PRESENTATION ON COMMUNITY

COLLEGES
11-04-2019
 Overview of Colleges in Punjab

GENERAL COLLEGES o Majority of degree colleges are offering two

Colleges Number Enrollment Faculty
years academic programs i.e., B.A., B.Sc.,
Boys 249 341,436
B.com in outdated subjects with little to no
Girls 364 462,495 21,708
market value.
613 803,931
COMMERCE COLLEGES o Many talented students are deprived from
Boys 106 30,044 admission in Engineering, Medicine etc. in
Girls 13 2,450 1,705 public sector universities due to limited seats.
118 32,494 They have no option except to join degree
TOTAL 731 836,425 23, 413
colleges for B.A. / B.Sc. degrees where they
study conventional subjects
 THE US COMMUNITY COLLEGE MODEL
o Since at least the middle of the 20th century the American community college has
fulfilled the role of imparting in-demand skills that lead to real jobs that improve
the economic circumstances, cultural status and social mobility of its graduates.

o After World War II, and the youth bulge in the 1950s and 60s, community colleges
were established to provide vocational training that was responsive to the
workforce needs of their local communities while still offering the vertical academic
mobility to those who wanted to move on for a university-level education.

o Today a vast majority of students enrolled in higher education in the United States
are enrolled in community colleges, and a significant number (reportedly 50%) of
students who complete a university degree started in a community college.
 Difference between Pakistan and American Community
Colleges
SN PAKISAN USA
1. Community Colleges are not Autonomous Degree Community Colleges are Autonomous Degree
Awarding Institutes (DAIs) Awarding Institutes (DAIs)

2. Colleges are affiliated with universities therefore

dependent;
Community Colleges are in control of their
a) Academically on affiliating universities
Academic and Administrative matters.
b) Administratively on Higher Education Department
(HED)

3. No mechanism available to transfer 02 years Associate 02 years Associate Degree holders are smoothly
Degree holder into 04 years BS programs of universities transferred into 04 years BS programs of
(Affiliating or others) universities (Affiliating or others)

4. Very limited financial support from Government of the These colleges are funded heavily by state (Major

Punjab (GoPb), only in the form of salaries of teachers & part) and Community (Minor part).
staff.
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ACHIVEMENTS MADE BY PHEC ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Identification and
Affiliation of Colleges
College identified with the
support of HED and
liaisoned with affiliating
universities to affiliate
colleges
International & Local Training
• International Training of Principals
and Program Coordinators the US
• Local Andragogical Training of
Faculty in collaboration with affiliating
universities
PC-1 approved of Rs. 96.228 million
Under the PC-1,
• Labs will be established,
• Local and International Trainings
will be conducted
• Incentives will be given to
community college faculty
Community Colleges
Program
Establishment of Career
Curriculum Development
Liaison with the Board of
Studies of affiliating
universities to develop
curriculum that augments
theoretical knowledge with
practical skills
Counselling Centre
• Workshops
• Seminars
• Industrial Tours
• Jobs Fairs
ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN PUNJAB
In 2016 PHEC in collaboration with Govt. of Punjab introduced the Community Colleges Pilot Program.
This project is the first step towards providing 2 year Associate degrees (equivalent to Bachelors) in
practical and employable fields of studies, on the semester system pattern, to prepare students to enter
the job market.

Objectives:
Increase access to higher education
Provide low-cost quality education

Introduce market driven subjects in colleges

Create a professional workforce that has high employment value

Structural reform in the college sector to improve quality of education
 SELECTED COLLEGES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED
In the first phase, 04 colleges affiliated with public universities of Punjab have been selected to launch the
pilot-program and are offering career-oriented 2 year Associate Degrees. This year 01 public sector college
has been selected for the establishment of Community College.

Colleges & Affiliating University Programs Offered

Associate Degree in Commerce
(Specialization in Accounting &
Finance)

Associate Degree in IT
(Specialization in Networking / Web
Technologies)
Govt. College Govt. Post Govt. College Govt. College Govt. Degree
Township, Graduate for Women, Civil Lines, College for
Lahore College for Faisalabad Multan Women, Associate Degree in Fine Art
(University of Women, (University of (Bahauddin Satellite Town, (Specialization in Textile Design)
the Punjab) Gujranwala the Punjab) Zakariya Bahawalpur
(University of University) (Islamia
the Punjab) University of Associate Degree in Mass Communication
Bahawalpur) (Specialization in Media Studies)
COMPARISON:
Community Colleges TVETA PSDF
Disciplines: Disciplines: Disciplines:
1. Information Technology (IT) 1. Technical 1. List of programs

