1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:01,999 - Our speaker needs no introduction, 2 00:00:01,999 --> 00:00:03,400 and I know it sounds like a cliché, 3 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,520 but really, Brice Harris needs no introduction. 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,240 But I still need to introduce him. 5 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,760 Now in his third year of service as the state chancellor, 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:14,999 he has previously served 16 years 7 00:00:14,999 --> 00:00:17,640 as the chancellor of Los Rios, and before that, 8 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,120 he was the president of Fresno City College. 9 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:21,960 Before coming to California, 10 00:00:21,999 --> 00:00:24,120 I think many of you know that he lived in Kansas City, 11 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,600 where he was both an administrator and faculty member 12 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,120 at the community colleges there. 13 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,040 Recognized nationally as a leader, 14 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,120 Brice has served on a host of local, 15 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,600 state and national boards and commissions, 16 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:36,999 simply too many to name. 17 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,520 But what makes Brice so endearing 18 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,640 is his steadfast commitment to both civic and community work. 19 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,920 For that, he was named the 2010 Sacramentan of the Year, 20 00:00:47,999 --> 00:00:50,920 and was recently honored as the Humanitarian of the Year 21 00:00:50,999 --> 00:00:54,440 by the United Cerebral Palsy of Sacramento. 22 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,080 On a personal note, Brice has not only been a colleague, 23 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,920 but a personal friend. 24 00:00:59,999 --> 00:01:02,999 For nearly two decades, when we first met at a CO conference 25 00:01:02,999 --> 00:01:06,720 in Yosemite, about two decades ago, where we both had a lengthy 26 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,720 one-on-one conversation, 27 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,280 and the friendship has only flourished since. 28 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,999 I will miss him dearly, and we will certainly miss 29 00:01:15,999 --> 00:01:18,320 his presence throughout the state. 30 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,440 Thank you very much for your service. 31 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,560 I can't thank you enough, Brice. 32 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,999 Without further ado, I' d like to introduce to the stage 33 00:01:25,999 --> 00:01:28,160 your chancellor, Brice Harris. 34 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,999 - Thank you, Ron, and thanks to all of you for being here. 35 00:01:35,999 --> 00:01:38,640 Today's State of the System Address 36 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,080 is going to be a little bit different than normal, 37 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,720 so let's pause for a moment and see a little bit 38 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,440 about today' s students in the beginning 39 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,999 of the State of the System Report. 40 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:56,480 - We are direction seekers. 41 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:02,560 We are original thinkers. 42 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:08,160 We are adventurers setting out for the first time. 43 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,600 We are revealing hidden passions. 44 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:18,480 We are discovering new talents, uncovering hidden opportunities. 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,960 We are creating new ways to connect. 46 00:02:22,999 --> 00:02:32,400 We are collaborators, innovators and thinkers. 47 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:38,200 We are younger, older, and everyone in-between. 48 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:45,560 We are pioneers, first in the family to attend. 49 00:02:45,640 --> 00:02:50,480 We are reinventing ourselves. 50 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:56,960 We are shaping new lives and new futures for all of California. 51 00:02:56,999 --> 00:03:02,999 We are 113 colleges made up of millions of innovative, 52 00:03:02,999 --> 00:03:08,360 diverse and dedicated individuals. 53 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,680 We are the California Community Colleges. 54 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,520 - I do again want to welcome you 55 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,200 to the 2015 State of the System Report. 56 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,999 This is the fourth of the State of the System Reports 57 00:03:24,999 --> 00:03:27,720 I've had the opportunity to give and, as you know, 58 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,560 it will be my last. 59 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:32,280 And as a result of that, I am going to give you 60 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,760 some of the topline numbers on the state of our system. 61 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,720 But in addition to that, this evening, 62 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,999 we'll try to put a face on the system, 63 00:03:39,999 --> 00:03:42,840 and you'll meet some of our best and brightest, 64 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:44,800 some of the more than two million students 65 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,280 in California's community colleges. 66 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:48,960 But let's stop for a moment 67 00:03:48,999 --> 00:03:50,999 and take a look at the system priorities. 68 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,999 As all of us know, we've been focused over the last many years 69 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,640 really on two driving forces we'll report on this evening. 70 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,680 The first of those is restoring 71 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,480 and hopefully ultimately increasing the access 72 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,680 to our system. 73 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,920 And we'll talk about some of those numbers as we progress. 74 00:04:07,999 --> 00:04:10,400 In addition to that we' ve been very focused 75 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,600 over the past many years on improving student success. 76 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:14,999 Now, it' s really been the role 77 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,320 of California's community colleges for decades 78 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:18,960 but over the past few years 79 00:04:18,999 --> 00:04:20,999 with the leadership of the Board of Governors, 80 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,440 the state of the system has really focused on improving 81 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,040 student success. 82 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,320 And then, as a result of our actions earlier this week, 83 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,440 the Board of Governors has expanded a new priority 84 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:33,400 for the system. 85 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,760 And that is workforce development, 86 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:38,320 economic development, and the role of California's 87 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,880 community colleges in those important endeavors. 88 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,920 So, let's start first by talking about access, 89 00:04:45,999 --> 00:04:49,240 and it's great news that our access is finally improving, 90 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,040 although it is very modestly doing so. 91 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,160 As you can see, back in 2008-'09, 92 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:59,480 we had nearly 2.7 million students in this system, 93 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,999 and we saw our enrollment drop down below 2.1 million students 94 00:05:03,999 --> 00:05:05,680 in '12-'13. 95 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,999 And as we know, the rationing of education was hard 96 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,920 for all of us. 97 00:05:10,999 --> 00:05:13,360 Then, finally, in '14-'15, 98 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,720 we've seen our numbers began to crawl back up, 99 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,480 even though that's very slow. 100 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,320 However, this next slide will show you that we are 101 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:22,720 priming the pump. 102 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,880 As you can see, back in '08-'09, 103 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,080 we had 425,000 core sections 104 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,320 in the California Community Colleges, 105 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,520 and that dropped down to below 330 by '12-'13. 106 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,120 However, as you can see, we' ve seen that number grow and grow 107 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:42,360 significantly, thanks to Prop 30, the funding augmentations 108 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:43,999 and the work all of you have done, 109 00:05:43,999 --> 00:05:48,160 we're back up very close to 367,000 core sections. 110 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,160 And as you can see, in the blue bars on the right, 111 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,800 our noncredit as well as our credit 112 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,040 is beginning to be restored. 113 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,999 Part of the reason that we're so concerned 114 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:03,120 in addition to the drop in our numbers is the drop 115 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,160 in the adult penetration rate in California. 116 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,800 Back in '08-'09, right before this chart, 117 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:13,920 it actually got very close to 90 students per thousand adults 118 00:06:13,999 --> 00:06:14,999 in California. 119 00:06:14,999 --> 00:06:17,680 About one out of every 11 adults 120 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,999 that you'd run into on the street was enrolled 121 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,240 at a California Community College. 122 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:27,160 That number dropped by '11-'12 to 77 and in the past year 123 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:31,360 we hope to hit rock bottom at 73 per thousand. 124 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:35,360 What a terrible rationing California has experienced. 