Effectiveness of Fiscal Management Tactics Used by Public Two-Year Colleges Survey
- Position Title of individual completing this survey: ______.
264 Chief Financial Officers
36 Chief Executive officers
8 Academic Officers
2 Student Services
11 Other Administrative Titles
321 Total Responses
- The “chief executive officer” at YOUR LOCATION reports directly to the:
_202_ a. Local Board of Trustees
__54_ b. Local district/system-level chief executive officer
_ 44_ c. State-level chief executive officer
__11_ d. State-level Board of Trustees
__10 e. Other
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3. Please select the ONE organizational structure below that best describes the college/system YOUR LOCATION represents:
_64_ a. Multi-college district (each institution in the district holds its own accreditation)
_19_ b. College within multi-college district
114_ c. Multi-campus college (all campuses are covered by a single college-wide accreditation)
_18_ d. Campus of multi-campus college
__5_ e. University branch campus offering the associate degree
101_ f. Single institution that is not part of multi-campus or multi-college district
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4. What was your primary budget goal in FY 2006-2007:
__56 a. Achieving a financial surplus
_204 b. Balancing the budget
__25 c. Handling a distressed situation
__36 d. Enhancing revenue
___0_e. Other
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5. What was your budget situation during FY 2006-2007:
_257 a. Stable
__64_b. Distressed
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6. Please review the list of forty-nine (49) “fiscal management tactics” listed below. For each tactic YOUR LOCATION used to impact the fiscal year 2006-2007 budget, select the appropriate effectiveness rating. “Effectiveness rating” refers to the degree the tactic helped your location reduce fiscal distress and/or enhance revenue. Please note that EACH TACTIC requires a response.
Budget Impacting Fiscal Management StrategiesFY 2006-2007 / Effectiveness Rating
Check (√) for each tactic
1 =Not applicable/not used 2 = Not effective 3 = Somewhat effective 4 = Effective 5 = Very Effective
A. Tuition/state funding/taxes/revenue sources for FY 2006-2007 (Tactics #1-11): / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Tactic #1: Increased tuition and/or fees to students
Tactic #2: Increase local tax (e.g. property or sales tax)
Tactic #3: Increase the delivery of continuing education custom-designed training contracts with area business
Tactic #4: Designed unique courses for delivery and sold to other colleges to generate revenue
Tactic #5: Shared developmental costs of telecommunications courses with defined consortium of colleagues
Tactic #6: Lease college facilities to generate revenue (i.e. athletic fields, auditoriums, convention centers, and other facilities)
Tactic #7: Shifted budget allocations in all departments so that all programs function with adjusted budgeted funds
Tactic #8: Recruited more international students
Tactic #9: Differential tuition for expensive programs (e.g., aviation)
Tactic #10: Outsourcing (e.g., maintenance, bookstore)
Tactic #11: Other “Tuition/state funding/taxes/revenue sources” you used:
(The electronic survey instrument has a 2000 character limited space for survey
participants.)
1 =Not applicable/not used 2 = Not effective 3 = Somewhat effective 4 = Effective 5 = Very Effective
B. Staffing/Personnel for FY 2006-2007 (Tactics #12-26): / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Tactic #12: Hire more adjunct faculty instead of full-time faculty
Tactic #13: Provided professional development for faculty to enhance student retention and student recruitment
Tactic #14: Curtailed administration/faculty/staff raises for at least a year
Tactic #15: Restricted faculty and staff leave and travel
Tactic #16: Encouraged early retirement of full-time faculty and/or staff
Tactic #17: Created adjunct orientation and professional development training to retain students
Tactic #18: Reduced financial support for programs in the workforce education, developmental skills, and/or community service sectors.
Tactic #19: Hired efficiency experts to train administrators and staff to enhance student retention and efficiency
Tactic #20: Reduced student support services (e.g., tutoring, counseling, and job placement)
Tactic #21: Reduce the financial commitment to athletic activities
Tactic #22: Adjusted departmental budgets for the benefit of all departments
Tactic #23: Adjusted departmental budgets at Mid-Year
Tactic #24: Reduced next year’s budget
Tactic #25: Downsized staff and faculty
Tactic #26: Other “Staffing/Personnel” adjustments you used:
(The electronic survey instrument has a 2000 character limited space for survey participants.)
1 =Not applicable/not used 2 = Not effective 3 = Somewhat effective 4 = Effective 5 = Very Effective
C. Class Schedule for FY 2006-2007 (Tactics #27-41): / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Tactic #27: Capped enrollment in courses (turn away students due to limited number of course sections offered)
Tactic #28: Increased course enrollment per section
Tactic #29: Limited the number of course sections
Tactic #30: Canceled course sections with low enrollment
Tactic #31: Canceled programs with low enrollment
Tactic #32: Reduced the number of summer sessions offered
Tactic #33: Canceled ALL summer sessions offered
Tactic #34: Achieved energy efficiency and reduced maintenance through a shortened workweek
Tactic #35: Stacked multiple classes in one time-slot (e.g., beginning through advanced levels in the same room and time slot)
Tactic #36: Distributed class sections over more hours of each day rather than cluster only in the morning and evening hours
Tactic #37: Implemented admission standards to limit enrollment (so existing facilities will be efficiently used by students
Tactic #38: Offered credit to students for related-to-major-prior-experience
Tactic #39: “Privatized” select curriculum programs
Tactic #40: Increased number of online courses
Tactic #41: Other “Class Schedule” adjustments you used:
(The electronic survey instrument has a 2000 character limited space for surveyparticipants.)
1 =Not applicable/not used 2 = Not effective 3 = Somewhat effective 4 = Effective 5 = Very Effective
D. Facilities for FY 2006-2007 (Tactics #42-45): / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Tactic #42: Delayed scheduled maintenance on campus facilities
Tactic #43: Leased or rented facilities off campus rather than purchase facilities
Tactic #44: Shared high school facilities
Tactic #45: OTHER “Facilities” tactics or examples you used:
(The electronic survey instrument has a 2000 character limited space for survey participants.)
1 =Not applicable/not used 2 = Not effective 3 = Somewhat effective 4 = Effective 5 = Very Effective
E. MISCELLANEOUS (Grants, Marketing, Philanthropy) for FY 2006-2007 (Tactics
#46-#49) : / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Tactic #46: Wrote grants
Tactic #47: Increased marketing efforts for my College/System
Tactic #48: Solicited funds to the community college foundation from alumni, other donors, and philanthropic agencies
Tactic #49: Other “Grants, Marketing, Philanthropy” adjustments you used:
(The electronic survey instrument has a 2000 character limited space for survey participants.)
7. Did your college/system’s choice of fiscal management tactics in question #6 fulfill your overall budget goals?
_91 a. our budget has improved
_87 b. our budget has become stable
_53 c. our budget is still distressed, but less so
__9 d. our budget is still distressed, and even more so
81 (did not respond to this question; Hosted Survey technicality)
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