MentorLinksMentorLinksLake Land CollegeLake Land College

andandKentucky Community and Technical College Kentucky Community and Technical College

System (KCTCS)System (KCTCS)

Strengthening GIS EducationStrengthening GIS Education

Lake Land Revised GoalsLake Land Revised Goals

Revised GoalsRevised Goals• Attain enrollment of 25 students in the Intro. To Attain enrollment of 25 students in the Intro. To

Certificate ProgramCertificate Program• To develop and deliver the GIS Raster Certificate by Fall To develop and deliver the GIS Raster Certificate by Fall

20032003• To develop articulation agreements with two universitiesTo develop articulation agreements with two universities

KCTCS Revised GoalsKCTCS Revised Goals

Offer the complete GIS certificate Offer the complete GIS certificate program by fall 05program by fall 05

Increase enrollment in all GIS classesIncrease enrollment in all GIS classes Articulate the GIS classes with local Articulate the GIS classes with local

Universities and High Schools Universities and High Schools

Lake Land OutcomesLake Land Outcomes

• Enrollments have grown prior Enrollments have grown prior to MentorLinks from an to MentorLinks from an average to 8-9 to 13-15average to 8-9 to 13-15

Intro to GIS (ESC106)Intro to GIS (ESC106)• Developed a user list of over Developed a user list of over

40 organizations regionally 40 organizations regionally using GISusing GIS

• Developed both local and Developed both local and national advisory board national advisory board sessions dealing with GIS sessions dealing with GIS workforce development needsworkforce development needs

• Developed customized GIS Developed customized GIS curriculum for a regional curriculum for a regional users group of local users group of local government officials government officials

• Developed an on-line needs Developed an on-line needs assessment survey assessment survey

• Greater Institutionalization of Greater Institutionalization of GIS GIS

GIS System for LLCGIS System for LLC Opening Day PresentationsOpening Day Presentations

Modular Curriculum

Professional

Development

Clearinghouse of Data

Articulations

Dissemination

KCTCS OutcomesKCTCS Outcomes

Created a new GIS Created a new GIS certificatecertificate

Offered classes 2 Offered classes 2 semesterssemesters

Presented WDI, and Presented WDI, and AACCAACC

Will Present 2 papers at Will Present 2 papers at CITCIT

AACC Working AACC Working Connections Faculty Connections Faculty Development InstituteDevelopment Institute

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned Geospatial Industry – Geospatial Industry –

Startup GIS programs at Startup GIS programs at community colleges have to get community colleges have to get “local”.“local”.

Industry ApplicationsIndustry Applications What stage of What stage of

development?development? Why isn’t there are larger Why isn’t there are larger

demand for technicians in demand for technicians in GIS???GIS???

GIS Technician GIS Technician PromotionPromotion• To promote GIS To promote GIS

regionally rural regionally rural community colleges community colleges might have to take a might have to take a proactive vs. reactive proactive vs. reactive approachapproach

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Water Management

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Future DirectionsFuture Directions Development of a Planning Development of a Planning

Grant to the NSF-ATE Grant to the NSF-ATE Program for Developing A Program for Developing A National Center of National Center of Geospatial TechnologyGeospatial Technology

Consortium MembersConsortium Members• KCTCS KCTCS • Lake Land CollegeLake Land College• City Colleges of San. City Colleges of San.

Francisco Francisco Partnership developed at Partnership developed at

WDI 2004 – MentorLinks WDI 2004 – MentorLinks PresentationPresentation

• Moraine Valley Community Moraine Valley Community CollegeCollege

AGAG

NaturalDisaster

NaturalDisaster

Home-land

Security

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Carbon Manage

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UrbanPlanning

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The GIS ProcessThe GIS Process

Why a Geospatial Center?Why a Geospatial Center?

No center currently exist within the No center currently exist within the ATE Program ATE Program

Depart of Labor StudyDepart of Labor Study• Estimated 30 billion dollar industry 2005Estimated 30 billion dollar industry 2005• Identified as a high growth industry with Identified as a high growth industry with

Biotech and NanotechnologyBiotech and Nanotechnology• ““A current demand exist already to fill A current demand exist already to fill

tens of thousands of geospatial tens of thousands of geospatial technician positions” nationally. technician positions” nationally. (Department of Labor 2003)(Department of Labor 2003)

Geospatial Center MissionGeospatial Center Mission Bridging the training and Bridging the training and

educational gaps between educational gaps between the geospatial industry and the geospatial industry and community college community college network.network.

Identification of geospatial Identification of geospatial career pathways into career pathways into diverse industries.diverse industries.• What is a GIS Technician What is a GIS Technician

and what are they and what are they qualified to do???qualified to do???

Modular Curriculum

ProfessionaDevelop-

ment

Clearinghouse of Data

Articulations

Dissemination

LLC’s Specific Goals with LLC’s Specific Goals with GeospatialGeospatial

Link the Geospatial Center Link the Geospatial Center with regional economic with regional economic development efforts. development efforts.

Local governments are Local governments are likely to spend 5-8 Million likely to spend 5-8 Million $ in GIS development over $ in GIS development over the next two years within the next two years within the LLC district.the LLC district.

Regionalize GIS Training Regionalize GIS Training Agroterrorism TrainingAgroterrorism Training

• LLC role as linking state LLC role as linking state and local government and local government offices in developing a offices in developing a strategic plan for security strategic plan for security planning of key agriculture planning of key agriculture facilities. facilities.

KCTCS GoalsKCTCS Goals

Offer GIS Offer GIS classes onlineclasses online

Offer an AAS Offer an AAS degree in GISdegree in GIS

Develop a Develop a secondary secondary articulationarticulation

Seek Seek partnerships partnerships

Geospatial IndustryGeospatial Industry