Fact Book for the Year 2006 – 2007
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FACT BOOK FOR THE YEAR 2006 – 2007 RESEARCHED, ANALYZED, AND COMPILED IN 2007 Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research Alvin Community College 3110 Mustang Road Alvin, TX 77511 (Printed January, 2008) CONTENTS CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................... i PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................... iii CHAPTER I - GENERAL INFORMATION..............................................................................1 A. Map – Alvin Community College District ...........................................................................2 B. Institutional Profile of Alvin Community College ..............................................................3 C. Philosophy, Mission, and Goals...........................................................................................5 D. History..................................................................................................................................7 CHAPTER II - ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE .......................................................9 A. Board of Regents................................................................................................................10 B. Chief Administrator of the College....................................................................................11 C. Standing Committees .........................................................................................................11 D. Organizational Structure ....................................................................................................12 CHAPTER III - ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ..................................20 A. Alvin Community College Foundation, Inc. ......................................................................21 CHAPTER IV - THE COLLEGE DISTRICT AND ADJOINING AREAS..........................22 A. General Description ...........................................................................................................23 B. The City of Alvin ...............................................................................................................23 C. Alvin Community College District and Service Area Demographics ..............................25 CHAPTER V - STUDENTS IN CREDIT PROGRAMS .........................................................31 A. Enrollment Data .................................................................................................................32 B. Student Characteristics .......................................................................................................38 C. Enrollment Projections.......................................................................................................42 D. Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) .................................................................43 E. Technical Programs ...........................................................................................................44 F. University Parallel Programs .............................................................................................46 G. Degrees and Certificates Earned ........................................................................................48 H. Student Transfers for FY 2004-05 .....................................................................................49 CHAPTER VI - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ...............................................56 A. Executive Summary ...........................................................................................................57 B. Continuing Education Program Enrollment Data .............................................................58 C. Workforce Training Program Enrollment Data .................................................................59 D. Other Continuing Education Programs ..............................................................................60 E. Continuing Education Programs Combined ......................................................................61 F. Center for Professional and Workforce Development ........................................................62 CHAPTER VII - STUDENT SERVICES ..................................................................................64 i A. Office of Admissions and Academic Advising .................................................................65 B. Financial Assistance ...........................................................................................................68 C. Student Records ..................................................................................................................69 D. Library................................................................................................................................69 E. Upward Bound ....................................................................................................................70 F. Office of Student Activities ................................................................................................71 CHAPTER VIII – ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - PEARLAND CENTER ...............73 A. Introduction and History ....................................................................................................74 B. Alvin Community College - Pearland Center Site Map .....................................................75 C. Alvin Community College - Pearland Center Campus Buildings ......................................76 D. Alvin Community College - Pearland Center Enrollment History ....................................77 CHAPTER IX - PERSONNEL ...................................................................................................83 A. EEO Policy Statement........................................................................................................84 B. Demographics of Faculty and Staff ...................................................................................84 CHAPTER X - FACILITIES AND PHYSICAL PLANT ........................................................87 A. Map - Alvin Community College Campus ........................................................................88 B. Alvin Community College Campus Buildings ..................................................................89 C. Parking Lots and Playing Fields ........................................................................................90 D. Value of Buildings and Contents .......................................................................................91 E. Science/Health Science Building .......................................................................................92 CHAPTER XI - FINANCES .......................................................................................................93 A. 2005-06 Budget Overview .................................................................................................94 B. Local Tax Base ..................................................................................................................95 C. Brazoria County Tax Office Tax Roll Calculation ............................................................97 D. Revenues from State ..........................................................................................................98 E. Revenues from Tuition and Fees .......................................................................................99 F. Grants and Contracts ........................................................................................................100 SOURCES ...................................................................................................................................102 ii PREFACE The purpose of the Alvin Community College Fact Book is to place into a single document all the pertinent facts concerning the College's operations. It provides the reader with a convenient and authoritative source of information about the historical development and present focus of the College. The organization of the material was designed to present a brief, yet comprehensive, report of the various facets of Alvin Community College. Chapters I and II depict the institutional profile and organizational structure of the College. Chapters III and IV reflect the surrounding community, environment, influences, and support. Chapters V through VII provide descriptive data about the student population and student services. Chapter VIII provides specific data about Alvin Community College - Pearland Center and its student population. Chapters IX, X, and XI concentrate on personnel demographics, physical facilities, and financial information. The Fact Book is developed by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research and is updated annually. The 2007 document represents the twenty-third edition. A. Rodney Allbright President iii CHAPTER I GENERAL INFORMATION 1 A. MAP OF ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND SERVICE AREA13 Each county is a different color. The District is denoted by a blue line and the service area is denoted by a red line. 2 B. INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE OF ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Type: Public Comprehensive Community College Headcount12: Academic and Technical - Fall 2006 3970 Fall 2006 (with flexible entry) 4092 Spring 2007 3721 Spring 2007 (with flexible entry) 3994 Continuing Education - 2006-07 5,288 Faculty8: Fall 2006 100 Full-time Academic and Technical Faculty Spring 2007 98 Full-time