Transcript What can Noncredit do for YOU?

Curricular Activism:
“New Ways to Help Students
Succeed with Noncredit”
Marsha Elliott, North Orange County CCD-Noncredit
Shaaron Vogel, Butte College
ASCCC Curriculum Institute
Friday, July 10th
Session content:
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A general overview of Noncredit
Noncredit curriculum approval process
Linkages and Connections
Noncredit’s role on your campus
State issues
Noncredit “out of the box”
Q&A
Noncredit: “Pathway – Bridge”
to
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Work
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College
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A Better Life
What Is noncredit?
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In CCC Mission
No units earned
No official grades
No student fees
Open entry-Open
Exit
Repeatable
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Flexible, accessible
Meets local
vocational needs
Meets local
community needs
Meets articulation
needs with credit
programs
Growing State Needs
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Changing demographics
English language proficiency needs
Need for educated and skilled workforce
Need more options for education and
work skills for adults of ALL ages
Noncredit Basic Skills/ESL:
A comprehensive curriculum
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ALL levels of basic skills: beginning
literacy thru secondary education
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Elementary level education
Secondary level education: Adult High School
Diploma/GED Programs
ALL levels of ESL:
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beginning literacy
advanced
Ten Areas of Instruction
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Parent Education
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Short-term Vocational
Programs
Elementary and Secondary
Basic Skills
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Education Programs for Older
Adults
English as a Second
Language
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Family and Consumer Sciences
(Home Economics)
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Health and Safety Education
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Workforce Preparation (CDCP)
(Ed. Code 84760.5)
Citizenship Education for
Immigrants
Education Program for
Persons with Substantial
Disabilities
Credit students use Noncredit
Statewide (Since 1992) –
1 out of 6
credit students
have enrolled in
Noncredit
Source: Patrick Perry, Vice Chancellor Technology, Research & Information
Systems, System Office.
Total Enrollment for
Basic Skills & ESL 2006-2007 headcount
Credit
Noncredit *
326,478
393,004
* supervised tutoring
Noncredit curriculum
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Responsive
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Articulation with college courses
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Career Development and College
Preparation: CDCP (SB 361)
SB 361 Enhanced Noncredit Funding
for CDCP courses
Career Development and College Preparation:
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Enhanced funding = $3,092 per
noncredit FTES
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CDCP includes basic skills, ESL, CTE and
“workforce preparation” courses
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Leads to
 Certificate of Completion OR
 Certificate of Competency
Noncredit Curriculum
Development
CurricUNET.com
Workflow automation
program articulates
courses with colleges
Components of Course
Outline
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Number of Instructional Hours
College Catalog Description
Course Objectives
Content
Instructional Methodology
Assignments/Activities
Methods of Evaluation
(Title 5, Section 55002(c))
Noncredit Programs and
Articulation of Curriculum
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Samples of noncredit programs
How do we articulate our curriculum to
ensure student success and flow of key
concepts?
How does noncredit do program
review?
Local Review and Approval
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Curriculum Committee: established by mutual
agreement between the college and/or district
and the Academic Senate
Standards: same general procedures as those
followed when reviewing credit courses
Local Approval: subject matter, resource
materials, teaching methods, and standards of
attendance and achievement that the committee
deems appropriate
(Title 5, Sections 55002 and 55002(c))
Title 5 Citations
Section 55000
Section 55002(c)
Section 55150
Section 55151
Section 55152
Section 55153
Section 55155
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Definitions
Standards for Approval & Course Outline of Record
Approval of Non Credit Courses and Programs
Career Development and College Placement: Conditions
for Enhanced Funding
Short-term Vocational Programs Providing 288 Hours of
Instruction
Other Non Credit Programs Providing 288 Hours or more of
Instruction
Non Credit Certificates that are less than 288 Hours
Reference Materials Noncredit At A Glance
Contact People
Juan Cruz, Specialist, Academic Planning and Development (ESL/VESL & Basic Skills)
Joanne Vorhies, Specialist, Academic Planning and Development (Non Credit & Distance Education)
Cynthia McFarland, AGPA, Operational/Annual Course Inventory/Data
Management
LeBaron Woodyard, Dean
Noncredit On Your Local
Campus
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How much noncredit do you have?
In what disciplines is the noncredit?
Do you have noncredit faculty on your
curriculum committee?
Do you have noncredit faculty on your
senate?
How do noncredit faculty interact with
credit faculty?
Statewide Discussion Items
and Issues
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PCAH
10 + 1
Accreditation and SLO
30 unit limit
Funding
Work conditions and minimum
qualifications (ASCCC papers)
Non Credit Outside the Box
Student Success courses
Center for Academic Success
Library courses
Orientation
Thank you!