125 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,120 Now only about one in every 14 adults, 126 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,999 and what that meant was a denial of access for literally hundreds 127 00:06:41,999 --> 00:06:44,920 of thousands of Californians. 128 00:06:44,999 --> 00:06:47,200 One of the things our students are so challenged 129 00:06:47,280 --> 00:06:50,999 with is their financial ability to attend our colleges. 130 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,999 And so it is tremendous in terms of access 131 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,880 that we're celebrating this year, 132 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,400 the 30th anniversary of the Board of Governors fee waivers. 133 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:00,999 This program has helped 134 00:07:00,999 --> 00:07:04,920 more than five million Californians access education, 135 00:07:04,999 --> 00:07:07,999 and that gives you an idea of what five million really means. 136 00:07:07,999 --> 00:07:10,760 When you look at those Board of Governors' fee waivers 137 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,360 you see, currently, just in the last two years, 138 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:17,200 another 500,000 students taking advantage of that. 139 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:21,999 About $5 billion the citizens of this state have invested 140 00:07:21,999 --> 00:07:26,520 in the future of our students and of California. 141 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,720 But let' s stop for just a minute and meet 142 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,200 one of our students. 143 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,520 Let me introduce you to Tamika. 144 00:07:35,999 --> 00:07:37,840 - My name is Tamika Narvaez-Payne, 145 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,400 and I am a student at Bakersfield College. 146 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,680 Trying to leave an abusive relationship 147 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,880 after I had my children, 148 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,440 I was shot in the back. In a four-year period, I was shot, 149 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,200 had my throat slit, my son died, and my girls were abducted. 150 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:55,400 When life throws you punches, you have to keep on going. 151 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,720 I moved to Bakersfield in 2007 and decided to start over. 152 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,999 Went for a job I totally deserved, 153 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,840 and they told me I didn't have a degree, 154 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,520 and I couldn't have the job. 155 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,160 That very day that I left that interview, 156 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,200 I walked onto the campus of BC. 157 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:12,999 If you are someone with children 158 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:14,999 or you're looking for employment 159 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,960 or you're somebody who has low- income issues, 160 00:08:17,999 --> 00:08:19,999 you get directed in those avenues. 161 00:08:19,999 --> 00:08:23,280 I felt loved and I felt accepted and I felt supported 162 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,640 from the moment that I walked onto the campus. 163 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,320 Every resource that our campus makes available, 164 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:34,080 I have used over and above probably what they wanted me to. 165 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:35,760 As a mother of eight children, 166 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,600 there would be no way to accommodate getting my child 167 00:08:39,680 --> 00:08:41,080 to a childcare place. 168 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,840 My childcare facility is on campus. 169 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:44,880 That's an asset. 170 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,960 That's something that allows me to be successful. 171 00:08:47,999 --> 00:08:50,680 Online learning, what I loved about it 172 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,440 was I could still live my life as a mom. 173 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,999 If kids need to be picked up early, 174 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,880 I didn't have to leave the class. 175 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:00,800 The best thing I found out about the Bakersfield College 176 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,920 is the AA would transfer. 177 00:09:02,999 --> 00:09:06,000 Mine would be communication, and I have a few colleges 178 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,360 that I would like to pursue. 179 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,840 I want to fight for policy and I want to fight to make a change 180 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:12,920 in this world. 181 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:22,640 - Ladies and gentlemen, meet Tamika. 182 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,160 Tamika, I-- 183 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:32,760 - Good evening, everyone. 184 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:37,000 - I was very interested in your comments about going to college. 185 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,000 Can you tell us a little bit about your first day 186 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,040 at Bakersfield College? 187 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,080 - My first day. 188 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:45,999 With someone who deals with health issues 189 00:09:45,999 --> 00:09:46,680 and having one lung, 190 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,000 I looked at the campus of Bakersfield College 191 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,400 and said, boy, this is a big campus. 192 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,920 How am I going to tackle this? 193 00:09:53,999 --> 00:09:55,999 And I remember saying, well, 194 00:09:55,999 --> 00:09:58,160 I'm here, so I guess I got to do this. 195 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,560 And I started down the walkway that led to the classes, 196 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:05,800 and alongside of me pulled up a cart, SGA cart, 197 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:10,080 and a sweet gentleman said, "Do you need a ride?" 198 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:15,320 And I looked at him, angel sent from heaven, yes, I do. 199 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:16,999 So, I hopped onto the cart, 200 00:10:16,999 --> 00:10:19,480 and that began my journey at Bakersfield College. 201 00:10:19,560 --> 00:10:23,000 But it is things like that, the caring, the taking the time 202 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:27,640 to make somebody feel important that is what's so special 203 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,560 about the community level. 204 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,200 - Tamika, we can always do better at our job. 205 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:36,760 What advice do you have for us? 206 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,080 - I, as a promising professional, 207 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:44,040 I believe that we need to adapt to a pro-- 208 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,960 I wish for the community colleges to adopt a program 209 00:10:47,999 --> 00:10:49,600 like ours at Bakersfield College 210 00:10:49,680 --> 00:10:52,999 that was piloted by the Office of Equity and Inclusion, 211 00:10:52,999 --> 00:10:57,160 where student ambassadors are trained to be professionals 212 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:02,720 while they engage and coach students to completion, 213 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,999 whether it be certificate degree at that particular college 214 00:11:06,999 --> 00:11:08,720 or to transfer. 215 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,400 - Thank you, Tamika. 216 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,440 Now, let' s talk for a moment about student success, 217 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,880 and we do have some really good news here. 218 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:24,520 We have some troubling news, as well. 219 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,480 But first, let me remind all of us that the Board of Governors, 220 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:31,040 about a little more than a year and a half ago, 221 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,720 set goals for our system for the improvement 222 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,240 of student success. 223 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,880 I'm going to share some of the topline numbers with you. 224 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,840 This is about all we have at this point. 225 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,920 The report will be released next month, and in that report, 226 00:11:42,999 --> 00:11:45,360 we'll drill down into more specificity. 227 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,400 But I would remind all of us that the Board of Governors 228 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:53,240 has directed us to both improve the success of all our students, 229 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:54,800 but especially to pay attention 230 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,600 to closing the gaps of performance of our students 231 00:11:57,680 --> 00:12:00,480 by race and ethnicity, by gender and age. 232 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:02,999 So, these are overall numbers I'm going to share with you. 233 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,920 But in December, you'll get much more detailed information. 234 00:12:06,999 --> 00:12:09,320 The building block of success in our system 235 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,920 is the successful course completion. 236 00:12:11,999 --> 00:12:14,000 And it's good to see our credit courses 237 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:15,440 moving in the right direction, 238 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,400 about a four-point improvement over the past five years. 239 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:19,680 Now, you may say to yourself, 240 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,920 well, that' s not a very significant change. 241 00:12:21,999 --> 00:12:25,999 But remember, you apply that to nearly 400,000 core sections 242 00:12:25,999 --> 00:12:27,720 offered up and down the state 243 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:29,720 and more than two million students, 244 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,999 and you get an idea of what even one percentage point means 245 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,400 in terms of improving this number. 246 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,600 And so this is certainly a direction we'd like to see. 247 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:40,720 This is an even more dramatic improvement. 248 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:42,440 These are the annual awards, 249 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,200 degrees, and certificates given out by our system. 