SACS LEADERSHIP
RETREAT
Western Carolina University
September 23, 2004
University Highlights
Historical WCU Fall Headcount Enrollment
1972 to 2004
8,396
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,361
6,837
7,033
7,561
5,640
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
1972
1982
1992
2002
2003
2004
Historical WCU Headcount Change
1972 to 2004
8,396
5,640
+1,393
24.70%
7,033
0.7%
annually,
compounded
1972
+1,363
19.30%
9.5%
annually,
compounded
2002
2004
WCU Enrollment Change
1972 to 2004
Approximately 50% of WCU’s 32year growth has occurred in the last
2 years.
WCU’s annualized rate of growth is
approximately 14 times as great in
the last two years as in the previous
30 years.
WCU HC Projections
for 2005 and 2006
Headcount
Actual
2004
Projected
2005 2006
8,396
9,084
9,584
Where Do Our Students Take Classes?
Unduplicated HC of Students by Site
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Unduplicated HC
Cullowhee
5,898 *
88.15%
5,782
5,920 *
6,281
6,826
84.25% 84.17% 83.07% 81.30%
Duplicated
Fall
2004
6,826
Asheville (and not
Cullowhee)
519
7.75%
652
9.51
621
8.84%
662
8.78%
669
7.99%
909
Cherokee (and not
Cullowhee or
Asheville)
25
0.37%
4
0%
1
0%
8
0%
2
0%
37
250
3.73%
425
6.19%
491
6.98%
610
899
8.07% 10.70%
969
6,692
6,863
7,033
Distance Ed (only)
Total
7,561
8,396
*Adjusted by a small number of students (2-7) to make total figures agree with official.
Campus Growth
Existing
-
272 Acres
Killian Property
-
69 Acres
Hooper Property -
281 Acres
(Awaiting closing)
____________
(Recently purchased)
Total -
622 Acres
We’re not just bigger,
we’re better.
Average SAT Score of Entering Class
Average SAT Score
1050
1023
1025
998
1000
977
975
983
980
1996
1997
1003
1011
1027
1012
994
(62 pts.
over 1995)
965
950
925
1994
1995
1998
1999
2000
2001
Entering Freshmen Class
2002
2003
2004
Freshman Retention Rates
76
74.0
Retention Rates
74
72
71.5
70.4
69.6
69.0
70
67.0
68
70.9
69.4
69.0
67.5
66
64
62
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Entering Freshman Class
2001
2002
2003
WCU Honors College
Fall Terms
Enrollment
1997
268
1998
374
1999
485
2000
596
2001
677
2002
713
2003
831
Avg. SAT
Honors' FR
Add. New FR
1160
980
1191
998
1220
994
1222
1004
1237
1011
1239
1012
1235
1023
And not Just Bigger and Better
but
Different !
WCU was the first institution
in the UNC System to require
computer ownership of the
entering Freshman class.
Number of Computer Network Drops
8,248
9,000
Network Drops
8,000
6,500
7,216
6,920
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2001
2002
2003
Fall Terms
2004
Growth of WEB CT Courses
219
250
WEB CT Courses
200
142
150
100
24
50
0
42
2001
2002
2003
Fall Terms
2004
WCU is dedicated to small
class size.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS APPROVED FOR
IMPLEMENTATION SINCE FALL 2004
Undergraduate
Implementation
Computer Engineering, BS
Fall 2005
Electrical Engineering, BS
Fall 2004
Environmental Sciences, BS
Fall 2004
Athletics Training Sports Medicine, BS
Fall 2004
Construction Management
Fall 2003
Emergency Management, BS
Fall 2003
Music, BM
Fall 2002
Telecommunications Engineering Tech., BS
Fall 2002
Entrepreneurship, BSBA
Fall 2001
Graduate
Implementation
Master of Social Work
Fall 2005
Master of College Student Personnel
Fall 2004
Fine Arts, MFA
Fall 2004
Master of Entrepreneurship
Fall 2003
Comprehensive Education, MAEd
Spring 2000
Educational Supervision, MAEd
Fall 200
And a host of existing programs approved for
delivery by Distance Education. . . . . . . . . .
Construction Under Planning
Student Recreation Center
(Between Reid & old Book
Store)
Break ground in
Feb. ’05
$13M
Student Residence Hall
Evaluate Private Sector
Housing Capacity & Growth
Open in August ‘05
MAHEC Bldg. (Center for
Heath and Aging on
Millennium Campus)
Go to BOG
in Oct. ‘04
$10M
College of Education Bldg.
(on Millennium Campus)
Not funded;
High in priority
$35M
(est.)
Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt.
High in priority
Bldg. (next to Football Stadium)
$12M
(est.)
??
Construction Under Planning
Business School Building
Under discussion
??
Faculty Office Space
Under discussion
• Build new building?
• Build new residence hall
and make office building
out of existing residence hall?
??
Dodson Renovation/
Replacement
??
Under discussion
And the list goes on and on . . . . . . . . . .
What do we wish
to become?
WCU is expanding beyond its normal
boundaries:
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Faculty Engagement
Economic Development
Millennium Campus
Graduate Education
Distance Education
WCU has seemingly unlimited
opportunities before it.
But with these opportunities come
responsibilities:
•How do we focus our growth?
•What do we want to become?
•How can we state that?
•How do we measure its
achievement?
Central to these critical questions
are:
• SACS Reaffirmation Process
• Establishing a Quality
Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Possible QEP Themes
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Information Literacy
Distance Education/Faculty Outreach
Faculty Engagement
Regional Economic Development
Technology Information Environment
Table Topics Session
What do you think WCU’s
QEP should be?