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Mississippi community colleges produce an overall

return on investment

(ROI) of 4.86 to Mississippi taxpayers.

For every $1 invested in community colleges by Mississippi taxpayers, an additional $3.86 is collected in state and local taxes over a working lifetime

Source: “What is the value of community colleges?” nSPARC, 2014

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Mississippi community colleges produce an overall

return on investment

(ROI) of 4.86 to Mississippi taxpayers.

For every $1 invested in community colleges by Mississippi taxpayers, an additional $3.86 is collected in stat and local taxes over a working lifetime

Source: “What is the value of community colleges?” nSPARC, 2014

Academic 9,206 Technical 2,434Career 985Workforce 7,662Secondary 1,003ABE/GED 1,010TOTAL 22,320

Avg. Age 25Avg. ACT Score 19Male 37%Female 63%Use your c

ollege data here

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By 2018 Framing the Conversation

• Mississippi is forecasted to rank 4th in the nation as a state with jobs for high school dropouts.

• Mississippi will rank 50th in the nation as a state with jobs for people with bachelor’s degrees.

Source: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018, Georgetown University, Center for Education and the Workforce

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Today in Mississippi

• Mississippi ranks 19th in the nation for jobs that require some education and training beyond high school, but not a bachelor’s degree.

• Yet, only 21 percent of community college students are enrolled in Career and Technical programs.

Source: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018, Georgetown University, Center for Education and the Workforce

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Today in Mississippi

• There are 226,000 prime working-age individuals without a high school diploma.

• It would take the K-12 system 10 years to produce that many new high school graduates.

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Average first five years salary by degree type

AA – Associate of Arts(2-year degree)

$30,417

AAS - Associate of Applied Sciences(2-year degree)

$38,048

BA or BS - Bachelor’s (4-year degree)

$39,607

Source: nSPARC, 2014

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Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges

FY 2016 Legislative Recommendations

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TABLESPRIORITYONE

MID-LEVEL FUNDING$70,125,196*

STATE FUNDING PER STUDENT FY 2013

PUBLIC K-12 $4,865

COMMUNITY COLLEGES $3,432

MID-LEVEL FUNDING $5,562

REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES $6,258

An additional

$2,130per student is needed to achieve Mid-LevelFunding.

*One-half of total needed to reach MLF

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Mid-PointSalaries

MID-LEVEL FUNDING

Mid-Level

Funding

Is the Path

Mid-Point

Salaries

ENTITY Est. 2015Universities $68,740Com. Colleges $50,647Mid-Point $56,408K-12 $44,076

The difference between the CJC Average salary and Mid-Point is estimated to be $6,124 or 13%.

One-third of new funds are designated for faculty salaries.

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PRIORITYONE Mid-Level Funding

– On a per student basis, community colleges are getting 62 percent of what the Mid-Level Funding Act of 2007 promised.

MID-LEVEL FUNDING –APPROPRIATION AS PERCENTAGE BELOW MLF

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

-28% -17% -16% -21% -36% -39% -37% -37% -37%

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FY 2015 DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL FUNDING

GENERAL FUND for EDUCATIONCommunity Collegesreceive only 7 cents of each dollar the statespends on Education.

74%

19%

7%

K-12IHLCommunity Col-leges

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PRIORITYTWO

Capital Improvements $86 Million

• $27 million General Obligation Bonds

• $12 million Capital Expense Fund, R&R• $50 million Educational Technology• $9 million MCCB State Headquarters

Building

Funds will be distributed: one-half evenly among the 15 colleges and the other half based on enrollment.

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DropoutRecovery

• New GED Test based on Common Core

• Computer-based GED Test

• Enrollment and GED pass rates have declined significantly.

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TABLESPRIORITYTHREE

DROPOUT RECOVERY$9,012,000

1. Adult Basic Education and GED Preparation Provide the same level of state support per ABE/GED student as a student enrolled in regular college-level pro-grams:

3,500 dropouts served at FTE value of $3,432 = $9,012,000

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MI-BEST MODELDropoutRecovery

Also known as “Integrated Career Pathways”• Pairing Adult Education instructor with CTE instructor• Contextualized basic skills instruction specific to a career area, i.e.,

Math for Welders• Opportunity for multiple credentials, i.e., Basic Computer Literacy,

OSHA, Career Readiness Certificate• Also targets Developmental Ed students not suited for an academic

pathway.

Basic Employability Skills Training

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ONE VOICE

FY 2016 MACJC Legislative Recommendations Endorsed by

• Mississippi Community College Board• Mississippi Community and Junior College Trustees Association• Mississippi Community and Junior College Inter-Alumni Association• Mississippi Faculty Association for Community and Junior Colleges• Mississippi Association for Adult and Continuing Education• Community College Student VOICES Organization