-THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Good afternoon, I am William Griscom, President of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. I am accompanied today by Ms. Betty Tompos, our VP for Finance & Administration and Mr. Alex Munro, the Executive Director of our Foundation and Alumni Association. The handout you have been provided includes a bullet point summary of essential facts about the College and the key performance measures by which we measure our institutional effectiveness or how well our performance matches our purpose. In addition, information on the College's: Community Impact; Annual Report; and State appropriation are also included. -THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY-

FAST FACTS Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since its founding in 1905 Preferred Appropriation Mission: Provide a bridge through technical education for low income students, at no cost, that will allow them to escape the cycle of poverty and change the circumstances of their lives while at the same time supporting the critical technical workforce needs of Pennsylvania Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education Degrees Awarded: Certificates and Associate Degrees Enrollment: 873 Full-time Students Number of Applicant has Increased by 34% in the last two years Residential: Six Dormitories Housing 470 Students Service Area: The State of Pennsylvania (PA Residents Only) Current Enrollment includes students from 46 counties in Pennsylvania Students from Poverty: 53% (458) Minority Students: 25% (2 19) Student Success Model: Ruby Payne's Framework for Understanding Poverty Model of Cost Effectiveness: Relentless Cost Reduction -THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-

PERFORMANCE (Institutional Effectiveness) Progression from 1 to 2ndYear: 70% Graduation Rate: 60% in Two-years Placement Rate Across All Programs: 96% Over 300 Alumni-owned businesses in Pennsylvania Employer Satisfaction: 100% Starting and Subsequent Salaries: Meet or exceed that of four-year graduates Brain Gain: Since its founding over 90% of graduates have remained in Pennsylvania Student Loan Debt: Sixty-four percent of graduates have no student loan debt; those that do have an average student loan debt of $5,700 U. S. Department of Education Benchmark: 28 Institutions in PA, NY, NJ & MD Results in the following conclusion: TSCT serves a more financially disadvantaged and diverse student body than its benchmark institutions and is approximately 3 to 4 times more successfbl at graduating and placing them. -THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-

RELENTLESS COST REDUCTION (Stewardship) No full-time custodians: faculty and students are responsible for cleaning laboratory areas Select faculty and students regularly utilized for maintenance projects Minimal administration to faculty and student ratio Eight-year freeze on administrative travel Switched from traditional phone service to VOIP Joined COSTARS cooperative purchasing Entered into Load Reduction agreement for electricity Reduced warehouse inventory by 50% Switched from proprietary Learning Management System(B1ackboard) to open source system Switched Internet Service providers Third party bill collection Outsourcing e-mail Contracted for a construction grade lighting audit which served as the basis of a $300,000 grant to upgrade all of the lighting on the main campus Evaluating roof rental for solar panels to guarantee a lower electric rate Imposed hiring freeze and reassigned responsibilities of vacated positions to existing employees Deferred Maintenance Renegotiating all significant contracts: food service; security; grounds keeping; and IT management 4 -THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-

APPROPRIATION

201 1-2012 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 201 0-201 1 Governor's Increase Operating Revenue Actual Actual Actual Actual Budget (Decrease)

State Appropriation $10,930,000 $1 0,293,125 $8,550,000 $8,550,000 $9,788,000 $1,238,000

State Grant $500,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal ARRA Funds $0 $0 $2,733,000 $2,326,000 $0 ($2,326,000)

Total State & Federal Funds $1 1,430,000 $1 0,793,125 $1 1,283,000 $1 0,876,000 $9,788,000 ($1,088,000) THADDEUS STEVENS co1-1~~~E l.~-~ECH NOI OGY

Thaddeus Stevens College Performance Measures -.

Every organi7ation 5houlci colilinually assess il il islulfillincj ils mis,ioci. The results ol such assessnicnl dre relerretl to as instilulional eflectiveiwss and nre best measured Ily aoecdotal and objective ~~erforci~ancemeasures. rllese are monitored 11y Ihe Boartl ol Truslee, regtclarly as brnchmdrkedagainst ollier similar Colleges. Beloware the critical perlormanre nleasures of Thaddeus Stevens College as evaluated against the average l~erlorrnanceof the 28 t~enclirnarlccolleges it) Perlnsylvania, Nev~York, New Jerseyand Maryland, as reported 11y the U.S. Del~art~nent Ecl~~cation.A representative sample ol atiecdotal data is also included.

THADDEUSSTEVENS 1 28 BENCHMARKED PERFORMANCE MEASURE I COLLEGE COLLEGES

GraduationRate I 66% I 20%

PlacementRate (Five Year Average) I 96% Unknown Minoritv Enrollment I 27% I 12% MinorityGraduation Rate 51 % 12%

ProgressionRate from 1st to 2nd Year 69% 60% Pell Grant Recinientc 79% 27w

Anecdotal Data Eric Blow, President, Astro MachineCompany: "We employ about24 Stevens' graduatesfrom theCollege's Machine Tool and ComputerizedAided ManufacturingTechnology Programand we always look to the College as our first lineof employment..." Antonio Adiletta, President, Arcobaleno: "One of the mainreasons that we movedto Lancasterwas becauseof the location of ThaddeusStevens College. Most our employees are graduatesof the College." Doug Howard, REMCO: "As you may or may not know, REMCO hascommitted to hiring "Mathew" to our HVAC Departmentafter his graduation from ThaddeusStevens later this year. We want to thank you for the quality studentsthat we have hired from your school. They are doing well and we are glad they are a part of the REMCOteam. Please let us know if there is anything REMCOcan add to your program." MichaelSticklin, Synthes USA: "...The Stevens graduatesthat we haveemployed are no nonsense, they get to work, do their job (stay at their machines), follow direction very well, are creative, show a lot of initiativeand have a great work ethic." . - Steven j. Artz, Owner, Your Town Builders: "ThaddeusStevens Colleae has an excellent reoutationin their education, _I their preparednessof their students; not only in their trade but a balanzededucation so the; are preparedfor the workforce and pieparedfor life." , ~elks~5&?a, ~+h?, tion: "... Yens duatestl ve have empl learn. th,ey;re gr$trtuc ,in our CI anv I a wondc attitude. a re r.. 1,: succeede'dliri'our,sh'o'~ . -$ -dE>~W';-4 .,, 4*PLd President's 201 0 Community Impact Report

'I'he t'unCtion oi higIicxr-~diic,ition in OLII. socicatv is to cnx'ige in te,lching, i.cse,lrch, and wr.\.icc,. -l-he 01-dc-r 'ind amount oi c!iiort ,in instit~~tioncsl?ends on each of thc~scarci;is clepe~nds

c)riits rnission. I..arge tcitc ~lni\.ersiticx.; gc5nc.r-ilI1v c:mpliasize reseal.il1. i\~ n p~lblict\\.o-\.cbLi~. tc~zlinicnl colle;;c~, tlie I'oi~lsat '1-liaddc~lsSte\.cns College eli-lc~~hncll~ls!;(-I-SC'I') is cle,irI!; or1 the

c~iiuc,ition oi (ILII. studc.rit5. 11~1~1to the! 11~lt~1r.eof OLII- institution and the.consc:q~~cnt cr-c~denti,ilinR of OLI I. ~'ICLI It!., -I-SC'I- ir not si,qnific,intI!; in\.ol\,ed iii i-es~~nI-ill. I-l~\v~~\.c.i;scsl-\-ice is a kc\: corn1x~nc)ntot our- mission ,inti f~iiicinmcntaII0 tlie c~cd~i~~tioiloi (1111. t;t~~cientb.Sei.\.icc is also ;i critic'il ;tspcit of OLI~e'f/o~.Is to ~)er}~c'tr~iteIllc legacy oio~irio~lncic:r, ~I~liadJ~~~ls Stc,\.k,n5, \,rllclsc. cntirc pc,r-sclnal nn~iproicssional liic, is ,i mc~dclo1'~er\.icc~ 10 otlle1.s.

I'licsscr\.ice component of the Collc!gc's mission manifests itscli in a \\.idc) spect1.11rn of acti\,iiies tliiitr-angcs fi.c)m ciir.c,ct st~ldenlin\.ol\.c~rnciit to institutional s~ipport101. Ihe ,icti\,itic:s of noli-proiit ser\.icc clrg;~niz;ition!,. The repi-escnt

ne of Thaddeus Stevens College's most popular programsfall within 0 the field of construction. One of the main benefits of this programto I the communityis the strong opportunity to lead or assist with construction projectsthroughout Lancaster. Examplesof projects by the College benefitingthe communityinclude:

