Education in Emerging Technologies at the FoothillDe Anza Community College District

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Education in Emerging Technologies at the
Foothill-De Anza Community College District

• Testimony to the Senate Select Committee on
  Emerging Technologies and
• Economic Competitiveness
• July 15, 2005
• Martha J. Kanter, Chancellor

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About Foothill-De Anza

• 40,000 students attend credit classes at
  Foothill and De Anza colleges
• The colleges prepare students to transfer to
  four-year colleges and universities and enter the
  workforce ready students for college-level work
  advance the growth global competitiveness of
  Silicon Valley and California through education,
  training and services that contribute to
  continuous workforce improvement
• About half of the students are traditional
  college students half are re-entry, retraining
  or lifelong learning students
• 1 million students have been educated at Foothill
  and De Anza since 1957
• Mission
• The Foothill-De Anza Community College District
  provides a dynamic learning environment that
  fosters excellence, opportunity and innovation in
  meeting the needs of our diverse students and
  community.

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Collaborative for Higher Education

• Foothill-De Anza
• San Jose State University
• UC Santa Cruz
• NASA Ames
• Carnegie Mellon

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Collaborative for Higher Education
SJSU
Youth
FHDA Articulation
Trained scientists engineers
UCSC
STEM Teachers
Adults
Workforce Development Lifelong Learning
A Seamless Continuum of STEM Education Training
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Collaborative for Higher Education

• Virtually all successful bio-info-nano programs
  in the nation (such as in Pennsylvania, North
  Carolina and Minnesota) are integrated
  partnerships among community colleges,
  universities, business and industry, and
  governmental agencies such as NASA or NSF. The
  Collaborative for Higher Education builds on this
  highly successful model.
• Partnerships are vital. No
• single entity can succeed
• without collaboration and
• establishing a pipeline for
• students.

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Collaborative for Higher EducationThe Pipeline

• High School Math/Science Enrichment
  ProjectCurrently partnering with three unified
  districts
• Mountain View-Los Altos
• Fremont
• East Side
• Many of the students are from traditionally
  underrepresented groups.

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Collaborative for Higher EducationThe Pipeline

• High School Math/Science Project Components
• Algebra II and Physics Enrichment
• Introductory Engineering Courses Engineering
  Applications
• Summer Science Camps Internships
• Visits to Technology Complexes, Including
• NASA Ames
• The Exploratorium
• San Jose Tech Museum
• De Anza Colleges Minolta Planetarium
• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
• Summer Science Camps Internships
• Visits to Local Colleges and Universities
• Foothill and De Anza colleges
• UC Santa Cruz
• San Jose State University
• Pipeline to NSF Developing Effective Engineering
  Pathways (DEEP) Project

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Collaborative for Higher EducationThe Pipeline

• Ninety to 100 percent of the students
  participating in the project go to college or are
  planning to do so.

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Foothill-De Anza Nanotechnology Program

• Nano survey course (initiated spring 2005)
• Existing related courses and programs
• Physical sciences (chemistry, physics)
• Engineering, mathematics, computers
• Biotechnology, bioinformatics, informatics
• Counseling, assessment, placement
• NASA internships, program externships,
  Cooperative Work Education

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Multi-tiered Curriculum
Capstone Internship/Project-based Learning
Materials
Electronics
Biotech
Computer Science
Core Nanotechnology Courses
Foundation Subjects in Science
Technology Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science,
Engineering, Mathematics Physics

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Core Courses

• Survey course
• Nano structures
• Nano devices
• Nano fabrication
• Thin films/process

• Surfaces/colloids
• Materials analysis
• Nanobiotechnology
• Nanoelectronics
• Internships

Certificate will be topic-mapped for
articulation with CSU and UC.
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Projected Degree Certificate Options
Math Physics Chemistry Biology Engineering IGETC
Req.
Continued Studies Automotive Aircraft Consumer El
ectronics Energy Materials Medicine Optics Space
Entry Level Job or Job Transition
Engineering ? As Transfer Degree
AS NanoTech Learning Objects
Applications
Subjects
NANO Cert
Sci Prep Proficiencies Development
Program Outcomes
Concept by Robert Cormia
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Funding

• California Community Colleges have very limited
  funding for curriculum development. Foothill-De
  Anza is therefore actively pursuing NSF and other
  grants and has already been awarded a VTEA grant.

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How the State Can Help

• Providing Incentives for
• Accelerating CCC-CSU-UC articulation and
  curriculum approval processes
• For community colleges and universities, state
  mandates and regulations frequently inhibit rapid
  response to emerging fields like BIN
• Sustainable higher education-industry
  partnerships in emerging fields
• Providing Funding for
• Collaborative curriculum development among higher
  education institutions
• Internships for students
• Specialized facilities

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Thank You

• Thank you to Chairwoman Alquist and members of
  the Senate Select Committee on Emerging
  Technologies and Economic Competitiveness.

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Education in Emerging Technologies at the
Foothill-De Anza Community College District

• Testimony to the Senate Select Committee on
  Emerging Technologies and
• Economic Competitiveness
• July 15, 2005
• Martha J. Kanter, Chancellor