250 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:49,120 And this shows you a 40 percent improvement just in the last 251 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,320 four years alone-- five years alone. 252 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,520 And it was during a time when our enrollment was going down. 253 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,999 So our enrollment was going down and our awards were going up. 254 00:12:58,999 --> 00:13:01,999 This is certainly information that we like to see 255 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:03,960 and hope to see continue. 256 00:13:03,999 --> 00:13:08,160 Now, these next six slides will show you those key metrics 257 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:09,680 in our Scorecard. 258 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:10,960 And I would remind all of you, 259 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:12,040 if you hadn't had a chance 260 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,200 to go on the website of your own college 261 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:15,999 where that blue background 262 00:13:15,999 --> 00:13:18,240 and those yellow letters that say Scorecard, 263 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,080 you can click on that and see how each 264 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,400 and every one of your colleges is doing. 265 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,520 And you can see how the state average compares. 266 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,520 Now, these next few metrics 267 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,720 show you those key success indicators we monitor, 268 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,600 the first of those being the completion of 30 units, 269 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,400 which we know help students 270 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,400 succeed in greater and greater rates. 271 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,999 And as you can see, over the last few years, 272 00:13:39,999 --> 00:13:41,120 we've seen a modest, 273 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,320 about a percent and a half improvement in that number, 274 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:46,080 and that's certainly the right direction. 275 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,800 Again, you have to keep in mind that these numbers 276 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,760 move very slowly, but you have to apply them 277 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,000 to two-plus million students. 278 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,720 The next one is the persistence metrics and these are students 279 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:01,999 that come to us and come back at least two consecutive terms. 280 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,560 And, of course, we know again that greater persistence 281 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,640 means greater student success. 282 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,280 And these numbers dipped a bit in '10 and '11, 283 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,640 but now they are beginning to tail upward again. 284 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,999 The next three metrics are remedial education metrics, 285 00:14:17,999 --> 00:14:19,600 the first of them being math. 286 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,400 And again, you can see a trend 287 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,800 that we certainly want to continue. 288 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:27,320 I can't tell you how much all of us appreciate the work 289 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,999 you're doing at the local level to improve basic skills 290 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,800 and remedial education. 291 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:36,000 These measure the students in our colleges 292 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:38,720 that started below college level work 293 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,920 and, within a certain period of time, 294 00:14:40,999 --> 00:14:44,360 finally completed at least one college-level class 295 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:45,720 in that area. 296 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,080 Now, we all know that it's unacceptable 297 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,999 to have only 31 percent of our students ultimately completing 298 00:14:51,999 --> 00:14:55,080 remedial math, and we need remedial math 299 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:56,280 and college-level math, 300 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,160 and we need to make these numbers better. 301 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,920 Apparently, you're beginning to do just that in your colleges 302 00:15:01,999 --> 00:15:03,400 up and down the state. 303 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,320 English has softened a bit this year. 304 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,080 But again, the trend was in the right direction, 305 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:09,999 and hopefully will be again. 306 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,320 Our colleges are working very hard and we have seen 307 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,760 in a lot of the work that you've done in this regard. 308 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,720 This is a trend we want certainly to enhance. 309 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,160 And the same thing with English as a Second Language, 310 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,080 we see again trending in the right direction, 311 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,999 the number of students that are completing those programs. 312 00:15:26,999 --> 00:15:30,080 However, the next metric is the most troubling in the deck, 313 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,999 in that it shows us that the alpha metric, 314 00:15:33,999 --> 00:15:37,280 the one we most measure, which is completion, 315 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:39,320 is turned in the wrong direction. 316 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:44,999 We saw it go up in '08-'09, '09-'10, '10-'11 and '11-'12, 317 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,160 and it's begun to soften again. 318 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,000 Now, let me remind you what's behind these numbers 319 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,200 and that is that if a student 320 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,160 comes to us prepared to go to college, 321 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,640 they're still succeeding at roughly 70 percent. 322 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,480 However what's really driven this down is that students 323 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,680 who come to us in need of remediation 324 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:07,480 are now less than 40 percent likely to complete successfully. 325 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:11,040 And as you know, three of every four students 326 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,840 that come into our colleges are unprepared, 327 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,999 they need remediation in either math or English, or both. 328 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,160 And so this is a metric that will trail behind the ones 329 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:21,600 you saw a moment ago. 330 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,240 And hopefully, the trends that we're seeing 331 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:25,999 will begin to lift this. 332 00:16:25,999 --> 00:16:28,600 But this simply must change 333 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,160 and this is what the Board of Governors 334 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,080 has set goals for us over the next 10 years, 335 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:37,120 and that we will be monitoring not only at the state level 336 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:41,000 and at the college level, but will disaggregate this data 337 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:44,920 by race and ethnicity, by gender and age. 338 00:16:44,999 --> 00:16:49,200 But let's take a moment to meet another of our students, Omar. 339 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:50,400 - My name is Omar Rodriguez, 340 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,800 and I'm a student at Irvine Valley College. 341 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,240 Growing up, I had a learning disability, 342 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,520 and I also was an English-language learner. 343 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,560 In high school, I had a teacher that basically told me that 344 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:06,320 because I struggled in math, maybe college wasn't for me. 345 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:07,999 Going into community college, 346 00:17:07,999 --> 00:17:10,600 I did have days where I was, like, why am I here? 347 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,440 I was not used to a college campus. 348 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,600 I didn't know how it was going to be like. 349 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:16,280 We have really great teachers. 350 00:17:16,360 --> 00:17:18,840 One time, I was really struggling in math, 351 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,240 and one of my teachers basically told me 352 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,999 I'm not giving up on you, 353 00:17:22,999 --> 00:17:25,240 and helped me pass the class. 354 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,840 It boosted up my self-esteem to the max. 355 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:30,999 The professors, even the librarians influenced me 356 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,000 by just smiling and waving at you. 357 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,000 It just makes you have a great day. 358 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:36,200 I took public speaking, 359 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,999 which was one of the general required classes, 360 00:17:38,999 --> 00:17:42,800 and that's how I found out about the communications major. 361 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,999 I'm getting my associates degree for transfer, 362 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,120 so I can be prepared if I were to go to a Cal State. 363 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,999 Without financial aid, it would be very, very difficult for me 364 00:17:51,999 --> 00:17:53,800 to attend college. 365 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,999 Thankfully, I received the BOG waiver, 366 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,000 the Cal Grant and the Pell Grant. 367 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,480 I do all the volunteering on campus and off campus 368 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,999 because I like giving back to the community. 369 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,320 People doubted me in high school 370 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:07,880 and thought I couldn't go to college, 371 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,600 but here I am, with a plan to go to a four-year university 372 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:17,600 and get a masters degree from Stanford University. 