Wayne Community College Fifth-Year Interim Report Contact Information Wayne Community College 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive Goldsboro, N.C. 27534 Phone: 919-735-5151 (Main Switchboard) College Administrators Dorothy Moore Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness / Chief of Staff SACSCOC Liaison Office: 919-739-7010 Cell: 252-560-1663 Email: [email protected] Dr. Patty Pfeiffer Interim President Office: 919-739-6783 Cell: 919-273-2145 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Ken Jones Director, Office of Communications Office: 919-739-7027 Cell: 919-223-9929 Email: [email protected] Emily Hudson Web Content Specialist Office: 919-739-7025 Email: [email protected] Part II: “Institutional Summary Form Prepared for SACSCOC Reviews” (Applicable to all institutions) GENERAL INFORMATION Name of Institution Wayne Community College Name, Title, Phone number, and email address of Accreditation Liaison Dorothy Moore Accreditation Liaison Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness / Chief of Staff Office: 919-739-7010 Email: [email protected] Name, Title, Phone number, and email address of Technical Support person for the Compliance Certification Ken Jones Director, Office of Communications Office: 919-739-7027 Email: [email protected] IMPORTANT: Accreditation Activity (check one): Submitted at the time of Reaffirmation Orientation Submitted with Compliance Certification for Reaffirmation Submitted with Materials for an On-Site Reaffirmation Review Submitted with Compliance Certification for Fifth-Year Interim Report Submitted with Compliance Certification for Initial Candidacy/Accreditation Review Submitted with Merger/Consolidations/Acquisitions Submitted with Application for Level Change Submission date of this completed document: September 1, 2021 1 Form edited March 2020 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 1. Level of offerings (Check all that apply) Diploma or certificate program(s) requiring less than one year beyond Grade 12 Diploma or certificate program(s) of at least two but fewer than four years of work beyond Grade 12 Associate degree program(s) requiring a minimum of 60 semester hours or the equivalent designed for transfer to a baccalaureate institution Associate degree program(s) requiring a minimum of 60 semester hours or the equivalent not designed for transfer Four or five-year baccalaureate degree program(s) requiring a minimum of 120 semester hours or the equivalent Professional degree program(s) Master's degree program(s) Work beyond the master's level but not at the doctoral level (such as Specialist in Education) Doctoral degree program(s) Other (Specify) 2. Types of Undergraduate Programs (Check all that apply) Occupational certificate or diploma program(s) Occupational degree program(s) Two-year programs designed for transfer to a baccalaureate institution Liberal Arts and General Teacher Preparatory Professional Other (Specify) 2 Form edited March 2020 GOVERNANCE CONTROL Check the appropriate governance control for the institution: Private (check one) Independent, not-for-profit Name of corporation OR Name of religious affiliation and control: Independent, for-profit * If publicly traded, name of parent company: Public state * (check one) Not part of a state system, institution has own independent board Part of a state system, system board serves as governing board Part of a state system, system board is super governing board, local governing board has delegated authority Part of a state system, institution has own independent board * If an institution is part of a state system or a corporate structure, a description of the system operation must be submitted as part of the Compliance Certification for the decennial review. See Commission policy “Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports” for additional direction. 3 Form edited March 2020 INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION FOR REVIEWERS 1. History and Characteristics Mission Statement Wayne Community College (WCC) is a learning-centered, public, associate degree granting institution with an open-door admissions policy. WCC is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina and is part of the North Carolina Community College System. Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves. History and Characteristics Wayne Community College is located in the coastal plains region of eastern North Carolina, an hour southeast of Raleigh and within 100 miles of North Carolina’s Crystal Coast. Wayne County is one of the leading agricultural areas in North Carolina and is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base’s, 4th Fighter Wing and 916th Air Refueling Wing. The population of the county is approximately 125,000. The ethnic diversity of Wayne County is reflected in WCC’s curriculum population which consists of 54% Caucasian, 22% African American, 17% Hispanic, 2% Asian and 5% other. The average student age is 23 with females representing 63% of the population. WCC’s main campus is located in Goldsboro, the county seat of Wayne County, and includes eleven instructional buildings on 156 acres. The College also utilizes facilities at the Wayne Executive Jetport, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and one local high school. Wayne Community College was chartered by the North Carolina State Board of Education by the authority of the General Assembly as one of the 58 public institutions of the North Carolina Community College System. The College was originally established on April 3, 1958 as the Goldsboro Industrial Education Center. The Charter was certified on December 7, 1967 by the Director of the Department of Community Colleges and the Chairman of the State Board of Education of North Carolina. Wayne Community College’s 2019-2020 annual unduplicated enrollment was 4,101 curriculum students; 5,361 workforce continuing education students; and 654 students in multiple academic levels. The College offers 47 Associate Degree programs, 20 Diploma programs, and 98 Certificate programs, for a total of 165 academic programs. WCC has 298 full-time employees (faculty and staff). The College’s budget for 2020-21 was $41,935,671. Wayne Community College was fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in 1970 and was reaffirmed in 1974, 1986, 1995, 2006, and 2016. Wayne Community College’s peer institutions based upon full-time equivalency (FTE) are: Alamance Community College, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Coastal Carolina Community College, Johnston Community College, and Sandhills Community College. 4 Form edited March 2020 2. List of Degrees The following table represents Wayne Community College’s degrees, diplomas, and certificates, as well as the number of graduates in the 2020-21 academic year. Table 1: WCC Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates Wayne Community College Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates Curriculum Number of Code Graduates 2020-21 (Graduation Year = Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021) College Transfer Degrees Associate in Arts A10100 157 Associate in Engineering A10500 9 Associate in General Education A10300 3 Associate in General Education – Nursing A1030N 1 Associate in Science A10400 67 Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation (new program) A1010T 0 Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation (new program) A1040T 0 Associate Degrees Accounting and Finance A25800AF 25 Agribusiness Technology A15100 2 Applied Animal Science Technology A15280 5 Artificial Intelligence and Automation Programming (pending A25590A 0 SACSCOC approval - to be implemented Fall 2021) Associate Degree Nursing A45110 38 Automotive Systems Technology ATEP A60160M 10 Automotive Systems Technology GM-ASEP A60160G 2 Aviation Systems Technology ** A60200 9 Business Administration A25120 28 Business Administration/Operations Management A25120G 6 Cloud Technology A25590D 0 Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology A60130 6 Computer-Integrated Machining A50210 7 Criminal Justice Technology A55180 7 Criminal Justice Technology - Forensic Science A5518C 0 Cybersecurity A25590S 4 Dental Hygiene A45260 22 Early Childhood Education Career Track A55220CT 12 Early Childhood Education Licensure Transfer Track A55220L 0 Early Childhood Education Non-Licensure Transfer Track A55220N 0 Emergency Management Technology A55460 3 Forest Management Technology A15200 13 Funeral Service Education (new program) A55260 0 5 Form edited March 2020 Game and Automation Programming (new program) A25450P 0 Game Art & Animation (new program) A25450A 0 Human Services Technology A45380 13 Industrial Systems Technology A50240 6 IT Business Support A25590I 10 Mechanical Engineering Technology A40320 8 Mechatronics Engineering Technology A40350 6 Medical Assisting A45400 11 Medical Laboratory Technology A45420 3 Medical Office Administration A25310 22 Network Management A25590N 3 Office Administration A25370 8 Public Safety Administration (new program) A55480 0 Risk Management & Insurance (new program) A25800RM 0 Simulation and Game Development (now called Game and A25450 14 Automation Programming and Game Art and Animation) Software Development A25590C 3 Sustainable Agriculture A15410 2 Swine Management Technology A15150 3 Turfgrass Management Technology A15420 4 Total Degree Programs 47 552 Diplomas Accounting & Finance D25800 18 Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology D35100 6 Automotive Systems Technology D60160 14 Aviation Systems Technology - Airframe ** D60200A 5 Aviation Systems Technology - Powerplant ** D60200P 7 Business Administration