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3 Today s Speakers Kenneth C. Green Moderator Founding Director The Campus Computing Project Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker President Colorado State University - Global Campus

4 Today s Speakers Dr. Robert Templin, Jr. President Northern Virginia Community College - NOVA Kathleen Winningham Manager, Disney University Operations & Client Services The Walt Disney Company

5 Audience Poll Which of the following best describes what is happening at your institution with credit for prior learning? a) Well-Established: lots of activity and programs b) Early Stage: just few programs at present c) Planning Phase: no programs but we starting to plan d) Exploration: just beginning to explore options and needs e) No Activity: not yet an issue or priority for my campus f) Uncertain: I m not sure what we are doing in this area

6 Setting the Stage

7 A Growing Workforce Gap By 2020, there will be 650,000 job vacancies in Northern Virginia and the vast majority will require at least the Associate Degree Almost half will be in scientific and technical careers GMU Center for Regional Analysis

8 A Growing Workforce Gap Market Realities There are not enough students graduating from the region s colleges and universities to meet demand from Northern Virginia s employers. There will be a growing shortage of high-skill, tech-savvy frontline workers across most STEM disciplines that will become a critical choke point in the growth of many businesses.

9 Benefits of CPL for Growing a Strong Workforce

10 Benefits of CPL for Growing a Strong Workforce Disney Internships & Programs

11 Audience Poll Are you aware of any students from your institutions participating in the Disney College or International Program? If yes, did your institution transfer any credit earned from the internship when they returned to campus? a) Yes and our institution did transfer credit. b) Yes but our institution did not transfer credit. c) Yes but I do not know if our institution transferred credit. d) I am not aware of any students participating in the Disney College or International Program.

12 Benefits of CPL for Growing a Strong Workforce Good Business Practice Relevance in Marketplace Flexibility for Students Competitive Advantage for Institution

13 Prior Learning Assessment vs. Credit for Prior Learning

14 PLA vs CPL Prior Learning Assessment Prior learning assessment (PLA) is the evaluation and assessment of an individual s life learning for college credit, certification, or advanced standing toward further education or training. Prior learning assessment is often applied to military and work experience, as well as community service, informal online learning, and other learning acquired outside traditional academic institutions. Prior learning assessment often uses evaluation of competency mastery to translate these learning experiences into college credits.

15 PLA vs CPL Credit for Prior Learning Credit for prior learning (CPL) is a practice used by institutions at or close to the time of a student's admission to award institutional credit for demonstrated competency mastery earned in other settings.

16 Barriers to and the Importance of Attainment

17 Audience Poll What do you see as the most significant barrier to providing credit for prior learning at your institution? a) Faculty resistance b) Accreditation issues c) Assessment and certification d) Employer acceptance e) General lack of understanding of CPL f) Transfer institutions won't accept the credit g) All of the above

18 Barriers to and the Importance of Attainment Barriers: Awareness Not as good attitude Cooperation across campus Importance: Awareness Just as good, or better attitude Advocacy across campus

19 Barriers to and the Importance of Attainment Community colleges are sometimes confronted with universities that accept Associate degree graduates as transfer students, but not their credit for prior learning even when it is an integral part of their degree program.

20 Audience Poll Choose the Best Answer: Universities admitting community college transfer students with credit for prior learning should. a) Accept credit for prior learning as long as it has been granted by a regionally accredited community college b) Accept credit for prior learning only when it is part of a completed Associate degree program c) Accept credit for prior learning only when its own faculty has made the assessment of prior learning d) Not accept credit for prior learning as transfer credit from any community college

21 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL

22 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL Our Mission: Facilitate adult, non-traditional learner workplace success through education Bachelor s Degree Completion Master s Degree CSU-Global Students About CSU-Global Age Range: years old; average age is 35 years old Bachelor s degree completion students are able to transfer in an average of 55 credits and take an average of 2.7 years to complete their degrees ETS Test Scores in the top 76th percentile

23 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL Student Success About CSU-Global 4-year cohort reflects 78% retention: 45% graduated and 33% actively taking classes National average of adult learner graduation is 21.9% (6-yr) with 67.1% dropping out ^ 96% of alumni one-year past graduation report that they are working for pay; 55% report earning $55k or more ^ National Student Clearinghouse, 2013