373 00:18:21,999 --> 00:18:25,240 - Let' s meet Omar. 374 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,999 Omar, I was intrigued with your story about your experience 375 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,040 in high school and, you know, the difficulty you had making 376 00:18:36,120 --> 00:18:36,999 that transition. 377 00:18:36,999 --> 00:18:38,920 Tell us a little bit about that conversation 378 00:18:38,999 --> 00:18:40,320 with that high school counselor. 379 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:46,520 - Yes, so I got to meet with the counselor to take very-- 380 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:51,280 like, the classes I needed to go into a college, 381 00:18:51,360 --> 00:18:54,600 and basically, she looked at all the classes I chose, 382 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,480 crossed them out and just threw it away, through my plan away, 383 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,880 and tried to make a different plan 384 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,840 that had nothing to do with me going straight to a college. 385 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:13,560 And thinking about all that at the moment is like in a way 386 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,960 it's like crushing a student's dreams, 387 00:19:15,999 --> 00:19:19,999 because you want to like take those challenging classes 388 00:19:19,999 --> 00:19:24,880 and better yourself and prepare yourself for a higher education. 389 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:25,520 - But you didn't give up. 390 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:26,999 You persisted. 391 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:28,120 - No, sir. 392 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:29,000 That's why I' m here today. 393 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:38,999 - Tell us what advice you have for us to do even better. 394 00:19:38,999 --> 00:19:41,040 - I believe there should be like a program 395 00:19:41,120 --> 00:19:42,840 or some sort of orientation 396 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,240 for students coming in from high school 397 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,999 into community college system, or college in general, 398 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:55,240 just to prepare students of all the programs available to them, 399 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,920 like the grants, the EOPS, DSPS, 400 00:19:58,999 --> 00:20:01,240 and ways to get involved on campus, because that's just 401 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:02,880 going to benefit them. 402 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:07,280 And, like we always say, we care about all the students. 403 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:09,520 I care about all the students, as well as all of you. 404 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:10,999 So thank you very much. 405 00:20:10,999 --> 00:20:14,680 - Thank you, Omar. 406 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,560 Let's talk for a minute about some of the building blocks 407 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,720 of student success, and the first of those being transfer. 408 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,920 As all of us know, the transfer numbers in recent years 409 00:20:28,999 --> 00:20:31,760 have been constrained not by anything we did, 410 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:35,280 but by the fact that CSU and UC were unable 411 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:36,520 to take our transfers. 412 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:37,720 In fact, as you can see, 413 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,880 in '11-'12 and '12-'13, they literally shut down 414 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,160 spring admission for our transfers. 415 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,600 What we've seen, thankfully, is a return to the growth 416 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:47,880 in transfer. 417 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,999 And with the CSU, that is driven significantly by the hard work 418 00:20:51,999 --> 00:20:54,999 all of you have done on the associate degree for transfer. 419 00:20:54,999 --> 00:20:56,920 That program has now, 420 00:20:56,999 --> 00:20:58,880 as a result of our faculty's hard work 421 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:00,480 over the past three years, 422 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,720 created almost 2,000 new transfer degrees 423 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:04,840 in the state. 424 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,280 And you can you can see how popular they've become. 425 00:21:06,360 --> 00:21:09,400 In the first year, only a few hundred students utilized them. 426 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:13,080 That number went to 5,000 in year two, doubled in year three, 427 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,600 and almost doubled again this year. 428 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,560 And what's really important and behind these numbers is the fact 429 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,840 that these transfer degrees document the progress 430 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:23,999 of our students. 431 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,999 In the past in transferring to the UC or the CSU, 432 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:31,160 many of them only earned 56 or 58 or 60 units, 433 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,880 didn't complete the degree with us and went ahead 434 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:34,560 and transferred. 435 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,480 And as we know, life has a tendency to intervene 436 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,800 occasionally and a lot of the students were unable 437 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,880 to ultimately finish the bachelor's degree, 438 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,200 and had no documentation of all the hard work they've done. 439 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,320 Now, these students are leaving our institutions 440 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,360 with a college degree in hand. 441 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,360 And no matter what happens to them they are able to document 442 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,480 and prove the work they've done and the success they've had. 443 00:21:57,560 --> 00:21:59,640 We've seen the University of California 444 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,040 begin to trend up again, as well. 445 00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:04,999 Many of you probably attended the ACCT conference 446 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,720 that was held in San Diego earlier this year, 447 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,640 and heard President Napolitano compliment all the work 448 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:12,440 you're doing. 449 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:16,880 She said, from the podium, to all of the assembled folks 450 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,240 from across the country, 451 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,999 that California's community colleges students do as well 452 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,080 or better than their native students. 453 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,600 And she's really putting her energy behind her rhetoric 454 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:30,240 in that she and her colleagues have created 11 new transfer 455 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,600 pathways and have 10 more under construction. 456 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:35,999 When they finish all 21 of those, 457 00:22:35,999 --> 00:22:39,480 they tell us that will accommodate more than 80 percent 458 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,040 of our transfer students. 459 00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:44,320 And so, she's underscored, finally, 460 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,160 the university's previous commitment 461 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,560 which they'd never lived up to, 462 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:53,880 to admit one community college transfer for every two freshmen 463 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:55,080 new students they enter. 464 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,880 And again, if they follow through and do that, 465 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,600 and these numbers continue to grow, 466 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,560 we're likely to see not only more of our students, 467 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,560 but more of our students representing more 468 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,999 of our colleges up and down the state. 469 00:23:08,999 --> 00:23:09,999 In addition to that, though, 470 00:23:09,999 --> 00:23:14,680 we've seen a lowering of the transfer of our students, 471 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:18,040 especially to in-state private colleges and universities. 472 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:20,640 As you can see, the blue bars across the top are 473 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,920 the out-of-state public and private colleges, 474 00:23:22,999 --> 00:23:25,480 and those have remained relatively stable. 475 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,400 Most of the loss is taking place in the in-state. 476 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,999 This is probably a fairly direct correlation 477 00:23:31,999 --> 00:23:34,360 with our squeezing off enrollment 478 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,999 and fewer of our students being able to complete, 479 00:23:36,999 --> 00:23:38,440 because they couldn't get the classes. 480 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,600 So we are likely to see this begin to tail back up 481 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,080 in the future. 482 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,880 Another really important population we serve, 483 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,160 and they come to us, and many of them do ultimately transfer, 484 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:50,840 is our veterans. 485 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,680 I think it's exciting news that we have nearly 70 new 486 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,080 veterans resource centers 487 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,999 over the last few years in our system. 488 00:23:56,999 --> 00:24:01,920 And additionally, we serve more than 70,000 active-duty military 489 00:24:01,999 --> 00:24:03,360 and veterans in the system. 490 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,680 This group is likely to grow and grow dramatically in the future. 491 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,120 So I'd like to introduce you to another one of our students, 492 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,000 who is not a vet himself, 493 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,400 but he's had a lot to do with veterans. 494 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,200 Meet Gary. 495 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,200 - I' m Gary Walker-Roberts. 