2. Mass Communication 2. Vocational

3. Textile Designing

4. Commerce

Duration: Duration: Duration:

24 Months 12 – 48 Months 03 – 06 Months

Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility Criteria:

Intermediate / HSSC 1. Intermediate / HSSC for BS Matric / SSC
programs for all programs
for all programs
2. Matric / SSC for all other programs

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 GOVT. COLLEGE FOR BOYS TOWNSHIP, LAHORE
COMMERCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MASS COMMUNICATION

100 100 100

67
65

55
50 50 50

ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT

2016 2017 2018

YEAR TOTAL ENROLLMENT ON JOB / INTERNSHIP

2016 232 63 (25 + 38)
2017 200 -
2018 205 -
GOVT. COLLEGE FOR BOYS TOWNSHIP, LAHORE

PASSING
SN DISCIPLINE
YEAR HIGHER
INTERNSHIPS JOBS STUDY
1. Commerce 25 0 0
2018

2. Information Technology 0 0 0

3. Mass Communication 38 0 0

TOTAL 63 0 0

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 GOVT. POSTGRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN,
MODEL TOWN, GUJRANWALA
Commerce Information Technology
98 99
96

85
75
68

ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT

2016 2017 2018

YEAR TOTAL ENROLLMENT ON JOB / INTERNSHIP

2016 168 134 (131 + 3)
2017 171 -
2018 175 -
GOVT. POSTGRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN,
MODEL TOWN, GUJRANWALA

PASSING
SN DISCIPLINE
YEAR
HIGHER
INTERNSHIPS JOBS STUDY

1. Commerce 84 03 0
2018

2. Information Technology 47 0 0

TOTAL 131 03 0

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 GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KARKHANA BAZAR,
FAISALABAD.
Commerce Information Technology Mass Communication Textile Design
59 58
55

49 50
48 47

41

33 34
30 31

ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT

2016 2017 2018
YEAR TOTAL ENROLLMENT JOB / INTERNSHIP/ HIGHER STUDY
2016 182 91 (70 + 20 + 01)
2017 159 -
2018 194 -
GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KARKHANA BAZAR,
FAISALABAD.

PASSING
SN DISCIPLINE
YEAR HIGHER
INTERNSHIPS JOBS STUDY

1. Commerce 42 4 0

2. Textile Designing 0 5 0
2018

Information
3. 0 4 1
Technology
Mass
4. 28 7 0
Communication
TOTAL 70 20 01

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 GOVT. COLLEGE CIVIL LINES MULTAN
FaisalabadCOMMERCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MASS COMMUNICATION

50 50 49
48
44

36 36

23

14

ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT ENROLLED STUDENT

2016 2017 2018

YEAR TOTAL ENROLLMENT JOB / INTERNSHIP/ HIGHER STUDY

2016 121 80 (49 + 26 + 05)
2017 100 -
2018 129 -
GOVT. COLLEGE FOR BOYS TOWNSHIP, LAHORE

PASSING
SN DISCIPLINE
YEAR HIGHER
INTERNSHIPS JOBS STUDY

1. Commerce 27 09 02
2018

2. Information Technology 10 08 01

3. Mass Communication 12 09 02

TOTAL 49 26 05

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GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE (W), SATELLITE TOWN,
BAHAWALPUR

Disciplines Enrollment 2018

Commerce 31

Information Technology 50

Mass Communication 11

Textile Design 24

Total 116

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 CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT PTOGRAM
 Building acceptability for the Associate degree as a more competitive alternative of the
conventional 2 year BA degree

 Little to no autonomy of colleges with regards to academic (curriculum development,

examinations, assessment) and administrative (faculty hiring, faculty training) decision making.

 Inadequate college infrastructure (classrooms/labs/libraries)

 Formulating articulation agreements between community colleges and universities regarding

vertical mobility of students choosing to continue their academic career.

 Adverse affect on brand equity of affiliating universities as they do not have adequate
bandwidth to monitor quality of degree programs being offered in colleges under their name

 Little to no coordination / linkages between academia and industry for assessing required skill
set in the market, offering internships and placements
 CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT PTOGRAM
 Shortage of trained faculty in colleges for teaching the technical/ market driven subjects. Presently, the
following number permanent/CTIs faculty is engaged in teaching 2 years associate degree program in the
05 community colleges.

