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EDLD 8434

EDLD 8434. Final Research Project. ACCS. EDLD 8434 – The Community College. Contents Background Students Faculty Governance and Administration Finance Vocational Education Developmental Education Community Education Collegiate Education Conclusion References. ACCS. Background.

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EDLD 8434

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  1. EDLD 8434 Final Research Project

  2. ACCS EDLD 8434 – The Community College • Contents • Background • Students • Faculty • Governance and Administration • Finance • Vocational Education • Developmental Education • Community Education • Collegiate Education • Conclusion • References

  3. ACCS Background • The Alabama Community College System • Created in 1982 • 25 community and technical colleges • 1 two-year military college • 1 state university • Workforce development

  4. ACCS Background “Success has many faces. We are here to help you achieve your goals – whatever they may be. “ Mark Heinrich Chancellor

  5. ACCS Background • Governed by the State Board of Education and the Department of Postsecondary Education • Governor Robert Bentley is President of the State Board of Education

  6. ACCS Background • Department of Postsecondary Education Mission Statement • “The Department of Postsecondary Education has direct responsibility to the State Board of Education for the direction and supervision of educational programs and services provided by the Alabama Community College System. The Department provides leadership, service, and regulatory functions for the member institutions of the ACCS to ensure educational accessibility, excellence, and equity for all citizens of Alabama.”

  7. ACCS Students • 300,000 citizens are served by ACCS • 100,000 are enrolled in credited courses Jefferson State Community College Lawson State Community College

  8. ACCS Students • Student Services • Admissions • Registrars • Financial Aid

  9. ACCS Students • Student Services • Athletics • Residence Life

  10. ACCS Faculty • Division of Instructional and Student Services • Official Programs of Study • Academic Calendar

  11. ACCS Faculty • Full Time versus Part Time

  12. ACCS Faculty • Collective Bargaining • Faculty Senates

  13. ACCS Governance and Administration

  14. ACCS Governance and Administration • A troubling past • 6 system chancellors in 6 years • Corruption

  15. ACCS Governance and Administration • The Division of Government Relations • The Division of Instructional and Student Services • The Division of Fiscal Services • The Division of Career and Technical Education

  16. ACCS Finance Division of Fiscal Services This division provides leadership and guidance to the institutions of the ACCS. Fiscal Services provides oversight and accountability on the various standards that must be maintained across all institutions in the system.

  17. ACCS Finance • Funding • Unrestricted Revenues • Restricted Revenues

  18. ACCS Finance Tuition • Northwest Shoals Community College • In-state - $1308/semester (12 hours) • www.nwscc.edu • University of North Alabama • In-state - $2664/semester (12 hours) • www.una.edu

  19. ACCS Vocational Education Career/Technical “The mission of the Career and Technical Education program is “developing, planning, implementing, and assessing occupational and technical education programs and in implementing State and Federal vocational education statutes and regulations” (“Department of Postsecondary Education”, 2013)

  20. ACCS Vocational Education Workforce Development “The mission of the Office of Workforce Development is to provide Alabama an efficient and effective workforce development system responsive to current and future needs of individuals and businesses” (“Department of Postsecondary Education”, 2013)

  21. ACCS Vocational Education AIDT “The Mission of AIDT is to provide quality workforce development for Alabama’s new and expanding businesses, and to expand the opportunities of its citizens through the jobs these businesses create” (“Aidt”, 2008).

  22. ACCS Developmental Education • A lack of information • The ACCS provides little information on it’s developmental education initiatives

  23. ACCS Developmental Education • Student Support Services • No clear remediation • No present “learning support”

  24. ACCS Developmental Education • TRiO • A federally funded grant program that assists students in overcoming barriers that may limit their educational attainment (nwscc.edu)

  25. ACCS Community Education • Northwest Shoals Community College • Non-credit courses • Personal and economic benefit

  26. ACCS Community Education • Jefferson State Community College • GED Preparation • Adult Literacy • The next generation

  27. ACCS Community Education • Lawson State Community College • GED Preparation and Testing • Small Business Center

  28. ACCS Collegiate Education • According to Chancellor Heinrich, over half of all Alabama’s freshmen and sophomores study at one of the ACCS institutions.

  29. ACCS Collegiate Education • 2-to-4 Program • Transfer program • Designed to make the transition to a four-year institution simpler

  30. ACCS Collegiate Education • AGSC • Articulation and General Studies Committee • Created in 1994 • Simplifies transfer process

  31. ACCS Collegiate Education • STARS • Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting System • Web-based system for Alabama College Students

  32. ACCS Conclusion • Alabama Community College System • The whole is not necessarily greater than the sum of its parts

  33. ACCS References Aidt. (2008). Retrieved from www.aidt.edu Cohen, A., & Brawer, F. (2008). The american community college. (5th ed., p. 381). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Department of postsecondary education. (2013). Retrieved from www.accs.cc Jefferson state community college. (2012). Retrieved from www.jeffstate.com Lawson state community college. (2010). Retrieved from www.lawsonstate.edu Monaghan, P. (2012). Psychologist brings enthusiasm for student success to troubled alabama chancellorship. Chronicle of Higher Education, 59(6), Retrieved from https://ehis-ebscohost- com.libez.lib.georgiasouthern.edu/ehost/detail?sid=5a0ae1fa-a13d-4660-bc70- caa41e9b2dea@sessionmgr113&vid=5&hid=15&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ== Northwest shoals community college. (2012). Retrieved from www.nwscc.edu Snead state community college. (2012). Retrieved from www.snead.edu Stars home page. (2013). Retrieved from stars.troy.edu The official home of the accc. (2013). Retrieved from www.acccsports.org Uahuntsville - home. (2013). Retrieved from www.uah.edu University of north alabama. (2013). Retrieved from www.una.edu University of south alabama. (2013). Retrieved from www.usouthal.edu What is agsc?. (2013). Retrieved from www.stars.troy.edu/agsc

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