The board voted to reinstate the college’s early retirement policy for employees. The policy has an April 1, 2012, application deadline for employees. The expiration date for this plan is June 30, 2012. This is the same early retirement plan that the board approved in 2010 and 2011.
Dr. Matt Thompson, SWCC dean of students, presented the annual student demographic report to the board. Thompson stated that SWCC’s final fall 2011 enrollment was 1,762 students. This is up from last year’s enrollment of 1,753 students. According to Thompson, 22.3 percent of 2011 high school graduates in the college’s region are enrolled at SWCC, compared to 20.5 percent last year. Thompson noted for fall 2011, SWCC has 876 students enrolled full-time and 886 students enrolled on a part-time basis. The demographic information was compiled by Marilyn Werner and Lisa Shawler in the SWCC assessment center.
Jerry Smith, SWCC board member and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees (IACCT) representative, reported to the board concerning the IACCT meeting he attended on behalf of SWCC last week.