Shaping Education and Enhancing Learning Through Successful Partnerships'

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Shaping Education and Enhancing Learning Through
Successful Partnerships.

• INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE 2009
• RENO, NEVADA March 15, 2009 Marsha D. Jackson,
  Ph.D.Associate Vice President of Student
  AffairsSUNY Erie Community College

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Program Overview

• Erie Community College
• Partnerships, Public Schools, Business/Industry
• Evidence of Effectiveness
• Characteristics of Successful Partnerships
• Questions

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Getting to KnowErie Community College
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Erie Community College

• Located in Western New York in the Great Lakes
  region bordering Lake Ontario
• Member of the State University of New York (SUNY)
  system of 64 Colleges and Universities

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Erie Community College

• 7 Facilities throughout Erie County
  -North
  Campus - Williamsville
  -South Campus - Orchard Park
  -City Campus -
  Buffalo
  -Vehicle Tech Training Center
  -ECC Employment
  and Training Center -Burt Flickinger Athletic
  Center
  -Scott Bieler Alumni and Foundation Office
  

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Demographic Data

• Annual unduplicated headcount of over 18,000
  students
• Fall 2009 13,085 students
• 3,198 First Time Freshmen
• 657 Transfer Students
• 7,029 Continuing Students
• 1,539 Returning Students

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Demographic Data

• 8,544 Full Time Students (70)
• 4,468 Part Time Students (30)
• 22 are from historically underrepresented
  populations
• 51 Male 49 Female
• 796 Students have self identified as disabled
• 31 are over the age of 25

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Environmental Scan

• U.S. Census Data has estimated the population in
  Erie County is 930,703
• A decrease of 4 over 15 years including a 2
  decrease in the past 5 years
• Average age 39.8 years old
• Average household income is 41,967

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Environmental Scan

• Western New York is home to 19 other colleges and
  universities
• 13 of adults age 18 to 24 are without a High
  School Diploma 59 have some college education
  or higher
• 38 of adults over the age of 25 have completed a
  college degree 15 completed a Bachelors degree

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ECC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

• Strengthening Communities
• Building Trades
• Kaleida/ECMC Partnerships
• Dental Assisting Program
• Surgical Tech Program
• National Grid Utility Line Mechanics

• Machinists/Manufacturing Technicians
• Refrigeration Technicians
• Heating, Air Conditioning Energy Management
  Technicians
• Automotive Technicians
• Auto Body Technicians
• Court Reporting and Real Time Captioning Careers

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ECC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

• National Fuel Power Energy Technicians
• Middle College High School
• Faith Based Initiatives
• Pathways Program
• Partnerships between Student Affairs and Academic
  Affairs.

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Pathways Program

• Transitions students from remedial Pre-GED into
  college credit coursework through
• Partners
  -Buffalo Public Schools - Adult
  Learning
  -Kenmore-Tonawanda
  Community Ed.
  -Erie 2 BOCES
  
  -Maryvale Community Ed.

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Pathway Programs Evidence of Effectiveness

• GED recipients have increased from 235 to 428 in
  the past year
• ECC now has more than 600 former Pathways
  students enrolled in ECC
• Students attending 4 year colleges/graduating

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Metalworking/CNC Machining

• ECC, in conjunction with the Metalworking
  Institute of WNY, liquidated all assets to the
  ECC Foundation to strengthen the workforce in WNY
• Created a 15 week, 12 credit program linked to
  the Machining/Manufacturing Alliance of 50 WNY
  companies

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Evidence of Effectiveness

• Increased student enrollment by 253 to an
  overall headcount of 69 students in Industrial
  Technology
• One year certificate
• program / job opportunities

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Casino Gaming Machine Repair Technician
Certificate

• 10 course, 22-credit hour program to be completed
  in 9-12 months
• Only college in New York State approved to offer
  this highly technical training
• Worked closely with Seneca Nation, Ballys,
  Batavia Racino, Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway,
  IGT University

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Evidence of Effectiveness

• Increased enrollment in Computer Repair
  Technology Program by 32
• Current demand reflects a wait list to enter
  program

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Ford Motor Company

• Partnered with Ford to build a state-of-the-art
  training annex to provide a regional training
  facility for Ford and Lincoln Mercury automotive
  technicians
• Ford committed to investing over 1 million
  dollars over the next 5 years
• ECC has been a partner for the Ford ASSET program
  since 1986

