2801 Ashton Boulevard • Lehi, Utah 84043 • Telephone: (801) 341-6000 • www.UCAT.edu CERTIFY YOUR FUTURE AT A UCAT CAMPUS Bridgerlan plied Technology Applied Technology Colleg Technology College Uintah Basin A Technology College Davis Applied Technolog ege Mountainland Applied Technology College Og College Southwest Applied Technology College Tooele App Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Bridgerland Applied Tec Davis Applied Technology College Dixie Applied Technology College Moun Applied Technology College Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College Southwe Applied Technology College Tooele Applied Technology College Uintah Basin A plied Technology College Bridgerland Applied Technology College Davis Applie Technology College Dixie Applied Technology College Mountainland Applied Tec ology College Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College Southwest Applied Tec ology College Tooele Applied Technology College Uintah Basin Applied Technolog College Bridgerland Applied Technology College Davis Applied Technology Colleg Dixie Applied Technology College Mountainland Applied Technology College O en-Weber Applied Technology College Southwest Applied Technology Colleg Tooele Applied Technology College Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Brid rland Applied Technology College Davis Applied Technology College Dixie Applie Technology College Mountainland Applied Technology College Ogden-Weber A plied Technology College Southwest Applied Technology College Tooele Applie Technology College Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Bridgerland Applie Technology College Davis Applied Technology College Dixie Applied Technology Co ege Mountainland Applied Technology College Ogden-Weber Applied Technolog College Southwest Applied Technology College Tooele Applied Technology Colleg Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Bridgerland Applied Technology Colleg Davis Applied Technology College Dixie Applied Technology College Mountainlan Applied Technology College Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College Southwe Applied Technology College Tooele Applied Technology College Uintah Basin A plied Technology College Bridgerland Applied Technology College Davis Applie Technology College Dixie Applied Technology College Mountainland Applied Tec ology College Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College Southwest Applied Tec ology College Tooele Applied Technology College Uintah Basin Applied Technolog College BridgerlandUtah AppliedCollege of Technology Applied Technology College AnnualDavis ReportApplied Technology Colleg Dixie Applied Technology College Mountainland Applied Technology College O en-Weber Applied Technology College Southwest Applied Technology Colleg Tooele Applied Technology College Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Brid rland Applied Technology College DavisOctober Applied 2013 Technology College Dixie Applie logy College Mountainland Applied Technology College Ogden-Weber A y College Southwest Applied Technology College Uintah Basin A e Bridgerland Applied Technology College Davis Applie d Technology College Mountainland Applied Tec chnology College Southwest Applied Tec e Uintah Basin Applied Technolog Applied Technology Colleg ology College O y Colleg d 1 Table of Contents Governor Herbert: Certifying Utah’s Future . .Inside front The UCAT Team UCAT Mission . .2 UCAT President’s Message . .2 UCAT’s Board of Trustees . .3 Building a Skilled Workforce Enrollment FY 2013 . .4 Certificates: Preparation for Utah’s Jobs . .4 Occupational Upgrades: Keeping Utah Employers Competitive . .4 High School: Building Career and Technical Skills . .5 Certificates for Utah’s 66% by 2020 Goal . .6 Facility Priorities . .7 Chart of UCAT Campus Certificates . .8–9 Membership Hour History . .10 Student Headcount History . .11 Governor Gary Herbert, center right, Certifying Employers’ Futures cuts ribbon on new Tooele ATC building. Industry-Responsive Employer Committees . .12 Custom Fit Training . .13 Custom Fit Companies Served . .14–17 October 2013 Employer Highlights . .18–19 One of the true privileges of being governor is the With low tuition, the ability to graduate within 3–18 UCAT Campuses opportunity to be involved with great educational months, and over two hundred certificate programs Bridgerland . .20–21 institutions that equip our residents with essential from which to choose, I urge you to consider a tech- Davis . .22–23 skills to secure jobs, become self-sufficient, and nical education that will open doors of opportunity contribute to the economic prosperity we enjoy. for yourself and your family. Dixie . .24–25 Mountainland . .26–27 The Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) is Certify your future at one of the eight Utah College Ogden-Weber . .28–29 