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The Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education January 2016 PE 15-16-583 AGENCY REVIEW THE HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION AUDIT OVERVIEW The Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education Are Not Providing the Statutorily Mandated Oversight of West Virginia’s Higher Education WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION JOINT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Senate House of Delegates Agency/ Citizen Members Craig Blair, Chair Gary G. Howell, Chair Terry Lively Chris Walters, Vice-Chair Lynne Arvon, Vice-Chair W. Joseph McCoy Ed Gaunch Michel G. Moffatt Kenneth Queen Corey Palumbo Jim Morgan Vacancy Herb Snyder Isacc Sponaugle Vacancy JOINT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION Senate House of Delegates Craig Blair, Chair Gary G. Howell, Chair Randy E. Smith Chris Walters, Vice-Chair Lynne Arvon, Vice-Chair Chris Stansbury Greg Boso Jim Morgan, Minority Chair Mark Zatezalo Ryan Ferns Martin Atkinson III Mike Caputo Ed Gaunch Saira Blair Jeff Eldridge Kent Leonhardt Anna Border-Sheppard Michael T. Ferro Mark R. Maynard Scott Cadle William G. Hartman Jeff Mullins Larry Faircloth Justin Marcum Douglas E. Facemire Danny Hamrick Rupert Phillips, Jr. Ronald F. Miller Jordan R. Hill Peggy Donaldson Smith Corey Palumbo Michael Ihle Isaac Sponaugle Herb Snyder Pat McGeehan Bob Williams Michel G. Moffatt Jack Yost Joshua Nelson WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION Building 1, Room W-314 State Capitol Complex Charleston, West Virginia 25305 (304) 347-4890 Aaron Allred John Sylvia Jill Mooney Christopher F. Carney Daniel Kanner Legislative Auditor Director Research Manager Research Analyst Referencer Agency Review CONTENTS Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Issue 1: The Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education Are Not Providing the Statutorily Mandated Oversight of West Virginia’s Higher Education Institutions ...............................................................................................................................11 List of Tables Table 1: Percentage of Programs Identified as Being Reviewed in a Five-Year Cycle by the Commission and Council ........................................................................................................................................13 Table 2: Two-Year Institutions That Did Not Submit Program Reviews to the Council for AY 2010 to AY 2014 ....................................................................................................................................................15 Table 3: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Requested and Approved Tuition and Fee Increases Above 5 Percent Academic Years 2012-2015 .......................................................................17 Table 4: West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education Requested and Approved Tuition and Fee Increases Above 5 Percent Academic Years 2012-2015...........................18 Table 5: Number of Commission Institutions That Included Institutional Benchmarks and Guidelines in Their Tuition Justification AY 2012 through 2015 ..............................................................22 Table 6: Number of Council Institutions That Included Institutional Benchmarks and Guidelines in Their Tuition Justification AY 2012 through 2015 .....................................................................................23 List of Appendices Appendix A: Transmittal Letter ................................................................................................................................................29 Appendix B: Objective, Scope and Methodology ...........................................................................................................33 Appendix C: November 2015 Agency Review of Council for Community and Technical College Education ...............................................................................................................................................................35 Appendix D:Employee Compensation for Council for Community and Technical College Education and Higher Education Policy Commission ...........................................................................99 Appendix E: Agency Response ............................................................................................................................................ 103 Performance Evaluation & Research Division | pg. 3 HEPC and CCTCE pg. | West Virginia Legislative Auditor Agency Review EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Legislative Auditor conducted a Performance Review of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education (Council) authorized pursuant to West Virginia Code §4-10-8. The objective of this review is to examine the performance of the Commission and Council with respect to following statutory requirements in the approval process of academic program reviews, tuition and fee increases, and capital and operating budgets. Report Highlights Issue 1: The Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education Are Not Providing the Statutorily Mandated Oversight of West Virginia’s Higher Education. The Legislature created the Commission and Council to function as an overseer of higher education institutions and to establish a system of accountability in achieving state education goals and affordability. However, the Legislative Auditor finds that the Commission and Council are functioning in an advisory capacity only. The Commission and Council are not following statutory requirements in the approval process of academic program reviews, tuition increases over five percent, capital budgets, and the distribution of incentive and performance-based funds. The Commission and Council’s process for approving tuition and fee increases over five percent for resident students has resulted in no difference between what institutional governing boards proposed and what the Commission and Council approved for academic years 2012 to 2015. Furthermore, the approval of tuition increases over five percent without receiving requested justification statements indicates that the Commission and Council do not hold their institutions accountable, nor are they giving consideration to the affordability of tuition for resident students. The Legislative Auditor concludes that the $3.5 million appropriated to the Commission and Council is excessive for an advisory function, and that the Legislature should consider restructuring the agencies in order to have limited functions and authority, and divesting certain functions back to the institutions of higher education. PERD Evaluation of the Agencies’ Written Response PERD received the Commission and Council’s written response to the draft report on August 9, 2016. The Commission and Council indicate that they disagree with the assertions made in the report. In their response, the Commission and Council make the following arguments: • The Commission and Council indicate that they disagree with the findings of the final report and suggest that PERD has a misunderstanding of the agencies’ statutory authority, and the Performance Evaluation & Research Division | pg. 5 HEPC and CCTCE Legislature’s will and history in funding colleges and universities through state appropriations. The Commission and Council also indicate that the review presents limited understanding of the structure of the two higher education systems and how the current coordinating function was established and operates in West Virginia. PERD’s Response: It is the Legislative Auditor’s opinion that statute clearly indicates the roles and responsibilities of the Commission and Council, and over the course of the review, neither agency provided documentation to indicate that they are performing their duties as statutorily required. Furthermore, the agencies’ written response fails to refute the factual assertions made in the report. It is important to note that, in order to do our analysis, we relied on documentation and information that Commission and Council officials provided as the basis of our determinations. • In regards to the review’s finding that the Commission and Council do not oversee institutions’ academic program reviews in accordance with statute, the agencies state in their response that “We have been given no statutory authority to discontinue academic and technical programs, only to review existing programs and approve certain new ones. Once the Commission and Council recommend that a program be discontinued, it is the responsibility of the governing board of the institution in question to carry out that recommendation.” PERD’s Response: It is the opinion of the Legislative Auditor that the agencies do have the authority as stated in West Virginia Code. As addressed in the review, pursuant to W.Va. §18B- 1B-4(b)(4) and §18B-2B-6(d)(4) both the Commission and Council have the authority for, Academic program review and approval for the institutions under its jurisdiction, including the use of institutional missions as a template to judge the appropriateness of both new and existing programs and the authority to implement needed changes. In addition, regarding
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