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Durham Technical Community College Education That Works September 9, 1987 MEMDRANDtiM F1)M: Calvin Gillie, Dean of Adult and Continuing Education Durham Technical Community College SUBJECT: Continuing Education courses previously classified as Academic Extension, Avocatienal or Practical Skills It is with sincere regret that Durham Technical Community College must reduce its commitment to continuing education classes that were previously classified avocational, practical skills or academic extension. This curtailment of service is especially painful in that it affects many of our services to senior citizens who traditionally have looked to Durham Tech as a major community service of personal enrichment. These changes were brought about by new rules and regulations regarding State supported funding which were enacted by the 1987 N. C. General Assembly and inpleuented by the President of the North Carolina Community College System. In essence, the newly established funding formula does not provide sufficient reimbursement to cover the costs of the classes. In past years, the funding formula has reittbursed each community college through an FTE formula (Fall Time Equivalency) that did not differentiate be- tween avocational, practical skills, academic and occupational extension courses. Each year that formula changes (normally insignificantly up or down) and we have tradition- ally made minor adjustments to our procedures to accommodate the changes (hold down instructor salaries, supplies, materials, etc) . This fiscal year (1987-88) the value of FTE generated through offering of avocational, practical skills and academic courses was lowered to the point where it is impossible for us to recover our direct costs without a substantial charge to the participants. This situation creates a multi-faceted problem for us in our service to senior citizens. • (1) We cannot recover our direct costs (indirect costs not withstanding) in most avocational, practical skills and academic extension classes where we cannot charge a registration fee. (2) Senior citizens (65 and over) are entitled by law to exemption from the re- gistration fees required of those in younger age groups. (3) Not only are senior citizens entitled to exemption fram registration fees, we are forbidden to accept registration fees from them (directly or indirectly) even if they are financially able and willing to pay. (4) Since we cannot require or accept fees from senior citizens, the only way we can recover our direct cost outlays for teacher salary, classroom supplies and materials, etc. is to look to other students (those under 65) to provide the difference between our costs and the small reiMbursement provided by the State. 1637 Lawson Street Durham, North Carolina 27703 (919) 598.9222 Durha—Technical Cr'rnmunity College is an Affirmative Action/Equal C)ptxxtunity.Section 504 Institution/M•F,