Washington Council for High School- College Relations

What it reported doing in 2024

Virtual 8th grade college exploration events: giving 8th graders the opportunity to learn how to plan for college, how to save money, what courses are important for college success.virtual transfer student fairs: serving students interested in transferring to our state's four-year colleges and universities. These programs provided direct service to students. Virtual college planning days for high school students: the workshops provided a one-stop opportunity for high school sophomores, juniors, and undecided seniors to learn about the various higher education options in Washington. Virtual transfer advsors workshop: providing over 100 community college advisors with vauable and current transfer admissions and program information from Washington state 4-year public and private baccalaureate institutions as well as updates from state agencies. These agencies include office of superintendent of public instruction (ospi), state board for community and technicial colleges (sbctc), council of presidents (cop), independent colleges of Washington (icw), and the Washington student achievement council (wsac).virtual and in person workshops for high school counselors: one virtual and five in-person workshops were held on multiple dates, providing direct services to approximately 900 school guidance counselors and by providing current information about higher education in the state of Washington to assist their students in accessing higher education. Updates were provided by baccalaureate institutions as well as the state superintendent of public instruction office, the Washington student achievement council, the state board for community and technical colleges, the college bound scholars program, and other key higher education agencies. Participants received access to the "higher education book," a resource guide to assist counselors in advising students throughout the school year.the dual credit workshop: providing high school and community college personnel to learn about opportunities for their students to access college credit while in high school. The icrc (inter-college relations commission of the Washington council) held virtual and in person meetings during the year that included representatives from all sectors in higher education in the state (community and technical colleges, and public and independent baccalaureate institutions). The meetings facilitated discussions, disseminated information and developed action plans regarding improving transfer between institutions for all students pursuing baccalaureate degrees in Washington state.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.4%; rating input score 74
• Program expense ratio: 56.2%; rating input score 56

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -32.5%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 16.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -14% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings