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2009-2010 Annual Report to the Community “I Attended Germanna During First Years Germanna Community College 2009-2010 Annual Report to the Community “I attended Germanna during first years. Instructors & students were like family”. -Eugene Triplett ‘72 “I really enjoyed my classes and “Germanna was a wonderful place for me friends that I made at Germanna. to begin my postsecondary educational I achieved my dream of getting experiences. I am very appreciative of the a degree, even at the age of 52 quality education I received at Germanna.” years young.” - Bob Almond ‘72 -Joy Kerley ‘08 Who We Are... Germanna Community College is a public institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. As a comprehensive community college, Germanna provides quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities for the residents of the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, King George, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford. Mission Vision Strategic Initiatives As a public, comprehensive community college, Germanna Community College is recognized as the 1. Become a Learning-Centered college, where Germanna provides accessible, quality educational region’s leader and preferred partner providing quality teaching and support services foster and training opportunities that meet our excellence in accessible educational opportunities student learning and success. communities’ changing learning needs. and related services to our communities. Our 2. Develop outreach efforts, programs, and This Mission is achieved through: quality learning experiences enable students to services that fulfill the promise of affordable • Courses, programs, and services that enable participate effectively in the social, economic, access to educational opportunities and students to gain access to and succeed in political, intellectual, and cultural life of their workforce development for all the constituents higher education; communities. Germanna, a dynamic learning of our service area. organization, is the premiere gateway to personal 3. Develop partnerships and alternative resources • Associate degrees and courses that prepare and community development. to better enable the College to achieve its students to advance to and succeed in four mission. year colleges and universities; Values Our values influence our thoughts, guide our 4. Invest in people through professional • Training and services to develop successful decisions, mold our policies, and help determine development, recognitions and rewards employees who meet employers’ specific our course of action. Student learning and systems. needs; success are at the heart of all that we do and are 5. Develop systems of continuous improvement and a culture of accountability to be better • Training, associate degrees, and certificates demonstrated by: stewards of the resources and mission in our for students to enter and succeed in the Passion for learning and teaching, Integrity, Culture care. workplace; and of service, Excellence, Stewardship, and Respect. • Services and support for community and economic development. Germanna Community College • 2009-2010 Annual Report to the Community 1 “We promise that, no matter what happens, we will try to meet the needs of our area’s students, parents and businesses.” -Dr. David Sam The President’s Message Another exciting and challenging year has passed at Germanna Community College. Germanna’s ongoing growth continued, with enrollment rising by 10%. While this rate is slower than last year, it still means that we will double in size every 11 years. Our new Stafford Center saw an enrollment of over 1200 students and our commencement ceremony filled the Fredericksburg Expo Center to overflow. In spite of ongoing cuts in state appropriations, we were able to expand our program offerings by adding an engineering technology program, an early childhood education program, and a LPN to RN Hybrid program. Because the national economy has hurt so many of our neighbors, Germanna will continue to try to meet the workforce and educational needs of those who planned on attending as well as the many whose life circumstances have sent them back to school. Our Educational Foundation continues to support the college with scholarships, support for programs, financial assistance for students, monies for facilities and for cultural and academic activities and events. Included in this report is a summary of its successes. This report provides one method of accountability to you, our stakeholders. It also highlights some of the successes and accomplishments of the college, its students, faculty, staff and volunteers over the past year. I hope that you find it as informative and inspiring as I do. Sincerely, Dr. David A. Sam, President 2 Germanna Community College • 2009-2010 Annual Report to the Community Student2009-10 Statistics Unduplicated Headcount by Residence 2009-10 Unduplicated Headcount by Residence 2009-2010 Demographics 2009-2010 Majors Culpeper County (741) City of Fredericksburg (1257) Associate of Arts & Sciences 4504 Caroline County (519) Females 6147 63% Males 3594 37% Business Admin. 918 King George County (385) Education 452 Other (577) African American 1444 15% Liberal Arts 261 Madison County (202) Asian 294 3% General Studies 2459 Orange County (618) Caucasian 7111 73% Science 414 Hispanic 460 5% Associate of Applied Science 810 Native American 50 1% Nursing 201 Stafford County (2,361) Management 243 Spotsylvania County (3,189) Pacific Islander 39 0% Information Systems Tech. 222 Other 343 4% Police Science 123 Total Headcount by Residence = 9,849 Part-time 1819 19% Networking 21 Full-time 7922 81% Certificate 302 Annual F/T Annual Graduates Awards Practical Nursing 24 Equivalent Headcount 1998-99 303 313 Under 18 1167 12% Police Science 25 1998-99 1890 5091 1999-00 297 312 18-21 4107 42% Fine Arts 61 1999-00 1980 5294 2000-01 342 358 22-24 1232 13% Graphic Communications 52 2000-01 2087 5637 2001-02 417 470 25-34 1686 17% Early Childhood Development 33 2001-02 2303 6085 2002-03 397 456 Fire Science 30 2002-03 2436 6171 2003-04 377 448 35-44 906 9% General Education 77 2003-04 2566 6274 2004-05 472 535 45-59 612 6% 2004-05 2698 6697 2005-06 513 590 60 & Over 31 0% Career Studies Certificates 1980 2005-06 2839 7000 2006-07 555 647 2006-07 3008 7308 2007-08 547 645 Passing GED Scores 2007-08 3368 8184 2008-09 658 804 2008-09 3715 9117 2009-10 827 832 2008-09 537 2009-10 4245 9741 2009-10 563 Germanna Community College • 2009-2010 Annual Report to the Community 3 Programs of Study Associate of Arts & Sciences Certificates • Paraprofessional Counseling Accreditation • Pharmacy Technician • Business Administration • Dental Assisting Germanna Community College is • Police Science • Education • Early Childhood Development accredited by the Commission on • Small Business Management • Education (K-8) • Fine Arts Colleges of the Southern Association • Supervision • General Studies • Fire Science Technology of Colleges and Schools to award • Surgical Scrub Nurse • General Studies - Psychology • General Education associate degrees. Contact the • Vocational Health Care Specialization • Graphic Communications Commission on Colleges at 1866 • General Studies - Radiologic • Police Science Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia Technology Specialization • Practical Nursing - Practical TELETECHNET (ODU): 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for • Liberal Arts Nursing Program Site Option Students can earn bachelors questions about the accreditation of • Science and master’s degrees through Germanna Community College. Career Studies Certificates TELETECHNET, a partnership between In addition, the AAS nursing program Associate of Applied Science • Accounting Germanna Community College and is accredited by the National League Old Dominion University. • Business Management • Allied Health Preparation for Nursing Accrediting Commission • Dental Hygiene • American Sign Language • ODU at FAC (3343 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 500, • Early Childhood Development • Automotive Diagnostician • ODU Distance Learning Atlanta, GA, 30326 (404) 975-5000) • Information System Technology • Automotive Technician and both the AAS nursing and the Information Management or • Banking practical nursing certificate programs • Business Core Center for Workforce & are approved by the Virginia Board Network Security Community Education • Information System Technology - • E-Commerce of Nursing (Perimeter Center, 9960 Networking • Early Childhood Development Offers a wide range of credit and Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, • Nursing • Engineering Technology noncredit courses, seminars, VA 23233-1463, (804) 367-4473). • Police Science • Horticulture workshops, consulting and training • Technical Studies Industrial • Industrial Maintenance services through the Center. Technology Maintenance (pending SACS approval) • Legal Assistant Associate of Science • Microcomputer Applications for Business • Engineering • Networking • Nurse Aide 4 Germanna Community College • 2009-2010 Annual Report to the Community The Faces of Germanna Middle College Receives Phi Theta Kappa 2010 Student Ambassador Germanna Project will be a Grant Award All-Virginia Academic Team Erica Hodge, a Germanna nursing Win-Win The Community Foundation of the Virginia is one of 38 states student, was concerned she’d have Project Win-Win seeks to award Rappahannock River Region awarded participating in the State Academic to drop out of school one semester degrees to people who already Middle College a $5000 grant on Team project introduced in 1994 as a short of earning her associate’s qualify
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