Louisiana Community

and Technical College

System
AMBERNECIA WARREN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
EDLD 8434
SPRING 2015
BARRY DOTSON

Background
LCTCS Board of Supervisors became
operational in 1999.
Provides strategic management and
support for Louisianas 13 community and
technical colleges.
One of the fastest growing two-year
colleges systems in the nation.
Awards:
- Associates Degrees
- Technical Diplomas
- Industry-based certificates
Accreditation: SACS-COC

Background
The group of institutions that were brought together to create the LCTCS include:

Three long-established community colleges previously governed by the BOT of

the University of Louisiana (UL) System:
- Bossier Parish Community College
- Delgado Community College
- Elaine P. Nunzez Community College

Two relatively new colleges, also previously under the UL board:

- River Parishes Community College
- South Louisiana Community College

One community college created by the states desegregation settlement (1981),

previously under the Louisiana State University-Southern University Joint
Management Board:
- Baton Rouge Community College

Background

7
community
colleges
that are
part of
LCTCS

6 technical
community
colleges that
are part of
LCTCS

Students
Gender
Female: 61,268
Male: 50,052

Race/Ethnicity
African-American: 42,465
Hispanic: 5,507
Other: 8,613
Caucasian: 49,585
Native American or Alaskan: 939
Asian or Pacific Islander: 1,602
2 or more races: 1,707
Degree Programs

Students (Charts)
Enrollment By College

10,067
4,428
3,554
6,170

Male/Female

4,50613,478
11,900

8,330
3,999 25,470

50,052
61,268

Students (Charts)
Ethnicity

939 1,602 1,707

42,465
49,585
5,507
8,613

Award Level

Associate
Certificate
Technical
Diploma
Technical
Competency

Faculty
Full-time and Part-time faculty of
LCTCS
Community
College

Full-time
Faculty

Part-time
Faculty

Baton Rouge

318

147

Bossier Parish

132

132

Delgado

957

519

Louisiana Delta

137

59

Nunez

80

38

River Parish

99

48

South Louisiana

168

58

Faculty
Qualifications

Must hold a Masters degree in the discipline or a Masters degree with

18 graduate hours in teaching discipline.

Salary

Faculty are offered a salary as approved by the Louisiana Community

and Technical College System Board of Supervisors.

Load Requirements for full-time faculty

Month
Type

Fall
Semester

Spring
Semester

Summer
Semester

12

15

15

10

10

15

15

15

15

Faculty
Service to Students, Department, Division or College
The remaining hours of the workweek for faculty members requires
2 further balances of time and areas of responsibilities.
1. Provide service to students, department. Division, college, program
or discipline.

Research and Professional Development

2. The remaining component of responsibility and second time balance
allows for faculty to undertake appropriate professional
developmental activities.

Governance & Administration

Louisiana Constitution provides for 5 boards to oversee the states system of
higher education. This includes
- Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
- Southern University Board of Supervisors
- The University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors
- LCTCS Board of Supervisors
- Board of Regents
The Board of Regents is a state agency that coordinates all public higher
education in Louisiana. The 15 members of the BOR are appointed by the Governor
and represent all areas of the state.

Governance & Administration

The Board of Supervisors is comprised of 17 members; 15

members appointed by the Governor with consent of the Senate
and 2 student members.
Members may serve a maximum of two six-year terms.
The 2 student members are elected annually by their peers.
The Board of
Supervisors

Student
Members

Governance & Administration

The President of the LCTCS reports directly to the Board
of Supervisors.
Louisiana does not have local boards for its colleges. All
fourteen of the campus chief executive officers (CEOs),
also known as chancellors, report to the system President.

Monty Sullivan, President of the

LCTCS

Finance
LCTCS relies on 2 major sources of funding for the operating budget
- State appropriations
- Self- generated funds
Self-generated funds are primarily student tuition and fees.
In 2009, state appropriations represented 73% of the operating budget for LCTCS and
self-generated funds represented 27%.
In 2012, state appropriations represented 47% of the budget and self-generated
revenues were 53%.

Finance

Around 75% of the LCTCS annual budget is personnel related

- operating services (rent, utilities, and other operating costs);
- statutorily dedicated allocated expenditures; and
- mandated costs (legislative auditors fees, risk management
insurance
premiums, employee retirement, and employee
and retiree health benefits
constitute the majority of the remaining 25% of the budget.

Despite the 21% increase in enrollment since 2009, the number of

faculty and staff members and the proportion of personnel expenditures
has remained relatively the same as in 2009.

Finance

Revenue stream for LCTCS involves $30.8 million in state

appropriations campus capital programs through alternative debt
financing method.

Method involves authorization by the Legislature to establish a

structure to enable 3rd party financing of major capital outlay
projects.

Projects include establishing a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation,

authorize many agreements and leases between the LCTCS;
having the corporation to issue bonds to construct facilities, and
statutory fees and student self-assessed fees for student related
services and facilities.

Vocational Education
Workforce Solutions
Responsible for the leadership and facilitation of successful
workforce training opportunities.

Grant Opportunities
The Incumbent Worker Training Program
- partnership between the Louisiana Workforce
Commission, business
and industry, and training providers
such as LCTCS Colleges
Workforce Training Rapid Response
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Funding
Grant

Vocational Education
Workforce Solutions
Training

Industry Based Certifications

AWS Welder American Welding Society

Non-Credit Training Trainings offered by

the college to satisfy a company or
individuals need for training.

