State and Regional Needs Assessment

In 2004, the governor and legislature enacted House Bill 3103 to revise and update the roles and responsibilities of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

The legislation specifically directs HECB to “develop a comprehensive and ongoing process to analyze the need for additional degrees and programs, additional off-campus centers and locations for degree programs, and consolidation or elimination of programs by the (public) four-year institutions.”

The board completed the first State and Regional Needs Assessment Report in October 2005.  Since that time the analysis has been updated through a series of reports that focus on specific regions, or measures contained within the larger report. The Needs Assessment is a critical tool that guides academic program and facility planning and approval.

Statewide Reports

A Skilled and Educated Workforce: 2009

State and Regional Needs Assessment Report
(February 2006, revised)

GMAP Economic Vitality Measures

• High demand degree production
• Technology Transfer

Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education: 10-year Implementation Process (Nov. 2008)

• Economic Needs Assessment (Nov. 2008)
• Pipeline Policy and Demographics (Nov. 2008)
• Enrollment and Capacity (Nov. 2008)

HECB System Design Plan (Ongoing)

Long-term Occupational Projections (ESD)

Regional Analyses

• State and Regional Needs Assessment Report (Feb. 2006, Revised)
• Higher Education Needs in Snohomish, Island and Skagit Counties
  

Kitsap Higher Education Study

• Kitsap Higher Education Study - Executive Summary & Report in Brief - (Resolution 08-35)
• Kitsap Study Report to the HECB (Full Report)

Other Reports on the Demand for Higher
Education Degrees - Read more»

Archives

A Skilled and Educated Workforce: An assessment of the number and type of higher education and training credentials required to meet employer demand (Jan. 2006)

May 2005 Washington State Occupational Forecast with HECB Analysis of Training Levels by Occupation

State Laws

- RCW 28B.76.230

For more information

Email: Randy Spaulding
Phone: 360-753-7823

or

Email: John Lederer

Phone: 360-753-7822