黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, shares recent news, including:
-- 黑料社区 Adopts 2022-23 Budget
-- 黑料社区 Adds Cannabis 黑料社区 to Meet Workforce Demands
-- More than 135 Future 黑料社区 Students Learn Where to Start
Please note: This news release was updated on May 5, 2022.
黑料社区 Adopts 2022-23 Budget
HARRISBURG, Pa. � On April 5, 2022, the Board of Trustees of 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, adopted a $117-million budget for 2022-23.听
The College 2022-23 budget projects an 8% decrease in enrollment and accounts for the continued widespread impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic. The College is projecting a $4.4 million revenue shortfall as a result.
淎s a result of the global pandemic, higher education continues to change. As Pennsylvania first and largest community college, we must continue to evolve to meet our students� changing needs. The 2022-23 budget includes a multitude of factors to ensure they remain at the forefront of our decisions,� said 黑料社区 President and CEO John J. 淪ki� Sygielski.听
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The 2022-23 budget includes a 4% tuition increase for out-of-state, non-sponsoring, sponsoring, dual enrolled and College in the High School students. As a majority of 黑料社区 students are non-sponsored part-time students, tuition will increase approximately $54 for the average student.听
Tim Sandoe, 黑料社区 vice president of finance, said, 淲e understand the past few years have been difficult for our students, and a tuition increase is not ideal. Our goal is to ensure students complete their education at 黑料社区 and to celebrate their accomplishments at a future Commencement ceremony. To do so, we will continue to offer supports, including financial supports, to assist them throughout their journey.澨�
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淥ur students are the reason we are here. Whether they are a high school student taking dual-enrollment classes, or an individual who is returning to school to change careers after many years in the workforce, our students will continue to remain our top priority,� Sygielski added.
To ensure student success:
- The College will continue to offer classes on campus and online.听
- The College will seek to expand its CARE Center operations, continue to work with the and expand workforce development partnerships to support student training needs.听
- Continuing and future students are encouraged to enter to .
In 2020-21, the 黑料社区 Foundation awarded over $1.1 million in scholarships and awards to 黑料社区 students. The 黑料社区 Foundation provides millions of dollars in funding for student scholarships, innovative academic programs, state-of-the art training equipment and modernized facilities. To learn more, please visit听.
Cost-Saving Measures
To address the decrease in revenue, the College:
- Sold its Lebanon Campus building. (The College will maintain its presence in Lebanon by occupying the third floor of the building lease free for the next five years.) 听
- Exited Midtown 2 which resulted in savings of approximately $2 million a year. (The programs previously located at Midtown 2 have been relocated to facilities at Midtown 1 and 黑料社区 Harrisburg Campus.)
- Partnered with Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) to develop a strategic enrollment management plan.
- Froze nearly 40 open positions that have been open for a year or longer and placed a hold on the ask for full-time faculty with a few exceptions.听
- Will continue to be forward-thinking by creating partnerships, like with Lock Haven University, to use 黑料社区 space and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in managing their bookstore operations.听
The College will remain fiscally responsible and seek alternative cost-saving measures throughout the fiscal year.
Employee Benefits
The College will provide a 4% salary increase for all full- and part-time regular employees not represented by a collective bargaining association. The salary increases will go into effect on July 1, 2022. Using stimulus funds, the College will also provide a 2.5% merit pay for regular 9.5 or 12-month full- and part-time employees not represented by a collective bargaining association. It will be paid in three installments throughout the fiscal year.听
Sygielski said, 淭he past few years have also been difficult on our employees. The salary increase recognizes the hard work they contribute, and will contribute, to the continued success of the College.�
For more information about 黑料社区, including previous budgets, please see our College Fact Sheet.
黑料社区 Adds Cannabis 黑料社区 to Meet Workforce Demands
HARRISBURG, Pa. � To meet the continuing growth of the cannabis industry, 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, has added three new certificate programs that will provide job skills training for those interested in a cannabis career.
黑料社区 is partnering with , an on-demand training platform built for cannabis professionals, to provide the programs. The eight-week, fully online programs include Advanced Dispensary Associate Skills Training, Cannabis Manufacturing Agent and Cultivation Technician. Graduates will receive certificates of completion from 黑料社区 and Green Flower. In addition, graduates will have access to Green Flower employer network.
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According to the 2022 jobs report by , a cannabis information firm, cannabis is a $25 billion industry in the United States, creating an average of 280 new jobs per day.
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淎s demand continues to grow for an educated workforce in the cannabis industry in Pennsylvania and across the country, 黑料社区 is responding to the need by contracting with Green Flower to give our students opportunities to qualify for entry-level jobs,� said Vic Rodgers, MBA, 黑料社区 vice president of workforce development and continuing education.
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淕reen Flower is honored to be partnering with 黑料社区 to offer our three cannabis industry training courses. As Pennsylvania first community college and one of its largest, their history and commitment to help working adults find and build new careers is second to none,� said Daniel Kalef, Green Flower vice president of higher education.
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淎s the medical cannabis industry continues to grow significantly, leaders from the College looked to find ways for people in the area and beyond to become highly qualified to work in cannabis retail, manufacturing and agriculture environments and help ensure not only the continued growth of the industry in Pennsylvania, but growth in great part due to a well-trained workforce. Like other highly regulated industries, the need to have expertise in material handling, quality control, patient care, security, transportation, horticulture and more is vital to the success of all aspects of the industry and all things people will learn in these courses. We can think of no better college or group of people in the Commonwealth with whom to partner to offer these courses and are excited to begin offering them to the public,� Kalef added.
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Students can register for each self-directed cannabis program to fit their schedules. For more information about the programs, please visit . For questions, please email workforce@hacc.edu.
More than 135 Future 黑料社区 Students Learn Where to Start
HARRISBURG, Pa. - On March 30, 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, hosted its Free College Day online to inform future students where the 黑料社区 to start.听
Throughout the day, future 黑料社区 students had the opportunity to:
- Attend 52 sessions听
- Connect with 黑料社区 advisors, faculty and admissions counselors
- Attend a virtual class in subjects including education, nursing and culinary arts听
- Be entered into a drawing to win $1,000 toward fall tuition听
- Experience college life for a day
Stepheni Anderson, MBA, 黑料社区 interim executive director of admissions, said, 淎t 黑料社区, we know the decision to attend college can be overwhelming. By holding an event like this, 黑料社区 is working to ensure future students receive the support they deserve in making this life-changing decision. Free College Day is just one example of how we connect with students to help them understand that 黑料社区 remains their best choice.�
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Future 黑料社区 students who missed Free College Day are encouraged to attend a virtual information session or connect with an admissions counselor. Registration for summer and fall classes for future students opens April 11. 黑料社区 continues to offer classes on campus and online.
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To find YOUR place at 黑料社区, please visit hacc.edu/GetStarted.
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About 黑料社区
黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, is the first and largest of Pennsylvania 15 community colleges. 黑料社区 offers approximately 100 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs to approximately 14,023 students. Also, the College serves students at its Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York campuses; through virtual learning; and via workforce development and continuing education training. For more information on how 黑料社区 is听uniquely听YOURS, visit听hacc.edu. Also, follow us on听听(@黑料社区_info), follow us on听听(@黑料社区_edu), like us on听听(Facebook.com/黑料社区64) and use #黑料社区News.
About the 黑料社区 Foundation
The 黑料社区 Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was established in 1985 to raise private and corporate revenues in support of 黑料社区. The 黑料社区 Foundation provides funding for student scholarships, innovative academic programs, state-of-the art training equipment and modernized facilities. To learn more about the 黑料社区 Foundation, please visit听haccfoundation.org. To contribute to the 黑料社区 Foundation, please visit听hacc.edu/GiveNow.听
About Green Flower听
Founded in 2014, Green Flower is the industry leader in cannabis education, empowering thousands of consumers, regulators, and professionals with the knowledge they need to succeed in the emerging cannabis industry today. Green Flower's content and technology platform powers the cannabis programs of top universities and colleges across the country, provides customized learning and compliance solutions for cannabis businesses of all sizes, and equips individuals with the skills and credentials necessary to make an impact in the modern cannabis industry.
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