We at Capilano College are in the process of taking stock of our accomplishments since our founding nearly twelve years ago: and drawing up a plan of action for the next five years. We need your help, your advice. your ideas in finalizing that plan so that it will reflect the true requirements and priorities of the community we serve. ‘For your convenience, we have listed some of the facts about our past and present along with a list of proposed directions tor the future. We will also have a community meeting where you will be able to express your views on our priorities in person. direction. We thank you for taking the time to help your community college grow in the right Where We've Been Fifteen yeors ago residents of the North Shore and Howe Sound areas begon fighting to get a college on the North Shore. They fe't a need for coreer training, continuing education tor adults. transferable post-secondary progroms, and an educational and cultural centre for the community. tt took a great deal of campaigning and lobbying to persuade Victoria to support the idea, but in 1968 working essentially from scratch, Capilano College began. 1968 Capilano College was voted into existence by referendum in three school districts: North Van- couver, West Vancouver, and Howe Sound 1968 Nearly 800 students commenced their first term of classes in September in West Vancouver Secondary School classrooms at 4:00 each week- doy. 1971 Daytime classes were added in the fall at St. David's Church in West Vancouver and in a warehouse in North Vancouver. 1972 College commenced in the Howe Sound District with the opening of a Squamish office. 1973 We established the Lynnmour campus in North Vancouver and with the expanded facilities enrollment jumped 44% in 1973 and 52% in 1974. 1975-76 Emergency facility expansion at Lynn- mour. The enrollment temporarily peaked at 3,400 in the fall of ‘75. 1976-77 Employment training and upgrading pro- grams got underwoy. 1979-60 The Sunshine coast School District (Sechelt Peninsula and Bowen tsland) was designated as part of our College region. (Programming ond facilities development are underway.) 1980 We received approval for our new multi- purpose facility to be built at Lynnmour. THE CAPILANO COLLEGE COMMUNITY Our College is now in its twelfth yeor of operation serving the districts of North Vancouver West Vancouver, Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast. These areas form three distinct and separate geographic regions, with 84% of the population concentrated on the North Shore Population The population of the College region is almost 160.000. In 1976 it was distributed as follows: North Vancouver 95,800 60.2% West Vancouver 38,200 24.0% Howe Sound 11,800 7.85% Sunshine Coast 13,200 8.3% The growth rate of our region's population is pro- jected at 2.6% per annum until 1986. The number of peopie in the 15-24 age group is predicted to decline slightly, starting in 1981, while the 25-39 age group will be the fastest growing. Some Socio-Economic Statistics Compared to the other 13 community college regions in BC . our college region has * the highest employed percentage of population of both sexes (62 5% in 1976) the ® the highest percentage of the labour force in professional and managerial positions (27 2% in 1971) x the highest individual income level tor people 15 and over x the highest percentage of people over 24 with some post secondary education (30% in 1971) & the highest participation rate in tormal educa thon (20% in 1971) & o higher than average number of people who are widowed or divorced (12% compared to a BC average of 9%) « a higher than average number of people with English as their mother tongue (87 6% com pored toa BC average of 82 6% *® ond 7% of BC 5s notive reserves (or 2 236 persons) Indians living on Where We Are Now Nearly 8,000 people are enrotied in o wide variety of programs and courses. The college has 300 teaching faculty, 150 support staff and a $10 million annual operating budget which its now funded totally by the Municipal Government. INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS Academic Studies Our comprehensive 15 week credit courses cover a full range of subjects in the Natural Sciences. Humanities and Social Sciences and ore 99% transferable to provincial universities. Career Programs Preparing students for professional! employment in business and industry are our two yeor coreer pro- grams. Many of these are unique to the province such as Media Resources, Music Therapy and Out- door Recreation. In most programs, employment placement for graduates has been excellent. Vocational Programs Usually full time and of less than a year's duration, these programs provide upgrading oF training in specialized skilled trades and service and business occupations. A new building in 1982 will add General Mechanics, Household Services, Health, and Mechanical Drafting to our offerings. Community Education Responding to educational needs beyond those met by credit courses, we offer a very wide range ‘of credit-free activities including short courses in the Creative and Liberal Arts and Leisure and Recreation. Working with business and the public sector for training employees and working with community agencies on development programs ore other focets of the division. © instructional Support Services Faculty members at the college are noted for mak. ing themselves available to help students outside of class time. As well as faculty. there is a range of professionally staffed services, most of which are freely available to both students and community residents, such as Counselling, the Library/Media Centre, Learning