Office of Instruction and Student Development Update November 7, 2014
Update on 2014-15 Enrollment
I would like to preface the following information with the disclaimer that we are still finalizing our
fall and spring enrollment projections and this 2014-15 enrollment update is based on a preliminary
picture of fall credit enrollment as of the first week in November.
Our fall enrollment appears to be coming in as we needed it to—about 2,000 FTES. I am cautiously
optimistic that we will hit our budgeted resident FTES enrollment target of 4,137 if the fall
enrollment number holds and we schedule enough sections in the spring and summer to pick up at
least 1,964 FTES. It would be to our advantage to schedule enough credit and noncredit sections to
hit 2,000 FTES in spring and summer.
2014-2015 FTES Target
FTES Summer 2014
Projected FTES for Fall 2014
Needed FTES for Spring and Summer 2015
4,137
165
2,008
1,964
The task before us is to make sure we schedule at least 740 sections in the spring and summer,
continue to increase our FTES/section efficiency, do everything we can to help our students persist
from this fall to spring and keep students enrolled once they’re here. I will provide a more detailed
enrollment update the first week of December.
Faculty Prioritization Committee Meeting Results
The Faculty Prioritization Committee (FPC) met on Friday, November 7, 2014 to review and rank
fifteen faculty position requests. Working collaboratively and collegially, the committee ranked all
the requests as shown below. You will see that the Art (Eureka) and History/Political Science (Del
Norte) requests came out tied for the third position.
1. Automotive Technology (Eureka)
2. Construction Technology (Eureka)
3. Art (Eureka)
3. History/Political Science (Del Norte)
4. English (Eureka)
5. Counselor (Eureka)
6. Counselor (Eureka)
7. Addiction Studies (Eureka)
8. Early Childhood Education (Eureka)
9. Health, Physical Education & Kinesiology (Eureka)
10. Agriculture (Eureka)
11. RN-Nursing (Eureka)
12. Math (Eureka)
13. Librarian (Eureka)
14. DSPS Counselor (Eureka)
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According to our Administrative Procedure 7217, the President/Superintendent makes the ultimate
decision on how many positions to fill and what positions are to be filled. I would like to repeat the
message I provided to the Board at its November 4 meeting. It is a balancing act to comply with
our Faculty Obligation Number (FON), meet the 50% law and provide the financial resources to
grow the college and ensure that students have the tools they need to succeed. Your administration
and faculty leadership are aware that to meet our strategic, educational and enrollment goals and
address the needs of students will require the hiring of more fulltime faculty in areas of need. This
is important to all of us. We can’t be an excellent college without excellent faculty.
Welcome to New Division Colleagues
The Board of Trustees approved several new colleagues to our division at the November 4 meeting:
 Susan Harrington—Instructional Support Specialist III in the Academic Support Center—
Eureka
 Lori Wood—Nutrition Associate—in the Child Development Center—Eureka
 Jennifer Quigley—Instructional Support Specialist II—DSPS—Eureka
 Rianne Connor—Manager Admissions and Records – Eureka
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