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Title III and CCRAA
Board Presentation
January 26, 2010
Dr. Adena Williams Loston, President
St. Philip’s College
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Purpose of Title III
Title III funding provides financial assistance to Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish or
strengthen their physical plants, financial management,
academic resources, and endowment-building capacity.
Activities may include student services, educational
equipment acquisition, facility construction, and faculty and
staff development.
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History of Title III Funding
• The Title III funding cycle covers a five year period
– 2007-2011 Current Funding Cycle
• St. Philip’s College has received nine funding cycles since 1987
– 1987-1998 Two–Year Funding Cycles
– 1999-2001 Three–Year Funding Cycles
– 2002-2011 Five–Year Funding Cycles
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History of Title III and CCRAA Allotments
• St. Philip’s College has received Title III funding since 1987
• Title III current fiscal year funding is year 3 of a 5-year funding
cycle: 2007/2008 – 2011/2012
• The College Cost Reduction Access Act (CCRAA) current fiscal
year funding is year 2 of a special 2-year cycle: 2008-2010
• While Title III allotments were originally meant to support
institutions that historically had a majority enrollment of
African American students, today the U.S. Department of
Education does not discriminate. Allotments are used to
support ALL students on Historically Black Colleges and
University (HBCU) campuses.
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HBCU Funding Allotments
• HBCU Funding Allotments are based on:
– Pell Grant Basis: Number of full-time and part-time
degree/certificate seeking students as of October 15
(Note: Data obtained from Part A of the most recent IPEDS
Fall Enrollment )
• 4,314 (2007-2008)
• 4,422 (2008-2009)
– Graduate Basis: Total number of awards and degrees
conferred, as defined by IPEDS, between July 1 and June 30
• 1,271 (2007-2008)
• 1,325 (2008-2009)
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HBCU Funding Allotments
• HBCU Funding Allotments are based on:
– Graduate and Professional Student Basis: Students who
are admitted to and in attendance at, within 5 years of
graduation with a baccalaureate degree, a graduate or
professional school
• 0 (2007-2008)
• 3 (2008-2009)
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Student Demographics Fall 2009
Number
Percentage
11,008*
100%
Female
6,150
56%
Male
4,858
44%
Hispanic
5,025
46%
White
3,947
36%
Black
1,709
15%
Other
327
3%
Part-Time
7,537
69%
Full-Time
3,471
31%
2, 991
27%
2,782
93%
Total Enrollment
Gender
Ethnicity
Status
First-Time In College
Requiring Remediation
*THECB Certified Enrollment Data
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Title III Activity Funding
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Freshmen Center
Welcome Center
Academic Support
Instruction Innovation
Center for Math and Center for Science
Research and College Development
Campus Construction
Project Administration
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Activity 1 Freshman Center
Goal 1 – Access to Higher Education & Goal 2 – Support for Students
• Provide extensive one-on-one student services and academic
support to retain first-year students beyond the critical first
year of college and provide the skills needed to become
successful students
• Impacting – 2,900+ students per semester
– Freshman Orientation
– Fresh X - Summer Bridge Program
– Academic Advising
– Retention Programs
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Activity 1 Freshman Center
Goal 1 – Access to Higher Education & Goal 2 – Support for Students
– Honors Program
– Book Loan Program
– Laptop Loan Program
• Current Funding – $922,721
• Full-Time Staff – 24
• Part-Time Staff – 3
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Activity 2 –Welcome Center
Goal 1 Access to Higher Education & Goal 2 Support for Students
• Provides centralized services for admissions and registration
• Impacting – 45,134 student contacts
– Advisors in Residence
– Advising
• Web
• Face to Face
• Telephone
– Accuplacer Testing
– Degree Audit System
– Veteran Affairs
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Activity 2 –Welcome Center
Goal 1 Access to Higher Education & Goal 2 Support for Students
• Current Funding – $304,711
• Full-Time Staff – 6
• Part-Time Staff – 2
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Activity 3 Academic Support Services
Goal 2 – Support for Students
• To provide academic and developmental support services
• Impacting – over 25,000 student visits annually
– Academic Tutoring Services
• Rose Thomas Writing Center
• Tutoring and Technology Center
• Reading Lab
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Activity 3 Academic Support Services
Goal 2 – Support for Students
– Disability Support Services - ADA Compliance
• Interpreters
• Adaptive Equipment
• Special Accommodations
– Career and transfer services
• Transfer and Career Fairs
• Job Readiness, Referrals, and Placement
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Activity 3 Academic Support Services
Goal 2 – Support for Students
• Career Assessments and Transfer Advising
• 2+2 Articulation Agreements
