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KPC by the Numbers
Enrollment (Spring 2012, as of Jan. 13, 2012)
Total number students: 2,672
Number of students taking academic credit courses: 2,615
Total credit hours: 15,827 (most in KPC history)
Full Time Equivalents (FTEs): 1,319
GED, Certificates & Degrees Awarded
158 GED
9 Certificates
106 Associate degrees
96 awards in "High Demand" job category as defined by the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development.
Facilities
Kenai River Campus
85,000 sq ft
309 acres
1,400 ft Kenai River frontage
Kachemak Bay Campus
27,000 sq ft
3 acres
Anchorage Extension Site
University Center: 2,000 sq ft
Resurrection Bay Extension Site
Office at Seward High School: 500 sq ft
In-kind use of KPBSD classrooms
Service Area
25,000+ sq miles
Kenai Peninsula Borough plus Anchorage
Budget (2010)
$11.7M
Payroll: $7.8M
Economic Impact (2010)
Direct, Indirect & Induced:
$19M in Alaska
386 jobs: $12.5M labor; $6.5M goods/services
$15.8M in Kenai Peninsula Borough
346 jobs: $11.1M labor; $4.7M goods/services to 203 local businesses
Kenai Peninsula Borough Support
$642,138
Percent of budget: 5%
Employment
270+ total employees
44 FT faculty
60 FT and PT staff
110 adjuncts/semester
~64 student employees/semester
7th largest employer on the Kenai Peninsula
Service to the Community
Hours donated to communities annually ~14,000 hours