496 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:25,600 I am at Los Medanos College alum. 497 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,920 The reason why I didn't go to college right after high school 498 00:24:28,999 --> 00:24:30,440 is because of financial struggles. 499 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:35,320 And I was really finding out who I was, my personal identity. 500 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:39,480 So, my best bet was to get into the employment world, 501 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,999 and so I started in cosmetics. 502 00:24:42,999 --> 00:24:46,040 I would always drive by Los Medanos College on my way home, 503 00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:47,920 because it's my community college. 504 00:24:47,999 --> 00:24:51,840 And I always had this inkling to be successful and to go back 505 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,040 and get a degree. 506 00:24:54,120 --> 00:24:58,040 I met with the counselors, and I got a Pathway Program of Success 507 00:24:58,120 --> 00:25:01,480 to be able to pick out what night classes I could take, 508 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:06,560 and then also subsidize it with the online classes. 509 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,000 We had some of the same professors 510 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,680 that teach at some of the big-name universities 511 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,999 in the Bay Area, and they knew who I was, 512 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,800 I knew who they were, and they just love to teach. 513 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,200 The passion just came through. 514 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:20,880 Being a part of the community, 515 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,480 I really wanted to get some great experience 516 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,080 with civic leadership, so I joined the government, 517 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:31,520 and with that, becoming president of the student body. 518 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,200 I have a big love for our veterans, 519 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,160 and I'm married to a veteran. 520 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:41,320 He retired from the Marine Corps after 24 years. 521 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,080 Now that we have all of our veterans 522 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,840 coming back to the community colleges to get that education, 523 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,760 it's very important that we have 524 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,680 the accessibility and the equity. 525 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,640 On campus, a lot of the veterans were voicing their opinions 526 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,840 about not having of veterans resource center. 527 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,240 And we had a wonderful appreciation dinner 528 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,999 and the outcomes that were from that dinner is that we are now 529 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,920 having our first veterans resource center on campus, 530 00:26:07,999 --> 00:26:10,960 launching in spring 2016. 531 00:26:10,999 --> 00:26:14,800 I got my degree in behavioral and social sciences, 532 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,080 and that was going to give me a pathway 533 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:21,560 to transfer to CSU East Bay, for their ethnic studies, sexuality, 534 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,080 and gender identity. 535 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,080 But I did return back to brush up on some skills. 536 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,960 It's very important in California to understand 537 00:26:30,999 --> 00:26:32,720 and to speak Spanish. 538 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,040 So, I am one class away from my Spanish certificate. 539 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:39,999 It's helping me to navigate the space of international travel 540 00:26:39,999 --> 00:26:41,840 and international business. 541 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,800 But I also have my eye on being that civic leader, 542 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,880 whether it's in our community or beyond. 543 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,480 I certainly am a testimonial to sit here and advocate 544 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:58,880 for the community college system in California. 545 00:27:04,360 --> 00:27:05,680 - Now, as you can see, 546 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:07,999 Gary is not with us today, and we really had hoped 547 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:09,680 all of our students would be with us. 548 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,320 But he's got a good excuse. 549 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,999 Gary is attending a mandatory training for his new job. 550 00:27:14,999 --> 00:27:18,999 He just started with a Northern California biotech company. 551 00:27:18,999 --> 00:27:21,560 He's going to be in retail sales and marketing, 552 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:25,960 and he has California and Hawaii as his territories. 553 00:27:25,999 --> 00:27:28,200 And he told us on the phone that in conversations 554 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,400 he'd had in the last few days, 555 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,480 because of that Spanish certificate that he earned, 556 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,440 that they're considering giving him South America 557 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,680 as a territory, as well. 558 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,920 So, we're going to let Gary off the hook today 559 00:27:40,999 --> 00:27:45,080 and just ask you to give him one more round of applause. 560 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,999 Now, some other activities in support of our colleges 561 00:27:51,999 --> 00:27:54,480 and ultimately in support of student success, 562 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,920 obviously, our budget is a lot better than it was. 563 00:27:57,999 --> 00:27:59,720 Actually, if you go back to '08-'09, 564 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:03,360 we were at about $6.5 billion in the system, 565 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,960 and we dropped down below 6 billion in '11-'12. 566 00:28:06,999 --> 00:28:08,360 And as you can imagine, 567 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,080 inflation was going on at that time, as well. 568 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,760 In fact, until this year, 569 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,999 when we got $7.7 billion in the system, 570 00:28:16,999 --> 00:28:18,999 we were still not back to where 571 00:28:18,999 --> 00:28:22,999 we were inflation-adjusted in '08-'09. 572 00:28:22,999 --> 00:28:24,999 If you look at these numbers, back in '08-'09, 573 00:28:24,999 --> 00:28:28,280 we actually had about $5,450 per each student. 574 00:28:28,360 --> 00:28:33,040 Our numbers now are up to $6,650 and that, for the first time, 575 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:35,680 really is more funding per student 576 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,280 than we've had in the past. 577 00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:40,240 I think the troubling thing about these bars is you can 578 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,240 still see those orange bars 579 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:45,680 show you the state general fund contribution to our budget, 580 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:49,160 and that's the money that we can truly depend on. 581 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:53,240 The blue bars include property taxes and student fees, which, 582 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,640 as we know, occasionally, there are shortfalls, 583 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,400 and we don't get all of that money. 584 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:01,080 But it is truly a much better budget time that it was. 585 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:06,200 Dan Troy told us yesterday that the legislative analyst office 586 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:10,120 has suggested we are going to probably see about $250 million 587 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,320 in one-time-only money next year, 588 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,480 settling out from the last couple of years, 589 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:16,999 and that we're likely to see $400 million more 590 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,280 in ongoing funding. 591 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,520 Now, as Dan said, it used to be used to be if somebody said 592 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,960 400 million, we'd all dance in the streets. 593 00:29:24,999 --> 00:29:27,080 But after getting $1 billion last year, 594 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,000 it seems like a real downer. 595 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,999 The fact is we are very fortunate to have our funding 596 00:29:32,999 --> 00:29:34,640 continuing to increase. 597 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:35,999 But let's not forget 598 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,999 we still have those looming stirs and purrs obligations 599 00:29:38,999 --> 00:29:41,800 out there, and there is a 2 percent COLA 600 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,160 that will have to be, as well, taken out about $400 million. 601 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,080 And so, that money is going to decline pretty quickly 602 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,880 when the obligations are settled up. 603 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:53,000 And in terms of the future, 604 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,440 we are likely to see some more good years. 605 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,120 But as we know, Prop 30 is going to be in sunsetting next year, 606 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,120 and then sunset some more a couple of years after that. 607 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,600 If Prop 30 is not renewed in some way, 608 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,120 it's likely that the increases we'll still see, 609 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:09,600 but there'll be much more modest, 610 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:11,999 in the one-and-a-half to 2 percent range in the future. 611 00:30:11,999 --> 00:30:14,880 So, our budget has been very good. 612 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,999 It's certainly much better than the hole we dug out of 613 00:30:17,999 --> 00:30:19,080 during the Great Recession, 614 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:22,160 but we still have some clouds on the horizon. 615 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:23,680 I would remind all of you 616 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,040 that the bachelor degree pilot program was approved 617 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:27,840 by the board late last year. 618 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:31,800 And in January and March, they selected the 15 pilots. 619 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:33,840 I'm excited to say those programs, 620 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,999 those colleges are developing those programs as we speak. 621 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,999 And they are likely to see some of those come online 622 00:30:39,999 --> 00:30:41,840 in the spring of '16. 623 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,999 And we should see all of them by the fall of '17. 624 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,999 These programs are going to be fabulous. 625 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,999 I think you're going to see the legislature 626 00:30:49,999 --> 00:30:51,999 smile favorably on these. 627 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,200 And it won't surprise me if we see more pilots 628 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,840 and more opportunity for bachelor degrees at our colleges 629 00:30:57,920 --> 00:30:58,840 in the future. 630 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,080 Now, keep in mind, there will not be huge numbers 631 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:02,160 in these programs. 632 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,040 It's not like we' re going to have a half a million 633 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,120 bachelor degree students overnight. 634 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,160 But we will have bachelor degree students at some point 635 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:10,080 in the future. 636 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:11,240 Another thing that I want to mention 637 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:12,999 is our accreditation task force. 638 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,640 As all of you know, the chancellor's office 639 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,400 has had nor one or two, but three task forces 640 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,640 on accreditation in recent years. 641 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:24,600 And the last one presented its report to the Board of Governors 642 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,680 for information in September. 643 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,200 And then earlier this week, 644 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:31,999 after a couple of months of putting that report out 645 00:31:31,999 --> 00:31:36,160 into the field, the Board of Governors did pass a resolution 646 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:40,000 directing the chancellor's office staff to come back 647 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,360 in March of next year with a plan going forward 648 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,999 on a new model of accreditation for our colleges. 649 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,880 Now, I'd underlined that word model, 650 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,999 and that has a lot of potential meanings. 651 00:31:51,999 --> 00:31:54,999 And I think it' s unfortunate that some of the press coverage 652 00:31:54,999 --> 00:31:56,999 we've seen in the state has suggested 653 00:31:56,999 --> 00:31:58,999 that we are automatically going 654 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:00,640 to one another accrediting commission. 655 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,320 That's not necessarily the case. 656 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,240 But the Board of Governors is very serious in that 657 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:08,040 we need to change the way we are doing accreditation 658 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:11,999 in California, so look for more to come on that in the future. 659 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,999 Now, let me introduce to another one of our students, 660 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:18,320 a student who certainly is concerned about our quality 661 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,000 and our programs. 662 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,320 Meet Angeela. 663 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:25,880 - I'm Angeela Riaz, 664 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:30,000 and I'm a student here at the Cosumnes River College. 665 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:34,200 Born and raised in Pakistan, a very strict atmosphere, 666 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,320 however you say it, for a female. 667 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,600 I came in United States in 1999. 668 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,160 My in-laws living in America, 669 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:43,960 they were still tied back to Pakistan, 670 00:32:43,999 --> 00:32:46,360 where they say female is just a mother, 671 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,680 and she just do the housework. 672 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,120 So, I had a hard time. 673 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:51,999 It took me 12 years to convince them 674 00:32:51,999 --> 00:32:53,880 that I want to go back to school. 675 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:57,040 When I came to CRC, the biggest fear was financial. 676 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,720 I was thinking how I'm going to afford it, because, 677 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:04,160 you know, my husband, through 2009, he was disabled. 678 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:07,200 There's a huge thing that a lot of people were not-- 679 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,999 that I was not aware, called BOG fee waiver. 680 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,080 On top of financial aid, that take care of your tuition fee. 681 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:14,760 So, that's a huge help. 682 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:19,360 The support that I got from the college staff, and even faculty, 683 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,840 I was surprised that people were telling me where to go. 684 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,400 The quality is here, it's so good. 685 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:29,400 We're getting one-on-one with the professors. 686 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,760 My ultimate goal is to become a nurse practitioner. 687 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:34,680 I have two semesters left, and after this, 688 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:39,280 I'm applying to Sacramento State University, for a BSN. 689 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,640 I start my school for my daughter. 690 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:46,240 I don't want her to go through what I went through. 691 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,999 - Ladies and gentlemen, Angeela. 692 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,960 - Thank you. 693 00:33:57,999 --> 00:34:00,720 - Angeela, in the video you talked about your decision 694 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,520 to take up higher education. 695 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,640 Tell us why that was kind of a difficult decision for you. 696 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,760 - So, as I mentioned in my video, I am from Pakistan, 697 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,640 the country of Malala, 698 00:34:11,720 --> 00:34:15,560 where education for the female is very--is a strict regulation, 699 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:19,160 that as a female, we just say at home and take care of the kids. 700 00:34:19,240 --> 00:34:21,920 Where, in my mind, I'm okay with that, 701 00:34:21,999 --> 00:34:23,600 because I'm going to raise my kids. 702 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:26,440 But if I'm educated I'm going to raise better generation. 703 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,080 So, I thought somebody have to take a step, 704 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:32,560 and I'm going to country of opportunity, 705 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:36,080 so I might have opportunity but I have to fight for it 706 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:37,320 for 12 years. 707 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:42,999 But here I am and thanks for community colleges. 708 00:34:47,999 --> 00:34:49,920 - Angeela, like your other colleagues, 709 00:34:49,999 --> 00:34:51,120 what advice do you have for us? 710 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:54,200 How can we make your experience better? 711 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:57,240 - As one of my other fellow members said, you know, 712 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:00,999 the orientation, some kind of orientation he mentioned 713 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,640 from high school to college. 714 00:35:03,720 --> 00:35:05,560 For me, yes, high school to college is good, 715 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:08,000 but if there is any type of orientation set up 716 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:12,080 for the new people, first-generation people like me, 717 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:16,080 that know the terms and technology and all the resources 718 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,560 available like, you know, he mentioned EOPS. 719 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:19,280 I didn't know. 720 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,600 It took me a year to find out those are resources. 721 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,960 So if there is a set orientation, 722 00:35:24,999 --> 00:35:28,440 mandatory orientation on campus that can tell students 723 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:32,360 that this is available, that would be great. 724 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,240 - Angeela. 725 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:42,720 The last area I want to cover 726 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,760 is our emerging area in workforce development, 727 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:46,840 economic development, 728 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:48,920 and the role of California Community Colleges 729 00:35:48,999 --> 00:35:49,800 in that regard. 730 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,080 And I'm sure it was not lost on any of you 731 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:57,280 that there is a certainly a skills gap in America, 732 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:00,320 and it's very pronounced here in California. 733 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:03,600 If you look at employers who repeatedly say to us 734 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:05,360 we have all of these great jobs, 735 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,400 and we don't have any students to fill them, 736 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,840 you see that supply and demand mismatch. 737 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:12,640 When you drill down into California, 738 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:15,880 you can see along the coast that those skills gaps 739 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,640 tend to be regionalized, small business in the north, 740 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:21,320 agriculture and water in the central part of the state, 741 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:23,280 global trade down in south. 