2008 UCAT Annual Report
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UTAH COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2008 UTAH COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ontents C ANNUAL REPORT • OCTOBER 2008 Board of Trustees/President Message . .2 UCAT in Review Mission Statement . .3 FY2008 Enrollment . .3 Programs Offered . .4–5 Secondary Student Access . .6 Building Utah’s Economy Jobs Now . .7 High-Wage, High-Demand Jobs . .7 Custom Fit Training . .7 Custom Fit Companies Served . .8–9 Employer Highlights . .10–11 Campuses of UCAT Bridgerland . .12 Davis . .13 Dixie . .14 Mountainland . .15 Ogden-Weber . .16 Salt Lake/Tooele . .17 Southwest . .18 Uintah Basin . .19 Affiliated Regional CTE Reports College of Eastern Utah . .20 Snow College . .21 Appendix A – Membership Hour History . .22 Appendix B – Student Headcount History . .23 UCAT Student Success Stories . .24–25 Page 2 UTAH COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY Board of Regents Building, The Gateway • 60 South 400 West • Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1284 Telephone: (801) 456-7400 • Fax: (801) 456-7425 • www.ucat.edu October 2008 The Utah College of Applied Technology was created by the Utah Legislature in 2001 to focus on preparing a workforce ca- pable of helping Utah’s businesses and industries to compete successfully in a world economy. This annual accountability re- port, submitted to the governor, the legislature, and the public, summarizes UCAT’s activities, growth, and achievements for the last fiscal year, 2007–2008. Some of the highlights you will Thomas Bingham Richard White read in the report include the following: Total Enrollments: Budget-related student headcount was up nearly 12% last year. Membership hours generated increased 4.3%. UCAT campuses and affiliated Custom Fit partners served approximately 60,000 people last year. Custom Fit: More than 19,000 current employees in 1,116 Utah companies were provided training. Jobs Now: 1,072 individuals were trained to fill immediate critical workforce needs. Campus Reports: Each of UCAT’s eight campuses, plus Snow College and the College of Eastern Utah, report the highlights of their last year. Programs Offered: We are listing in this year’s report the 77 instructional program areas offered on UCAT campuses. Companies Served: UCAT is involved with hundreds of businesses and industries each year. From training business employees to tapping business experts to serve as advisors to our instructional programs, UCAT is connected with Utah’s employers. We hope you will find this annual report useful. We take seriously our need to be accountable to the State and are proud to report the tremendous good being done by the UCAT campuses. Thomas E. Bingham Richard L. White Chair, Board of Trustees President Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees Carl Albrecht – Snow College-Richfield Mark Dennis – Uintah Basin ATC Don Ipson – Dixie ATC Mike McCandless – College of Eastern Utah Dixie Allen – State Board of Education Jim Evans – Mountainland ATC Michael Jensen Jason Perry – Governor Appointee Thomas Bingham – Salt Lake/Tooele ATC Katharine Garff – State Board of Regents – State Board of Education William Prows – Davis ATC France Davis – State Board of Regents Douglas Holmes – Ogden-Weber ATC Michael Madsen – Bridgerland ATC Don Roberts – Southwest ATC Page 3 UCAT In Review FY2008 Enrollment Regional Growth: Growth In a state economy hungry for MISSION STATEMENT was particularly fueled in skilled workers, UCAT saw The mission of the Utah College of Applied Technology regions with higher popula- significant enrollment growth is to provide, through its regional campuses, tion growth and in regions during 2007–2008. market-driven career and technical education to both with newer campuses, Budget-related mem- secondary and adult students to meet the demand by where the greater availabil- bership hours (amount of Utah employers for technically skilled workers. ity and awareness of UCAT This is accomplished through competency-based time students are enrolled in programs continue to education and training programs, which may be long-term, state-funded programs) in- stimulate enrollment. short-term, apprenticeship, or custom-designed for creased 4.32% as compared individual employer needs. Most of the programs Specific regional with the previous year. It was are offered in an open-entry, open-exit format providing campus enrollment issues the highest annual increase in flexibility for students and employers. are highlighted in the cam- UCAT’s seven-year history. Students are assisted in acquiring the basic skills pus sections of this report. Headcount (the num- necessary to succeed in these technical training programs. ber of distinct students) in UCAT prepares students to enter, re-enter, upgrade, or advance in the workplace, which