International Program Update

Agenda• The value of international education

• Why a community college?

• Where do our International Students come from?

• What do our International Student major in?

• What do international students want?

• Where are we at and recommendations?

The Value of International Education• Serve as excellent models for our students;

• Increases the cultural awareness of our faculty, staff, and students;

• Prepares our local community students for good paying jobs in multi-national businesses (e.g. Amazon, NAPA), healthcare (e.g. Loma Linda University Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente) and/or those businesses that are served by multinational companies (e.g. Stater Brothers);

• Prepares our transfer students who will be attending universities with large populations of international students;

• Reminds us that we live in a global village and that we expand our learning potential when we are more inclusive

• And….. They’re here…..

Where are they from?

• Australia – 1• China – 4 (1 CHC, 3 SBVC)• Belgium – 1• Brazil – 2• Ecuador – 1• Honduras – 1 CHC• Indonesia – 1• Jamaica - 3• Kenya – 1

• Korea – 4 (1 CHC, 3 SBVC)• Kuwait – 2 (1 CHC, 1

SBVC)• Lebanon – 1 CHC• Nigeria – 2• Pakistan – 1• Romania – 1• South Africa – 1• Vietnam – 8

What are they majoring in?

• Administration of Justice -1• Aeronautics - 1• Art/Graphic Design – 2• Biology – 1• Business – 3• Chemistry -1• Child Development -1

• Culinary Arts – 1• English – 1• Geography – 1• GIS -1• Liberal Arts – 5• Nursing – 3• Pre-Pharmacy - 1

International Student Revenue

College 2011 2012 2013 2014

SBVC $1,172.00 $1,170.50 $2,332.00 $161,230.50

CHC $11,273.50

$22,126.50

$23,154.00

$38,413.75

Marked increase in revenue for 2014 is attributed to data clean-up. Still have to clean up prior years.

Why a Community College?

• Changing Perceptions• Before…. Community Colleges were:• poorly understood. No equivalent in other countries.• believed to be for the academically challenged or the poor;• the place you go to if you weren’t good enough for a university;

• Now…. Community Colleges are:• increasingly understood to be part of a pathway….• seen as a means of increasing an international students chances of

success and acceptance at a four year university (quality education with smaller classes, early cultural immersion, cost allows for more time with less pressure);

  Cost For Attending SBVC or

CHC

Cost For Attending

CSU

Cost For Attending

UC

Cost For Attending

LLU

Cost For Attending

Cal Baptist

Annual Attendance CostsTuition/Fees $5,777* $15,472 $37,714    Living Expenses

$10,800 $10,800 $10,800    

Books/Supplies

$1,000 $1,200 $1,800    

Health Insurance

$828** $841 Included    

           Total Costs $18,405.00 $28,313.0

0$50,314.00

   

*Based on $238/unit x 24 units and $65.00 annual fee to cover Campus Center, Health/Accident, Transportation, and Student Rep Fees**Based on $46/month for students 24 years of age and younger from ISO Student Health Plans

Allocation Model

• MUST have an allocation model!

• Sample Model• 50% to College General Fund

• 20% to IS Program

• 5% Staff/Faculty Development

• 5% Service Augmentation (e.g. tutors)

• 20% Purchasing of Sections

Allocation Model Example

# of Student

sTuition

50% to Colleg

e General Fund

20% IS Progra

m

5% Faculty/

Staff Development Fund

5% Service Augmentati

on

20% Purchasin

g of Sections

40 $ 241,640

$ 120,82

0 $

48,328

$ 6,041

$ 6,041 $

48,328

100 $ 604,100

$ 302,05

0

$ 120,82

0

$ 15,103

$ 15,103 $

151,025

200 $

1,208,200

$ 604,10

0

$ 241,64

0

$ 30,205

$ 30,205 $

302,050

What International Recruiters Say is an Ideal Program• Have pathway from High School to Community College

to University with provisional guaranteed acceptance letters at each phase;

• Have intensive ESL program available the summer prior to start of fall term;

• Have provisional acceptance pending TOEFL score at end of intensive ESL program;

What International Recruiters Say is an Ideal Program• Be certified by the American International Recruitment

Council

• Be approved by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM)

• Accept Minors

Challenges• Lack of Structures to Support International Students • No IS Offices

• No trained/dedicated counselors (Jeanne @ 20%)

• Inconsistent/lack of documented processes

• No marketing

• No consistent tracking of students (Datatel or SEVIS)

• No tracking of funding

• Assessments can place students in up to 9 different levels of English

• No planning• Marketing• Recruitment• Program

Progress to date:• Have presented the state of IS to:• Chancellor’s Cabinet

• Both College Councils and Academic and Classified Senates

• Met with Academic Senate Presidents to review where we are at and outline roadmap moving forward:• Clean up and implement consistent data collection processes for IS;• Ensure Homeland Security (SEVIS) compliance;• Develop IS Orientation program;• Establish IS Offices at both colleges;• Establish funding for IS Counselor training;• Develop relationships with International Recruiters and partner

institutions;• Start recruiting IS at a responsible and sustainable rate;• Convene District-wide IS Advisory Committee in the fall to monitor

progress and tackle issues as they arise.

Progress to date:• Codifying processes behind

• International Student Applications, Counseling, and Orientation

• IS Student Related Services• Visas• Housing• Transportation• Activities• Campus IS Offices (Secretary/Student Workers)

• Tracking of Students in both Datatel and SEVIS

• Tracking and Allocation of Funding

• Purchasing of Sections

Progress to date:• Transfer Agreements• Have MOU with CSUSB, University of Redlands, UCR, CalBaptist

University

• Working on LLU

• Starting to meet with high schools

• Recruiting Agencies• Have established relationships with about 10 recruiting agencies.

• Housing Plan• Developing referral relationship with CORT – Finds housing and rents

furnishings

• MOU with CSUSB Housing Developer

• Discussing possibilities with CHC Student Housing Development

Questions?