742 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,240 When you move to the inland part of the state, 743 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,320 again, you see health in the south and life sciences, 744 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,040 advanced transportation in the central part of the state 745 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:32,800 and advance manufacturing. 746 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:36,600 Regional skills gaps that really make it a challenge 747 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,999 for employers and colleges to match up their needs. 748 00:36:39,999 --> 00:36:41,720 Why this is so important? 749 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,200 If you go back to the '60s and '70s, 750 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:45,999 like we heard earlier today, 751 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:48,440 only a little more than a quarter of the jobs 752 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:51,560 required an education beyond a high school diploma. 753 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:55,160 Fast-forward to the '90s, and it passed 50 percent. 754 00:36:55,240 --> 00:36:57,040 And if you go to 2020, 755 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:00,999 they expect nearly two-thirds of every new job, 756 00:37:00,999 --> 00:37:02,520 groups of jobs created, 757 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,960 to require education beyond a high school diploma. 758 00:37:05,999 --> 00:37:07,760 And when you drill down into these numbers, 759 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:09,000 you find something else interesting. 760 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:12,680 And that is the fastest-growing segment of new jobs 761 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,360 is in that area beyond a high school diploma, 762 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,999 but not yet the bachelor degree. 763 00:37:17,999 --> 00:37:22,480 So, right where our colleges are situated is where the fastest 764 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,360 growing number of jobs are found. 765 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:28,999 And if you look at the population in California, 766 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:32,999 it's estimated there'll be a million more associate degrees 767 00:37:32,999 --> 00:37:36,999 and certificates holders needed in the next few years alone. 768 00:37:36,999 --> 00:37:39,160 But the hill is a high one to climb, 769 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:42,120 because if you look at the young people in this country, 770 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:46,760 16 to 24, I was stunned to learn that 40 percent of them 771 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:49,560 are not in any kind of formal schooling at all. 772 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:51,840 And, of that same population, 773 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:55,800 15 percent of them are neither in school or working. 774 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,320 They are basically just standing on the sidelines, 775 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:00,320 letting life pass them by. 776 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:03,720 We as a state and the country simply can't continue 777 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,560 to prosper in that regard. 778 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:07,160 And that's why the Board of Governors, 779 00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:11,999 a year ago this month, chartered a new task force on workforce, 780 00:38:11,999 --> 00:38:14,400 job creation and a strong economy. 781 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,400 And that group started in January, and in July, 782 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:18,999 they completed their work, 783 00:38:18,999 --> 00:38:22,000 25 recommendations that earlier this week 784 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:23,640 at the Board of Governors meeting, 785 00:38:23,720 --> 00:38:25,720 the board approved in total. 786 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:29,160 I won't go into detail, but they were in seven areas. 787 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:32,120 The student success area there is some recommendations 788 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:34,200 to help our students succeed in greater 789 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:36,080 and greater numbers in these programs. 790 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,160 That's another one of those Scorecard indicators 791 00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:39,999 we're working on. 792 00:38:39,999 --> 00:38:43,680 The recommendation on career pathways talks about easing 793 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,960 the pathway between high school and community colleges, 794 00:38:46,999 --> 00:38:49,440 and then into the world of work, or, in some cases, 795 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:51,560 onto the bachelor's degree. 796 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:54,160 Workforce data, I' m going to tell you a little bit more 797 00:38:54,240 --> 00:38:56,520 about workforce data in just a moment. 798 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:58,999 But clearly, we need to be able to track these students 799 00:38:58,999 --> 00:39:01,240 from high school to college into the world of work, 800 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,240 and we need better data to do that. 801 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,999 These next two are the purview of our faculty, 802 00:39:05,999 --> 00:39:08,920 improving our curriculum approval process, 803 00:39:08,999 --> 00:39:11,320 and certainly that includes the chancellor's office, 804 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,760 making our curriculum approval process 805 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:16,600 at the chancellor's office more streamlined and more effective. 806 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,680 And obviously finding a way to do a better job of recruiting 807 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:22,440 CTE faculty, desperately needed for us 808 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,880 to really promote these programs. 809 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:27,160 We know that our employers are telling us 810 00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:29,600 we must regionalize this work. 811 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:30,720 They're saying they simply 812 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,800 can't come to 10 or 15 or 20 colleges to get their needs met. 813 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:39,040 They need, by region, as you saw earlier, to have us help them 814 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,440 find the workforce solutions. 815 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:44,999 And finally, we simply have to figure out a way to provide you 816 00:39:44,999 --> 00:39:47,720 with stable and predictable funding 817 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:49,840 for high-cost CTE programs. 818 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,040 If we can't do that, 819 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,999 you can't stay on the cutting edge in that regard. 820 00:39:53,999 --> 00:39:55,640 Now, I mentioned data. 821 00:39:55,720 --> 00:39:57,320 Let me share something with you. 822 00:39:57,400 --> 00:40:02,200 You know, I told a group earlier this week, 823 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:04,920 since I announced my retirement, I don't take directions 824 00:40:04,999 --> 00:40:06,960 as well as I used to. 825 00:40:06,999 --> 00:40:07,600 And the staff said, 826 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:08,240 "Oh, don't. 827 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:09,000 "Don't put these out. 828 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:10,000 We're not ready to put these out." 829 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:12,280 I said ah, we're going to put these out. 830 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,040 As you recall, one of the things that our Scorecard does 831 00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:18,640 is it measures 70 percent of our headcount and about 90 percent 832 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:19,999 of our offerings. 833 00:40:19,999 --> 00:40:22,200 But that 30 percent of our students, 834 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,320 many of them are single course takers, 835 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:26,999 and we haven't been able to find out how they're doing. 836 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:30,000 So, the work group has been developing a definition 837 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,520 of skill builders over the past several months, 838 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:34,200 and this is what they've come to. 839 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,400 These are workers who were maintaining, 840 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,040 adding to, or preparing for the next job. 841 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:42,520 They are certainly not attending for the purpose of transfer 842 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:44,080 or earning a degree or certificate. 843 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:49,320 They are almost always taking only one or two CTE courses. 844 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:51,560 And they generally are older students 845 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:53,600 who have been in the workforce. 846 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:57,240 And this is what we found, first of all, in the one year cohort, 847 00:40:57,320 --> 00:41:00,999 '12-'13, there are nearly 100,000 students 848 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,920 that meet that definition. 849 00:41:02,999 --> 00:41:05,999 And what's really exciting is what that shows us, 850 00:41:05,999 --> 00:41:07,999 a quarter of those students, 851 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:11,240 the CTE students who had previously been called 852 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:15,480 non-completers or unsuccessful, fall into that category. 853 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:17,320 And look at this. 854 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,960 Look at these unsuccessful students. 855 00:41:19,999 --> 00:41:22,040 Their median wage gain after taking 856 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:27,040 one or two of our college courses is $4,500. 857 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,999 Now, I don't know about you, but if I five took one class 858 00:41:29,999 --> 00:41:32,000 and got a $4,500 pay increase, 859 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:36,480 I do not consider myself to be a non-completer. 860 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:41,880 When you drill down even further, 861 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,999 you find that that group collectively has contributed 862 00:41:44,999 --> 00:41:48,999 more than 400--a million dollars to California's economy. 