Finance, Administration, and Communications
The finance, administration, and communications division is responsible for legislative and state agency relations; assists in the development of the policy agenda for the State Board; coordinates the activities of the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC) and the statewide presidents' association (Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges or WACTC); and assists the colleges in the areas of human resource management.
It also prepares a single operating and capital budget request to the governor and legislature that represents the needs of the entire community and technical college system, and allocates funds received from the legislature to the community and technical colleges.
The finance, administration, and communications division has general accounting responsibility for the system; manages the collection, preparation and reporting of two-year college enrollment information to state and federal agencies and the college system.
General office management functions for the State Board office, including purchasing and mailroom services, fall within the scope of the finance, administration, and communications division.
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