DESCRIPTORS *Colleges; *Economic Factors; *Expenditures; Higher Education; *School Community Relationship

This report estimates the economic impact of Utah Valley State College (UVSC) on Utah County, Utah, in 1996-1997, using the Ryan-New Jersey model, a model that estimates economic impact on the local economy by summing the total expenditures of the college, employees, and students. UVSC is a state college composed of two interdependent divisions, a community college division and an upper division that consists of programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in areas of high community demand and interest. The U.S. Department of Commerce has developed a multiplier to apply to expenditures to estimate the total impact of college, employee, and student expenditures on the local economy. It is estimated that about $112 million of the economy in Utah County during fiscal year 1996-1997 was a result of the presence of UVSC. The expenditures of the College generate business for nearly every type of business enterprise in the County. The College provided jobs for 714 full-time and 1,228 part-time working adults (non-students), an