OWC BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

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OWC BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

• March 2005

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Bachelor of Applied Science A Natural
Progression

• Usual Associate Degree Progression AAS to
  BAS Progression

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
Associate in Science (AS)
Associate in Arts (AA)
Designed for Transfer to
Designed for Transfer to
Career Ladder Progression to
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS)
(In Florida, the AS enjoys limited
Transferability- e.g. AS to BSN)
(In Florida, the AA transfers to both BA and BS)
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Overview

• Joint Program with UWF
• First students enrolled fall 2004
• Uses the state AS to BS model (22 degree plan)
• Students must have associate degree and RN
  license for admission
• All classes are in OWC district
• Students register with OWC for some courses and
  with UWF for others
• UWF will actually award the degree

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BSN Program Design

• Associate Degree
• RN License
• Additional General Education Courses
• Upper Division BSN Courses from OWC UWF
• BSN!

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BSN Progress Report

• Initial application pool of 30 students
• 22 students began program most are part-time
• 17 are OWC alums
• All but two are currently working as RNs
• 21 students from Okaloosa or Walton counties, one
  student from Santa Rosa County
• 2 students joined
• program in January
• First graduates expected in Spring of 2006

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Bachelor of Applied Science Overview

• Builds on the AAS, AS, or AA degrees by adding
  specialized upper division work in management
  and maximizing prior technical expertise
• Geared toward military and defense contractors
• Offers four specific content options/concentrati
  ons
• and a flexible customized track
• Acquisitions
• Project Management
• Quality Management
• Training and Development
• Custom-planned combination option

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BAS Program Design

• AA or AS or AAS Degree
• Additional general education and/or
  technical credits
• Technical Core Courses
• Acquisitions Project Mgt Quality
  Training Customized
• BAS!

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Emphasis in Acquisitions

• Career in military acquisitions
• Eventual articulation with
• Defense Acquisition University
• Eventual Defense Acquisition Workforce
  Improvement Act (DAWIA) certifications
• Appropriate for civil service
• and military billets in the defense
  acquisitions fields
• Finance and contracting
• Production, quality and manufacturing
• Purchasing
• Life cycle logistics
• Systems planning research and development

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Emphasis in Project Management

• Designed for individuals in careers which
• involve oversight of one-time projects or
  varying projects which shift over time
• Appropriate for positions involving the following
  types of activities
• Process implementation
• Event planning and oversight
• Fund raising
• Grant development and oversight
• New product or service development
• Facilities construction/remodeling
• Conversion efforts (e.g. changing software)
• Accreditation/certification projects

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Emphasis in Quality Improvement

• Applicable for jobs in any setting where
  efficiency, measurable outcomes and adherence to
  performance standards are key
• Issues typical to this area include
• Workplace safety
• ISO 9000 and/or 14000
• Regulatory compliance
• Cost accounting and inventory control
• Product certifications
• Customer service
• Market and product research

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Emphasis In Training and Development

• Provides appropriate
• background for the
• following career
• paths
• Independent consultants
• Information directors
• Human resource managers
• Military installation education officers
• Sales and marketing
• Continuing education/professional development
  managers
• Training directors

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THE CUSTOMIZED APPROACH

• Students work with a program advisor or
  faculty member to select courses from all the
  areas of emphasis to carve out an
  individualized program to meet their own career
  goals or to follow direction from a employer!

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BAS Progress Report

• Nearly 250 program applicants to date
• 145 students currently enrolled (nearly 100 more
  than anticipated!) most are part-time
• Approximately 30 active duty military, 40
  defense industry-related workers and 30
  traditional baccalaureate students continuing at
  OWC
• Approximately 53 female and 47 male
• Most popular areas of emphasis 1. acquisitions,
  2. project management,3. training and development
• 30 additional students began this spring
• Earliest graduates could complete by December 2005

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Whats Next?

• Prepare SACS Commission on Colleges follow-up
  report on one recommendation from site visit in
  February 2005
• Continue course development for both programs
• Continue recruitment efforts for both programs
• Develop additional placement services for
  graduates
• Pursue funding and reporting issues with the
  Florida Legislature
• Continue to build the baccalaureate program
  endowment through the OWC Foundation

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Change in College Status and Perception

• College district has glowed with what it sees as
  the development of its college from a two-year to
  a four- year college
• Favorable and continuing print and broadcast
  media
• A shock in the realization that associate degrees
  were not perceived as complete degrees by the
  community
• Success in fund raisinghalf way to a 500,000
  founding endowment