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Cradle to Career: One College’s holistic path to STEM employment

Cradle to Career: One College’s holistic path to STEM employment. Insert Picture of your choice. 2012 STEM tech Ashok Agrawal Vice President Academic Affairs Jean Pollard, Manager CWI October 28, 2012. Mission Statement .

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Cradle to Career: One College’s holistic path to STEM employment

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  1. Cradle to Career: One College’s holistic path to STEM employment Insert Picture of your choice 2012 STEMtech Ashok Agrawal Vice President Academic Affairs Jean Pollard, Manager CWI October 28, 2012

  2. Mission Statement St. Louis Community College expands minds and changes lives every day. We create accessible, dynamic learning environments focused on the needs of our diverse communities. South County Education and University Center Florissant Valley campus

  3. About the College • Largest community college system in Missouri • Ranks among the nation’s top 25 associate degree-producing institutions • District encompasses 718 square miles, includingSt. Louis City and County and portions of Franklin and Jefferson counties STLCC is one of the nation’s top associatedegree-producing institutions in the country.

  4. About the College • Four campuses at Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood • Three education centers in St. Louis County, north St. Louis City and downtown St. Louis • Numerous satellite locations in area business, industrial, neighborhood and educational sites • Corporate Center in Bridgeton • Administrative Center, 300 South Broadway • 3,854 full- and part-time employees Florissant Valley’s Emerson Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Forest Park campus Meramec campus Wildwood campus

  5. Enrollment Profile (Fall 2011) • 29,230 students enrolled in credit courses • Median Age = 24 • 61% Female • Race and culture • Caucasian = 15,242 (52%) • African-American = 10,981 (38%) • Asian = 912 (3%) • Hispanic/Latino = 767 (3%) • Multiracial/Other Ethnicity = 735 (3%) • Unknown = 593 (3%) • Represent nearly 120 countries and 40-plus different language (top 5 are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Bosnian, and African dialects) STLCC has a diverse student population.

  6. Florissant Valley • Situated on 108 acres of rolling, wooded hills in north St. Louis County • Nationally recognized for its art, child care, and chemical and advanced manufacturing technology programs, in addition to a strong general education curriculum • Offers unique career programs in deaf communication studies and Missouri’s only associate degree program in biotechnology Enrollment Profile • 7,440 students are enrolled in credit programs • Median age: 24/Average age: 28.1 • 65% Female • Race and Culture (highest percentage groups) • African-American students = 4,758 (64%) • Caucasian students = 2,097 (28%) • Hispanic/Latino students = 164 (2%) The college’s new Center for Workforce Innovation houses labs, classrooms and support space for cutting-edge workforce training programs in a facility located at the Florissant Valley campus.

  7. Center for Workforce Innovation

  8. CWI History and Development

  9. CWI Basics • 6 Aerospace Labs • Large equipment lab • 3 technical training labs: PLC, Industrial Maintenance and Sustainable Construction and Energy • 3 classrooms • Computer Lab • Public access internet cafe

  10. Partnerships

  11. CWI Visitors

  12. CWI Workforce Solutions Group Grant Programs • St. Louis Aerospace Institute • St. Louis Green Energy Partnership • Solar Photovoltaic Installation Fundamentals • Broadband Technology Opportunity Grant • Sustainable Construction

  13. St. Louis Aerospace Institute

  14. AI: Composites

  15. AI: Metal Structures

  16. AI: Electrical/Mechanical

  17. BTOP Community Users

  18. WSG Training and STEM Academic Classes Customized training: • Industrial Maintenance Technician • Programmable Logic Control programs Engineering and Technology Dept. Classes: • HVAC, GED, Math, as needed

  19. Programmable Logic Controls

  20. Industrial Maintenance Program

  21. CWI Summary • Partnerships between workforce, industry, St. Louis Community College and community • Flexibility to change usage (new grants: solar and new needs: Continuing Education) • Service to community for organizational meetings, computer use, and information

  22. Thank you Contact Information: Jean Pollard, Manager CWI St. Louis Community College 314-513-4605, jpollard28@stlcc.edu Ashok Agrawal, VPAA St. Louis Community College314-513-4535, aagrawal@stlcc.edu

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