Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Higher Education
Appropriations Subcommittee

Function

The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is comprised of nine institutions of higher learning. The eight credit-granting institutions are governed by the State Board of Regents with the assistance of local Boards of Trustees. The Utah College of Applied Technology is governed by its own Board of Trustees. The following is a list of the institutions 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,and professional education, 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 of providing education to under-served areas throughout the state through on-site delivery and distance education at its comprehensive regional college (formerly College of Eastern Utah), 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's degrees, bachelor's 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 of 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 is a teaching institution which promotes student success while meeting regional educational needs. UVU offers a range of degrees from certificates through master's degrees. UVU's main campus is in Orem, with a satellite campus in Heber City.

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. The upper division offers a limited number of baccalaureate degrees. Students are able to complete specialized certificates in applied technology education, associate's degrees, and some bachelor's degrees at Dixie State College.

Community Colleges

Snow College (SC) provides high quality general education and academic transfer courses along with career and technical education (CTE). 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 CTE programs to secondary and post-secondary students in the region.

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. It strives to do so 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. 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:

UCA 53B-1-101 defines the purpose of the Utah System of Higher Education.
UCA 53B-1-102 cites the institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education.
UCA 53B-1-103 establishes the State Board of Regents and enumerates its powers and authority.
UCA 53B-1-104 defines the membership of the Board of Regents and the administrative functions associated with their appointments.
UCA 53B-1-105 outlines the appointment and duties of the Commissioner of Higher Education.
UCA 53B-1-107 requires an annual report of the activities of the State Board of Regents.
UCA 53B-6-101 (2) directs the Board of Regents to establish and define the role and programs of each institution.
UCA 53B-16-102 (5) provides the Board of Regents with the authority to establish branches, extension centers, and programs.

Intent Language

In the past, there have been several items of legislative intent language included in the various appropriations acts regarding higher education issues. For FY 2012, there was intent language instructing all USHE and UCAT institutions to review the return on the taxpayers' investments when dealing with budget reductions or if additional funds were appropriated. The review was intended to show ways to maximize the return by providing students with the skills they need to enter the workforce. USHE insitutions and UCAT campuses are to report the results of this review to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Funding Detail

The funding for the Utah System of Higher Education comes from many sources. The FY 2011 appropriation for the USHE was $1,231,696,000 with $715,726,300 from sate tax funds and $500,161,100 from dedicated credits, mostly comprised of tuition.

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
General Fund	$360,773,500	$382,290,300	$369,385,700	$498,076,800	$473,931,200
General Fund, One-time	($301,894,100)	$101,568,000	$67,517,300	($32,733,700)	$6,540,500
Uniform School Fund	$18,137,400	$19,016,700	$19,065,600	$0	$0
Uniform School Fund, One-time	$27,200	$740,100	$0	$0	$0
Education Fund	$407,878,100	$332,067,600	$298,913,900	$224,183,700	$235,254,600
Education Fund, One-time	$314,318,400	($99,778,300)	($80,913,000)	($5,815,200)	$0
Federal Funds	$6,692,500	$5,762,600	$5,780,400	$5,822,800	$4,205,400
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$28,800,000	$78,780,000	$37,725,100	$0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$392,081,300	$420,464,800	$493,933,800	$576,635,000	$500,161,100
Dedicated Credits - Land Grant	$1,702,100	$1,303,100	$1,386,400	$1,297,400	$1,108,500
Federal Mineral Lease	$2,687,200	$3,544,400	$2,739,700	$2,930,300	$1,745,800
GFR - Cigarette Tax	$4,284,500	$3,567,400	$4,284,500	$3,287,800	$4,284,500
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account	$389,300	$389,300	$289,200	$262,300	$298,800
GFR - Prison Telephone Surcharge Account	$886,600	$935,900	$0	$0	$0
GFR - Tobacco Settlement	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
GFR - Workplace Safety	$0	$0	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
Land Grant Mgt Fund	$478,200	$0	$0	$0	$0
Transfers	$701,200	$0	$0	$0	$0
Transfers - Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice	$34,500	$34,500	$34,500	$34,500	$34,500
Transfers - HED	$16,121,700	$20,044,800	$9,526,400	$7,259,100	$169,500
Beginning Nonlapsing	$80,797,000	$71,410,500	$30,588,400	$44,588,400	$46,995,400
Closing Nonlapsing	($65,009,400)	($30,588,500)	($44,588,500)	($47,277,000)	($47,183,800)
Total	$1,245,087,200	$1,265,573,200	$1,260,874,300	$1,320,427,300	$1,231,696,000

Agencies	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
University of Utah	$418,574,700	$416,176,100	$426,827,900	$445,471,000	$414,724,800
Utah State University	$259,187,300	$272,200,100	$256,944,400	$267,241,300	$251,067,400
Weber State University	$113,956,800	$116,450,600	$113,070,300	$123,228,600	$115,063,100
Southern Utah University	$54,487,100	$56,890,800	$56,344,100	$60,727,600	$57,916,200
Utah Valley University	$124,922,500	$131,678,400	$136,878,200	$147,627,300	$139,564,600
Snow College	$26,983,600	$26,947,300	$27,119,800	$27,156,500	$26,330,600
Dixie State College	$35,035,900	$35,701,000	$38,677,300	$41,945,600	$32,680,000
Salt Lake Community College	$107,975,300	$113,070,900	$117,958,400	$123,690,400	$110,345,900
State Board of Regents	$40,118,600	$36,286,400	$30,812,500	$28,469,600	$29,736,100
Utah College of Applied Technology	$63,845,400	$60,171,600	$56,241,400	$54,869,400	$54,267,300
Total	$1,245,087,200	$1,265,573,200	$1,260,874,300	$1,320,427,300	$1,231,696,000

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Personnel Services	$910,730,600	$968,634,100	$950,037,800	$983,868,100	$963,152,400
In-state Travel	$10,544,200	$8,875,900	$9,045,600	$11,404,400	$5,303,600
Current Expense	$231,295,300	$198,178,500	$218,074,700	$216,649,900	$217,295,600
Capital Outlay	$15,994,800	$13,608,800	$14,967,700	$14,006,900	$7,746,700
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$76,522,300	$76,275,900	$68,748,500	$94,498,000	$38,197,700
Total	$1,245,087,200	$1,265,573,200	$1,260,874,300	$1,320,427,300	$1,231,696,000

Other Indicators	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Budgeted FTE	13,794.1	14,144.7	13,772.8	13,321.0	13,321.0
Actual FTE	13,280.6	13,504.1	13,243.3	13,567.7	0.0
Vehicles	1,973	1,980	1,972	1,995	2,071

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