Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - APPROVAL FUNCTIONS › Section 6-6 - Approving the Formation of Community College Districts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Application
				for a New Community College District
(i) The
				Commission shall provide an application for the formation of a new community
				college district containing the following minimum elements:
(A) A request for a statement of purpose
				detailing the goals for forming a new community college district, how the new
				college will have greater benefit to the community than educational services
				currently provided, and how the new college will compliment and not detract
				from the current educational opportunities available across Wyoming.
(B) Application questions pertaining to the
				location of the proposed district, proposed name, submitting agency or entity,
				contact information for the proposing entity and the primary
				representative.
(C) A questionnaire
				focused on the demographic composition and educational needs of the proposed
				district including but not limited to:
(I)
				Detailed information regarding district boundaries.
(II) Projected date of district
				establishment.
(III) Current and
				expected future district area populations.
(IV) Current and expected future student
				populations.
(V) Current and future
				workforce, technical education, academic programs.
(D) A questionnaire focused on the
				educational programing and student support to be provided in the proposed
				district including but not limited to:
(I)
				Certificate and degrees to be offered through the proposed district and their
				appropriateness for an institution of higher education.
(II) Identity of and justification for
				academic transfer programs.
(III)
				Identity of and justification for career-technical education (CTE)
				programs.
(IV) Identity of and
				justification for non-credit workforce training and or continuing education
				programs.
(V) Identity of and
				justification for community service programs.
(VI) Identification of distance education
				programs and the proposed institution's capacity to meet student learning and
				support needs.
(VII) Identify
				student support services to be established on the campus, their implementation,
				and continued support for sustaining.
(VIII) Identify academic programs currently
				offered in the proposed district by other institutions.
(E) A summary or detail identifying the steps
				to establish institutional accreditation, including but not limited to:
(I) For existing campuses discuss steps and
				legal operating agreements with existing accredited with an existing Wyoming
				community college district to provide educational services, including but not
				limited to curriculum, student support, transfer credits and credential
				awarding;
(II) Detail the plan and
				timeline to develop a catalog and institutional information including, but not
				limited to personnel and provided academic programs;
(III) Detail the plan and timeline to develop
				clearly articulated learning goals for all programs;
(IV) Provide a timeline for development of
				the district's general education minimum requirements;
(V) Provide an assurance that meets federal
				requirements for credit described in the institutional accreditation compliance
				program.
(F) A
				questionnaire that explores current and future, facilities and physical
				resources, including but not limited to:
(I)
				Identification of existing facilities capable of hosting instructional
				programs, student support services and administration;
(II) Identification of facilities needed to
				house future instructional programs, student support services and
				administration;
(III) For existing
				campus or facilities, identification of property ownership;
(IV) For existing campuses or facilities that
				operate under an existing college district, identify the process for transfer
				of ownership or planned lease agreements for continued campus
				operation;
(V) Detail a plan and
				timeline for implementing and administrative computing system including but not
				limited to administrative and student records system.
(G) A questionnaire that includes a request
				for a plan and detail for the proposed district to have a financial base to
				support its operations and sustain operations in the future including, but not
				limited to, financial operations, administrative capacity, fiscal management,
				budgeting, and debt management:
(I) Assessed
				and expected property valuation in five-year increments for ten years from the
				date of application;
(II) Projected
				revenue in five-year increments for ten years from Motor Vehicle Tax,
				Investments, and Other Funds;
(III)
				Projected tuition and fee revenue;
(IV) Projected state Supplemental
				Funds.
(V) A plan and detailed
				timeline for employing faculty and other personnel appropriately;
(VI) Detail a plan and timeline for securing
				access to learning resources and support services (research labs, supplies,
				libraries/librarians, online resources, and other).
(H) An application for formation of a new
				community college district shall be accompanied by a subscription of not less
				than five hundred (500) or twenty-five percent (25%), whichever is smaller, of
				qualified electors residing within each county sought to be organized into a
				community college district.