Mississippi Association of Community Colleges

What it reported doing in 2024

The Mississippi association of community colleges (macc) legislative program in preparation of the 2025 ms legislative session kicked off with the annual legislative workshop that was held at the horne conference center in ridgeland, ms on june 3, 2024. Legislative "priorities" for appropriations for the community colleges' operating budgets and the funding request for capital improvements and repairs and renovations of existing facilities were approved for the upcoming legislative session, which began in early january and ended in early april of 2025. Community college presidents were assigned specific weeks to work at the capitol during each week of the legislative session. The macc presents their legislative priorities during the house and senate budget hearings and they also attend various committee meetings throughout the session.during fy 2025, the macc contracted with Mississippi state university's nsparc to perform an economic impact study. This study evaluated the economic contributions of Mississippi's community colleges. It focused on three primary objectives:1. Compiling information on the populations served by the statewide community college network.2. Assessing educational and labor market outcomes for students.3. Estimating the overall economic impact of community colleges in the state.prior to the 2025 legislative session, the macc contracted with phi theta kappa to conduct a marketing and strategic plan. This plan provided key facts of community colleges when someone interacted through the campaign social media sites and it allowed community colleges to track the interest areas of the users. The campaign was entitled ccsmart and targeted three groups: 1) students, 2) parents of students, and 3) legislators. The marketing plan also included geofencing of the ms state capitol in february.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.6%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 53.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings