2011-2012 Annual Report to the Community 1 the President’S Message
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Who We Are... Germanna Community College Vision is a public institution of higher Germanna Community College is education in the Virginia recognized as the region’s leader and preferred partner providing excellence Community College System. As in accessible educational opportunities a comprehensive community and related services to our communities. college, Germanna provides Our quality learning experiences enable quality, accessible, and affordable students to participate effectively in the educational opportunities for social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural life of their communities. the residents of the City of Germanna, a dynamic learning Fredericksburg and the counties of organization, is the premiere gateway to Caroline, Culpeper, King George, personal and community development. Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania Values and Stafford. Our values influence our thoughts, guide our decisions, mold our policies, Mission and help determine our course of As a public, comprehensive community action. Student learning and success are college, Germanna provides at the heart of all that we do and are accessible, quality educational and demonstrated by: training opportunities that meet our Passion for learning and teaching, communities’ changing learning needs. Integrity, Culture of service, Excellence, This Mission is achieved through: Stewardship, and Respect. • Courses, programs, and services Strategic Initiatives that enable students to gain access 1. Become a Learning-Centered to and succeed in higher education; college, where quality teaching and support services foster student • Associate degrees and courses that prepare students to advance to and learning and success. succeed in four year colleges and 2. Develop outreach efforts, programs, universities; and services that fulfill the promise of affordable access to educational • Training and services to develop successful employees who meet opportunities and workforce employers’ specific needs; development for all the constituents of our service area. • Training, associate degrees, and certificates for students to enter and 3. Develop partnerships and succeed in the workplace; and alternative resources to better enable the College to achieve its • Services and support for mission. community and economic development. 4. Invest in people through professional development, recognitions and rewards systems. 5. Develop systems of continuous improvement and a culture of accountability to be better stewards of the resources and mission in our care. Germanna Community College • 2011-2012 Annual Report to the Community 1 The President’s Message Welcome to the 2011-12 edition of Germanna Community College’s annual report to our communities and stakeholders. This last year was certainly a challenging one, but we have much positive news to report to you. First, let me thank all of the individual volunteers and organizations who stepped forward to offer support after the August earthquake. Without your help, we would not have been able to respond so effectively to the crisis we faced. Nonetheless, I am incredibly proud of our faculty, staff and students for adapting with such grace despite the many inconveniences they faced. How many organizations, public or private, could lose the use of 1/3 of their buildings and reopen for business a week and a half later? That is what Germanna did. The Dickinson Building was significantly damaged and deemed unsafe for use until it could be repaired. At the time, Dickinson was 2/3 of our space on the Fredericksburg Area Campus. I am happy to report that remediation, remodeling and repairs should all be complete by September 2012, and all operations fully back in that building by January 2013. This would not have been possible without the dedication and support of too many to be named here. Among the many positive developments for 2011-12, we highlight the following: • Despite the earthquake and national and statewide trends showing community college enrollments have peaked, our enrollment grew by almost 3%. • We opened a state-of-the-art Science and Engineering Building & Information Commons on the Fredericksburg Area Campus. • An economic impact study showed that Germanna contributes over $16 million annually to our service region. Another $64 million annually can be attributed to gains made by students in salaries and avoided social costs. • Construction began on a new up-to-date center for our automotive service program in Stafford County, opening for Fall 2012 classes. • We moved the Foundation and Marketing/Public Information Offices to a location in Central Park provided by the Rappaport Company for 3 years at no charge, giving us our first location in the City of Fredericksburg since the 