863 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:52,080 So, these are the kind of data that were looking forward to 864 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,360 in the future, to help capture 865 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:57,560 and prove the great work all of you are doing. 866 00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,960 But let me bring somebody up who can tell you more about 867 00:42:00,999 --> 00:42:02,480 being a CTE student. 868 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:03,999 Here's Corrie. 869 00:42:05,999 --> 00:42:07,880 - I'm Corrie Beall. I'm a Sierra College alum. 870 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:14,000 I went to University of Redlands, 871 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:17,240 and after I graduated with a bachelor of science 872 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:18,840 in business there, 873 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:22,000 I moved up to Lake Tahoe and got a career year in accounting. 874 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:25,160 But I realized that I wanted a job that challenged me more. 875 00:42:25,240 --> 00:42:27,560 I saw a girl get hit by a car, and I wanted to help, 876 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:29,360 but didn't really know enough about it. 877 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:31,880 So, I signed up for an EMT class after that. 878 00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:34,800 After that, I applied to Sierra's Fire Academy. 879 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:35,999 I got accepted, 880 00:42:35,999 --> 00:42:39,360 and then everything happened really fast, actually. 881 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:42,520 Career technical education is classes 882 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:45,080 that are just to a specific field that teaches 883 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:49,320 you everything from fire safety to basic fire behavior, 884 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:51,160 all the mechanics of different skills 885 00:42:51,240 --> 00:42:54,000 that you need for basic firefighting. 886 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:57,000 I graduated December of 2014. 887 00:42:57,080 --> 00:42:58,760 I saw the job at UC Davis, 888 00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:02,200 and immediately, like, sparked a smile on my face. 889 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:05,000 My mom lives in Davis and my dad lives in Woodland, 890 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:06,999 which is, like, 15 minutes away. 891 00:43:06,999 --> 00:43:08,999 I thought it was the third interview when the chief 892 00:43:08,999 --> 00:43:11,999 called me and said, "Hey, I'd like to see you in my office." 893 00:43:11,999 --> 00:43:16,160 It turned out to be a job offer, and I just didn't believe him 894 00:43:16,240 --> 00:43:16,999 when he first told me. 895 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:19,080 I was like, like, you're lying. You're playing with me. 896 00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:21,080 Like, who set you up? 897 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:26,400 There was over 300 applicants, and three of us got hired. 898 00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:28,840 It's great. It's great. It's awesome. 899 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:31,999 'Cause it's not just a career, like everybody becomes family. 900 00:43:31,999 --> 00:43:33,320 Thinking back to Sierra, 901 00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:35,480 like, that stuff that I learned was priceless, 902 00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:38,720 because now it's like I'm using it every day on my job, 903 00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:39,760 every single day. 904 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:49,800 - Meet Corrie. 905 00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:52,400 - Hi. 906 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:53,800 - I shook her hand earlier. 907 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:54,600 She almost broke it. 908 00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:56,800 I'm not going to shake her hand. 909 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:58,720 Corrie, tell us a little bit. 910 00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:00,720 You mentioned about your decision 911 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:01,600 to make a career change. 912 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:02,999 What caused that? 913 00:44:03,040 --> 00:44:06,999 - So, it's ironic, actually, because before the incident 914 00:44:06,999 --> 00:44:09,160 when I saw the girl get hit by a car, 915 00:44:09,240 --> 00:44:11,920 a week before that I was sitting at my desk and I was thinking, 916 00:44:11,999 --> 00:44:13,760 like, God, I want to get out of his career. 917 00:44:13,840 --> 00:44:15,600 Like, this is not for me. 918 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,000 And so, I thought about, you know, what jobs I could do. 919 00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:20,480 And I knew that I wanted a job that challenged me more, 920 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:22,680 held me accountable to be physically fit, 921 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:25,999 I wanted to help people and not do the same thing every day. 922 00:44:25,999 --> 00:44:28,320 And so, then the incident happened the following week, 923 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:32,640 and that was the turning point that led me to where I am now. 924 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:35,320 - What advice do you have for us, Corrie? 925 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:38,960 - My advice would be in the financial aspect of things. 926 00:44:38,999 --> 00:44:41,040 When I enrolled in the fire tech program, 927 00:44:41,120 --> 00:44:43,680 more specifically, the academy, 928 00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:45,680 the initial costs were listed online. 929 00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:47,800 Like, they're all broken down prior to enrollment. 930 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:50,480 But the actual expenses that were incurred for us 931 00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:51,840 during the academy ended up 932 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:53,440 being a lot more than I think myself 933 00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:57,080 or any of my fellow peers had anticipated. 934 00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:58,040 So... 935 00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:00,960 - Corrie, ladies and gentlemen. 936 00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:10,960 - Now, think about it, 937 00:45:10,999 --> 00:45:15,400 you've just met five students in our attempt to represent 938 00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:17,400 more than two million. 939 00:45:17,480 --> 00:45:20,000 You've heard them talk about financial aid and Pell grants 940 00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:21,360 and BOG fee waivers. 941 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,480 You heard them talk about the fabulous faculty 942 00:45:23,560 --> 00:45:26,360 and classified staff about wonderful programs 943 00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:28,480 and their decision-making process. 944 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:32,080 You've seen people who really have overcome unbelievable odds. 945 00:45:32,160 --> 00:45:35,999 And the truth is, I could walk on any one of your campuses 946 00:45:35,999 --> 00:45:37,560 and probably the first five students 947 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:40,760 I'd run into would be just like these. 948 00:45:40,840 --> 00:45:42,640 So when we get to the cocktail function, 949 00:45:42,720 --> 00:45:45,640 don't ask me why we picked those students instead of the ones 950 00:45:45,720 --> 00:45:50,120 at your college. 951 00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:53,999 We are very focused on these three system priorities. 952 00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:57,200 We really do continue to need to work on opening 953 00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:01,000 the doors of these colleges wide-open for Californians. 954 00:46:01,080 --> 00:46:03,960 We certainly need to help those Californians improve 955 00:46:03,999 --> 00:46:06,200 and succeed in greater and greater numbers. 956 00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:10,760 And we need to expand our role in workforce development 957 00:46:10,840 --> 00:46:12,680 and economic development. 958 00:46:12,760 --> 00:46:15,999 We certainly can and will do this with the hard work 959 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:17,240 all of you are doing. 960 00:46:17,320 --> 00:46:21,040 The state of this system is, frankly, quite a healthy one. 961 00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:24,920 And we certainly are creating California's future. 962 00:46:24,999 --> 00:46:27,800 We know who we are. 963 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:39,280 - We are the California Community Colleges, 964 00:46:39,360 --> 00:46:45,880 an education system unlike any other. 965 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:50,040 Through innovative programs, expansive accessibility, 966 00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:52,640 and dedicated educators, 967 00:46:52,720 --> 00:46:56,920 we provide our students with lifelong skills that enable them 968 00:46:56,999 --> 00:47:03,120 to venture out, be bold, and dare to be great. 969 00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:04,999 By helping them succeed 970 00:47:04,999 --> 00:47:07,520 and fulfill their higher education goals, 971 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:11,120 we drive the workforce and future of California, 972 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:12,999 while creating richer, 973 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:18,840 fuller lives for our students and their families. 974 00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:31,560 The California Community Colleges, creating, building, 975 00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:34,960 and shaping the future of California 976 00:47:34,999 --> 00:47:39,999 one successful student at a time. 977 00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:52,520 - You know, people often say to us how lucky our students are 978 00:47:52,600 --> 00:47:55,120 to have opportunity like we provide them. 979 00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:58,080 The truth is, we're the lucky ones. 980 00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:01,760 We get to come to work every day building California's future. 981 00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:03,999 We had a fabulous system. 982 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:06,520 We have wonderful jobs. 983 00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:09,880 And this is my last State of the System Report. 984 00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:12,240 And, again, I can't tell you how much I've appreciated 985 00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:13,760 representing you. 986 00:48:13,840 --> 00:48:16,160 You can see behind you the students you've met 987 00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:19,960 and the videos you've seen what a wonderful system this is, 988 00:48:19,999 --> 00:48:23,280 and what a pleasure it' s been for me to represent you 989 00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:24,920 over the last three-and-a-half years. 990 00:48:24,999 --> 00:48:34,999 Thank you very much.