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Rogue Community College Accelerated Learning Options. Cheryl Markwell, Dean of Instruction, Paul Fisher, RCC Faculty. Basic Healthcare Certificate: Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit. Designed as preparatory Pathway into RCC’s Dental and Health Informatics programs
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Rogue Community College Accelerated Learning Options Cheryl Markwell, Dean of Instruction, Paul Fisher, RCC Faculty
Basic Healthcare Certificate: Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit • Designed as preparatory Pathway into RCC’s Dental and Health Informatics programs • Focuses on pre-requisite communication, mathematics and computer skills described by local employers • All classes either online or already offered as 2+2 class • Specialized healthcare career exploration course • Includes Medical Terminology and Introduction to Healthcare Industry (HIPAA, universal precautions, etc.) classes
Basic Healthcare Certificate: Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit • Piloted this spring with 4 high schools • South Medford: 29 students in 2 classes (Medical Terminology and Intro to Healthcare Careers,) with lab tutors as part of their Healthcare small school • Grants Pass: 10 students online in Medical Terminology class and 30 students taking the Career Exploration class for 2+2 credit at GPHS • Crater and Eagle Point: 15 students in online Human Relations at Work, specially designed with a healthcare focus
Morris Family Foundation & Table Rock Campus: Dual Enrollment • Morris Family Foundation funds local HS students to attend RCC, paying cost of instruction, fees and books • Butte Falls, Eagle Point, Rogue River and Crater High schools’ students eligible, • Selected by their schools with assistance from RCC staff • Students attend RCC’s Table Rock Campus, centrally located amidst the Morris Family Foundation schools • Construction, Manufacturing, Electronics, and Automotive/Diesel • Part of their regular school day; most are bussed by their districts • 2008-09: 157 high school students attended TRC in this program
Morris Family Foundation & Table Rock Campus: Dual Enrollment • HS students enroll with college students • Course material for the AAS degree is fully online • Open lab format • Students progress at their own pace
Morris Family Foundation & Table Rock Campus: Dual Enrollment • 3 Eagle Point High Schools students completed their AAS degree in Electronics the same year they graduated from high school • Their EPHS senior project was a solar energy system to power equipment in the electronics lab
Early College Credit: RCC’s Traditional Dual Credit program • All 17 local high schools offer 2+2 • CTE and Lower division collegiate courses • 4139 local HS students earned 2+2 credits in 2008-09 • Working in new ways with HS faculty
Other Accelerated Options: RCC and SOU Partnership • Combine our offerings into one menu: • Advanced Placement • SOU’s Advanced Southern Credit and Early Entry programs • RCC’s programs, including 2+2 and online education • New shared High School Scholars program • New opportunities for shared professional development for faculty from SOU, RCC and all our feeder high schools