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BROWARD COLLEGE-USIL
Proposal for Paraguay
Presented by:David D. Moore
AVP for International EducationBroward College August 29, 2014
American Education System
BC
Postsecondary Education Institutions - institutions beyond high school
Technical Schools – focus on specific skills training
Community/State Colleges - provide 2-year degrees of various types (known as Associate’s Degree)
Colleges - provide 2 and 4-year degrees of various types: ( Associate and Bachelor Degrees)
Universities - provide undergraduate (Bachelors) and graduate (Masters
and Doctoral ) degrees
Broward College: Location
Broward College in Florida
Broward County Ft. Lauderdale
Broward’s population: 1.9 million, 10% of Florida total
Ft Lauderdale nicknamed “America’s Venice”
We are located here
Founded in 1960, three major campuses and online
campus, numerous centers
Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to offer Associate and Baccalaureate degrees
Awarded by the prestigious Aspen Institute as one of the top ten community colleges in the United States in 2013
Is one of the largest of the 28 colleges in the Florida state college system and one of the largest in the nation
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Services over 67,000 diverse students
Provides over 100 technical, career, and academic degree programs, including 11 bachelor’s degrees
About 1 million people have taken a class at Broward College since the college opened in 1960
1 Billion US $ in economic impact every year for local community
Broward College Highlights
BC Academic Degrees and
Certificates
Associate of Arts (AA) Associate of Science (AS)
Bachelor’s Degrees (BS and BAS)
Certificate Programs (12-30 credits) - Diplomados
Continuing Education Programs (non-credit)
Arts, Humanities, Communication, & Design Aviation/Transportation Business Education Health Science Industry, Manufacturing, & Construction Liberal Arts Public Safety Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Social Behavioral Sciences & Human Services
Major Areas (Carreras)
Teacher Education (5)
(Special Education, Middle and Secondary Math and Science)
Nursing Supervision and Management Technology Management Information Technology Supply Chain Management Computer Networking (2014) Environmental Science (2014) Others in planning stages
Bachelor’s (4-year) Degrees
1. Study Abroad2. Recruiting International Students3. Overseas Affiliates and Centers
Broward College International Initiatives
Academic Affiliateor International Center
An Academic Affiliate is an institution outside of the United States that has adopted a portion of the curriculum of Broward College.
Students attending the school are generally from the local area.
The course numbers, titles, descriptions, outlines and student learning outcomes are the same as students follow in Florida.
Faculty teaching in the program are approved by Broward.
International AffiliatesCOUNTRY NAME START YEAR COORDINATOR
BOLIVIA Santa Cruz International University
2013 Mary Diaz
CHINA Wuxi South Ocean College
2012 Xiao Wang
Shanghai Second Polytechnic University
2014 Rosey Yang
RUSSIA Kazan National Tech. Research University
2013 Boris Gertsik
BRAZIL SOEBRAS 2014 Fall 2014
KUWAIT Kuwait Community College
2014 Fall 2014
DUBAI American College of Dubai
2014 Fall 2014
Broward College International Faculty
Coordinators
BC International Center
Lima, Peru @ USIL
The Broward program offered at USIL in Lima, Peru began in March 2009 and was approved by the Commission on Colleges of SACS in 2010.
All courses are taught in English. Students needing remediation must meet a
minimum language proficiency – based on a placement test.
Courses are placed on a Broward transcript.
Broward College:1. approves faculty teaching in program2. oversees instructional program and learning
support3. processes applications from international students 3. enrolls students in our student database4. issues transcripts5. awards Associate of Arts degrees (2 years)6. recognizes courses and credits as equivalent to
those earned in Florida
BC International Center Lima, Peru @ USIL
Broward Transfer and Graduation Ceremony
Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 2014
SACSCOC approved BC international centers:
Sri Lanka Vietnam Peru Ecuador India China – in progress
International Centers
International Centers (SACS COC approved)
COUNTRY NAME YEAR OF AFFILIATION/ SACS
Coordinator
SRI LANKA American College of Higher Education
1996/2010 Pedro Oliveira
ECUADOR Broward Center for American Education
2007/2007 Claudia Sahagun
PERU Center for American Education @ USIL
2009/2010 Maria Bernal-Dobek
VIETNAM Institute of American Education @ VATC
2008/2011 Fall 2014
INDIA Center of International Education @ NMS
2011/2014 Fall 2014
Broward College’s program at USIL is the only
one which leads directly into the Bachelor’s degree programs offered by USF (Business), U. of Houston (Hospitality) and now, UCF (Industrial Engineering).
BC Proud
We propose, along with our partners at USIL in
Peru and Paraguay to bring a Broward College two year A. A. degree to Asuncion
It would be an extension of Broward program to your country
Guaranteed transfer to all Florida Universities
2 + 2 with USF in Tampa (2017)
Proposal for Paraguay
Proposed start date will be in March 2015 Location will be here at USIL in Asuncion Faculty will be approved by Broward; may be
from the US, Lima or local Classes will be in English Degree earned from:
Broward College - A.A. USF - B.S. USIL - PY licenciatura
Proposal for Paraguay
First two years: (Broward College)
Communications Social and Behavior Sciences Humanities and Fine Arts Mathematics Natural Science and Wellness Business and Management electives
Second two years: (USF) Business Management program
(AACSB and SACS accreditation)
Proposal for Paraguay
Statewide between Colleges and state
Universities guaranties automatic transfer.
Two plus Two
USIL PY (5th)Year
Licenciatura
2 years 2 years
1. US A.A. Degree
2. US B.S. Degree
3. Paraguay Licenciatura
A.A.BROWARD COLLEGE
B.S. (USF) or Transfer to USA
This is the only American program offers a
Bachelor´s degree earned completely in Paraguay with a local five year licenciatura degree.
Broward College credits are completely transferrable to all Florida universities and to most universities in the United States
All of these credits are completely transferrable to the local licenciatura in Paraguay
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