may 2012 l. bryan williams, ph.d. social ethicist
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McCall CollegeMay 2012
L. Bryan Williams, Ph.D.Social Ethicist
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Please stand when your area of involvement or interest is announced. Hold your applause. ◦ Board of Directors◦ Coordinators: Academic, Student, Curriculum,
Business Plan◦ Faculty ◦ Students◦ Staff◦ Donors◦ Interested Citizen
Please thank each other for our commitment to higher education in Central Idaho
A College Takes a Team
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Former Associate Professor of Ethics & Religion and Administrator, Warner Pacific College, Portland OR
Helped rejuvenate WPC with the Adult Degree Completion program that redeveloped office buildings into numerous college extensions.
Serves as Pastor, McCall Church of the Nazarene. Sees the problems of a lack of higher education in our region
Organizing Director
L. Bryan Williams, Ph.D.
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Successes◦ McCall-Donnelly High School is one of the top 3 HSs
in Idaho. It is ranked in the top 1000 in the US.◦ Idaho is 15th out of 50 states in students graduating
from High School Problems
◦ 41st out of 50 on # who enter college◦ 50th out of 50 on Fresh college student entering Soph. year. WHY??◦ 41st out of 50 on # who graduate within 6 years (B.S.)
Success◦ 11th out of 50 on # who graduate from Community college within 3
years But 30,000 people in 3 counties do not have a community
college within 100 miles from McCall.
Higher Education Challenges for Rural/Resort Idaho
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McCall College Foundation, Inc., ◦ is a non-profit, independent college,
has been formed with the purpose of starting a Community/Destination College, offering post-secondary programs in targeted areas and eventually granting Associate of Arts, Applied Science, or Science Degrees when able under accreditation guidelines.
Mission: ◦ Provide meaningful post-secondary education for
students of all ages helping them achieve their individual and social goals to develop a whole person in community and the world
McCall College
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Students who want a 2 year Community/Destination College
Students who want Computer Classes
Adults who want additional education Professionals who want Executive Seminars Citizens and visitors who want Summer
Programs Students who want to finish their GED
Market Niche
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Year 1 onward: ◦ Local residents who were never
able to start college or were not able to complete a degree
◦ Graduating seniors from Valley County and beyond who cannot afford to leave home to attend school, or
◦ Graduates who are not ready to make the leap from rural to urban life where other community colleges are usually located
Year 2 onward◦ Destination students who want to attend college and be
near McCall and Cascade amenities: skiing, white water, hockey, curling, hospitality, recreation and environmental career opportunities
Target Market & Timeline
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What our Students Need(Survey Results to date)
Totals Total Responses 401Total Students 160Total Staff 18Total Faculty 75Total Citizens 140
Survey at www.McCallCollege.org
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Students High School 53Some College 46Earned Degree 37
Residence Have Accommodations ; Need Dorm living- Pilgrim Cove
9815
Attend Year 2012 34
2013 34Not sure 56
Type of Student (n=158)?
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Type: Prof Tech 25
Type: Community College 51
Type: 4 year liberal arts 15
Type: 4 year research 21Type: not sure 42
Would you attend a college in McCall that met your needs?Yes 97
Type of College desired (n=156)?
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Major desired (n=144)?Business 42 (2)Social SciencesEnviron. Sciences
28 (6)24 (7)
Lang & Creative ArtsHealth & Wellness
45 (1)34 (3)
Performing ArtsEthics & Morality
17 (9)6 (10)
Sports & RecreationComputer Science
24 (7)28 (6)
TradesGeneral Studies
30 (4)29 (5)
# / (Rank)
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9 a.m. - noon 82
Noon – 3 p.m. 58
3 – 6 p.m. 38
6 – 9 p.m. 57
Time desired for Classes (n=142)?
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Faculty Business 15 (1)Social Sciences 14 (2)Physical SciencesLang & Creative Arts
14 (2)13 (3)
Health & WellnessPerforming Arts
11 (4)1 (8)
Ethics & Morality 5 (7)Sports & RecreationComputer Science
14 (2)6 (6)
Trades 1 (8)General Studies 7 (5)Other 23
Live in McCall 47
Online Experience 12
Faculty Available in McCall (n=65)
How do you Start a College?