Govt. College For Women, Karkhana Bazar, Govt. College for Boys Township, Lahore
Faisalabad.
Regular Faculty Regular Faculty
Name Of Subject CTI's in ADP Total Name Of Subject CTI's in ADP Total
in ADP in ADP

Commerce 0 3 3
Commerce 2 2 4
Information
1 3 4 Information
Technology 3 5 8
Technology
Mass
0 3 3 Mass Communication 3 3 6
Communication
Textile Design 0 3 3 Textile Design 0 0 0

Total 6 12 13 Total 8 10 18
 CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT PTOGRAM

Govt. Postgraduate College for Women, Model

Govt. College Civil Lines Multan
Town, Gujranwala
Regular Faculty
Name Of Subject CTI's in ADP Total
Regular Faculty in ADP
Name Of Subject CTI's in ADP Total
in ADP
Commerce 1 0 1
Commerce 1 3 4 Information
1 0 1
Information Technology
0 4 4
Technology Mass Communication 1 0 1
Mass Communication 0 0 0 Textile Design 0 0 0
Textile Design 0 0 0 General 6 0 6

Total 1 7 8 Total 9 0 9
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT PTOGRAM

Govt. Degree College (W), Setellite Town, Bahawalpur

Regular Faculty in
Name Of Subject CTI's in ADP Total
ADP

Commerce 2 0 2

Information Technology 1 0 1

Mass Communication 2 0 2

Textile Design 2 0 2

General 0 0 0

Total 7 0 7
AFFILIATING UNIVERSITIES FACING CHALLENGES:
GOVERNANCE
• Over-burdened with the management of large number of their own students and major
academic activities of the university and do not have the bandwidth to take on the
added responsibility of ensuring quality of education in colleges PARTNERSHIPS

FACULTY
• Brand equity of the institution is affected due to poor quality of graduates produced by
colleges with degrees from the affiliating universities
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Structurally too vast to allow for implementation of new concepts in true spirit

There is a need for a mechanism through which affiliating universities would have the
freedom to work on their programs, without being distracted from having to manage large
variety of non-standardized programs and colleges would be managed by an intuition,
independently funded and focused solely on maintaining quality across all levers of
education – governance, curriculum development and assessment, faculty, curriculum,
infrastructure etc.
 RECOMMENDATIONS
In order to mitigate the above mentioned challenges, the establishment of an autonomous Community
College Affiliating Authority, on the model of University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore, with the
following responsibilities is proposed

GOVERNANCE CURRICULUM FACULTY INFRASTRUCTURE INDUTSRY LINKAGES

• Formulate • Introduce • Recruit qualified • Establish / • Strengthen

affiliating industry- and experienced Upgrade industry-
standards to oriented, skill- faculty for the infrastructure academia
affiliate colleges based market driven (labs, classrooms, linkages across
with active programs after subjects to be libraries etc. ), in all aspects
involvement of conducting offered consultation with including curricula
industry surveys on local industry reps, to dev and content
job markets • Liaison with meet the design,
• Conduct corporations to requirement of identifying
examinations and • Develop provide industry programs and to internship
award Associate curriculum in experts as faculty ensure hands-on opportunities and
degrees consultation experience job placeman's,
planning industry
with renowned • Ensure continuous tours, and guest
• Ensure educationists training to keep lectures from
disbursement of and industry them up-to-date
experts industry reps
funds based on the of global best
performance of practices
institutions
 IMPLEMENTIATION
Prepare a comprehensive PC-1 to be implemented in 3 Phases by a PMU comprising experienced
senior bureaucrats, faculty with market experience and industry representatives

Phase I Phase II Phase III

• Conduct comprehensive • Identify colleges to affiliate • Develop marketing strategy for

market surveys to identify under the new university admissions in new programs to
industry job requirement be introduced in the affiliating
university
• Rationalize faculty in selected
• Develop curriculum in colleges following which
consultation with industry develop comprehensive plan for • Launch program in selected
representatives and recruitment of new faculty colleges
renowned educationists to required, training of existing
include practical hands on faculty and readjustment of • Graduate the first batch of
experience to theory taught redundant faculty students within 2 years.
in classrooms
• Develop comprehensive plan for
• Develop Act of the establishment and upgradation
“Governing Body” along with of infrastructure based on
its Statues and Rules & programs identified
Regulations