10-11 Annual Report - Seward County Community College / Area

“Being a student at SCCC/ATS made me a confident and secure individual. The number one priority of SCCC/ATS instructors is to help every student that walks
through their door. Their positive, energetic, and continued support made a difference not only in my life, but the life of my son who is also a graduate of SCCC/ATS.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, well I believe that SCCC/ATS is that village. They are all so passionate about wanting to see their students succeed.”
Elva Morales, 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award, American Association of Community Colleges and SCCC/ATS Citizenship instructor
2010-11 Annual Report
The 2010-11 year proved to be another year of excellence at Seward County Community College/Area Technical
School as we received national recognition in many aspects
of our operation. We are most proud of our recognition by
Washington Monthly journal as a top community college in
the nation. The ranking was
based on the percentage of
our associate degree graduates who complete a bachelor’s degree within three
years after transferring to a
university, and the results of
a national survey on student
engagement in learning.
Washington Monthly compared these data elements
among over 650 community
colleges in the United States and ranked SCCC/ATS as #33 in
the nation and the top public community college in Kansas.
We feel this is validation of the excellent experience our
students receive, the excellent instruction our faculty provide,
and the excellent support our staff provides to insure student
success.
Additionally, our college has received national recognition
through individual employee and student accomplishment.
Ms. Elva Morales was recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges as an outstanding community
college alumni —one of four selected in the nation. Our baseball
team competed in the NJCAA World Series. Our tennis teams
competed at the NJCAA national tournaments, and our men’s
team was recognized as the top academic team in the nation
for the third straight year. Biology instructor Mr. Jared Haas,
and Mr. James (Koko) Davis, student living center director,
were selected for recognition by the National Institute for Staff
and Organizational Development. Dr. Suzanne Campbell
had articles published in three publications, and Mr. Kelly
Cook completed his term as past president of the National
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance administrators.
These team and individual recognitions provide evidence of
the outstanding accomplishments which are attained throughout
the entire college.
We completed a long-range facility and land-use plan
through involvement of employees, students, and the public.
A series of meetings with representatives of Bartlett & West/
Architect One resulted in a conceptual plan for new buildings,
infrastructure, landscape and recreational improvements. The
long-range plan provides a vision of growth for our college,
our community and our region.
We have been awarded a $3.2 million US Department
of Education grant to establish new instructional programs
addressing energy and health care careers. Our Corrosion
Technology program will provide students with high technology training for employment in the oil and gas industry. The
expansion of the facilities, including labs and classrooms,
will provide high-level industry related experience for the
students and area industry employers. The federal grant is a
tremendous opportunity for our college to enhance instruction,
expand facilities, and increase our service to students and our
regional economic base.
Excellence at SCCC/ATS is evident throughout this annual
report. You will find articles about our accomplishments toward
achieving our strategic plan as well as individual department
achievements. The future is bright for our college and as the
title of our strategic plan indicates, we are achieving “Success,
one step at a time”.
Duane M. Dunn, Ed.D.
President
TECHNOLOGY
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Junior Engineering, Elementary Engineering, Vehicles
Engineering, Battle Bots, and Online Video Game Making
were offered through Kids College to introduce young
students to introduce advanced technology and design.
m EduKan, a consortium of the six western community
colleges in Kansas including SCCC/ATS, reported the
largest enrollment in the organization’s 11-year history.
Enrollment was up by 9.14 percent over the previously
highest enrollment and 10.3 percent over the previous
year. EduKan offers online general education courses and
programs.
m The college signed a cooperative agreement with National
American University to give students the opportunity to
transfer credits earned in SCCC/ATS’s associate degree
programs into bachelor’s degree programs offered through
National American University’s Distance Learning curriculum.
mThrough Perkins funding, the nursing program upgraded
SimMan, a simulated training devise that brings realism
into student training. The upgrade included peripheral
pulses and thorax for intubation.
