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THE UCAT TEAM
As the Chief Operating Officer of Xactware Solutions, an international leader in software innovations
and data analysis based in Lehi, Utah, I am honored to serve as Chairman of the Utah College of
Applied Technology Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees oversees the eight Applied Technology
Colleges within the UCAT system. One of our key objectives as a Board is to ensure that UCAT
maintains its commitment to providing market-driven education and training.
This employer-driven strategy includes partnerships with 1,645 companies based throughout Utah through
the Custom Fit program, and hundreds of individuals who form our Employer Advisory Committees. 1
These partnerships help UCAT create relevant curricula and guarantee that the education and training
provided is applicable to the needs of the employer community. This report highlights the collective work of
the students, staff, faculty, and community leaders who make the UCAT system one of the finest of its kind.
Jim Evans, Chair
Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees
In Fiscal Year 2016, as in past years, UCAT students were at the core of their own success and that of
the colleges they attended. Over 50,000 people took advantage of the fantastic training offered at
our colleges, ranging from nationally accredited certificate programs to Custom Fit courses through
their employers. With 8,150 accredited certificates awarded to 7,079 students, UCAT Colleges
graduated the largest number of students since the Applied Technology Colleges (ATCs) in Utah
were formed under one system.
At UCAT, we are privileged to be part of a diversified and expanding economy which provides a
direct pipeline to meaningful employment for our students. Stories like those of the UCAT Student of
the Year, Shawn Owens (see page 12) from the Ogden-Weber ATC, and Crystal Pyne, a Program
Administrator at the Southwest ATC who supports students with special needs, are inspiring to us all.
Thank you for supporting UCAT and all of its students, staff and community and business volunteers.
Jared Haines, Acting Commissioner
Utah College of Applied Technology
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Appendix B, HEADCOUNT; see also Pgs. 15-16 CUSTOM FIT