1970s. • Germanna supplemented our quality security force with a new Police Department and hired a Chief and First Officer to help ensure we keep everyone safe and enhance collaboration with local law enforcement. • We graduated the second class of our President’s leadership Academy to develop and grow our own leaders among employees, and made other efforts to better support and recognize the good people who work here. • Germanna opened a new Dental Assisting program. Most importantly, since our business is student learning and success, we strengthened college support in the following areas: • We hired a coordinator for student success programs who will help bring all of the services and programs into better alignment to improve graduation rates. • We expanded our program to acknowledge prior training and life/work experience and award credit to speed the course to completion of degrees. • We created a department to coordinate and expand real-world connections between the classroom and workplace, including internships, corporative education, and service learning. • We expanded online courses to increase learning opportunities for all students. Germanna remains dedicated to providing quality learning experiences for our students, leading directly to a better citizenry, a better workforce, and a better place for us to live and work. I hope this report helps you to gain more insights into what we do so that you can continue to be proud of your community college. Sincerely, Dr. David A. Sam, President 2 Germanna Community College • 2011-2012 Annual Report to the Community Student Statistics 2010-2011 Demographics 2010-2011 Majors Female 6513 Associate of Arts & Sciences 5017 Male 4011 Business Administration 959 Education 285 African American 1599 K-8 Education 140 Asian 266 General Studies 2476 Caucasian 7747 General Studies-Spec in Rad. Tech. 95 Hispanic 477 General Studies -Spec. in Psyc. 323 Native American 46 Liberal Arts 248 Pacific Islander 48 Science 491 Other 341 Associate of Applied Science 1040 Part-time 8591 Early Childhood Development 12 Full-time 1933 Information Systems Tech. 255 Under 18 1183 LPN to RN - Nursing 31 18-21 4444 Management 276 22-24 1342 Networking 53 25-34 1931 Nursing 279 35-44 955 Nursing-Comm. Nursing Prog. 3 45-59 619 Police Science 131 60 & Over 50 Associate of Science 164 Engineering 164 Passing GED Scores Certificate 385 2008-09 537 Early Child Dev. Assist. 36 2009-10 563 2010-11 552 Fine Arts 72 Fire Science Technology 36 General Education 123 Graphic Communications 61 2010-11 Unduplicated Headcount by Residence Police Science 24 Practical Nursing 18 Practical Nursing - EVHS 15 Career Studies Certificate 2102 Graduates Awards 2000-01 342 358 2001-02 417 470 2002-03 397 456 2003-04 377 448 2004-05 472 535 2005-06 513 590 2006-07 555 647 2007-08 547 645 2008-09 658 804 2009-10 827 832 2010-11 857 1397 Germanna Community College • 2011-2012 Annual Report to the Community 3 Programs of Study Associate of Arts & Sciences Career Studies Certificates Accreditation • Business Administration • Accounting Germanna Community College is • Education • Allied Health Preparation accredited by the Commission on • Education (K-8) • American Sign Language Colleges of the Southern Association of • General Studies • Automotive Diagnostician Colleges and Schools to award associate • General Studies - Psychology • Automotive Technician degrees. Contact the Commission Specialization • Banking on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, • Liberal Arts • Business Core Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call • Science • E-Commerce 404-679-4500 for questions about • Early Childhood Development the accreditation of Germanna • EMT - Intermediate (pending SACS Community College. Associate of Applied Science approval) In addition, the AAS nursing program • Business Management • Engineering Technology is accredited by the National League • Horticulture • Dental Hygiene for Nursing Accrediting Commission • Early Childhood Development • Industrial Maintenance Technology (3343 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 500, • Emergency Medical Services - • Legal Assistant Atlanta, GA, 30326 (404) 975-5000) Paramedic (pending SACS approval) • Microcomputer Applications for and both the AAS nursing and the Business • Information System Technology practical nursing certificate programs Information Management or • Networking are approved by the Virginia Board Network Security • Advanced Networking of Nursing (Perimeter Center, 9960 • Information System Technology - • Nurse Aide Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, Networking • Paraprofessional Counseling VA 23233-1463, (804) 367-4473). • Nursing • Pharmacy Technician • Police Science • Police Science • Technical Studies Industrial • Small Business Management Maintenance • Supervision • Surgical Scrub Nurse Associate of Science