m Diesel Technology, Automotive Mechanics Technology
and the Auto Body Collision Repair Technology programs
at Seward County Community College/Area Technical
School have all received certification from the National
Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
m SCCC/ATS signed an articulation agreement with American Public University System (APUS), a regionally and
nationally accredited online institution of higher education operating through American Military University and
American Public University. Through the agreement,
students enrolled at SCCC/ATS will be able to transfer as
many as 64 credits from an Associate in Science, Associate
in Arts, or Associate in General Studies degree into one
of APUS’s online bachelor’s degree programs. Specific
areas that have been identified under this agreement include
bachelor’s degrees in General Studies, History, Intelligence
Studies, Management, Marketing, Security Management,
Information Systems Security, Sports and Health Sciences,
Business Administration, Criminal Justice, English,
Information Technology Management, Philosophy, and
Transportation and Logistics Management.
m SCCC/ATS and Garden City and Dodge City community
colleges began working as partners to teach upper-level
mathematics courses—courses that would be difficult and
costly to conduct frequently on an individual basis. The
partnership includes technically intense course instruction
in Calculus II, Calculus III and Differential Equations.
m The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program updated its facilities and added a geothermal
heating/cooling demonstration unit, Direct Digital Controls
and state-of-the-art HAMDEN cooling training.
mThe college, in conjunction with Dodge City and Garden
City community colleges, purchased a WaterJet for the
Machine Tool Technology, Drafting & Design Technology
and Welding Technology programs.
m Auto Body Collision Repair students are now using a Water
Borne Painting process.
1801 N. Kansas, Liberal, Kansas
620-624-1951 or 1-800-373-9951
www.sccc.edu
SEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE u AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL
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In 2010 I started taking Spanish GED classes at the Colvin Adult Learning Center while also taking ESL (English as a Second Language) classes at the same time. In
May of 2011, I graduated and obtained my GED. Currently I have a full-time job at National Beef, and I am taking six credit hours at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School. My dream is to become a math teacher; this is why I’m working hard to achieve my dream.
Ricardo Flores
DIVERSITY
Adult Basic Education*
l The college continues to recognize international students who attend the college as well as the Colvin Adult Learning Center. The college
recognized 34 students from 20 countries outside of the United States.
l Since 29 percent of the student population at SCCC/ATS is Hispanic, the college received a United States Department of Education Title V
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program Grant. The program will fund Process Technology, Corrosion Technology and Radiologic
Technology programs. The program specialist for the Corrosion Technology was hired in spring 2011 to recruit students for the 2011-12
school year and build the program.
l The federal government renewed the federal Student Support Services grant for another
English as a Second Language
GED Graduates
five-year cycle. The grant assists the increasing number of first-generation, low-income,
and academically under-prepared students. Each year 160 students participate in the SSS
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2010-11 STUDENT PROFILE
Annual head count ..................................................................................................................................................... 2,698
Annual credit hours................................................................................................................................................. 36,732
Female....................................................................................................................................................................57 percent
Male.........................................................................................................................................................................43 percent
Seward County residents..............................................................................................................................51 percent
Other Kansas residents.................................................................................................................................30 percent
Non-resident........................................................................................................................................................19 percent
Minority students..............................................................................................................................................29 percent
AGE
DISTRIBUTION
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
uThe college developed a Gas Compression Technology
non-credit training program with assistance from the
Kansas Department of Commerce. Much of the equipment
was donated by industry partners. The college redesigned
a classroom and shop to begin the class in January 2010.
u BP America donated $14,000 to the SCCC/ATS Foundation
for students in the Natural Gas Compression Technology
program. The money was used for scholarships for students
who began classes in this non-credit certificate program.
uThe Business Division established a new curriculum for
and Associate in Science Degree in Sports Management.
