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Community Colleges

Community Colleges. Size 1,800 to 100,000 students Location Most any student can attend a college within 25 miles of where they live Student population mirrors the college communities 1200+ Community Colleges 99 offer EA (Open Doors 2007) 6,975 students studied abroad in 2005-2006.

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Community Colleges

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  1. Community Colleges • Size 1,800 to 100,000 students • Location • Most any student can attend a college within 25 miles of where they live • Student population mirrors the college communities • 1200+ Community Colleges • 99 offer EA (Open Doors 2007) • 6,975 students studied abroad in 2005-2006

  2. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS • Serve local geographic community needs • Curriculum • Transfer Criteria - All general education • CCIE colleges offer classes that are transferable to UC or CSU systems • Workforce Preparation Criteria – • Includes technical, vocational, occupational, and career oriented classes • Limited work / internship abroad. Less volunteer abroad

  3. Periphery Status • Education Abroad is subject to under-funding, under-support and under-visibility • This negative cycle limits access • Lack of critical mass of students and programs places EA in the periphery • Future budget crisis – will effect program (elimination, peripheral status, etc.)

  4. Open Access Policy • Provides access for students who would not otherwise participate • Cannot exclude for gender, age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, or disability • Some pre-requisites may exist • Need math prior to taking Marine Biology • Need language level 1 prior to taking level 2 • Some admit concurrent enrollment high school students and Senior Citizens • Some admit 1st semester Freshmen – others require completion of 12 units on campus • Some have 2.0 GPA requirement – others have no GPA requirement

  5. Types of Collaboration: National • Advocacy, Thematic Workshops/Seminars and Communication • American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) • NAFSA - EA-KC-CC (Education Abroad Knowledge Community – Community College Group) • secussacc@listserver.itd.umich.edu • CCID – Community Colleges for International Development • IIE (Institute for International Education) • Forum

  6. Types of Collaboration: State • Multi-Institutional Collaboration: Calif. www.globaled.us/calabroad/ • Information for Staff & Faculty & Parents • Information for each institutional affiliation • Study Abroad Resources (flash, links, Fair information) • California Colleges for International Education (CCIE): 84 Community Colleges www.ccieworld.org • Sharing Information • Facilitating outreach and Providing foundation whereby colleges can collaborate • Advocacy for Risk Management & Legal Issues • Works with California Council on Study Abroad – to facilitate cross-institutional collaboration and cross-enrollment

  7. Faculty-Led Collaborations • Two-College Collaboration • Both send faculty, design curriculum, & market • One or both enroll student and is the fiscal agent • “Lead” college sends faculty & is fiscal agent • CCIS – nationally (east coast and mid-west) • Foothill Consortium (So Cal). 10 colleges • “Lead” college is fiscal agent, but members send faculty and can arrange curriculum • Northern California Consortium. 12 colleges • “Lead” college changes annually • The acting “lead” sends own faculty, designs program and is fiscal agent • SIDICCA: San Diego Area 8 participating colleges

  8. College Roles • College faculty - involved with academics • Provides – involved with logistical support • College Staffing (CCIE members) • 69% receive no funding • 25% have visible offices and clerical assistance • 75% have offices, but lack infrastructure • 18% have full-time coordinators • 32% have part-time coordinators • 50% have study abroad as part of another job description - such as VP, Dean, Faculty on release time • Average annual budget - $ 3,500 • Providers take on roles since there is limited or no college staff support

  9. ROLE OF PROVIDERS • High Quality at Low Program Cost • The average cost for a summer program ranges from $180 to $5,000, and a semester program ranges from $3,000 to $8,500 • Program Design • Make connections with international universities / centers and arrange classroom space, find local instructors to teach local language and culture courses • Site Visit Costs • Program Logistics • Arrange housing, in-country travel, extra-curricular activities and excursions, and air travel • Provide written materials for marketing • Pre-departure advising and programming • health, safety, security, risks - typically at airport

  10. Providers Roles (Continued) • Pre-Departure & Orientation • Conduct orientation meetings and class visits • Free Services • Free travel when minimum is meet, scholarship money when minimum is meet • Insurance for College Liability • List college as independently insured (10 million min.) • Emergency Response Plan • Since most colleges do not have campus emergency policies and a limited, if any risk management plan • Re-Entry - while in-country (evaluation survey) • Most students do not return to college

  11. POINTS FOR DISCUSSION • Where Can Cross-Institutional Collaboration be Enhanced? • What do Providers need to Change to Get Community College Programs? • How to Enhance Direct-Enrollment From Community College Students? • What is Ethical Practice when Collaborating?

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