Constructed124 homes within the City of Lancaster since 1953 that generate approximately$372,000 in tax revenue per year Assist with local Habitatfor Humanityrehabilitation and new home construction (ongoing) Constructed an external steel stairwellfor Lancaster Boys and Girls Club Assisted with the construction of an historicalstreet scene at the Strasburg Railroad Museum Provided external renovationsfor the Lancaster Order of Police (roof and siding) Completed electricaland carpentry renovationsfor the Fulton Opera House apartments Replaceda roof for the DominicanAssociates of Lancaster Constructed brick paver sidewalkat the Shreiner-ConcordCemetery Repaired brick walls at BuchananPark Constructed a masonry sign for Conestoga View Restored the fountainat Reservoir Park Restored the antique swing at Reservoir Park for the East King Street Improvement District Repointedthe stone work at the City of Lancaster police officers club Crispus Attucks CommunityCenter: remodeled offices;soup kitchen; homeless shelter; restroomsand bathingareas and landscaping; provided computerinterns to assist with set-up of computer system Built new officesfor the School District of Lancaster's Scheq Building Rebuiltthe gift wrapping station for United with Disabilities Extensive rehabbing of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center Installed new counter tops for the firehouse in the City of Lancaster Constructed walls for the monitoringroom at the Lancaster SafetyCoalition Total rehabilitationof the "old German Building" on Prince and Farnum streets for the Greater Latin Community Center Constructart exhibit stands for the Art Partner's of Lancaster Art show Constructeda modular shed for the City of Lancaster's Maintenance Department Constructeda Leadership Lodge andHealth Centerfor Camp Shand through the YMCA Repaired a bathroom for theUrban League facility Constructed brick columns, pavers and a brick garden arch for Saint Ann's Elementary School Wrote a grant which was funded by the Alcoa Foundation and used the funds to acquire and install an after-school computer labat Ray's Temple Church in partnershipwith the South Ann ConcernedNeighbor's organization. The College annuallyprovides space, as well i rs a tc for the nnualBig Brothers/BigSisters Dodgeballto urn amen^

emed NeighborsBoard, Crispus Attucks

Puerto Rican Festival for 5000-7000 participants; UrbanLeague Banquet; NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet

In the Spirit of Lydia Smith conference

;. 'J- Revitalizationof three 18th century cemeteries, includingShreiner-Concord StevensIn the Classroom teaches kindergarten studentsabout careers and technology. v Cemetery, the final resting place of Thaddeus Stevens

0 SURVIVE student organizationparticipates at the Lincoln Middle School mentoringprogram Help with homework sewing evening meals, coaching sports and other activities at the Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster Providedgift donations and gift baskets, as well as sang Christmas carols for ConestogaView residents Sewed meals at the Water Street Rescue Missions and Martin Luther King, jr. Elementary School Assisted with the UnitedWay Day of Caring; Puerto Rican Parade; cleaning at Crispus Attucks CommunityCenter Participatedin the Race Against Racism I -. The Graphic Communicationsand Printing department producedwork for over 34 organizations -. Adopted a classrdom at Martin Luther. . dng, Jr. Elementary School culty and sti .A-

' ' .- place of Thdd&fiSte?ehs.7 ~ond:uctAnnual E& Egg h&t and l&ctidho cost f& local I: . . - I neighborhood children Participate in the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Mentor Program and have hosted and conducted Accessing Careers in Technology for Women Present regularly to the New ChoicesINew Options Program at the YWCAof Lancaster L summer residency education program ColleaeVolunteerism on community Non-profit Boards of Directors and Committees-., --- ~>++3&#; r>.,- #.7* --g The college believes it isimportant to be an voice within the community. The college's faculty and staff contribute personal leadership, involvement to many community brganizations, annually, in many ways. The college on the Boards of the following organizations:

BASE,lnc. Economic Development Company Crispus Attucks Community Center ~anciZE%%&~actor~ Finance Committee (CACC) urban League p-!,, . La Academia Charter School 5. East King Street Improvement District - ~~~&iner-Con=~cernetery Historic Preservation Trust a Habifat !or ~~~~~itjr 3 ., ,., . . .- . . . r*1 +Milagro H,, m.?1'' ~e!~~&, : , ri : ,,,*. Landis-Valley,Museum <).--:,..a."*r- a;- $ "3"' Landaster H"jsto~c~@se $ -*junior~chievet&?ij , Central; 2 . 33:~~nr~.: ;.;.-..*. $yL7 ..' pen,,syhra,,& : ~?LY,?;!-. :r '!! ,- of Larit'aster County ' ' '3 ~-~orkforce,l~&tmentBoard 02 '-a:! ' • Saluda Hisphi=' . -v l!@b-- '- 2 4' ieadership"-G$a'$dei:"ive ' - " , ..&&. gJ:*,?pie*tiOn? %f&,$$<-:,: :, ~outf?ArTn'~oricemhNeighbors :; - , . .t; .pt:",, . ,,, -7 . . (SAP). -5. :*?$! ;; ,.-,. bI~&~~:~imti&~;Gom+Lrce ' Tabor cbmi"nity s<~i$<:iz;1. : . *~~n&py;;~,::;.I~~;: <%?ic-- =*.,,",:': p. .? . Team Lancaster.3:?y.) 4 -k . 'C . Lsncpasty,.@!yyn. ' ' Teen Challenge Lanc'aster Workforce Investment Board The economic and social impact that Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has brought and continues to bring to Lancaster County and the surrounding communities is immeasurable. Our partnerships are valued making us all stronger and fulfilling the commitment made by our Founder Thaddeus Stevens.

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