Community colleges are responsible for providing a superior higher education to approximately 2.6 million Californians each year and close to 11 million students nationwide.
Students enroll at community colleges to earn associate degrees, complete the first two years of a university degree or train for careers in a variety of high-wage, technical fields. Many students attend a local community college, like MiraCosta College, because it is close and convenient, and others because the rising costs of 4-year schools have made it a financial necessity.
Whatever the reason for attendance, we embrace and accept all students. Our students and their families soon figure out that community colleges represent the greatest educational value per dollar and that our teachers, programs and services are among the very best in higher education.
Community colleges of the 21st century are uniquely positioned to anticipate and respond to the needs of a rapidly changing and diverse landscape. In my 26 years in higher education, I have seen that the institutions that plan for and meet the varied needs of students and local communities are the ones that have thrived, and the ones that offer their surrounding communities the best return on investment.
To demonstrate our vision and commitment to serve students and this region, MiraCosta College has produced the 2010-2011 Annual Report.
It is organized by MiraCosta College's institutional goals, which serve as the college's framework for institutional excellence.
As reflected in its pages, MiraCosta College and the MiraCosta College Foundation flourished in 2010-2011, a year that was rife with accomplishments.
In the most challenging economic time in California and this nation's history, our college has responded by growing in both enrollment and course offerings, ensuring that thousands of students receive a high quality educational experience.
This report also underscores the philanthropic and generous spirit of our local community, as demonstrated by the MiraCosta College Foundation experiencing its most productive fundraising year in college history, with total revenues of $2 million, and new endowments that will fund 50 new $1,000 scholarships in perpetuity.
This Annual Report is our demonstration to you?our students, education and business partners, and the public?of the many ways that the college continues to provide educational opportunities, leadership and prudent fiscal stewardship to the North San Diego County communities we are proud to serve.
I invite you to browse through the pages of the Annual Report?available online in PDF or FlipBook format?at www.miracosta.edu/annualreport and see for yourself the many ways MiraCosta College is impacting the lives of students and the quality of life of our community.
If you would like a printed version, please request one online at www.miracosta.edu/annualreport or by contacting our Communications Department at 760.795.6612 or [email protected].
Thank you all for your continued support and for your investment in the futures of our students and our college.
Students enroll at community colleges to earn associate degrees, complete the first two years of a university degree or train for careers in a variety of high-wage, technical fields. Many students attend a local community college, like MiraCosta College, because it is close and convenient, and others because the rising costs of 4-year schools have made it a financial necessity.
Whatever the reason for attendance, we embrace and accept all students. Our students and their families soon figure out that community colleges represent the greatest educational value per dollar and that our teachers, programs and services are among the very best in higher education.
Community colleges of the 21st century are uniquely positioned to anticipate and respond to the needs of a rapidly changing and diverse landscape. In my 26 years in higher education, I have seen that the institutions that plan for and meet the varied needs of students and local communities are the ones that have thrived, and the ones that offer their surrounding communities the best return on investment.
To demonstrate our vision and commitment to serve students and this region, MiraCosta College has produced the 2010-2011 Annual Report.
It is organized by MiraCosta College's institutional goals, which serve as the college's framework for institutional excellence.
As reflected in its pages, MiraCosta College and the MiraCosta College Foundation flourished in 2010-2011, a year that was rife with accomplishments.
In the most challenging economic time in California and this nation's history, our college has responded by growing in both enrollment and course offerings, ensuring that thousands of students receive a high quality educational experience.
This report also underscores the philanthropic and generous spirit of our local community, as demonstrated by the MiraCosta College Foundation experiencing its most productive fundraising year in college history, with total revenues of $2 million, and new endowments that will fund 50 new $1,000 scholarships in perpetuity.
This Annual Report is our demonstration to you?our students, education and business partners, and the public?of the many ways that the college continues to provide educational opportunities, leadership and prudent fiscal stewardship to the North San Diego County communities we are proud to serve.
I invite you to browse through the pages of the Annual Report?available online in PDF or FlipBook format?at www.miracosta.edu/annualreport and see for yourself the many ways MiraCosta College is impacting the lives of students and the quality of life of our community.
If you would like a printed version, please request one online at www.miracosta.edu/annualreport or by contacting our Communications Department at 760.795.6612 or [email protected].
Thank you all for your continued support and for your investment in the futures of our students and our college.