FY 2016 Appropriation

Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC) serves Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties with its Logan, Brigham City and Rich campuses. BATC provided 1,081,459 total membership hours in FY 2014. Of those membership hours, 67 percent were for post-secondary students and 33 percent were for secondary students. Its service region includes four school districts. BATC offers programs in business, information technology, health sciences, public safety, and technical trades (i.e. diesel mechanics, architectural drafting, cabinetmaking, carpentry, computer graphics design, and professional truck driving).

An articulation agreement with Utah State University (USU) provides a pathway for students with 900-hour BATC certificates to earn an Associate of Applied Science in General Technology upon completion of 33-38 additional semester credits at USU-Brigham City. BATC and USU-Brigham City are also working together on the mutual sharing of facilities and equipment for robotics and composites.

Funding History

Funding Issues

UCAT Campus Equity

This funding will facilitate service to each of the regions. The funding splits for each campus were determined by UCAT and approved by their board of trustees. The funding splits focus on membership hour production, service region populations, student headcount, and specific campus needs.
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $12,739,100 from all sources for Bridgerland ATC. This is a 3.6 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $11,371,800 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 4.1 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Compensation - USHE & UCAT$179,200$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$179,200$0Education Fund
No Description
Health Insurance - USHE & UCAT$72,900$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$72,900$0Education Fund
No Description
UCAT Campus Equity$190,300$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$190,300$0Education Fund
This funding will facilitate service to each of the regions. The funding splits for each campus were determined by UCAT and approved by their board of trustees. The funding splits focus on membership hour production, service region populations, student headcount, and specific campus needs.

Headcount Enrollment: Bridgerland ATC

The performance measure below shows the headcount enrollment at Bridgerland ATC for the past seven years. The blue line reflects secondary students and the red line reflects post-secondary students.

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Membership Hours: Bridgerland ATC

The performance measure below shows the count of membership hours at Bridgerland ATC for the past seven years. The blue line reflects secondary students and the red line reflects post-secondary students.

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Certificates Awarded: Bridgerland ATC

The performance measure below shows the number of certificates awarded by program at Bridgerland ATC for the past seven years.

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Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC) is one of the eight applied technology college campuses in the State of Utah. It was officially organized under the State Board of Vocational Education and funded by appropriations from the Utah State Legislature in January of 1971. A special session of the Utah State Legislature in June 2001 restructured the governance of this campus and established BATC, a Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) Campus.

Intent Language

SB0002: Item 137

The Legislature intends that the Bridgerland Applied Technology College provide year-end performance data for certificate-seeking, occupational upgrade, other post-secondary, and secondary students detailing the number and percentage of: (1) completers (graduate and non-graduate/early-hire completers, where applicable); (2) non- completers; and (3) those who are still enrolled at the end of the fiscal year. The Legislature further intends that the Bridgerland Applied Technology College provide average cost per membership hour, average cost per certificate awarded, and average cost per occupational upgrade awarded.


SB0002: Item 137

The Legislature intends that any equity funding approved for campuses at the Utah College of Applied Technology not be allocated for any non-state funded operations and maintenance (O&M) projects or facilities.


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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.