Changing the Equation: Redesigning Developmental Math

DEVELOPMENTAL MATH COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES

  Traditional Redesign % Increase % increase for one full-time faculty member per year
INCREASING SECTION SIZE Section Size Section Size    
Northwest State Community College 16 50 213%  
Mercer County Community College 20 60 200%  
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College 16 43 169%  
Cumberland County College 20 48 140%  
Mountwest Community & Technical College 18 42 133%  
Cochise College 19 40 111%  
Guilford Technical Community College 25 50 100%  
Volunteer State Community College 25 50 100%  
Manchester Community College 26 50 92%  
Robeson Community College 25 45 80%  
Washington State Community College 18 32 78% Will also increase load 100% & adjunct %
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College 25 43 72%  
Bowling Green Technical College 24 40 67%  
Iowa Western Community College 27 45 67%  
Cecil College 16 26 63%  
Somerset Community College 25 40 60%  
Wilbur Wright College 25 40 60%  
West Virginia University at Parkersburg 31 48 55%  
Heartland Community College 24 35 46%  
Dakota College at Bottineau 16 23 44% Will also increase adjunct %
Oakton Community College 23 33 43%  
Cossatot Community College 14 20 43%  
Delgado Community College 28 40 43% Will also increase adjunct %
Northwest-Shoals Community College 31 44 42%  
Mid-State Technical College 17 24 41% Will also increase load 33%
Henderson Community College 23.5 33 40%  
Nashville State Community College 22 30 36% Will also increase adjunct %
Genesee Community College 21 28 33% Will also increase adjunct %
Miami Dade College 30 40 33%  
Stark State College 24 30 25%  
Leeward Community College 25 30 20%  
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College 24 28 17%

Will also increase load 20%
Adjuncts (56% of faculty) paid for 1 section for teaching 2

         
  Traditional Redesign % Increase % increase for one full-time faculty member per year
INCREASING LOAD Section Size Section Size    
West Kentucky Community & Technical College 25 25 0 100% (20 secs vs. 10)
College of Central Florida  28 30 0 100% (16 secs vs. 8)
Adjuncts (52% of faculty) paid  3 credits for teaching 4
Pearl River Community College 24 20 0 80% (18 secs vs. 10)
        Will also increase % of adjuncts
Anne Arundel Community College 22 22 0 50% (3  secs vs. 2)
Laramie County Community College 25 22 0 50% (15 secs vs 10)
Northern Virginia Community College 25 25 0 33% (10 secs vs. 7.5)
Adjuncts (50% of faculty) paid 3 credits for teaching 4
Hazard Community & Technical College 23 25 0 30% (13 secs vs. 10)