CDA- Child Development Associate

Customized Training Trainings offered

just in time for a company or group of
like-minded individuals for a specific
purpose.

CNLP- Certified Nursery Landscape Professional

Traditional Credit Training -Training offered

leading to a credential ranging from a
Certificate to an Associate Degree.

CIW- Certified Internet Web Professional

CNA- Certified Nursing Assistant
EMT- Emergency Medical Technician Basic
IC3- Internet and Computing Core Certification
NATEF/ASE- National Automotive Technicians Education
Foundation/Automotive Service Excellence
NCCER- National Center for Construction Education and
Research
USCG United States Coast Guard

Vocational Education
Workforce
Solutions
Skilled Craft Professional Training
The skilled craft industry in Louisiana
has the fastest growing workforce
needs in the state. Employers are
expected to fill over 80,000 skilled
industrial construction jobs through
2016. The following list shows what
courses LCTCS provide to train
individuals for the current in
demand jobs/careers.

Pipefitters

Millwright

Insulator

Concrete Finisher

Welder

Painter

Electrician

Carpenter

Instrumentation Tech

Sheet Metal Worker

Ironworker/Welder

Laborer

Developmental Education
The Remedial Education Commission actively participated in a
study of remedial/developmental education as it exists and as it
is needed in the state of Louisiana and agree on several
recommendations.
The Remedial Education Commission observed that the
Louisiana Department of Education is very aware of and engaged
in addressing and career readiness including readiness for
placement in college-level mathematics and English.

REMEDIAL
REMEDIAL EDUCATION
EDUCATION
COMMISSION
COMMISSION

RESPONSE
RESPONSE TO
TO ACT
ACT 187
187 OF
OF THE
THE 2011
2011
REGULAR
REGULAR SESSION
SESSION OF
OF THE
THE LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA
LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATURE

LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA BOARD
BOARD OF
OF REGENTS
REGENTS
AND
AND
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF
OF
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
December
December 2011
2011

Developmental Education
The Commission recommended:
LCTCS convene all 2 year college developmental education providers in
the state to review and discuss best practices
LDoE conduct early diagnostic assessments to determine if a student
needs intervention or remedial services prior to the senior year.
LCTCS coordinate a review of the developmental course framework
(levels), statewide, and common course/learning outcomes should be
standardized for consistency across the state so that students may
transfer among campuses and the receiving campus can know how to
interpret the student transcripts.

Developmental Education
Continued

Remedial providers consistently assess the effectiveness of the

developmental interventions and revise interventions as needed for
optimum results.

Developmental education curricula prepare students for

technical/computer-delivery methods.

Community Education
Louisiana has formed Work Ready U, which isbuilt on the notion
of recasting the expectations of our most important natural
resource, the people of Louisiana.
The mission of Work Ready U is to prepare our students with the
skills necessary to compete for family sustainable employment.
The WorkReady U provider network consists of 34 programs that
provide the following services:

basic skills remediation

secondary credential preparation
wrap around student services
transitional services
postsecondary dual enrollment

Community Education

Louisianas community and technical colleges work with business and

industry in their local communities to ensure that workforce programs are
aligned with local needs and are up-to-date in content and equipment.

Examples:
- Oil and gas industry with process technology programs
- Automobile industry with automotive technician programs
- Construction industry with construction technology and welding
programs.

Partners invest resources in LCTCS colleges by serving on program

advisory boards, donating equipment, and contributing funds to build
facilities.

Community Education

LCTCS colleges also provide contracted coursework to local

business and industry.

Partnerships have been recognized as critical component to the

economic health of the State.

The System works closely with both the state workforce system
of workforce boards and One-Stop centers with local service
delivery.
- Services are closely coordinated with community colleges
with majority eligible training providers.

Collegiate Education
Vision
To educate and train 220,000 Louisiana citizens by the year 2020
in state-of-the-art facilities and to prepare them to enter the
workforce or transfer to a four-year college or university.

Past
issues

In 2009, LCTCS pass a transfer bill, opening the door

for students to transfer seamlessly from community
colleges to four-year universities.
Prior to the bill, Louisiana has the worst transfer
policy in the nation.

Collegiate Education
The Present
Louisiana community colleges are working with the states four-year
institutions to dramatically improve the transfer process.
Currently the number of students transferring to four-year
universities is 2,149
Some community colleges have begun to offer the Louisiana
Transfer Degree
- Provides students with opportunity to enroll in a General
Studies degree
- Able to transfer to one of the States four-year colleges to
continue studies.
- Program guarantees admission and acceptance of 60 credit
hours worth of transfer coursework.

Collegiate Education
Louisiana Transfer Degree Guarantee (TDG)
Details

Course requirements to earn an Associate of Arts/Louisiana Transfer Degree (AA/LT) or an Associate of

Science/Louisiana Transfer (AS/LT) Degree are listed in curriculum tracks to majors in five academic
discipline groups.

The Louisiana Transfer Associate Degree consists of 39 hours of General Education and 21 hours of
additional coursework. Students who enter a four-year public university with this degree in hand will
have met the institutions general education requirements and will be granted upper division (junior)
status, with all of its concomitant rights and privileges. This guarantee applies to those who successfully
complete the degree with the required grade of C or better in each course.
The Louisiana Transfer Associate Degree does not guarantee:

- Admission to every university or degree program

- That the courses taken for the transfer degree will meet specified course requirements of
the major.