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General Motors

• 300,000 expansion of training center to provide
  a regional training facility for General Motors
  automobile dealership technicians
• General Motors has committed to investing over 1
  million dollars over the next 4 years
• Attracts GM technicians from all over New York
  State

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Evidence of Effectiveness

• Enrollment increase of 70 in Automotive
  Technology over a 5-year period
• Enrollment increase of 97 in Automotive Trades
  Autobody Repair over a 5-year period

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National Grid

• Development of Overhead Electrical Line Worker
  training certificate program
• Prepares students for entry into an
  apprenticeship servicing overhead electric
  distribution power lines
• A limited number of paid internships from
  sponsoring utilities will be available to those
  who complete the program

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Evidence of Effectiveness

• In Fall 2006, ECC enrolled a cohort class of 17
  students in the first semester of the program.
  The enrollment and employment of students in
  this program continues to grow every semester.

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Building Trades

• Implemented the Buffalo Niagara Jobs Initiative
  (BNJI) for students to receive 18 credits to
  remodel homes for re-sale
• Integrates the Buffalo Public Schools, Habitat
  for Humanity and Erie Community College

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Building Trades

• Next phase will have the ECC Foundation purchase
  a home, sponsor construction development using
  ECC students and then infuse the re-sale dollars
  back into student stipends and scholarships
• Program partners include the Building Trades
  apprenticeship programs, Ciminelli Construction
  and the Associated Builders Contractors
  Association

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Evidence of Effectiveness

• Increased enrollment by 79 over a 4-year period
  in the Building Management Maintenance program
• Apprenticeship program

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Erie County Medical Center and Kaleida Health

• Innovative partnership designed to match the
  critical workforce needs of the Health System
• Partners committed to a total of 420,000 over 4
  years to support various positions ranging from
  an Associate VP for Health Sciences to Full time
  faculty positions within the Nursing Department

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Evidence of Effectiveness

• Program currently consists of over 30 students
  enrolled in Health Science programs
• Sponsors pay 100 of tuition, fees and supplies
  associated with program
• 100 retention rate
• Partners are looking to increase the number of
  students sponsored each semester

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MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (MCHS) _at_ERIE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ECC)

• Middle College High Schools are secondary high
  schools located on college campuses.
• Five year program culminating in a New York State
  Regents Diploma and Erie Community College
  Associate Degree.
• Rigorous academic curriculum offered in a
  supportive and nurturing environment.
• Small Class Size
• 80 new students each year.

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MCHS _at_ ECC

• Collaboration between ECC/Buffalo Public Schools.
• Integration into the college, with faculty and
  students sharing educational resources.
• Classes at ECC
• Coordination of college and high school schedules
  and calendars
• Heterogeneous groups of students

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MCHS _at_ ECC

• At the completion of the fifth year, students
  will receive an Associates Degree in one of the
  following
• Criminal Justice
• Computer Information
• Building Management Maintenance
• General Studies
• Business administration
• Office Technology

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Evidence of Effectiveness

• Program Success
• 98 percent attendance
• Improved High School Graduation Rates
• Cohort 1 53, high school graduates
• 17 Transferred, moved
• 44 on track to graduate from ECC
• Transferring to 4year colleges

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Successful Partnerships

• Six defining characteristics, Friends Cook
  (2000,2003)
• Partnerships/collaborations
• Voluntary
• Parity is required among participants
• Mutual Goals
• Collaborations depend upon shared
  responsibilities for participation for
  participation and decision making
• Resources are shared
• Accountability for outcomes are shared

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Collaborations and partnershipsMarsha D.
Jackson, Ph.D. 2004

• Defining Characteristics
• Garnering the support of top leaders from
  participating institutions
• Employing well-qualified staff in appropriate
  positions
• Involve parents as key players in partnerships
  and collaborations
• Cultivating relationships with constituencies
• Ongoing opportunities for input, assessment and
  evaluation

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Successful Partnerships

• Erie Community College increased visibility in
  Western New York community.
• Create Job Opportunities
• Provides additional resources.
• Shared knowledge and expertise.
• Academic Success
• Opportunities for students to attend college and
  succeed

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Questions/Comments
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• MARSHA D. JACKSON Ph.D.
• Associate Vice President
• SUNY Erie Community College
• 716 851-1122 Office
• jacksonm_at_ecc.edu