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Get the EDGE on an Associate Degree. What is EDGE?. Earn a Degree – Graduate Early Students take designated courses and must pass the end of course exam with score of 75% or higher. EDGE Programs Associate in Applied Science. Administrative Assistant Technology Finance/Accounting
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What is EDGE? Earn a Degree – Graduate Early Students take designated courses and must pass the end of course exam with score of 75% or higher.
EDGE ProgramsAssociate in Applied Science • Administrative Assistant Technology • Finance/Accounting • Health Information Technology • Hospitality-Culinary Arts • Interior Design • Management/Marketing • Medical Assistant • Network Systems Development/Cisco
EDGE ProgramsAssociate in Applied Science: Technical Studies • Automotive • General Building Construction • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning • Paramedic Science • Welding
Marketing • Parents’ Night/Open House • GEARUP Meetings • EDGE day for junior level skill pathway students • Dual Credit Orientation for Parents • Guidance Counselors/Administration • Faculty Advisor/Advisee
Marketing continued: • Billboards • Brochures • Posters • Newspaper ads • Radio announcements • School newsletters • Award Assembly
MANAGEMENT/MARKETING • High School Courses • EDGE Courses • Dual Credit Courses • Community College Courses
EDGE ProgramsAssociate in Applied Science: Technical Studies • Vocational students--hardest group to transition to postsecondary degree programs. • Goal is seamless transition and equal access to postsecondary degree programs.
Technical Studies: Welding Technology • High School Courses • EDGE Courses • Dual Credit Courses • Community College Courses • Apprenticeship Opportunities for Adults
EDGE Implementation6000 Students in Consortium Area 2003-2004 Field-Test Year
EDGE ProgramsAssociate in Applied Science: Technical Studies • Automotive • General Building Construction • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning • Paramedic Science • Welding • AAS-TS graduates are well positioned to secure apprenticeships after program completion…
The next step…. • Next challenge, secure Bachelor degree articulations for occupational EDGE programs. Options will include: • Bachelors in Applied Technology BAT • Bachelors in Applied Science BAS • Regents Bachelors in Arts RBA • Disciplinary Bachelors program articulations
Presenters: Homer K. Preece, Director School of Extended Education, Marshall University Mid-Ohio Valley Center One John Marshall Way Point Pleasant, WV 25550 (304) 674-7200 preeceh@marshall.edu Dr. Judy Scherer, Dean of Academic Affairs Marshall Community and Technical College One John Marshall Way Huntington, WV 25755 (304) 676-7167 scherer@marshall.edu