Portage College Annual Report 2018-2019 1 Celebrating 50 Years: Portage College's 50 on 50 Alumni Event, September 14, 2018
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2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT Box 417, 531 4 Avenue Lac La Biche, Alberta T0A 2T0 780-623-5580 • 1-866-623-5551 [email protected] portagecollege.ca CONTENTS Executive Summary 3 Accountability Statement 4 Mission Statement 4 Vision Statement 4 Our Mandate 5 Campuses and Programs 6 Management’s Responsibility for Reporting 7 Board of Governors’ Message 8 Board of Governors 9 President’s Message 10 Executive Committee 11 Go Figure – Portage by the Numbers 12 Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act 14 Operational Overview 15 Goals, Priority Initiatives, Expected Outcomes and Performance Measures 20 Enrolment Plan 61 Research, Applied Research and Scholarly Activities 63 Regional Stewardship, Foundational Learning, Underrepresented Learners 64 Internationalization 67 Capital Plan 68 Information Technology 71 Our Valued Partners 72 2018-2019 Supporters and Friends of Portage College 76 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Statements 78 Appendix: Portage College Audited Financial Statements 85 Portage College Annual Report 2018-2019 1 Celebrating 50 Years: Portage College's 50 on 50 Alumni Event, September 14, 2018 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Portage College is a public, board-governed college operating as a Comprehensive Community Institution under the authority of the Post-Secondary Learning Act of Alberta. The College operated seven campuses in 2018-2019. Our mission statement highlights that the College “provides QUALITY education, training and services to facilitate learning and development of knowledgeable, skilled citizens in a caring, Enrolment grew for a sixth year in a row, increasing from 36 supportive and dynamic college environment.” Our vision full-load equivalents in 2017-2018 to 52 in 2018-201. Student statement is “building success by delivering exceptional satisfaction reached an 11-year high, with 3% of our students learning experiences.” We adhere to the five Adult Learning indicating that they would recommend their Portage College System Principles of accessibility, affordability, quality, program to others. This is 3% above our CIP target. Graduates accountability and coordination. continued to find employment in a challenging economy, with 83% of the Class of 2017-2018 working (72% in training- related jobs). 3% of employers surveyed believe that Portage ACCESSIBILITY graduates are on equal or better footing than graduates from other post-secondary institutions. Portage provided continuing education, ad-hoc training, certificate, diploma and degree opportunities to 2,658 students in 2018-201; 44% of students in academic programs ACCOUNTABILITY self-identified as Indigenous. We developed a Fine Arts Certificate program and began offering program delivery at For the fiscal year ended June 30, 201, the College posted the Community Adult Learning Program (CALP) in Bonnyville. an annual surplus of $2.146 million, due mainly to cost- Portage also received funding to offer CALP services at containment austerity measures and prudent financial First Nations in the College’s service area. We applied for management; $1 million was moved to restricted net assets, funding to expand the College’s Museum of Aboriginal to help build up the College’s small contingency fund. Peoples’ Art and Artifacts (MOAPAA) and to establish a The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) awarded the scholarly home of the world-renowned Professional Native College three “green lights” for the timeliness and accuracy Indian Artists Incorporated (PNIAI). MOAPAA is the only place of our financial statements and for satisfactorily addressing in the world where works of all seven PNIAI artists are on outstanding OAG recommendations. The College also permanent display. We explored avenues to expand our IT implemented numerous guidelines and procedures network capacity and set aside funding for evergreening. and received one general inquiry under Public Interest We continued to partner and consult with industry, Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) which did not lead municipalities, students and our Indigenous populations to a formal complaint. to ensure that our programs and services are meeting the needs of our region and the province. COORDINATION The College signed a Memorandum of Agreement with AFFORDABILITY NAIT to offer the third and fourth years of the polytechnic’s The College continues to have the lowest tuition fee ranking Bachelor of Business Administration program at Portage in Human Services and Practical Nursing in Alberta and the College campuses. Portage also hosted the University of third lowest in Business. In 2018-201, students were able Alberta’s Aboriginal Teacher Education Program at our Cold to access $523,62 in scholarships and bursaries. Lake, Lac La Biche and St. Paul campuses and signed an agreement to offer the program again in 2022. The College continued to explore options to develop programs and to share an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in conjunction with other post-secondary institutions. The College also continued to work to increase the transferability of our courses to other institutions in 2018-201, finalizing transfer agreements with the Alberta University of the Arts, and maintained and expanded our dual credit offerings with school divisions in our service region. Portage College Annual Report 2018-2019 3 ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT The Portage College Annual Report for the year ended June 30, 201 was prepared under the Board’s direction in accordance with the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act and ministerial guidelines established pursuant to the Post-Secondary Learning Act. All material economic, environmental or fiscal implications of which we are aware have been considered in the preparation of this report. [Original signed by Randolph Benson] Randolph Benson Chair, Board of Governors Portage College MISSION STATEMENT Portage College provides education, training and services to facilitate learning and development of knowledgeable, skilled citizens in a caring, supportive and dynamic college environment. VISION STATEMENT Building success by delivering exceptional learning experiences. 4 Accountability, Mission and Vision Statement OUR MANDATE (Approved by Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education June 12, 2014) Portage College is a public, board-governed college geographic service region in alignment with the strategic operating as a Comprehensive Community Institution planning initiatives of the Government of Alberta. Portage under the authority of the PSLA of Alberta. Portage College College undertakes in-depth consultation with all of its has campus locations in Lac La Biche, Cold Lake, St. Paul, community stakeholders, including community adult learning Bonnyville*, Frog Lake, Saddle Lake, Boyle, and Whitefish Lake. providers, school districts, current and past students, service and industry employers, Program Content Advisory In addition to delivering Apprenticeable Trades Training, Committees, and municipal and Aboriginal leaders. Portage College offers certificate and diploma programs in diverse areas, including Forestry, Natural Resources, Portage College excels in designing and delivering programs Business, Pre-Hospital Care, Health and Wellness, Culinary responding to the learning needs of students and local Arts, Human Services, Native Arts and Culture, University employers. Portage programs utilize leading-edge learning Studies, and Power Engineering. The College also offers technologies and are offered in multiple instructional academic upgrading, pre-employment trades training, modalities, including traditional face-to-face, off-site video- continuing education credit and non-credit courses, conferencing, and distributed self-paced learning. and cost recovery customized training programs. The College’s blended learning offerings, mobile trades training units, outreach programming, and service to small Portage College encourages applied research focusing cohorts demonstrate its ability to make both instruction on improvement of rural education and supports scholarly and learning supports readily available to students at times activity strengthening our understanding of rural and places convenient to them. The College offers learning communities. College personnel model established ethical assistance programs and dedicated learner support services principles guiding all research involving human subjects. addressing the needs of disadvantaged learners. College students’ community-based and applied research practices adhere to the same code of respectful engagement. Portage College works to maximize learning opportunities Portage College embraces every opportunity to collaborate that support the economic growth and human development with communities when conducting research identifying needs of diverse northeast communities. A focus on economic development and learning needs. community-based learning enables the College to partner with municipalities, First Nations Reserves, Métis Settlements, As a member of Campus Alberta, Portage College works with and school divisions for the provision of access to learning eCampusAlberta*, and Community Adult Learning Councils and recreation facilities, counseling, and library services. to make the broadest selection of education and training Portage College values collaboration and community-based available in the region. Portage College expands its program volunteerism supporting quality learning and life offerings through articulation and transfer agreements, opportunities in rural Alberta. program delivery collaborations,