Status of Cooperative Alliances

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Status of Cooperative Alliances

• Regents Education Program
• Annual Conference
• 2006
• Dr. Debra Stuart
• Vice Chancellor for Administration

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Why Reinvent

• To create more
• 1. Useful education training
• 2. College graduates, associate above
• 3. Jobs, higher-paying
• 4. Businesses in Oklahoma
• 5. Productive workforce citizens
• 6. Compelling cases for prospective
  companies and employers

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Community College
Technology Center
Cooperative Agreement Alliance Model

• Goals
• More high school students to college
• More adults to begin and/or continue
• Expand access
• Efficiently use public dollars

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Technology Center
College
Cooperative Alliance Model

• Goals
• More high school students to college
• More adults to begin and/or continue
• Expand access to postsecondary education
• Efficiently use federal, state local resources

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Community College
Technology Center
Cooperative Agreement Alliance Model
Driving principle Student-centered, not
institution-centered
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Community College
Technology Center
Cooperative Agreement Alliance Model
Student Experience--not just a series of courses

• Integrated curriculum
• Technical skills
• Workforce life skills
• Planned student experience

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Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Self-management
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Global Consciousness
• Basic Communications

The Business-Higher Education Forum, Spanning the
Chasm Corporate and Academic Cooperation To
Improve Workforce Preparation, 1997.
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Community College
Technology Center
Cooperative Agreement Alliance Model
Integrated Curriculum Planned Student Experience
Best accomplished by college and technology
center faculty working together with continuous
quality improvement over time.
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Community College
Technology Center
Cooperative Agreement Alliance Model

• Benefits
• Immediate College Credit
• College Credit Transferable
• Complete Student Tracking

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Community College
Technology Center
Cooperative Agreement Alliance Model

• Steps
• Concept for Alliances in Spring 2004
• Pilot sites in Fall 2005
• Approvals for Fall 2006
• Technical Course matrix
• Strategic plans and annual reports

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