Mesa State
Role and Mission
November, 2001
Mesa State College
Mesa State College
1988Mesa College
Mesa College
1937History of Mesa State
Grand
Grand Junction State Junior College State Junior College
Est. 1925Lowell School, circa 1929
Houston Hall, circa 1940
Humanities, circa 2001 Baccalaureate degrees
1972
Limited Graduate Programs
1994
80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000
199 0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999
2000
Mesa County
Population Growth
Source: State of Colorado Dept. of Local Affairs
Mesa State
Enrollment Growth Fall 1991- Fall 2001
3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000
1991 1992
1993 1994
1995 1996
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Source: Institutional Enrollment Files
Enrollment Change Comparisons
Percent change: Fall 1992 compared to Fall 2000
Fall 1992 Fall 2000 MSC 4,294 5,205 UC-CS 5,798 6,617 FLC 4,056 4,287 UNC 10,647 11,217 MSCD 16,998 17,063 ASC 2,500 2,434 USC 4,489 4,105 WSC 2,670 2,325
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
Mesa State
UC-CS Ft. Lewis UNC Metro Adams USC Western 21.3%
14.1%
5.7% 5.4%
.4% -2.6% -8.6% -12.9%
Source: Institutional Reports
Mesa State Student Profile
Colorado Students: 90%
Average Student Age: 25
Non-traditional Students (25+): 31%
First Generation Students: 75%
Students on Financial Aid: 75%
Diversity Students: 15%
Working Students: 80%
Top Colorado Counties of Origin: Mesa,
Montrose, Delta, Jefferson, Garfield, Arapahoe, El Paso, Douglas, Weld
Source: Institutional Reports
Percentage of Enrolled Freshmen Admitted In “Window”
0 5 10 15 20
FY 1994
FY 1995
FY 1996
FY 1997
FY 1998
FY 1999
FY 2000
FY 2001
Enrolled
Percentage
Source: Institutional Reports
Quality Indicators Quality Indicators
Mesa State 2000 Scores
Out of 12 State of Colorado
Four-Year Colleges and Universities
CPA Exam
3rd
Highest in Colorado
Nursing Licensure
Exam
2nd
Highest in Colorado
PLACE
Exam
5th
Highest in
Colorado
Employment for 2000 Mesa Grads
73% remain in Colorado after graduation 72% employed in field of study
64% earning $25,000+ in first year
•CSU** $8,710
Colorado Colleges & Universities:
Revenue Per SFTE
Colorado School of Mines** $13,346
CU Boulder** $10,724
Colorado School of Mines** $13,346
CSU** $8,710
Adams State* $6,724
Western State* $6,557
Average of State College System* $5,819
Metro State* $5,650
MESA STATE* $5,487
*FY 2001 December Budget Rewrite
**FY2001 Original budget from Budget Data Books 00-01
Source: University of Delaware National Study of Program Costs/Productivity
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
0-25 25-50 50-75 75-100
Program Cost Program Productivity
Percentage of Mesa State Programs
Mesa State: Program Costs and Productivity
11.7
Avg. Faculty Workload FY2000
Source: 1999-2000 Quality Indicators – Average Weekly Teaching Hours – Total FT Faculty FTE
Western State College
13.6
Fort. Lewis
13.5
Adams State College
13.4
Metro State College
12.8
UCCS
11.9
UNC
11.9
USC
11.7
UCD
9.9
CSU
8.9
School of Mines
8.9
CU – Boulder
6.9
Mesa State College 16.5
Colorado Average 11.7
Average Faculty Salaries FY2000
9 Colorado School of Mines $72,300
9 Colorado State University $67,000
9 CU - Boulder $66,700
9 CU - Denver $55,600
9 Metro State $55,100
9 CU - Colorado Springs $54,700
Colorado AVERAGE --- $53,616
9 UNC $51,000
9 USC $46,900
9 Fort Lewis $45,300
9 Western State $43,700
9 Adams State $42,700
9 Mesa State $42,400
Source: AAUP Study
Mesa State E & G Budget
Instruction 53.8% 56.6%
Acad.
Support 9.7 11.5
Student
Services 9.7 10.2
Scholarship 2.7 2.3
Institution.
Support 11.5 6.9
Plant O&M 12.6 12.5
Budget $20.46M $24.63M
FY1997 FY2001
$2,927,000
$855,000
$537,000
$4,000 ($645,000)
$500,000
$4,177,000
Change
Source: Institutional Budgets
Innovative Partnerships/Internships
UTEC – School
District 51, Business Community
Property
Acquisition – City of Grand Junction,
Mesa County
Microwave
Communication System –
Rocky
Mountain PBS
Police Services – City of Grand Junction
Graduate Programs on Mesa Campus Adams State, CSU, UCCS, UCD, UNC
Montrose Campus – Montrose Library District
Aviation Technology Program – Colorado
Northwestern CC
Liberal Arts BA/Teacher Licensure – Colorado Mountain College
PDS – Mesa County School District 51, Eagle County School District, Roaring Fork School District (Future
Expansion to include: Summit County School District, Rifle School District, Aspen School District
Student Internships:
1996-1997: 337 1999-2000: 858 Increase: 255%
Student Community Service Hours: 20,000+ annually
Graduation & Retention Rates
Cohort 1992
Cohort 1993
Cohort 1994
Cohort 1995
Cohort 1996
Cohort 1997
Cohort 1998
Cohort 1999
6 yr
Graduation Rate
28.4 % 30.8 % 31.6 %
5 yr
Graduation Rate
18.7 % 24.2 % 23.7 % 27.9 %
4 yr
Graduation Rate
6.3% 9.5 % 7.7 % 11.5 % 11.7 %
70.5 % One Year
Retention Rates
73.7 % 71.4 %
Source: QIS 2001/02
Graduating Class of 2001
Students averaged 13 hours per semester.
Average GPA at graduation was 3.2.
72% of students participated in cooperative experiences.
Averaged 4.9 years for baccalaureate degree completion. (Down from 6.24 years in 1992) Top majors: Business, Accounting, Biological
Sciences, Psychology, Human Performance and
Wellness.
Student Transfer Information
Come From
• Colorado Mountain College
• Fort Lewis College
• Colorado Northwestern Community College
• University of Northern Colorado
• Colorado State University
• Western State
• University of Colorado Boulder
• Front Range Community College
• Aims Community College
• College of Eastern Utah
Go To
•
Colorado State University
•
University of Northern Colorado
•
University of Colorado Boulder
•
University of Colorado Denver
“Regional Education Provider”
Mesa State
Glenwood Springs
Montrose
Delta
“Western Colorado” Community College
Additional Graduate Programs
“Mesa State University”
Campus Plan
Mesa
Community College Mesa, Arizona 22,000 students
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
