Utah College of Applied Technology Annual Report
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I F T Y I R N E G C U E T R A H U ’ T S F U Utah College of Applied Technology Annual Report October 2012 1 Table of Contents October 2012 Governor Herbert: Certifying Utah’s Future . .Inside front As Governor, everything I do is considered through the The UCAT Team lens of its economic impact—will it grow jobs and T I F Y UCAT Mission . .2 enhance Utah’s economic recovery? That is why I am a R I committed proponent of the Utah College of Applied N UCAT President’s Message . .2 E G Technology (UCAT). UCAT is certifying Utah’s future C UCAT’s Board of Trustees . .3 economic strength by providing a skilled workforce with real-world, certified training and expertise. Certificates for Utah’s Workforce U On PACE: Certificates for Utah’s Vision 2020 . .4 The thousands of post-secondary certificates awarded to E T Programs, Standards, and Outcomes . .5 Utahns each year by UCAT campuses are an integral R A part of our state goal, “On PACE to 66% by 2020.” Chart of UCAT Programs . .6–7 H U UCAT is meeting and surpassing its goals, making it a T Facilities for Certifying Utah . .8 ’ S U wise investment that will reap great rewards for our F citizens and state economy. Enrollment FY2012 Increasing Certificate Attainment; Serving Utah’s High School Students . .9 An average high school graduate makes $12.67 per hour. Membership Hours . .10 A recent sampling of occupations related to certificate programs provided at one UCAT campus showed wages Student Headcount History . .11 averaging $5.26 per hour higher, or $10,940 per year.1 Over a 30–40 year career, that really adds up, with UCAT: Certifying Employers’ Futures $328,000 to $437,600 in additional earnings. The State Industry-Responsive Employer Committees . .12 gets a return on investment through increased tax Custom Fit Training . .13 revenue. The economy is strengthened by additional Custom Fit Companies Served . .14–17 personal income and increased productivity and Employer Highlights . .18–19 competitiveness of our business and industry base. UCAT makes good economic sense. I urge you to UCAT Campuses consider a technical education at a UCAT campus. Bridgerland . .20–21 Tuition is affordable and many programs require less Davis . .22–23 than a year to complete. Certify your future with a Dixie . .24–25 UCAT certificate! Mountainland . .26–27 Sincerely, Ogden-Weber . .28–29 Southwest . .30–31 Tooele . .32–33 Uintah Basin . .34–35 UCAT Student Success Stories . .36–37 Gary R. Herbert, Governor State of Utah 1. Based on Utah Department of Workforce Services Statewide Occupational Wage Data, 18 September 2012, for occupations related to certificate programs provided by the campus: http://jobs.utah.gov/jsp/wi/utalmis/occwageexport.do?area=Utah. 2 15 3 The UCAT Team UCAT positively impacts the lives of thousands of The Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees consists of eighteen dedicated em- THE MISSION Utahns every year. Quality, affordable and accessi- ployers, educators and appointees focused on delivering the highest quality technical educa- ble training makes it possible to complete accred- tion and training to meet the needs of Utah’s employers. Assisted by eight UCAT campus boards of directors and 1,137 employer advisors, we collectively strive to provide advice and ited UCAT certificate programs—typically in less guidance to our programs so they remain relevant, viable and successful. of the Utah College of than a year. I encourage you to earn your UCAT certificate and enhance your employability and The Trustees are in complete support of Governor Gary Herbert’s Vision 2020 Goal and have earning power. Adult tuition is still under $2.00 per accepted his challenge to triple the annual number of Utahns attaining UCAT certificates by Applied Technology hour and high school students attend tuition-free, the year 2020. We know that earning your UCAT certificate is a smart investment and will provide big rewards for your future. an incredible opportunity! (UCAT) is to meet the Please enjoy the information in this annual report and consider the prospects of increasing Our UCAT graduates are completing their certifi- your employability and earning potential at a UCAT campus. cate programs at a high rate and enjoy placement needs of Utah’s into employment or continued higher education at an 86% systemwide rate. I hope you’ll agree that getting certified at a UCAT campus makes a whole employers for lot of sense. Thomas E. Bingham, Chair Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees Check out the information, statistics and success technically-skilled Rob Brems stories in this annual report and learn how to Tom Bingham “Certify Your Future” in a UCAT program. workers by providing I F UCAT’s Board of Trustees market-driven T Y I R N Robert O. Brems, President Thomas E. Bingham, Chair Steve Moore