CBE Orientations Jessica Stumpff Recruiter/Admissions Counselor, Sinclair Community College Dena Laney Faculty/Business Technology Systems, Bellevue College Linda Smarzik Dean/Computer Studies and Advanced Technology, Austin Community College District Flex-Paced Online IT Programs Curriculum This product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor s Employment and Training Administration. The product was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership.
Why create a CBE Orientation?
CBE Courses CBE Programs ART 1110 BIS 1120 BIS 2297 BIT 0010 CIS 1107 CIS 1111 CIS 1130 CIS 1140 CIS 1202 CIS 1350 CIS 1411 CIS 1510 CIS 2165 CIS 2640 CIS 2212 CIS 2217 CIS 2416 CIS 2421 CIS 2426 CIS 2510 CIS 2515 CIS 2520 CIS 2222 MAN 2150 MAT 1460 MAT 2170 Network Engineering Secure System Administration Software Development
Orientation Logistics Housed in Learning Management System, Desire2Learn Students self- enroll Not for credit, online course CBE course registra>on prerequisite for ALL students Intake informa>on extracted and delivered to Academic Coach
Goals of CBE Orientation Introduce students to CBE House admission requirements Review course policies Deliver college know-how Academic and career engagement Assess right-fit
Accelerate IT Orientation
What are your thoughts on offering (or mandating) CBE Orientation?
Austin Community College District Demographics: Service Austin Area Community College District Taxing District Community Annexations *Includes portions of Pflugerville ISD and Eanes ISD 1 9 Serve eight counties and over 7,000 square miles 1 Cypress Creek a Bastrop k 6 4 10 7 8 5 2 3 41,000 credit students and 15,000 non-credit students 2 Eastview 3 Elgin 4 Hays 5 Northridge 6 Pinnacle 7 Rio Grande 8 Riverside 9 Round Rock 10 South Austin b Elgin c Fredericksburg d Georgetown e Hays f Leander g Lockhart h Manor i Pflugerville j San Marcos k San Marcos Goodnight Offering degrees and certificates in more than 180 fields of study
Demographic of a Distance Learning Student at ACC Who is our Distance Learning Student? Spring 2012 Headcount Part-Time Full-Time Male Female Average Age Spring 2012 Spring 2013 9,744 7,111 2,633 3,566 6,178 28.38 36.60% 9,358 6,843 2,515 3,471 5,887 28.06 63.40% 44.50% Tradi'onal enrollment 55.50% Tradi'onal enrollment
DOL TAACCCT Grant: Accelerated Programmer Training 2.1 million dollar grant to develop 24 CIT/CS distance learning competency based courses In consortium with Sinclair CC and Broward CC and consultation by Western Governor s University Provide accelerated education leading to employment in the CIT/CS workforce Recruit TAA eligible, veterans, and the underemployed Recruit Retain Recognize Reward
Recruitment Methods Recrui/ng methods APT and Computer Science Website Posters and handbills Recrui'ng Events with the Chamber Radio, print, TV interviews ACC s front page website banner Event tables Advising by Department Chair Social Media Community partners Veterans recruiter
Cooperative Marketing: Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Application Process: Email after initial interest in APT Letter of interest ACC Admissions applica'on APT Online Orienta'on Smarter Measure Intake form Interviews Course registra'on
APT Website: Online Orientation LeIer of interest ACC admissions applica'on APT online orientation Smarter Measure Intake form Interviews Course registra'on
Application Process: SmarterMeasure assessment LeIer of interest ACC admissions applica'on APT Online Orienta'on Smarter Measure Intake form Interviews Course registration
Application Process: SmarterMeasure summary report Assessment of student 1. General summary Personal attributes Technical competency Technical knowledge Reading recall 1. Learning styles 2. Typing accuracy 3. Typing speed
Application Process: Online intake form LeIer of interest ACC admissions applica'on APT online orienta'on Intake form Smarter Measure Interviews Course registra'on 1. How did you hear about the APT program? 2. Are you a first time college student? 3. How many online courses have you successfully (A, B, C) completed prior to this semester?
Application Process: Interview with Computer Studies Meet with Mary Kohls, Department Chair, Computer Studies Discuss educational goals ACC enrollment status TSI math scores Enrollment in first APT course if accepted into the program
For information contact: Linda Smarzik Dean/Computer Studies and Advanced Technology lsmarzik@austincc.edu Jessica Stumpff Recruiter/Admissions Counselor Jessica.stumpff@Sinclair.edu Dena Laney Faculty Dena.laney@bellevuecollege.edu