Henry Ford Community College AACC SBC Excelerator Grant

Henry Ford Community College AACC SBC Excelerator Grant

Henry Ford Community College
AACC SBC Excelerator
Grant Evaluation Report
June 24, 2003
SBC Program
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Fast-track training in Information Technology for
the unemployed and under represented
populations
Network administration and voice and data
cabling is a strong growth area
Provides a career path in the information
technology field
Strong enrollment in traditional CCNA classes
Initial contact with employers indicated a need for
skilled workers in the area
Student Demographics
Student Demographics
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CCNA: 8 students completed: 7 males, 1 female
2 Asian Americans, 3 African -Americans, 3
Caucasians
FVDC Cohort 1 : 8 students completed: 5 males, 3
females
4 African Americans, 3 Caucasians, 1 Hispanic
FVDC Cohort 2: 3 students completed: 1 male, 2
females
3 African Americans
Ethnicity of Completers
4.5
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# of Students
3.5
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2.5
Cacasian
African American
Hispanic
2
Other
2
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CCNA
FVDC 1
Program
FVDC 2
Gender of Completers
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# of Students
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Male
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4
Female
3
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CCNA
FVDC 1
Program
FVDC 2
Workforce Development
Provides job experience for students.
n Provides a feedback mechanism for IT
curricula.
n Provides the IT industry with a source for
training and potential employees.
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Best Practices
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Weekly luncheon meetings with business and
industry representatives
Featured an employer exchange with students and
recruiters from the industry
Worked in partnership with Workforce
Development Boards
Students received college credit for courses and a
certificate of completion
A “deluxe” completion ceremony that included
family members, government representatives,
industry representatives and college officials
Best Practices
Presented By
Senator Irma Clark
Presented By
Henry Ford
Community College
Outcomes
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3 students have enrolled in the Associates Degree
program at Henry Ford Community College
3 students have obtained entry level jobs in the
field with an anticipated 4 – 5 more students
interviewing for positions at this time.
2 students obtained internship experience in IT in
large organizations
3 FVDC students studied for and passed the BICSI
Level 1 exam
3 FVDC students from Cohort 2 are currently
preparing for the BICSI exam
CCNA students are preparing for the Cisco
Certification exam
Curriculum
Cisco Networking Academy
n CCNA Semesters 1 - 4
n FVDC: Fundamentals of Voice and Data
Cabling
n Additional class days, reference text, lab
materials and tools for FVDC
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CCNA
CCNA Career Path
Cisco Routers & Switches
Our SBC CCNA Class
Class Environment
FVDC
Cabling Infrastructure
Voice and Data Cabling
Our SBC FVDC Class
Labs
Unanticipated Successes
Unanticipated Successes
Faculty reconciled differences in curriculum
and certification exam for curriculum
revision
n Networking degree with the CIS department
as a result of this program
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Sustainability
All CIS classes will market this new degree
and these courses
n Agencies would like these courses, but the
program requires extra staffing
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Special Challenges
Special Challenges
Agencies require extra staffing and time for
recruitment
n Academic requirements eliminate some
who would benefit from the training
n Participants needed a strong web of support
from all stakeholders: education, workforce
development agencies, business, and
industry
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