Michael McCandless Spencer P. Eccles Tooele ATC Ogden-Weber ATC USU - College of Eastern Utah Governor’s Office of Economic E G Utah College of Applied Technology Development C technical education to Michael J. Madsen, Vice Chair Don G. Roberts Jim Olsen Bridgerland ATC Southwest ATC Business/Industry Employers David Crandall State Board of Education Michael E. Jensen Mark R. Dennis Dale M. Cox U Davis ATC both secondary and E Uintah Basin ATC Union Apprenticeships Teresa Theurer T State Board of Regents R Ron Larsen Stan Parrish Brad Tanner A Dixie ATC Salt Lake Community College Non-Union Apprenticeships H U adult students. T ’ S U Jim T. Evans Kendall Willardson Dave Buhler F Mountainland ATC Snow College Commissioner of Higher Education The UCAT Team UCAT faculty, staff, and administration from eight campuses throughout Utah recharge at their June annual conference at Ogden-Weber ATC to Certify Utah’s Future. Trustees cut ribbon on new UCAT Administration/Training Building, October 2012. Pictured: Brad Tanner, Dale M. Cox, Michael E. Jensen, Mark R. Dennis, Ron Larsen, Michael J. Madsen, Rob Brems, Michael McCandless, Kendall Willardson, Dave Buhler, Jim Olsen, David Crandall, Don Roberts. 4 151515 5 Certificates for Utah’s Workforce On PACE: Certificates for Utah’s Vision 2020 Preparing for Technical Employment Program Standards and Outcomes Certificates are vital for many careers and for Utah’s UCAT’s eight campuses offer 263 accredited program All UCAT Campuses (FY11)1 economy (see press release on page 5). certificates preparing students for a variety of technical Outcome Measure COE Standard UCAT Avg. fields. Coursework can be generally summarized in Utah will need to triple the number of people with post- the program areas listed on pages 6–7. Completion 60% 75% secondary certificates by the year 2020 in order to meet (% of certificate-seekers who completed) projected workforce demands, according to the Gover- Program Standards and Outcomes Placement 70% 86% nor’s Education Excellence Commission. The Commis- Programs offered by UCAT campuses are approved (% of completers in related jobs) sion’s Vision 2020 Goal outlines the “Preparation, under rigorous standards established by the Board of Licensure 70% 97% Access, Completion, and Economic Success” (PACE) Trustees and by the Council on Occupational Educa- (% of completers licensed in applicable fields) results that will be needed for 66% of Utahns to have a tion (COE), which accredits each campus. COE is a na- 1 Averages as reported by campuses for COE’s December 2011 annual report. post-secondary credential: 13% of Utahns will need a tional accreditation agency authorized by the United FY12 data not available at time of publication due to placement follow-up intervals. certificate. States Department of Education, which specializes in career and technical education institutions and pro- The Utah College of Applied Technology provides in- grams. dustry-driven training and certificates, and is “On PACE” toward tripling the number of certificates. Each program must directly accomplish UCAT’s mis- UCAT campuses awarded 5,846 certificates in FY 2012, sion by meeting documented needs of Utah employers an increase of 8.5% from the 5,386 certificates awarded for technically skilled workers. It must have an active in FY 2011. As needed additional resources are pro- employer advisory committee (see page 12). Each pro- vided, UCAT is committed to a goal of 8,000 certificates gram must also meet critical national standards each in FY 2014. year set by COE for student completion, placement in related employment, and professional licensure where applicable. [email protected] Contact: Andrea Porter, 202.687.4922 UCAT Postsecondary Certificate Goals 2011–2020 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREESth th to 10 in the international rankings of postsecondary 2020 15,330 NEW REPORT CONFIRMS SOME POSTSECONDARY CERTIFICATES WILL PAY OFF MORE THAN attainment if certificates were included in government statistics 2019 13,570 Study also finds that the United States would move from 15getown University Center on Education and the Workforce 2018 12,010 Certificates FY12 (Washington, D.C., June 6, 2012) – A new study by the Geor Awarded shows that certificates are the fastest growing form of postsecondary credentials in the U.S., increasing from six percent of postsecondary awards in 1980 to 22 percent of awards today. Their growth is due in part to the fact that they are 2017 10,630 BATC 806 affordable, they usually take less than a year to complete and they often yield high returns. 2016 9,410 The study also shows that certificates have become a stepping stone to college degrees. Twenty percent of certificate DATC 1,310 holders go on to get two year degrees and an additional 13 percent ultimately get a Bachelor’s degrees. DXATC 455 2015 8,330 Certificates can outperform two year and four year degrees.