Adult Education and Literacy Symposium 2015 Juan Carlos Aguirre ACCELERATE TEXAS : INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING CAREER PATHWAYS AT SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE Agenda 1. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE STATISTICS 2. REGION DEMOGRAPHICS 3. CAREER PATHWAYS: OVERVIEW 4. CAREER PATHWAYS: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 5. CAREER PATHWAYS: SUSTAINABILITY AND SCALABILITY 1. South Texas College Statistics Fall 2015 Enrollment 34,641 Credit 15,719 Non-Credit 13,903 through Continuing Professional and Workforce Education 1,816 through Institute for Advanced Manufacturing Starr County Campus Pecan Campus Technology Campus Nursing & Allied Health Campus Mid Valley Campus Population total: 851,997 Population over age 18: 559, ,669 less than high school education 119,522 less than 9 th grade education 58,783 less than 5 th grade education 2. Region Demographics: Hidalgo and Starr Counties Source: US Census Bureau, Year American Community Survey Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 2013; Southern Rural Development Center Population below poverty level 41.5%34.8%59.6%39.2%17.6% 3. Career Pathways: Overview Program designed to allow underprepared students (low skill and low literacy without a High School diploma or GED) to Co-enroll in (1) Contextualized GED or High School and (2) a credit-bearing Marketable Skills Program through Continuing Education, and Earn credit-bearing certificates and degrees Bachelors Degree in Medical & Health Services Management EMT Associate of Applied Science EMT Paramedic Certificate EMT Intermediate Certificate Before Career Pathways EMT=Emergency Medical Technology Employment EMT Basic Certificate Missing Component Bachelors Degree in Medical & Health Services Management EMT Associate of Applied Science EMT Paramedic Certificate EMT Intermediate Certificate EMT Basic Certificate Marketable Skills Award ESL and GED Employment Tracks Developed Track 1: ESL and Pre-GED INCOMING LEVELS *No HS Diploma or GED *5 th grade level *Intermediate ESL PROGRAM *Contextualized ESL & Pre-GED *Bilingual Occupational Terminology (2-3 months) EXIT LEVELS *8 th grade level *Exit-level ESL Student Support Services: Advising, Case Management, Counseling, Tutoring Faculty Support Services: Professional Development Track 2: GED/HS and Technical Training INCOMING LEVELS *8 th grade level *Exit-level ESL *No HS Diploma or GED PROGRAM *Co-enrolled in (1) Contextualized GED or High School and (2) a credit-bearing Marketable Skills Program through Continuing Education *Plus College Success Skills and Employability Skills (4-6 months) OUTCOMES *GED or HS Diploma *College Credit Hours *Continuing Education Certificate *National or State Certification *Enrolled in College or Employed Student Support Services: Advising, Case Management, Counseling, Tutoring Faculty Support Services: Professional Development After Career Pathways Bachelors Degree in Medical & Health Services Management EMT Associate of Applied Science (plus 19 SCH) EMT Paramedic Certificate (Plus 24 SCH) EMT Intermediate Certificate (Plus 12 SCH) EMT Basic Certificate (Plus 11 SCH) * Track 1 Track 2 + * First Responder Responder (148 (148 CH) CH) Employment Student Support Services CH=Contact hours SCH=Semester Credit hours Handout #1: Procedure: How to Develop a Career Pathway for Low-Skill Low-Literacy Students without a High School Diploma or GED Handout #2: Career Pathway Examples Handout #3: Alignment of MSAA, Level One Certificates and Demand Occupations Handout #4: Service Delivery Flowchart 4. Career Pathways: Design and Implementation 225 Students Served through 11 Career Pathways Received $750,000 from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 98% Completed Program 71% Attained GED 81% Earned Continuing Education Certificates 72% Earned Credit Hours 79% Enrolled in College or Employed Results from 3 years 11 Career Pathways Developed 1. Accounting Assistant to Accounting Clerk 2. Certified Nurse Assistant to Vocational Nursing 3. Computer Assistant to Computer and Network Specialist 4. First Responder to Emergency Medical Technology Basic 5. Health Information Management Clerk to Electronic Health Record Specialist 6. Health Information Management Coding Clerk to Electronic Health Record Specialist Results from 3 years Career Pathways Developed 7. Medical Receptionist to Medical Office Specialist 8. Office Clerk to Office Specialist 9. Pharmacy Technician Trainee to Pharmacy Technology 10. Phlebotomy to Medical Assistant Technology 11. Pipe Welding to Combination Weldi ng Results from 3 years 546 Students to serve in the next 2 years Received $1.2 Million from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Workforce Commission Future Plans Phlebotomy 5. Career Pathways: Sustainability and Scalability Health Information Management Clerk 1. Handout #5: Procedure: How to Administer Ability to Benefit for Continuing Education Students 2. Handout #6: Volunteer Policy 3. State Appropriations for Continuing Education 4. Workforce Solutions: Supportive Services 1. Child Care 2. Personal Transportation 3. Vehicle Related Assistance 4. Work Related Expenses 5. Training Related Expenses 5. Pell for Continuing Education Students 6. Adult Literacy Foundation through Continuing Education Sustainability and Scalability Thank you!