Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session
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Agency: Utah College of Applied Technology Function The Uintah Basin ATC (UBATC) is located in Roosevelt, and a recently-opened new facility in Vernal. The Vernal campus is adjacent to Uintah High School. Students at UBATC earned 644,652 membership hours in FY 2011 with 55 percent being post-secondary and 45 percent being secondary students. UBATC has developed partnerships with Duchesne, Uintah, and Daggett county school districts which are beneficial to high school students as they seek technical training. UBATC offers programs in petroleum technology, health occupations, technical trades, police officer standards, and business and information technology. The campus recently introduced programs including culinary arts, electronics, pharmacy technician and expanded CDL training. The CDL truck driving program uses a high-tech simulator which is one of two in the western states. In addition, UBATC has a partnership with WSU to offer associate degrees in nursing. Intent Language The Legislature intends that institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah College of Applied Technology review the return on the taxpayer's investment when budget reductions are made and if additional funds are appropriated. This review propose ways to maximize the return by providing students with the skills necessary to enter the workforce. The Legislature further intends that the results of this review be reported to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee not later than January 2012. Funding Detail
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