The courses introduce students to business principles and
sports industry basics. Students will be able to gain business management skills in planning, organizing, leading,
motivating and controlling as they apply to the sports and
recreation industry.
u The college remodeled the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program, including tool storage
and floor drains.
u The Business Division added a two-year associate’s degree
online in Business administration or Business Marketing/
Management to help students obtain a degree without
coming to campus as much.
uThe Medical Assistant program added two Oklahoma
externship sites in Guymon and Hooker.
uThe Business & Industry office in conjunction with
the Energy Training Council (ETC) became a certified
SafeLandUSA training institution. The SafeLandUSA
training is designed to monitor and continuously improve
orientation standards for the United States land contractor
community.
uThe college remodeled and moved the Auto Business
Management program placing the program into a more
appropriate “retail” location to increase the visibility of the
program and allow for a learning lab for other marketing
and business students enrolled at the college.
u In partnership with Manhattan Area Technical College, the
SCCC/ATS Surgical Technology and Medical Laboratory
Technician programs are offered to meet the employment
needs of the Manhattan area. In the 2011 graduating class,
Medical Laboratory Technician had four graduates and
Surgical Technology had five graduates who went through
the MATC programs.
Automotive Business Management
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION—Applicants for admission and employment, students, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Seward
County Community College/Area Technical School are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. Any person
having inquiries concerning Seward County Community College/Area Technical School’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, or Section 504 is directed to contact Mr. Dennis Sander, P.O. Box 1137, 1801 North Kansas, Liberal, Kansas, (620) 624 -1951.
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• Retiring from SCCC/ATS were Tommy Williams, dean of
administrative services; Betty Glenn, cashier; and Melody
Ratzlaff, assistant registrar.
• The Effective Meetings Action Project has improved the
focus and use of resources by 26 percent based on an
evaluation of meeting agendas and minutes.
• Dr. Suzanne Campbell serves as the ASCLS Region
VI representative on the national ASCLS Leadership
Development Committee and was elected to the ASCLS
Nominations Committee. In recognition for her role at
the national level, Dr. Campbell received the Omicron
Sigma award from ASCLS. This award is the ASCLS
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
president’s honor roll for outstanding service to the Society.
Campbell was approved by the ASCLS Board of Directors
to the Clinical Laboratory Science journal editorial board.
She will serve as a co-editor for the continuing education
section. She was also inducted into the Alpha Mu Tau
Fraternity for her promotion of and leadership in the field of
medical laboratory science. She co-authored two articles
in Clinical Laboratory Science: “CLS to Higher Education
Administrator: The Price They Paid” and “CLS to Higher
Education Administrator: The Right Navigational Skills.”
She also co-authored an article in Journal of Women in
Educational Leadership, entitled “Shared Leadership
Experiences of Women Community College Presidents.”
• Kansas Art Educators Association named Susan Copas,
art instructor, as the Kansas 2010-11 Outstanding Higher
Education Art Educator of the Year.
• Galen McSpadden, Saints Baseball coach, achieved his
1,000th career win.
• Bryan Zollinger achieve his 100th win at Seward County
and was named the 2011 Jayhawk West Coach of the Year.
• Dr. Duane Dunn, SCCC/ATS president, received the
Liberal Chamber of Commerce “Merit Award.”
• Ed Anderson, Respiratory Therapy coordinator, was president of the Kansas Respiratory Care Society in 2010.
STUDENT LEARNING AND SUCCESSES
* For the sixth consecutive year, 100 percent of the students passed the National Council
Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). The nursing program was
recognized by the Kansas State Board of Nursing for achieving above the national average
pass rate on both the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN.
* Kelsey Darnell, an Accounting major from Liberal, and Gwen Friesen, a Liberal Arts
major from Moscow, were named to the 2010 All-Kansas Academic Team, sponsored by
Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, Kansas Association of Community College
Trustees and Kansas Council of Community College Presidents and Coca-Cola Scholars
Foundation.
* Kristen Wheeler, graduate of the Medical Laboratory Technician program, received the
Outstanding Student Award from the Kansas Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
(KSCLS). She was a part of the cooperative with Manhattan Area Technical School.
* Noemi Navaratte, a SCCC/ATS Medical Laboratory Technician student, was awarded a
$500 scholarship from Kansas Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
* Tiana Stebens, SCCC/ATS Medical Laboratory Technician student, received a $2,000
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Legacy Student Scholarship. Legacy scholarships are
available to 10 students who are children, grandchildren, or siblings of clinical laboratory professionals who continue their family legacy by pursuing associate’s or bachelor’s
degrees in NAACLS-accredited medical laboratory technician (MLT) or medical laboratory
scientist (MLS) programs.
