Community College Focus:First Comes Measurement,

Then Comes Alignment

Presentation for:Michigan Community College Association

July 2014

O A K L A N D C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

Institutional Priorities

Employment Readiness Priority:Measuring Community Need

Community Need Defined:• Supply (educate) enough students to meet

employer demand• Avoid oversaturation in the region• Provide programs when there are NO

suitable alternatives for students

Example metric: Supply & Demand

Job openings – Completions = Community Need for Programs

Year Regional Openings

Regional Completions Difference Result

2006 2,106 1,711 395 Shortage2009 1,617 2,394 -777 Oversupply2012 1,240 2,735 -1495 Oversupply2015* 1,940 ? ? ?

Nursing: Local Supply and Demand

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Mott CC

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Kellogg

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Monroe C

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Muskego

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Southwest

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Montcalm

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Michigan Community Colleges:Percent of Degrees Accounted for by Top 10 Degree Granting Associate's Programs 2012

Top Ten Programs All Remaining Programs

No matter how many different Associate’s programs you offer, more than 60% of your graduates will

come from just 10 of those programs.

COMMUNITY NEED