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Curriculum Types in the CCC

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Presenter

  • Stephanie Curry, ASCCC Area A Representative, CTE Leadership Committee Chair

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The committee shall consist of one or more representatives of the general public knowledgeable about the educational needs of disadvantaged populations, students, teachers, business, industry, the college administration, and the field office of the Employment Development Department. (Title 5 §55601)

The governing board of each community college district participating in a vocational education program shall appoint a vocational education advisory committee to develop recommendations on the program and to provide liaison between the district and potential employers.

Advisory

Committees

Board of Trustees (BoT) must appoint

Develop recommendations on the program

Provide liaison between district and potential employers

TITLE 5 §55130

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Labor Market Data

TITLE 5 §55130(B)(8)(C) -- NEED FOR THE PROGRAM

    • O*NET
    • Bureau of Labor Statistics
    • Industry associations
    • Advisory boards
    • Employer surveys
    • Burning Glass/Labor Market Insight
    • Help Wanted Online
    • Workforce Investment Boards (WIB)
    • Census Bureau
    • Economic development corporations/agencies

Making Use of Labor Market Information:

Where to Find Data for Common Community College Decisions (2015)

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PCAH

Program and Course

Approval Handbook

NEW 8th EDITION (2023)

https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/docs/curriculum/program-course-approval-handbook-8th-edition.pdf

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CREDIT Courses

The category of credit, nondegree-applicable courses was created by regulatory amendments adopted by the Board of Governors in 1986, and includes the following types of courses:

✅ Basic skills courses as defined in Title 5, § 55000(t) and (u)

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✅ Courses designed to help students succeed in degree-applicable credit courses that integrate basic skills instruction throughout and assign grades partly upon the demonstrated mastery of those skills

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✅ Pre-collegiate CTE preparation courses designed to provide foundational skills for students preparing for entry into degree-applicable CTE courses or programs

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✅ Essential career technical instruction for which meeting the standards of subdivision (a) is neither necessary nor required

A course is considered to be degree-applicable when it has been designated as appropriate to the associate degree in accordance with the requirements of Title 5, § 55062 and has been recommended by the college and/or district curriculum committee and approved by the district governing board.

DEGREE APPLICABLE CREDIT

NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE CREDIT

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Non-Credit

    • The California Community Colleges provide lifelong learning opportunities what enable adults to enhance quality of life.

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    • Non-credit courses provide persons with skills that are critical to their ability to become and/or remain independent and to contribute to the economy of California.

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    • There is no enrollment fee and no limits on repeats.

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    • State funding for non-credit differs from credit and the submission process for state approval differs as well.
    • A - English as a Second Language
    • B - Immigrant Education
    • C - Elementary and Secondary Basic Skills
    • D - Health and Safety
    • E - Substantial Disabilities
    • F - Parenting
    • G - Home Economics
    • H - Courses for Older Adults
    • I - Short-Term Vocational
    • J - Workforce Preparation

State supported non-credit courses must qualify under one of the categories:

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CDCP certificates can be awarded in the following four noncredit categories:

elementary and secondary basic skills

workforce preparation

short-term vocational program

ESL and vocational ESL (see title 5, 55151)

In accordance with title 5, § 55151 colleges may offer an approved sequence of noncredit courses that culminate in one of the following awards: Certificate of Competency, Certificate of Completion, or Adult High School Diploma. Upon program is approval, the noncredit courses that comprise a CDCP program are eligible for enhanced funding pursuant to Education Code §84750.5 + §84760.5

Programs and required courses classified as non-credit Career Development and College Preparation (CDCP) prepare students for employment or to be successful in college level-credit coursework

Non-Credit

Career Development

and College Preparation (CDCP)

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Mirrored Courses

● Usually ESL and CTE courses

● Credit course of record (COR) ‘cut and pasted’ into the noncredit COR template

● Usually taught by credit faculty

● Listed in the Schedule of Classes as Mirrored or dual listed

● Students can choose to take course as credit or noncredit (noncredit is repeatable)

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Not for Credit/Contract Education

Contract curriculum is one of several educational options authorized by Education Code § 78020(a) to be offered within the California Community Colleges.

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Contract Education is legally defined as “those situations in which a community college district contracts with a public or private entity for the purposes of providing instruction or services or both by the community college.”

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Not for Credit to Credit- Example

  • Un-met Labor Need in Region
  • Desire to start program immediately
  • Begin with industry partnerships and not for credit courses
  • Opportunity to try out class, identify need and time to write and get approved credit curriculum and certificates

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  • Now Certificate in Food Safety in Animal Science
  • This program will result in the development of the basic skills and competencies required for students seeking entry-level employment in the food animal industry. Upon completion of this program of study, students will achieve certification in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and be able to perform food industry audits.

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Community Education

Community Services Offerings

California Education Code §78300

California Code of Regulations title 5, §550002(d)

    • Often referred to as fee-based classes or Community Education
    • Offerings cover a wide variety of affordable not-for-credit learning opportunities (classes, workshops, seminars, and excursions for personal and professional enrichment, other)
    • Community Services programs are self-supporting at the local level and are open to all members of the community willing to pay a minimum fee
    • Chancellor's Office approval is not required for Community Services offerings

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Types of Certificates and Degrees

  • Associate Degree for Transfer (e.g. Administration of Justice, Child Development/Early Care and Education, Business Administration, Agriculture Business, Sales and Service, Culinary Arts, Animal Science, Hospitality Management)
  • Associate Degrees
  • Certificates of Achievement- Credit Certificates
    • Certificates of Achievement represent a well-defined pattern of learning experiences designed to develop certain capabilities that may be oriented to career or General Education
  • Certificates of Completion or Certificates of Competency- Noncredit Certificate
    • Must, at a minimum, clearly indicate the specific occupation(s) or field(s) the program will prepare students to enter and the basic occupational competencies students will acquire
  • Baccalaureate Degrees- Applied Baccalaureates

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Stackable Certificates

  • The U.S. Department of Labor defines a “stackable credential” as “part of a sequence of credentials that can be accumulated over time to build up an individual’s qualifications and help them move along a career pathway or up a career ladder to different and potentially higher-paying jobs”

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(Training and Employment Guidance Letter 15-10, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration).

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Stackable Certificates

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Funding

  • Student Centered Funding Formula SCFF
  • Funding in three areas
    • Base Allocation- Aligned to Full Time Equivalent Student (FTES)
    • Supplemental Allocation- Aligned to identified special populations
    • Student Success Allocation- Aligned to identified outcomes
  • Base Allocation (2023-2024)
    • Credit Rate $5,238
    • Noncredit Rate $ 4,717
    • Noncredit (CDCP) Rate $ 7,346 (higher because not eligible for enhanced funding with supplemental allocation)
  • Colleges do not get allocation for Not for Credit courses. They must be self sustaining

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ASCCC Resources

ASCCC: www.asccc/org

Questions, comments, thoughts, ideas: info@asccc.org

Local Academic Senate Visits: https://www.asccc.org/local-senate-visits

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ASCCC Mission

As the official voice of California community college faculty in academic and professional matters, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) is committed to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, anti-racism, accessibility, student learning, and student success. The ASCCC acts to:

  • Empower faculty to engage in local and statewide dialog and take action for continued improvement of teaching, learning, and faculty participation in governance
  • Lead and advocate proactively for the development of policies, processes, and practices
  • Include diverse faculty, perspectives, and experiences that represent our student populations
  • Develop faculty as local and statewide leaders through personal and professional development
  • Engage faculty and system partners through collegial consultation

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LEADERSHIP. EMPOWERMENT. VOICE.

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