Connecting with Higher Education Susan Huggins, Associate Director, Program Evaluations Florida Advi

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Connecting with Higher Education Susan
Huggins,Associate Director, Program
EvaluationsFlorida Advisory Council on Military
EducationMarch 30 April 1, 2009
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The American Council on Educations College
Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) connects
workplace learning with colleges and universities
by helping adults gain access to academic credit
for formal courses and examinations taken outside
the traditional degree programs. Utilize the
credit recommendations to attract and retain
nontraditional learners.
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Workshop Goals

• To provide background and information on the
  American Council on Education (ACE) and the
  Center for Lifelong Learning (CLLL).
• To create collaboration between ACE and higher
  education
• To explore opportunities for higher ed to bridge
  the gap between the workplace and education

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ACECenter for Lifelong Learning

• Guiding Philosophy
• WHAT an individual learns is more important than
  when, where, and how the individual learned it.

www.acenet.edu/CLLL
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ACECenter for Lifelong Learning

• Program Evaluations
• Military Programs
• Corporate Programs

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Program Evaluation Activities

• Evaluate formal courses and occupational
  specialties
• Publish course and occupation descriptions and
  academic credit recommendations
• Transcript and registry services

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Value of ACE Course Evaluation

• Academic institutions
• Learners
• Organizations
• Military

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Types of Credit

• Vocational / Certificate
• Lower Division
• Upper Division
• Graduate

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Transcript Services

• Validation of credit recommendations

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Military Transcripts
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ACE Transcript
https//www.acenet.edu/transcripts
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The National Guide to College Credit for
Workforce Training

• lists training with ACE recommended credit.

www.acenet.edu/nationalguide
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Military Guide Online
www.militaryguides.acenet.edu
Updated Daily
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Example CREDIT Exhibits

• SkillSoft (SmartForce)
• Learning Tree International
• FAA
• Delta Airlines
• Home Depot
• McDonalds
• Foreign Service Institute
• Defense Language Institute
• Sun Microsystems

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To create collaboration between ACE and higher
education

• ACE Cooperating College Network
• ACE Affiliate Colleges
• www.acenet.edu/programs/CUS

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ACE Cooperating College Network

• The award of academic credit based on ACE credit
  recommendations is crucial to the ultimate
  success of the program.
• At the same time, ACE recognizes that the
  transfer of the credit recommendation is at the
  discretion of each institution and often is
  determined by
• The institutions overall policy toward extra
  institutional learning,
• The major or minor associated with the students
  degree program and/or
• The appropriate level of the credit
  recommendation as it fits into the degree or
  certificate program.

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ACE Cooperating College Network

• By joining the Cooperating College Network, your
  institution will
• immediately draw the attention of working
  professionals, employers, and training
  organizations.
• Adult learners, to include military
  servicemembers, are directed to the Cooperating
  College listing by our representatives in the
  Lifelong Resource Center and through the
  comprehensive adult learner resources featured
  within the ACE website.
• Members will receive periodic communications
  regarding upcoming workshops, events, and news
  briefs on emerging trends in lifelong learning

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ACE Cooperating College Network

• Member Colleges will
• Represent the American Council on Education
  College Credit Recommendation in your state or
  region.
• Promote use of ACE college credit recommendations
  by adult learners.
• Promote acceptance of ACE college credit
  recommendations among colleges, universities, and
  the higher education community within the state
  or region.
• Provide advocacy service to adult students with
  colleges and universities.
• Host informational and promotional workshops for
  client organizations, potential clients,
  colleges, universities, government, and the
  higher education community.
• Identify potential client organizations for an
  ACE course review.

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ACE Cooperating College Network

• Complete the Application form
• fax it to 202-464-4896
• Email it to Credit_at_ace.nche.edu
• US Mail to 1 Dupont Circle, Suite 250
• Washington, DC 20036

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Affiliate College

• Requirements to joining the ACE CREDIT Affiliate
  Office network
• Current and continuing ACE membership.
• Degree-granting institution accredited by an
  institutional accrediting agency recognized by
  the U.S. Department of Education or by the
  Council for Higher Education Accreditation
  (CHEA).
• Subscribe to the principles of Joint Statement on
  the Transfer and Award of Credit.

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Affiliate College

• A no-cost agreement is signed to formalize the
  partnership

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Affiliate College

• The purpose of the ACE CREDIT Affiliate College
  program is
• to enhance the promotion of the College Credit
  Recommendation Service and Military Programs
• to provide a bridge to higher education for adult
  learners through mutually beneficial agreements
  with institutions of higher education.

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Affiliate College

• Increased Visibility. By becoming an Affiliate
  Office, your institution will immediately draw
  the attention of working professionals,
  employers, and training organizations. Adult
  learners, to include military servicemembers, are
  directed to Affiliate Offices by our
  representatives in the Center for Lifelong
  Resource Center and through the comprehensive
  adult learner resources featured within the ACE
  website.
• Access to Adult Learners and Transfer Students
  The ACE Transcript Registry holds nearly one
  million records of adult learners who have
  completed courses evaluated for academic credit
  through the ACE College Credit Recommendation
  Service. Hundreds of ACE Credit Recommendations
  directly relate to workforce-related degrees or
  programs. Adult learners often refer to the
  online listing of ACE cooperating and affiliate
  colleges for institutions that are adult friendly
  and that accept the ACE transcript.

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Affiliate College

• Revenue Sharing. Affiliate Colleges are eligible
  for a comprehensive revenue sharing agreement
  based on transparent fee schedules and tracking
  mechanisms. Attached is a sample revenue sharing
  matrix.
• Direct Link to CREDIT Organizations. After a
  successful course review, the organizations are
  provided information on the degree and
  certificate programs of the Affiliate Colleges.

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Affiliate Collegesas of 3/20/09

• California
• Golden Gate University
• Florida
• Barry University
• Illinois
• Illinois Community College Board
• Michigan
• Central Michigan University

New Jersey Thomas Edison State College Ohio Union
Institute University Oklahoma University of
Oklahoma Virginia Virginia Community College
System Wisconsin University of Wisconsin
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Lifelong Learning Resource Center

• The Lifelong Learning Resource Center is
  available Monday through Friday from 845 a.m. to
  445 p.m. EST.
• Telephone
• [phone] or [phone]
• Toll Free [phone]
• E-mail
• Corporate Inquiries Credit_at_ace.nche.edu
• Military Inquiries mileval_at_ace.nche.edu

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Pocket Guide to College Credits and Degrees
Valuable Information for Adult Learners
Would you like some complimentary copies of the
Pocket Guide?  ACE CREDIT is extending an offer
to todays attendees for up to 100 copies of the
Pocket Guide.
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Contact Information
Susan Huggins American Council On
Education Program Evaluations One Dupont Circle,
Suite 250 Washington, DC 20036 202-939-9794 Susan
_Huggins_at_ace.nche.edu