24 Audience Poll Has your institution made changes in its acceptance of Alternative Credit based on the 2010 CAEL study which found that adult students who transferred in credits: Facilitated faster time to completion Doubled the number of graduates Reflected higher persistence vs. a 1st year drop-out rate of 60% a) Yes b) No c) I m not sure (Council For Adult & Experiential Learning, 2010)

25 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL Why does CSU-Global do what it does? CSU-Global understands the value of adult experience and accumulated knowledge towards its mission. CAEL research CSU-Global & Transfer Credit Seeks to address market dynamics

26 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL CSU-Global & Transfer Credit CSU-Global will accept up to 90 transfer & alternative credits towards Bachelor s degree completion Alternative Credit Options Up to 60 non-collegiate: American Council on Education (ACE), CLEP/DSST et al. Prior Learning Assessment (30 credit maximum) and Competency-based Education (90 credit maximum) 50% minimum of major core needs to be from standard course credit

27 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL CSU-Global & Prior Learning Assessment Prior Learning Assessment Program 1-credit prep course & Project initiation with Instructor Portfolio Project based on standard course final paper criteria and rubric Self-preparation on future Portfolio Projects for credit Earn up to 30 PLA credits

28 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL CSU-Global & Competency-Based Education Began work and trials with CBEs in Spring 2012 Optional SuccessReady 1-credit course on understanding alternative credit 3-credit CBE learning content shells for Bachelor s degree credit Students provided no-cost access to learning shells, and within days they can sign up to take an exam for credit $250 per exam; live testing center or webcam Students can earn up to the 90 credits of CBE

29 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL About Northern Virginia Community College - NOVA Largest public institution of higher education in Virginia & Metro Washington DC Students representing over 150 nationalities

30 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL About Northern Virginia Community College - NOVA 78,000 Students on Six Campuses Alexandria Annandale Loudoun Manassas Springfield Woodbridge

31 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL Skilled Veterans Can t Find Jobs Military personnel develop critical cybersecurity skills needed in the workforce. Thousands graduate from military training programs in cybersecurity annually. Yet, after discharge from the military, veterans can t find jobs because they have no credential certifying their competency.

32 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL NOVA s Associate Degree in Cybersecurity NOVA designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 2-Year Education by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security Associate Degree in Cybersecurity launches credit hour program Up to 23 credit hours awarded for military training in cyber security Remaining portion of degree can be completed online

33 How Institutions Have Successfully Implemented CPL NOVA s Associate Degree in Cybersecurity Entire degree will transfer to several NSA/DHS Center of Excellence universities Prior Learning Credit was assessed by NOVA faculty by evaluating the formal military training of USMC personnel in information technology and security assurance. Faculty mapped competencies for each Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) to NOVA IT courses.

34 The Impact of CPL

35 The Impact of CPL CSU-Global: Alternative Credit Outcomes From start date in May 2011, 113 PLA students (320 portfolio projects completed) have passed for a total of 961 credits. From start date of April 2013 Pilot for Credit 245 students have registered for 315 course shells 82.4% have attempted an exam: 51% have passed on 1st attempt; only 3 for 2nd attempt.

36 The Impact of CPL CSU-Global: Alternative Credit Outcomes Student X started with CSU-Global in Sept Transferred in 55 CLEP/DSST/SL credits ($1800) Earned 22 CSU-Global CBE and PLA credits ($1350) Took standard CSU-Global courses for 43 credits ($13,545) Graduated from CSU-Global in Spring 2014 ($16,695 total cost)

37 The Impact of CPL CSU-Global: Final Thoughts & Tips The concept of alternative credit is an important component of successful adult degree completion. CBE creation is not easy depending on the desired outcomes. There are different options to the popular industry model of pay in advance for 6 months for as many CBE credits as you can earn in that period alternative options can effectively address the cost and time to completion and student success/graduation.

38 The Impact of CPL The Impact of CPL at The Walt Disney Company Disneycollegeprogram.com - Disneycareers.com

39 Questions for Today s Speakers Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker President Colorado State University - Global Campus becky.takeda-tinker@csuglobal.edu Dr. Robert Templin, Jr. President Northern Virginia Community College NOVA rtemplin@nvcc.edu Kathleen Winningham Manager, Disney University Operations & Client Services The Walt Disney Company Kathleen.Winningham@disney.com

40 Closing Comments Learn More Stay Connected Pearson - ACE