Agency: Utah College of Applied Technology

Line Item: Mountainland ATC

Function

The Mountainland ATC (MATC) is located in Orem with several campuses and educational centers located throughout the seven school districts it serves. MATC's enrollment for FY 2011 was 843,600 membership hours with 41 percent being earned by high school students.

MATC and UVU have devloped partnerships and memorandums of understanding relating to CTE program offerings and articulation agreeements. Some of these agreemetns allow for the mutual sharing of space at the Thanksgiving Point and Wasatch campuses. This eliminates the need for duplication of space in these areas.

MATC has entered into a partnership with the Alpine School District to lease-purchase an MATC campus in American Fork. The state has completed construction of a new building at the Thanksgiving Point development in Lehi which will serve some existing programs and will also accommodate future growth. This will allow Mountainland to better serve secondary students from several high schools and the growing numbers of adult students.

MATC shares space with UVU at the Wasatch Campus located in Heber Valley. Wasatch High School has transferred its automotive department to that facility to serve students from Wasatch, North and South Summit, and Park City School Districts. The MATC offers courses in allied health care, business, information technology, and the technical trades.

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.

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