• College/University Visits and Tours
• Current Funding – $527,606
• Full-Time Staff – 3
• Part-Time Staff – 31
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Activity 4 – Instructional Innovation Center
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve
• To provide professional development and training for faculty and
staff
• Impacting – over 8,700 participants in training, consultations,
or event attendance
– Professional Development Events
• Professional Development Week (Fall and Spring )
• Distance Learning Showcase
• Adjunct Faculty Academy (Fall and Spring)
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Activity 4 – Instructional Innovation Center
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve
• Employee Development Day
• Fiesta of Teaching Technology
• Staff Development Day
• Administrative Professionals Workshop
– Department Chairs Academy
– Online Resources
• Faculty Development Institute – resources for faculty
• iStream access – Professional Development from the
League for Innovation in the Community College
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Activity 4 – Instructional Innovation Center
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve
– Certification Programs
• Master Teacher Certification
• Blackboard Vista Certification
• Service Skills Certification (web-based training through
ServiceSkills.com)
– Computer Labs for faculty and staff (MLK and SWC)
• Access to technology
• Walk-in assistance
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Activity 4 – Instructional Innovation Center
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve
– Consulting Services
• One on one specialized training
– Teaching and Learning
– Technology
– Weekly Workshops (every semester)
• Teaching and learning
• Technology
• Employee Skills
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Activity 4 – Instructional Innovation Center
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve
• Current Funding – $388,379
• Full-Time Staff – 6
• Part-Time Staff – 1
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Activity 5 – Instructional Technologies
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve & Goal 5 Organizational Communication
• To provide communication and technology services to the
college
• Impacting – 279,841 student visits
– Support over 100 computer labs (MLK, SWC, CTTC,
Randolph and Lackland)
– Purchased over 40% of student computer labs
– Funds 100% of the file server environment (MLK, SWC,
Randolph and Lackland)
– Purchased 11 smart classrooms
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Activity 5 – Instructional Technologies
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve & Goal 5 Organizational Communication
– Helpdesk responded to 7,540 service requests
– Support 3,904 networked and laptop computers on all SPC
sites
– Support more than 50 smart classrooms
– Website development and management
– Support 100% of telephone system (MLK, SWC).
– Support construction projects from planning to move in
– Support college wide wireless network
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Activity 5 – Instructional Technologies
Goal 4 Capacity to Serve & Goal 5 Organizational Communication
• Current Funding – $1,666,169
• Full-Time Staff – 30
• Part-Time Staff – 15
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Activity 6 - Center of Excellence in Mathematics
Center of Excellence in Science
Goal 2 Support for Students & Goal 3 Workforce Development
• Creating a solid foundation in Mathematics and Science by
preparing students to succeed in the global marketplace
– Math World
• Two tutoring labs and two computer labs
• Book and calculator loan services
• 22,000 student visits fall 2009
• Math South opened at SWC
• Hosting National Math Lab Conference for faculty and
staff - August 2011 (this conference is usually hosted by
Bowling Green State University)
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Activity 6 - Center of Excellence in Mathematics
Center of Excellence in Science
Goal 2 Support for Students & Goal 3 Workforce Development
– Summer and Community Outreach Program
• Math and Science Summer Academy for middle and
high school students
• Women Breaking Through Conference hosted by SPC
April 2010 for middle and high school girls (in part
funded by AAUW)
• Summer Boot Camp for STEM majors
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Activity 6 - Center of Excellence in Mathematics
Center of Excellence in Science
Goal 2 Support for Students & Goal 3 Workforce Development
– Partnerships and Collaborations
• UIW CCRAA
• Girls Incorporated San Antonio Chapter
• Time Warner Cable
• UTSA
– Professional Development for math faculty
• Provides services for STEM
– Developed new Associate of Arts Degree in
• Earth Sciences and Natural Energy Resources
• Statistics
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Activity 6 - Center of Excellence in Mathematics
Center of Excellence in Science
Goal 2 Support for Students & Goal 3 Workforce Development
– Partnerships
• Formal Internship agreements
– SW Geothermal Services
– DPT Laboratories
– CPS Energy
» Providing Program Advertising
• Fields of Study
– Jefferson High School – Bio fuels grant
– Madison High School – Fuel cells
– Articulation Agreement
• UIW– Program of Meteorology and Broadcast
Meteorology
