much easier since they arealready in the local area.Student Success1. DataCurrently the District does not use the “Residence Life” side of Datatel. There maybe a fee involved with using this application and it may not be cost productivebased on the number of users that would need to access the data.2. AccessResidence Halls occupancy is based on a first come, first served basis; based onwhen the $200 security deposit and reservation form are submitted and on theavailability of space. As mentioned earlier in this review, there is a concern with thecurrent wait list procedure wherein students from out of the area have greatdifficulty searching for off campus housing from a long distance. This situationcould be improved with a revised wait list process regarding local area students.- 155 -