contributes to budget-related programs also economic development and improves the jumped 11.87%, reflecting a quality of life for Utah citizens. tendency for more short-term upgrade training in a boom economy. UCAT campuses and affiliated Custom Fit partners served approximately 60,000 people last year. Responding to Workforce Demand : Workforce shortages and the availability of jobs often create pressure for people to forego training and go directly to work, and companies are eager to hire them. UCAT campuses have worked closely with regional employers to provide the additional compe- tencies needed by students hired before completing their programs; they have also made vital upgrade training available to companies for those already employed. FY2008 Budget- Membership` Student Related Enrollment1 Hours Headcount Secondary Students 1,919,570 11,801 Postsecondary Students 3,497,922 29,762 Total 5,417,492 41,563 FY2008 Custom Training` Fit Enrollment2 Hours Trainees Custom Fit Trainees 262,082 19,715 1 Membership/Headcount detail in Appendices A and B 2 Includes seven UCAT campuses, CEU, SLCC and Snow, which provide Custom Fit regionally under UCAT oversight. See detail on page 8. Page 4 UCAT In Review Programs Offered By UCAT Campuses industry as preparation for employment. Most high school The UCAT campuses (“Applied Technology Colleges” or students attend the ATCs tuition-free, and tuition for full- ATCs) offer a broad range of long-term and short-term time adult students is as little as $1.35/hr. Listed below is a certificate training with select programs offering Associate sample of programs available on UCAT campuses. Since of Applied Technology (AAT) degrees. All UCAT campuses campus programs vary, contact the UCAT campus near you are fully accredited by the Council on Occupational Educa- for details on program content, specialization, length, tion (COE), and many programs hold additional accredita- tuition/fees and scheduling. With locations statewide, a tions. Each UCAT program is recognized by business and UCAT education is convenient throughout Utah. PROGRAM AREAS BATC DATC DXATC MATC OWATC SLTATC SWATC UBATC Accounting • • • • • • American Sign Language • • • Apprenticeship (Many programs, call for specifics) ••••• •• Auto Collision Repair • • Automotive Technician • • • • • • Barbering • • • • Biomedical Equipment Technician • • Bricklaying/Masonry • • Building Construction • • • • • Business Administrative Support I & II • • • • • • • • Cabinetmaking • • • • • Carpentry • • • • • CDL - Commercial Driver’s License • • • • • Central Sterilization Processing Technician • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) • • • • • • • Composite Materials Technology • • Computer Aided Drafting and Design • • • • • • Computer Applications • • • • • • Cosmetology/Esthetician • • • • • • Culinary Arts • • • • • Customer Service • • • • Dental Assisting • • • • • Dental Office Administration • • • • Diesel, Heavy Duty • • • • Drafting: Architectural & Mechanical • • • • • • ECG Technician • E-Commerce • • Electrical Apprenticeship • • • • • Electrician Technician • • • • Electronics • • • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) • • • Energy Services Safety • Engineering Technician • Page 5 UCAT In Review PROGRAM AREAS BATC DATC DXATC MATC OWATC SLTATC SWATC UBATC Fashion Merchandising • Farm & Ranch/Livestock Management • • Firescience: Firefighter & Wildland • • • • Heavy Equipment Operator • • Industrial Automation Maintenance • • • Information Technology • • • • • • • • Interior Design • • Law Office File Clerk • Lean Principles • • Machinist: CNC & Conventional • • • • Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship • Materials Handling • Media Design Technology • • • • • • Medical Assisting • • • • • • • • Medical Billing and Coding • • • • • • • Medical Office Administration • • • • • • • Medical/Cinical Lab Technician • • • Medical Transcription • • • • • • Mining MSHA Certification/Preparation • • Nail Technician • • • • Nail Technician Instructor • • Paralegal • PC Technician • • • Preoperative Nursing Care • Petroleum Technology • Pharmacy Technician • • • • • • • Phlebotomy • • • • • • Physical Therapy Aide • • Plumbing Apprenticeship • • • • • • Police Academy/POST • • Practical Nursing (LPN) • • • • • Professional Retail Meat Cutting • Real Estate: Agent, Broker, & Mortgage Processor • • Restaurant & Catering • • Safety Management • • • Sheet Metal Fabricator • Small Business Management • • • • Surgical Technology • Vehicle Safety Inspection • • • • • Veterinarian Assistant • • Voice, Data, Video Technician Apprenticeship • Web Development: Designer & Programmer • • • • • Welding • • • • • • • • Page 6 UCAT In Review Secondary Student Access Providing specialized career and technical education (CTE) for secondary students in conjunction with the school districts is one of the