* The number of graduates rose 9 percent over the 2009-10 school year.
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2010-11 GRADUATES
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* Medical Assistant students who attempted the State of Kansas Nurse Aide exam passed
with 100 percent success. Students who attempted the State of Kansas Medication Aide
exam passed with 100 percent success.
* Kelsey Cook, an SCCC/ATS student, was one of 135 students from 30 states honored
as a Newman Civic Fellows by Campus Compact. The Newman Civic Fellows Awards
recognize inspiring college student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country.
* Alfredo Anaya was named Two-Year Newspaper Collegiate Journalist of the Year by the
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press. Alfredo won four individual awards: first in feature
writing, second in editorial writing, second in feature photography and honorable mention
in illustration. Dana Loewen won four individual awards: second in copy editing, second
in series writing, third in front page design and honorable mention in headline writing.
* Other Kansas ACP awards include Lizuly Monarrez, first in series writing; Rustin Watt,
first in infographics and second in interior page design; Miguel Campano, first in news
photography; Morgan Allaman and Omar Rios, second in illustration; Reanna Tumlinson,
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second in review writing, Jonathan Yowell, second in sports photography; Morgan Allaman, third in illustration, honorable mention in sports feature writing; Morgan Allaman
and Miguel Campano, third in photo essay; Omar Rios, honorable mention in single ad
design; Deisi Barboza and Heidy Molina, honorable mention in editorial writing; Ivan
Gaytan, honorable mention in sports column writing; and Natalie Cano, honorable mention
in column writing.
Individual Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards included Rustin
Watt, first in sidebar writing; Morgan Allaman, second-in personality profile; Alfredo
Anaya, third in first-person experience writing; Morgan Allaman, Alfredo Anaya, Jose
Rodriguez, third in black and white photo layout.
The Men’s Baseball team placed sixth at the NJCAA Juco World Series. The team was
46-20 overall, Jayhawk West and Region VI Champions. Jordan Dallalio was NJCAA and
KJCCC Player of the Week; Willy Gustin, NJCAA and KJCCC Player of the Week, first
team All-Jayhawk West; Jake Barrios, Jayhawk West Freshman of the Year, first team AllJayhawk West, All-Region VI, JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team; Tyler Hill, first
team All-Jayhawk West, second team All-Region VI; Logan Hall, first team All-Jayhawk
West, second team All-Region VI; Jordan Dallalio second team All-Jayhawk West;Ben
Wainwright, second team All-Jayhawk West; JT Bean honorable mention, All-Jayhawk
West; Kyle Henke, NJCAA Academic All-American; and Jace Moore, NJCAA Academic
All-American.
Lady Saints Volleyball receive their fifth straight American Volleyball Coaches Association
Team Academic Award. Sheina Fernandes was the Kansas Jayhawk Community College
Conference Player of the Week three times, first team All-Jayhawk West; first tem AllRegion VI and National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-American.
Maddy Taylor was NJCAA Academic All-American; Courtney Geesing was KJCCC Player
of the Week and Daiane Souza was KJCCC Player of the Week, second team All-Jayhawk
West and All-Region VI.
The Women’s Basketball Team was first on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
Academic Honor Roll. Ashlynn Knoll was KJCCC Player of the Week, first team AllJayhawk West, Second Team All-Region VI and honorable met, WBCA All-American.
Mariah Lee was KJCCC Player of the Week, honorable mention All-Jayhawk West, AllRegion VI and WBCA All-American. Mattie Yanke was Region VI All-Tournament Team
and Hannah Rotolo was NJCAA Academic All-American.
The Men’s Basketball Team was the Jayhawk West Champion and Region VI Runner-Up.
Jeremy Jones was KJCCC Player of the Week; Jayhawk West Player of the Year, first team
All-Jayhawk West and All-Region VI, Region VI All-Tournament Team and third team
NJCAA All-American. Marky Nolen was second team All-Jayhawk West and All-Region
VI. Rafriel Guthrie was honorable mention All-Region VI and Daveon Boardingham was
Region VI All-Tournament Team.