Key Milestones
Open theDoors
Partners
Places
Programs
People
Key Milestones
Open theDoors
Partners
Places
Programs
People
DonorsIRS
Accredited College or University
Key Milestones
Open theDoors
Partners
Places
Programs
People
Accredited
Non-Credit
State Board of Education
Regional Accreditation
Key Milestones
Open theDoors
Partners
Places
Programs
People
Staff
Students
Key Milestones
Open theDoors
Partners
Places
Programs
People
StaffOffices
Housing
StudentsStudent Center
Classrooms/Labs
BookstoreComputer Center
Library
Key Milestones
Open theDoors
Partners
Places
Programs
PeopleVolunteers
Non-specific
SpecificStaff
Professors
Paid
All Milestones
Open theDoors
Partners
Places
Programs
People
StaffOffices
Housing
StudentsStudent Center
Classrooms/Labs
BookstoreComputer Center
Library
Volunteer
Non-specific
Specific
Staff
Professors
Paid
DonorsIRS
Accredited College or University
Accredited
Non-Credit
State Board of Education
Regional Accreditation
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We are designing a college that meets regional accreditation standards
Phase I:
Phase II: Health & Wellness; Sports & Recreation; Performing Arts; Ethics & Leadership
Phase III: Professional Technical Campus in Valley County
Our Program
AS Degrees (with partner)
Certificates (no partner)
Business (Entrepreneur) Business
Social Science Life Skills
Art Creative Arts
Environmental Science GED
Computer Science Computer Skills
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We are in conversation with accreditation partners.◦ With partner such as Lewis-Clark
State College 4-6 year process for McCall College
accreditation Regional accreditation comes with partnership Offering their degrees and transcript
◦ No partner (proprietary college) Individual program development 4-6 years for national accreditation (no transfer) 6-10 years for regional accreditation (transfer)
Accreditation
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SI I: Build an Effective College Organization SI II: Identify & Meet Community Educational
Needs. What other programs would be helpful?
SI III: Develop and Effective Infrastructure of Campus Buildings◦ Goal A. Outcome #1: Use furniture and equipment
in each classroom that is equivalent to the HS experience
◦ Goal A. Outcome #2: Use furniture and equipment in each Tech Center that is equivalent to the HS experience
Our Strategic Imperatives
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◦ SI III.Goal E: Develop a publically funded Professional Technical School to serve Valley County and the region
SI IV: Develop outstanding Students SI V: Develop outstanding Faculty and Staff SI VI: Insure Institutional effectiveness
Strategic Imperative (con’t)
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The Foundation has arranged for5 – 7,000 sq. ft. of space & utilities in the Park Center Professional Center on Park Street to house◦ Administrative Offices, ◦ Academic & Student Center, ◦ Bookstore, ◦ 4 Classrooms◦ 1 Technology Center.
The owner is willing to wait for students before billing for space.
Facilities
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We are striving to develop a college that remains affordable
We are targeting a tuition in the range of $250.00 per credit equivalent. Most classes are 3 credit equivalent classes.
We are currently all volunteers. We have access to college equipment contracts to equip college
at wholesale costs A Lili grant (through local library) makes EBSCOhost available to
Idaho free of charge (leading collegiate search engine/ online library).
Our current expenses are the permits, fees, development costs (marketing, office supplies, advertising, engineering), and insurance required for start-up
Affordability
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Staff jobs:◦ Minimum 7 full time staff and
management Teaching jobs:
◦ Minimum of 64/3=21 classes per program
◦ 5 programs means over 100 teaching assignments.◦ We believe that most of these can be filled by regional
residents Fill under-utilized office space & seasonal
housing during Sept. - May Economic impact of over $3.2 mil / year
Advantages to Our Region
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Cultivate Higher Ed Partner Program and catalog
development for either track Idaho State Board of Education application Student and Faculty Recruiting Grants (Albertson, Murdock, Micron) Fund Raising Conditional Use Permit
◦ P&Z meeting: July 10th City Hall 6pm
3 Month Action Plan
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Survey Response ◦ www.McCallCollege.org◦ 5 minute survey◦ Crucial to grant support
Volunteer:◦ Fund Raising, marketing, Facebook, ◦ Contact Dr. Williams or Woody
Donations◦ Make checks out to MCIC – McCall College.
McCall Community Improvement Corporation (MCIC) will forward your tax receipt.
◦ Hat at the door.
How can you help?
Thank you for your support of
McCall [email protected]