Compendium of Budget Information for the 2009 General Session
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Function The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is comprised of ten institutions of higher learning, and is governed by the State Board of Regents with the assistance of the local Boards of Trustees. The following is a list of the universities by type: Research Universities The University of Utah (U of U) is considered the flagship institution of the USHE. As a major urban teaching and research university, the University of Utah's mission is to provide undergraduate, graduate, professional, as well as significant programs of sponsored research in 15 colleges and professional schools including medicine, pharmacy, and law. Utah State University (USU) serves as the State's land-grant university. Utah State University's mission is to provide undergraduate, graduate, professional, and research curriculums in numerous fields of study, including agriculture, applied sciences, education, and natural resources. Utah State University also has the statewide role to provide education to under-served areas throughout the state through on-site delivery and distance education at its four continuing education campuses and county extension offices. Regional/Comprehensive Universities Weber State University (WSU) has the mission of a large, comprehensive regional undergraduate institution seeking to develop and refine programs and achieve distinction within that mission. Weber State University provides undergraduate education in the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well as professional study in education, business, and technology. Weber State University, through two branch campuses and various outreach programs, offers specialized certificates in applied technology education, associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and a limited number of master's degrees. Southern Utah University (SUU) has the mission of a four-year undergraduate teaching institution meeting the associate, baccalaureate and assigned vocational education needs for the southern part of the State. Southern Utah University also offers select graduate programs. Utah Valley University (UVU) transitioned to a university on July 1, 2008, following the passage of Senate Bill 70, which was approved during the 2007 General Session. UVU has a campus in Orem and Heber. State College Dixie State College (DSC) is a state college comprised of two interdependent divisions. The lower division embraces and preserves the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college offering general and applied technology education. Dixie State College offers specialized certificates in applied technology education, associate degrees and a limited number of baccalaureate degrees. Community Colleges Snow College (SC) has a mission to provide high quality general education and academic transfer courses along with applied technology education (ATE). Snow College offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Sciences, Associate of Applied Science and Associate of Applied Technology degrees. Snow College has a main campus located in Ephraim and a branch campus in Richfield. During the 2003 General Session, House Bill 161, 'Snow College Richfield Campus,' transferred the operations of the Utah College of Applied Technology's Central Campus to Snow College. Because of this change, Snow offers ATE programs to secondary and post-secondary students in the region. College of Eastern Utah (CEU) is an open-access institution with campuses in Price and Blanding as well as centers in Castle Dale, and Monument Valley. The College of Eastern Utah serves community needs throughout southeastern Utah with a strong commitment to students for certification, general education, occupational training, and continuing education for personal enrichment, career enhancement, and lifelong learning. Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is a multi-campus, open-door, comprehensive community college serving a diverse urban population. The College, with its 13 urban campus sites, is committed to providing a full range of educational experiences with an emphasis on applied technology education, academic, developmental, and community education and training to meet the social and economic needs of business and industry as well as the community. Career and Technical College Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) with its eight regional campuses located throughout the State, provides career and technical education (CTE) to meet the social and economic needs of the state efficiently and effectively through collaborative partnerships between the educational systems, and business and industry. UCAT offers quality educational programs and innovative delivery systems to ensure a skilled and educated workforce. The delivering institutions offer open-entry/open-exit, high quality, competency-based training for secondary and post-secondary students. UCAT currently offers three Associate of Applied Technology degrees with six more in the process. All eight UCAT campuses have recently received accreditation from the Council on Occupational Education. Statutory Authority The following laws govern the operations of the Utah System of Higher Education:
Intent Language In the past, there have been several items of legislative intent language included in the various appropriations acts regarding higher education issues. During the 2005 General Session, there was an effort to reduce the amount of intent language, especially those items that were repeated year after year. For FY 2009, there were two items of intent language. The first one (Item 113 of H.B. 3) allows the College of Eastern Utah's employees the opportunity to switch their health insurance plans once during FY 2009 outside of the open enrollment period. The second item of intent language (Item 116, H.B. 3) requests the task force on higher education governance to study ways for collaboration and cooperation between the College of Eastern Utah and Utah State University. Funding Detail The funding for the Utah System of Higher Education comes from many sources. The FY 2009 appropriation for the USHE (following the September Special Session) was $1,198,509,300 with $792,717,200 from State tax funds.
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