Women’s Softball were second in the Jayhawk West and Region VI Runners-Up. Sydney
Cicchetti NJCAA was Pitcher of the Week, seven times KJCCC Pitcher of the Week, first
team All-Jayhawk West and All-Region VI; Jill Rodgers was NJCAA Player of the Week,
first team All-Jayhawk West and All-Region VI; Lynda Musick KJCCC Player of the
Week; Taylor McDougall, KJCCC Player of the Week, second team All-Jayhawk West and
All-Region VI; Michelle Duford, KJCCC Player of the Week, second team All-Jayhawk
West and All-Region VI; Leah Sitter, KJCCC Player of the Week first team All-Jayhawk
West and All-Region VI and NJCAA Academic All-American; and Kelsea Blackstock,
NJCAA Academic All-American.
The Women’s Tennis was the ITA Academic Team of the Year. Lindy Kowalchuk was
Region VI Tournament #6 Singles Champion; Fanny Benincasa, Region VI Player of the
Year and NJCAA Academic All-American; and Kauana Goncalves, NJCAA Academic
All-American.
For the third straight year, the Men’s Tennis Team was NJCAA Academic Team of the
Year.
100% of the 2010 Respiratory Therapy graduates passed the national certification exam.
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CREATING AWARENESS
rThe Humanities, Social Science & Education Division
hosted its second Coffee House/Poetry Reading, which
included a poetry contest for area high school students this
year. First place winner in the area-wide high school poetry
contest was Ananda Coleman, 16, a Liberal High School
sophomore, for her poem “Cascade.” Other winners were
Khannah Wetmore, 14, a Dodge City High School freshman, for “Mellophone Boy,” second; Robbi Lewis, 15,
LHS freshman, third for “Ignorance;” and Andrew Doan,
Dodge City High School, Alexandria Bowen, LHS, and
Chelsea Lavery, LHS, all honorable mention.
r More than 374 students from 14 high schools competed
in Xtreme Challenge contests on campus, a 67 percent
increase in students over 2010. Elkhart High School, for
the second year in a row, earned the overall award by
having more students with points in the top three places
of the contests than any other school. First-place winners
were Eric Shironaka, Stanton County, Marketing/Management; Valeria Terrazas, Garden City, Art; Taylor Cameron,
Rolla, English; Juana Rivero, Liberal, Journalism; Jose
Ruiz and Louis Chavira, Elkhart, Welding; Travis Perkins,
Elkhart, Trade and Industrial Education; Dandi Thomas,
Elkhart, Agriculture; Rene Boalden, Elkhart, Cosmetology; Gillian Ormord, Bucklin, Accounting; Kaci Hall,
Forgan, Health Information Management; Jaron Rusch,
Rolla, Criminal Justice; Levi Adams, Liberal, Business
Administrative Technology; Craig Harrington, Elkhart,
Computer Information Systems; Antonio Rodriquez,
Liberal; Math/Science;
rThe college participated in the Kansas Board of Regents
PEI Bond Loan Program to make campus improvements.
The funds helped complete numerous repairs at the Area
Technical School, including resurfacing of parking lots
with handicap accessible curbs; remodeling and updating
rest rooms; installing a exhaust ventilation system in the
welding department; and replacing entrance doors with
automatic doors.
rThe college met or exceeded all of its anticipated goals
and exceeded sufficient goals for acceptance by the Kansas
Board of Regents. The goals are part of the overall performance agreement that is presented to the board of regents.
rThe SCCC/ATS Foundation held a “Progress with the
Saints” luncheon and tour of the Hobble Academic Building. The tour gave guests an opportunity to visit a physics
class, see how technology is being used in the math and
science classrooms and online, watch students create and
edit digital video/animated objects in the 3-D modeling
class offered by the computer science program, and view
the Indians of Kansas photographic exhibit. Future tours
are planned for various areas of the campus and instructional programs.
