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2 Subsequently, RCCC employed the faculty member who had been teaching this' program for the school system, and the students were assimilated into the college's program of study. This has been an effective partnership. Program enrollment remains healthy and the Huskins Program slots designated for the high school students are currently filled. There is a waiting list for students. Current Enrollment Current enrollment capacity for all programs is 200 students. Huskins" . enrollment for Cosmetology is limited to 20 new Cosmetology students per year (these are all Cabarrus County Schools' students). Enrollinent figures for academic year 2005-06 are as follows: Fall 2005 146 adult students 50 Huskins' students (20 juniors and 20 seniors in Cosmetology plus 10 manicuring) Spring 2006 142 adult students (same as above, 1 withdrew) 49 Huskins' students The program has 9 faculty members during day operational hours. Total capacity allowable for fire code is 188 during any instructional hour - this includes faculty, students, and clients. The facility is at or near capacity from 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. There is no opportunity to add seating to our current schedule without violating fire codes or instructor/student ratios. Enrollment ImDlications Currently, there are no dedicated seats for Kannapolis City Schools' students. Pat Woods, Director of Workforce Education for Kannapolis City Schools, has requested consideration that RCCC develop a Huskins' option for their system comparable to the one that is available for Cabarrus County. Because of the high demand for these programs from our adult population, this program cannot be expanded without additional resources , In addition, both school systems are interested in creating a program option in our new Esthetics Technology program that is currently limited to our adult students in the two-county service area. Ms. Woods and Emily Behm, Cabarrus . County Schools' Director of Workforce Education, indicated that they could easily' provide an additional 20 high school juniors for Cosmetology and ensure full enrollment (32 total) for a beginning I::sthetics Program, The acquisition of the requested 5000 square feet of space at the CI~erleaf site would allow for the addition of 72 student slots within the first two years of expansion (52 in year one: an additional 20 in year two). This expansion would accommodate the shared requests from both school systems for additional slots. Since Kannapolis students currently have no access to the Cosmetology program, this expansion would provide. equitable access to this system and t... ,\ \..~