Dr. Carole GoldsmithVice Chancellor

WHCCD

Capital Investments The C6 Consortium, representing 11

Central California community colleges committed to change, is working together to lead reform efforts that will change educational practice and policies in California.

Capital Investments

Capital Investments

Capital Investments

Central Valley Region Only California consortium to be funded Nearly $20 for the Valley over 3 years (4 years) Focus on: Employer need Ag/Manufacturing – All the trades that

support manufacturing - Electrical, welding, mechanic

Health care – Psych Tech, LVN-to-RN upgrade, Psych Tech-to-RN, and other allied health

Alternative Energy – Solar Technician, Hybrid Tech, Retro-fit, Clean energy

Source: Complete College America

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Students who earn a California Community College degree or certificate nearly double their earnings within 3 years

Associate degree holders earn 33% more than those with a high school degree only

For associate degree holders, the unemployment rate is 30% lower than those with only a high school diploma

Cerro Coso = Health COS = Health, Ag and

Manufacturing Fresno City College =

Health Care Reedley = Agriculture,

Manufacturing, Welding LVN/RN, ACE

Bakersfield = Health Care

Alternative Clean Energy

Porterville = Psych Tech Merced = Health, Ag and

Manufacturing San Joaquin Delta =

Psych Tech WHC Coalinga = Health,

Ag and Manufacturing Alternative Clean Energy WHC Lemoore = Health

Care

TOTAL = 3,069

1. Design an Integrated Program2. Enact Cohort Enrollment3. Implement Block Schedules4. Compress Classroom Instruction5. Embed Remediation6. Increase Transparency, Accountability

and Labor Market Relevance7. Transformative Technology8. Innovative Student Support Services

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West Hills – Overall coordination of RED Teams

RED Teams – Faculty, Administration and employers

Reedley – Lead for Agriculture Manufacturing Fresno City – Lead for Health Care WHC Coalinga – Lead for Alternative Energy Bakersfield – Basic Skills Embedding Year 1 – Planning, curriculum redesign,

open source, cohort/individual data collection system development

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Align multiple resources with C6 project Better use of technology to support students Common centralized diagnostic assessments Develop alternative basic skills curriculum Prescriptive student approach

◦Require student assessments◦Require students to participate in support resources◦Address basic skills deficiencies while in CTE◦Provide students with full time block schedules

Improved Instructional Delivery + Completion = Employment

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This is a really big deal.

Publicly funded resources should be open educational resources.

Forward thinking requirement

Let’s get it right

All Rights Reserved

Some Rights Reserved

vs.

Open Licensing

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Our Big Bet Depends Upon Faculty

Faculty are working together across disciplines.

Faculty are working with employers in new ways…mutually beneficial

Educators will to offer their knowledge for the benefit of all--for free or low cost (e.g. Creative Common licenses).

A faculty that can create a open textbook from existing free open content, matching or bettering the publisher versions.

The proliferation of computer technologies offering low costs websites, collaboration software, databases (repositories), and document processing

Expansion of print-on-demand providers.

Authors and educators embracing computer technologies.

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”

~ Henry Ford

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Employer Partners Can Make this a Huge Win….

Become engaged in the dialogue at your local college…tell us what you really think!◦ OER Textbooks…◦ Regional and state certifications

Allow students to serve as interns (paid or unpaid…they are looking for the experience)

Then…hire an intern!

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C6 Consortium

http://www.westhillscollege.com/district/about/partnerships/c6/taaccct/