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Activity 6 - Center of Excellence in Mathematics
Center of Excellence in Science –
Goal 2 Support for Students & Goal 3 Workforce Development
• Alternative Energy:
– Developed an Associate of Applied Science degree, Level I
Certificate, and Marketable Skills Award in Power Generation
and Alternative Energy
– Partnered with major energy providers (CPS, NRG, Austin
Power and Luminant) and local energy contractors (TREEC
with Texas State Technical University)
– Started first class in Fall 2009 with a cohort of 15
– Received a grant from the Texas State Energy Conservation
Office adding $14,000 each year for marketing and outreach
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Activity 6 - Center of Excellence in Mathematics
Center of Excellence in Science
Goal 2 Support for Students & Goal 3 Workforce Development
• Current Funding – $847,830
• Full-Time Staff – 8
• Part-Time Staff – 6
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Activity 7 – Grants and Research Development
Goal 4 – Capacity to Serve
• Grants - To seek and solicit private and public funds to address
unmet needs
• Impacting – $25,779,175 for 2007-2009
– Federal, state and local agencies
– Foundations
– Private Donors
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Activity 7 – Grants and Research Development
Goal 4 – Capacity to Serve
• Research – To generate and provide institutional data to the
college community
– Development and dissemination of research publications
– Compilation and response to external agencies
– Research and generation of external data reporting
• SACS
• THECB
• Individual programmatic accrediting agencies
• Current Funding – $161,819
• Full-Time Staff – 3
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Activity 8 Campus Renovation
Goal 1 – Access to Higher Education & Goal 4 – Capacity to Serve
• To improve teaching and learning facilities in compliance with
district construction standards
• Impact - New Centers of Excellence and Parking lot
– Renovate classrooms, labs and faculty offices
– Purchase furniture for renovated areas
– Resurface student parking lot
– Current Funding – $805,611
– Personnel – none
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College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA)
Goal 1 – Access to Higher Education & Goal 4 – Capacity to Serve
• Develop Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Center of
Excellence in Science to increase student recruitment,
retention, and graduation in STEM fields
– Construction and renovation for SWC
• Classrooms – 12
• Labs – 7
• Computer classroom/lab – 2
• Tutoring lab – 1
• Learning Resource Center
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College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA)
Goal 1 – Access to Higher Education & Goal 4 – Capacity to Serve
– Curriculum development
– Furniture and Equipment
– Academic resources – increased library resources in STEM
disciplines
– Current Funding
• $1,639,361 – 2009
• $1,655,250 – 2010
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Title III and CCRAA Activity Funding
Activities
Current Funding Per Activity
Freshmen Center
$922,721
Welcome Center
$304,711
Academic Support
$527,606
Instruction Innovation
$388,379
Instructional Technology
$1,666,169
Center for Math and Center for Science
$847,830
Research and College Development
$161,819
Campus Construction
$805,611
Project Administration
$121,410
Total Title III
$5,746,256
Total CCRAA
$1,655,250
Total Funds
$7,401,506
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History of Title III and CCRAA Funding
• Current funding cycle 2007 – 2012 allocations:
– 2007 – $6,068,481
– 2008 – $5,810,528
– 2009 – $5,746,256
– 2010 – $5,746,256
– 2011 – $5,746,256
• Current funding cycle 2008 – 2010 allocations:
– 2008 – $1,639,361
– 2009 – $1,655,250
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Title III/CCRAA Additional Information
• 2009 External Audit: No Findings
– Comprehensive Annual Financial Report conducted by
Padgett Stratemann & Co., LLP
• Title III Award for year 3 of 5, was accepted by the Board of
Trustees on December 15, 2009
• Title III and CCRAA grant awards have been used to leverage
additional funds to include, but not limited to the following:
– $14,650 Texas Renewable Energy Education Consortium
(TREEC)
– $135,000 The Fresh-X Summer Bridge Program, National
Center for Postsecondary Research, Columbia University
– $4,000 Women Breaking Through Conference from The
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
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Title III/CCRAA Additional Information
– UIW included St. Philip’s College as a partner under their
Title V CCRAA grant of nearly $2,000,000, in which SPC
faculty engaged in targeted instructional development,
collaborative learning in STEM courses, and curriculum
alignment activities to continue enhancing the transfer of
St. Philip’s College students to UIW in support of STEM
degrees.
– The Alamo Colleges Office of Facilities Operations and
Construction Management contributed $2,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008-09 and have committed an additional
$1,200,000 for fiscal year 2009-10 to complete renovations
at the Southwest Campus
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Thanks.
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