r The circle drive around campus is now named for Jo Ann
Sharp who purchased her street at the Foundation auction
to raise money for scholarships. Sharp bought the naming
rights to the main campus for one year at the auction.
r Five hundred thirty-five students volunteered 1,883 hours
to assist individuals or groups in the community.
rThe Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) approved
re-accreditation for the Practical Nursing program for an
additional five more years.
rMusic instructors Dr. Magda Silva and Darin Workman
presented an Evening of Harmony to raise money for music
scholarships.
r Thirty-six exhibits qualified from the Seward County
Community College/Area Technical School Southwest
Regional Science and Engineering Fair to advance to state
competition. After the nearly 450 scores were tallied, there
was a tie for Overall Best Division I Exhibit with both projects being from Southwest Kansas as was the third overall
exhibit. Kori Hall and Meredith Light of Rolla were named
the Best Overall Division I Project winners. Completing
the sweep were Kelly Francis and Zane Ralston of Liberal,
second, and Sarah Morgan Taylor from Rolla, third.
r SCCC/ATS developed long-range Land Use and Facilities
Master Plan, a vision plan to move the college forward over
the next 20-30 years. The comprehensive plan includes 18
phases with a focus on sustainability technology through
geothermal heating fields, solar arrays, vertical wind
turbines and other “green” projects.
rThe college participated in the ‘National’ College Goal
Sunday program to provide assistance to families who are
applying for financial aid.
r The college began a “Green Wednesdays” program where
area businesses supported the college on Wednesdays by
flying the college flag and encouraging their employees
to wear green.
rThe college participated in the Federal Direct Loan
program for students.
r Jo Ann Sharp resigned from the Board of Trustees after
23 years of service. Rick Brenneman was appointed to the
board.
r The Kansas Legislature approved tax credits and state
bonds available to Kansas Community Colleges that
benefit the college through identified deferred maintenance projects.
r The Kansas Board of Regents, using the services of the
Goss Institute, completed a statewide economic impact
study in 2011. The independent study indicated that
SCCC/ATS’ economic impact was nearly $40 million,
including nearly $2 in volunteerism by students and
employees.
GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FORWARD PROGRESS 2011-12
* The first students will begin learning to become Corrosion Technicians through the new Corrosion Technology
program. Students will learn latest technology to control
and monitor corrosion. Corrosion technicians install, maintain, inspect and troubleshoot facilities and use hands-on
techniques to learn basic electricity and metallurgy, internal
and atmospheric corrosion and specialized equipment and
instruments.
* The college will add a classroom and two labs for the
Corrosion Technology and Process Technology programs
that will be completed in late fall 2011.
* The Business Administration Department will begin a
Sports Management Associate in Science Degree. The
courses will introduce students to business principles and
sports industry basics.
* The college will hire a Process Technology specialist and
begin classes in fall 2012. Process Technology involves
every aspect of chemical processing: extracting and refining resources such as oil and natural gas, refining chemicals
and carefully monitoring the process that makes it happen.
* As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, the college will receive
$4.163 million over five years to enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) components. The HSI
program provides grants to make a college education more
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attainable for Hispanic students and allows institutions to
enhance their academic offerings, program quality and
institutional stability.
Through the STEM grant, the college will develop two
new STEM-related instructional programs: Sustainable
Agriculture Resources and Food Science and Safety. Both
target the expansion of programming related to agriculture.
Sustainable Ag Resources at SCCC/ATS that begins in
Fall 2012 will require both indoor and outdoor facilities.
The college will add a 4,200 square-foot expansion to the
Agricultural Building. These changes will include two
greenhouses, a classroom, a food science lab, renovation
of a classroom for distance learning and two four-acre
plant-growing areas.
SCCC/ATS will also upgrade and update its existing
program in Engineering. That will include the addition
of a new math lab and improvements to the physics and
microbiology labs.
SCCC/ATS will offer a new degree option: an Associate
in Applied Science in Technical Studies.
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)
will name Pam Perkins, administrative assistant to the
president, as the 2011 National Professional Board Staff
member.
REVENUE