Impact of NSF ATE Funding from the Perspective of a Project or Center

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Impact of NSF ATE Funding from the Perspective of
a Project or Center
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Types of Impact

• Student Impact
• Institutional Impact
• Industry Impact
• Community Impact

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Genuine Partnerships Increase Impact
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Cited Partnerships

• CREATE (California Regional Consortium for
  Engineering Advances in Technological Education)
• Puget Sound CME (Consortium for Manufacturing
  Excellence)
• NJCATE (New Jersey Center for Advanced
  Technological Education)

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Project CREATE

• California Regional Consortium for Engineering
  Advances in Technological Education
• An Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
  Regional Center
• Funded by the National Science Foundation

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The CREATE Team

• Pictured L to R Ed Lynch, Oxnard College John
  Reese, Allan Hancock College Rene Rodriguez,
  Moorpark College Nancy Mattice, Evaluator Chris
  Akelian, Cuesta College Alan Ross, Cuesta
  College Jodie Walker, Grant Assistant Bob
  Alldredge, Allan Hancock College Sheila Tan,
  Moorpark College Dave Longobardi, Allan Hancock
  College Kathy Alfano, College of the Canyons
  Howard Ramsden, Allan Hancock College. Not
  Pictured Mohammad El-Soussi, Santa Barbara City
  College Toni Sommer, Cuesta College Diana
  Watkins, College of the Canyons.

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• Seven community colleges, 5 California State
  Universities and over 70 high-tech engineering
  tech employers have combined as CREATE, a
  regional approach to the preparation and
  education of engineering technicians.

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CREATEs Community Colleges Include

• Allan Hancock College
• Antelope Valley College
• College of the Canyons
• Cuesta College
• Moorpark College
• Oxnard College
• Santa Barbara City College

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CREATEs Five California State Universities
Include

• California Polytechnic University, Pomona
• California Polytechnic University,
• San Luis Obispo
• California State University, Northridge
• California State University, Channel Islands
• California State University, Fresno

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Faculty Ownership/Partnerships between Colleges

• Joint Curriculum Development
• Joint Curriculum Approval
• Joint Curriculum Implementation
• Equipment Sharing
• Joint Professional Development
• Common Vision
• Monthly Meetings

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Commitment to Industry Partnerships

• Curriculum Support
• Skills Standards/Certifications
• Leverage with Vendors
• Facilities
• Equipment
• Internships
• Speakers
• Summer Jobs
• Job Placements

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Curriculum Achievements

• 30 New Engineering/ Manufacturing/ Electronics/
  Information Technology AS and Certificate
  Programs
• 115 New Courses Integrating Academic and
  Vocational Subject Matter with Industry Skill
  Standards and/or Competencies

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Project CREATE CoursesFall Enrollment by
College, 1997 to 2001
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Student Impact

• Increased student outreach/workshops
• Internships in technical fields
• Job Placement Employer feedback
• Feedback from Students and Faculty
• Student passing Industry Certifications

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Student Impact

• Updated, Modernized Programs
• New Technology Degree Offerings

• State-of-the-Art Skill training and Industry
  Certification
• Expensive software and equipment at member
  colleges for students use
• Intra-college articulation

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Students work in hands-on labs at Allan Hancock
College
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Robotics and Manufacturing Controls Stations at
Cuesta College
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Students work together in hands-on labs at
Antelope Valley College
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Assessing Student Impact

• Student surveys
• Industry Surveys
• Industry Focus groups
• Industry Program Advisory member surveys
• Feedback from faculty

• Student passing Industry Certifications
• Employer feedback especially from internship
  positions

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Institutional Impact

• Attracting 4-yr Universities to offer Technology
  Degrees at College sites
• Professional Development
• Revitalized Technology Programs/Curriculum
• Increased Enrollments faculty hiring
• Created a venue of collaboration of instructors
  support staff

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Institutional Impact

• Instructors that are better trained in Technology
• Changes administrative perspective on cost of
  technology programs
• Administrative buy-in through industry input
• Teaching Excellence Award International
• Leadership Award from NISOD (Bob Alldredge, Allan
  Hancock College)

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Institutional Impact

• Accuracy, currency, placement
• Paid internships
• Free or low cost equipment, software and facility
  use.
• Donated employee expertise
• Advisory Committee Membership
• Curriculum

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Institutional Impact

• Cash donations
• Student scholarships
• Free or low cost faculty professional development
• Plant tours
• Job shadowing
• Career literature

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Sheila TanMoorpark College

• Through sharing information and curricula,
  the Computer Network Systems Engineering (CNSE)
  program at Moorpark College was able to expand
  its networking course offerings. In Fall 1999,
  there were 530 students enrolled in the CNSE
  program, which is an 854 increase compared to
  our first offerings (enrollments) in Fall of
  1997.

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Dave LongobardiAntelope Valley College

• The CREATE consortium was most influential
  in developing AVCs new Computer Maintenance
  course. If it were not for the help and
  cooperation of the other member colleges we would
  not have been able to create our course as
  quickly. We did not have to re-invent the
  wheel to produce our course. The other colleges
  also helped us create the instructional materials
  and laboratory experiments required for the
  course.

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Robert AlldredgeAllan Hancock College

• The biggest impact has to be cooperation and
  willingness of the faculty to help each other
  develop better programs for our students.
  Laboratory equipment is being shared and a common
  respect for each colleges programs and personnel
  has developed. Our students and local employers
  are reaping the benefits.

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Industry/Community Impact

• Reduced training costs
• Better trained and educated work force
• Investment in community
• Lower recruitment costs
• Increased retention and morale
• Increased competitiveness
• Increased viability in the U.S.

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Industry/Community Impact

• Xircom Stayed in California
• Aerospace Dynamics Bid successfully on contract
• City of Santa Clarita Used as economic
  development incentive
• City of Santa Maria Amateur Radio Club becomes
  valued emergency communication service
• NAVSEA Outsource electronics training

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Puget Sound CME

• Professional Development for Community,
  Technical College and High School Instructors
  Partnerships between 4 community or technical
  colleges and 21 high schools, spanning 13
  counties.
• Creating Administrative Buy-in Using Industry
  Advisory Meetings

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NJCATE

• Partnerships of over 100 institutions, businesses
  organizations
• Curriculum modeled widely
• Mecomtronics Eng. Tech Program
• Publications to over 5,000 users

• Over 50 interdisciplinary faculty
• Regional Conferences with local institutions on
  curriculum development
• Summer Institutes
• National Conferences on recruitment retention

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NJCATE

• Integration of ethics into technical curricula
• Individual assistance/mentoring
• Integrated math/science professional development

• Tech exploration days
• Building for Tomorrow summer Institutes
• Sponsoring conducting student robotics
  competitions

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www.create-california.org

• The CREATE web-site includes resources for
  students, consortium members, and others
  interested in the project as a model.

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CREATE Contact Information

• Kathleen A. Alfano, Ph.D. [phone]
• Project Director/PI
• Alfano_k_at_mail.coc.cc.ca.us
• Heather Rousselo, (661)-362-3364
• Administrative Assistant
• Rousselo_h_at_mail.coc.cc.ca.us
• c/o College of the Canyons
• 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
• Valencia, CA 91355