Assistance Centre. Women's Resource Centre, Financial Aid, Job Placement, Athletics and Health Services. The Students Over 3,900 students were enrolled in our credit programs this toll as follows Academic 44% Career 3% Vocational 23% Another 4,500 people will have registered in our Community Education credit-free activities by the end of the 1979-80 year. At Capilano we have one of the oldest student populations in the provincial college system. with on average age of 23 for full time students and 30 for part-time. The female portion of our enrollment hos been consistently around 60% in recent years. Over Capilano’s 12 years the average onnual growth rate has been 18% __ but the average annual increase in recent years has been less than 6% About 13% of high school graduates in our region come directly on to full time studies at Capilano Admissions and Scheduling We have an open admissions policy tor anyone over 17 years of age limited only by program openings which are scorce in some of the Coreer and Vocational programs Courses are offered throughout the week during the day ond evening. with many weekend on and off campus activities Campuses Our core compus is at Lyanmour tin North Van couver just north of 2nd Narrows Bridge We also have comprehensive satellite centres of tering instruction and = services operating in Squamish and Sechelt) with additional course ac tivity (mostly credit free) in Mount Currie Pember ton Gibsons and many North Shore locations School Enroiment trends In 1974 39% of the regions Grade 1? graduates went directly on to some torm of post secondary education the highest level in the province We are projected to experience one of the sharpest dectines in school enrotiment in the pro vINce 21% over the next 19 years compared to 5% province wide The grade 12 decline will be very sharp (35% com pared to 19% in BC ) North Shore PUBLIC MEETING will be held Wed. May 21 8:00 p.m. in the Cafe Theatre, Lynnmour South Campus Capilano College, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3H5 A21-Wednesday, May 7, 1980 - North Shore News §EPLEASE CLIP AND MAIL 0 Your ideas are extremely important to the pro- . /fO cess of building Capilano into a truly represen- 1 tative community college. We welcome all sugges- Yo | tions you might add in giving us direction for the an next five years. V Please send them along with the following questionnaire to our Director of Planning. Where We Plan To Go 1981 - 1986 GENERAL DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE We feel that Capilano College has been a very successful venture in spite of limitations caused by a lack of sufficient resources to provide our community with the wide range of services expected of a Com- munity College. Realizing this, we would make it a priority to obtain further funding from the Ministry of Education so that we can expand to meet the demands of the community. THE COLLEGE REGION Don’t 1. We should continue to develop satellite educo- tional services in the Howe Sound and Sunshine coast and to provide housing and travel allowances so that residents of those areas wil! be able to pur- sue studies at the Lynnmour campus. (A a a § | | | | | | | | | a a t } q | t 5 | 8 | 8 2. We should continue to enrol students who live 8 outside our college region (which is the North Shore, 8 Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast); however we &8 should give preference to qualified applicants trom B the college region except in programs which are uni- § que to Capilano College in the Lower Mainland. 8 3. We should work to make the college more attrac. [ } [ ] tive to full time students as they provide the bulk of 5 the College’s instructional demand which, in turn, 8 ensures a broad range of courses available for part- 8 time students. | | 8 | | 8 i | i | t | | | | | | a | | | 4. We should continue to accommodate students on [ ] part-time studies. D UJ 5. We should ensure the equal accessibility of [ ] women and men to all courses, programs, and ser- vices of the College. . O PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 6. We should maintain a balance of Academic, [ } Career and Vocational programs and courses responsive to community demand once the current expansion of Vocational programming is completed > (by 1983) 7. As soon as resources permit, the College should (_] provide a childminding service and o recreational athletic facility at our core campus (and eventually at satellite college centres, if possible). 8. We should develop a substantial offering of [_] evening and weekend courses with adequate sup port services. 9. We should investigate the demand in our region 7 for an on-going summer College term in Academic — ond Career progroms 10. We should attempt to satisty all relevent post [ | secondary educational needs in our region with Capilano’s comprehensive programs. Where we do not have the immediate capacity (J tJ to respond to needs, we should arrange the temporary provision of those needs by another educational institution or agency FACILITIES | t t | a | | | a | t § 3V. The next facility priority at Lynnmour atter ac [ | @ quiring a gymnasium should be the construction of a g Theatre. both for instruction and to allow the College @ to become a cultural focus for the community | | | a a t : | a | | | OTHER 32. To enable people in the region to study at ther [{ |. [ | own pace and in their own homes. the College should continue to develop audio visual and print learning packages If you wish to express your concerns in person, vo please come to our pees meetin No members of our Boord, \ © . You'll meet our Principal and Deans. 986-1911