contributing to Utah’s expanding economic strength of Applied Technology campuses. Southwest . .30–31 by providing market-driven technical education to meet the demands of a growing workforce. In a Sincerely, Tooele . .32–33 meaningful and tangible way, UCAT aligns student Uintah Basin . .34–35 training with the demands of Utah’s workforce and employers. Consequently, UCAT enjoys an impres- Student Success Stories . .36–37 sive 87% placement rate. Gary R. Herbert, Governor UCAT also remains a key institution to reach our State of Utah critical education goal for 66% of Utah’s adults to obtain a certificate or degree by 2020. gy ology Colleg 2 15 3 lege Uintah Basin A The UCAT Team lege Davis Applied Technolo and Applied Technology Co west AppliedTHE MISSION Technology Co Once again, the Utah College of Applied Tech- The Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees appreciates your support of pplied Technology College nology has had a productive year in meeting the technical education and training. needs of Utah’s employers. The State’s economy Technologyof the Utah College College Dixie of Ap The information contained in this report is valuable as you see how a nimble, employer- is now in high gear and we’re pleased that so friendly, competency-based and flexible higher education institution addresses the need for ology College Applied TechnologyOgden-Weber many Utahns are working and benefitting from an increased technically-skilled Utah workforce. ology College Tooele Applie a strong and well-trained workforce. ( ) The UCAT Trustees remain in absolute support of Governor Gary Herbert’s Vision 2020 gy CollegeUCAT Bridgerlandis to meet the Ap While enrollments as measured by membership Goal. The eight UCAT campuses continue to increase their capacity to achieve 16,000 UCAT hours and student headcounts have dipped be- certificates awarded per year by 2020. lege Dixieneeds Applied of Utah’s Technolo cause of the robust economy, the number of UCAT’s unique mission has always focused directly on employer needs. Based on advice Ogden-Weber Applied Tech UCAT certificates awarded last year continues to received from nearly 1,200 employer advisors, UCAT campuses customize and tailor their Tooele Applied employers Technology for increase. We’re also pleased to see that other programs to produce the skill sets in employees that will build Utah’s economy and important indicators such as completion, maximize the abilities of Utah companies to be profitable and productive. rland Applied technically-skilled Technology C placement and licensure continue to increase. Technology College Mounta plied workersTechnology and to promote College S UCAT is “Certifying Utah's Future” by provid- Thomas E. Bingham, Chair ing quality technical programs targeting the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees Technologylocal and College statewide Uintah needs of employers. Thank you for taking the Technology College Davis A Rob Brems time to look at our latest information, statistics Tom Bingham lege economicMountainland development Applied and success stories. gy Collegeby providing Southwest market- App lege Uintah Basin Applied UCAT’s Board of Trustees lege Davis driven Applied technical Technolo Robert O. Brems, President Thomas E. Bingham, Chair Steve R. Moore Michael B. McCandless Spencer P. Eccles Tooele ATC Ogden-Weber ATC Utah State University–Eastern Governor’s Office of Economic and Applied Technology Co Utah College of Applied Technology Development education to both Michael J. Madsen, Vice Chair Don G. Roberts Jim B. Olsen Bridgerland ATC Southwest ATC Business/Industry Employers David L. Thomas west Applied Technology Co State Board of Education pplied secondary Technology and adult College Michael E. Jensen Mark R. Dennis Dale M. Cox Davis ATC Uintah Basin ATC Union Apprenticeships Jesselie B. Anderson Technology College Dixie Ap State Board of Regents students. Ron C. Larsen Richard R. Tranter Brad B. Tanner ology College Ogden-Weber Dixie ATC Salt Lake Community College Non-Union Apprenticeships Jim T. Evans Kendall J. Willardson Dave L. Buhler ology College Tooele Applie Mountainland ATC Snow College Commissioner of Higher Education gy College Bridgerland Ap lege Dixie Applied Technolo Ogden-Weber Applied Tech Tooele Applied Technology rland Applied Technology C Technology College Mounta plied Technology College S Technology College Uintah Technology College Davis A lege Mountainland Applied gy College Southwest Appli Governor Herbert meets with UCAT Board of gy College Bridgerland Ap Trustees at Tooele Applied Technology College. lege Dixie Applied Technolo n-Weberd Applied Technologylogy Tech C 4 15 5 Building a Skilled Workforce UCAT’s mission to meet the needs of Utah’s employers for technically-skilled workers is accomplished by preparing certificate-seeking students for entry-level