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Leveraging Resources Within the Institution and Region. Sponsored by: National Council for Continuing Education & Training Presented by: Stephen B. Kinslow, President, Austin Community College Sandra Gaskin, NCCET Executive Director Kirk White, Austin Community College District. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Leveraging Resources Within the Institution and Region
Sponsored by:
National Council for Continuing Education & Training
Presented by:
Stephen B. Kinslow, President, Austin Community College
Sandra Gaskin, NCCET Executive Director
Kirk White, Austin Community College District
Agenda
• Partnerships in a Region• Scope of the I-35 Corridor
Partnership• Partnerships within a College• Examples of successes • Lessons learned• Q&A
I-35 Corridor CollaborativeWhy:
– Hosted Regional Green Economy Forum (business/industry, workforce groups, academia)• To create coordination & sharing of green
programs• To formalize regional collaborative/enhance
competitiveness• I-35 Corridor Collaborative then created
– ACC formed Federal Stimulus Response Office• To track funding opportunities• Linked to Workforce Education, Governmental
Relations, Grants, and President’s Office
I–35 Collaborative Goals• Goals:
– Form collaborative group of education and training partners focused on green/sustainable programs
– Leverage resources by sharing curriculum and faculty development
– Pursue grants and training opportunities – Contribute to the development of a
sustained regional Green Economy
I-35 Collaborative
• Enhance communication and collaboration
• Enhance higher ed/workforce investment boards collaboration
• Enhance competitiveness for federal stimulus dollars
Partners Agree to:
• Design curriculum materials on a regional basis, and to share existing materials
• Design and share faculty professional development activities and materials
• Develop regional proposals for funding Green Economy initiatives
• Develop processes to facilitate a high level of cooperation and coordination
Members
• Alamo Colleges – San Antonio• Austin Community College District - Austin• Dallas County Community College District – Dallas• Temple College - Temple• Texas State Technical College System - Waco• Central Texas College - Killeen• McClennan Community College - Waco• 8 Workforce Investment Boards associated with the
colleges• Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities
(non-profit group facilitating industry interfaces)
Impact of Collaborative
• Grant development and funding• Much larger impact • Sharing of resources• Avoid duplication of effort• Potential for collaborations beyond
the I-35 Corridor
Impact of Collaborative• Current Projects:
– Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Curriculum Development Project [$1,133,186.00]
– I-35 Life Sciences Cluster Regional Cooperation Grant [$380,094.00]
– Health Information Technology (HITECH) Community College Consortium Project [Year 1 - $683,705.00; Year 2 - $533,133.00 (requested); plus access to HITECH curriculum developed under another $10 million dollar project]
Leveraging Resources Within an Institution
• Utilizing Continuing Education as a way of expanding or initiating new workforce training in an institution
• Creating strong internal partnerships to benefit students
CE as an Incubator
• Strengths of Continuing Education– Quality driven with competitive pricing– Typically follows a business model– Responds quickly to community needs– Generates revenue to pay for development– Flexibility & entrepreneurial approach to
program development– Not limited by many “credit” related
barriers
CE Strengths for Success
• Responsiveness – often the “front line” of the college
• Leveraging of Resources – maximize what is available
• Sustainability – build it so it can stand on it’s own
Responsiveness
• Community often comes to CE & customized training first with requests for new programs
• Used to creating new programs within weeks/months rather than years
• Frequently engaged with community groups – Chambers, Workforce Boards, Community Based Organizations
Leveraging of Resources
• Working with college credit departments• Sharing of faculty & expertise• Utilizing specialized classroom, lab
space, and internship sites• Joint use of expensive equipment• Sharing revenue with credit
departments• Coordinating grant funded projects
Sustainability
• Building program on identified need• Building the CE program with the
goal of becoming a credit program• Integrated courses (or program)• Flexibility for various student groups• Demonstrate success before
committing significant college resources
Video Game Development
• Began in CE based on industry request• Advisory council with game companies• Three college departments, 2 Deans• 3 identified tracks / degrees• Joint work with credit faculty to move to
“Game Development Institute” (GDI)• GDI Director position
Renewable Energy
• Started in CE at request of industry• Emphasis on solar technologies (both
certifications and degree/certificate)• Several grants that leveraged
funding for resources & development• Shared equipment, space and faculty• I-35 Corridor Consortium & TREEC
Lessons Learned
• Importance of departments / partners working together to develop programs
• Developing with the end in mind– Credit course hour requirements– Credit faculty credentials– Ease of transition / articulation for
students– Who “owns” the program after it grows
into a credit program?
Lessons Learned (cont)
• Transcript issues need to be resolved with CE offering a letter grade
• Students need to be recognized by the college as a “student” regardless of how they are registered (CE or Credit)
• All college resources need to be available to all students (advising, library, etc)
Contact Information• Stephen B. Kinslow, President, ACC
president@austincc.edu
• Kirk White, Associate Dean of CEACC, kwhite@austincc.edu
• Sandra Gaskin, Executive DirectorNCCET, nccet@sbcglobal.net
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