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Our common education model:
UniversityGraduate Degree
UniversityBachelor’s Degree
High School
Community CollegeAssociate’s Degree
Entry LevelJob
SustainableWage Job
Professional or Managerial
Job
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Welfare to WorkGED
Apprenticeship
Technical Certificate
Promotion
CBO Training
Entry LevelJob
ManagementTraining
SustainableWage Job
Professional or Managerial
JobDownsizing
Lay-off
Outplacement Training
In-house Training
Promotion
UniversityGraduate Degree
UniversityBachelor’s Degree
High School
Community CollegeAssociate’s Degree
What our Students are experiencing:
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BATEC Mission
BATEC is developing and supporting a
coordinated, self-sustaining, regional IT
education and workforce system – one that will
attract a diverse student population to IT
careers, promote lifelong learning of technical
skills and support the IT workforce needs in
urban cities across our country.
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BATEC Service Area
Community Colleges Massachusetts
Roxbury CC Bunker Hill CC Middlesex CC Mass Bay CC Quinsigamond CC Bristol CC Northern Essex CC
Now Adding City Colleges of Chicago City College of San Francisco College of Southern Nevada
Current Partners
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Challenges We Have Been Addressing Employment Market-driven enrollments
Perception that “IT is dead” = Fluctuating enrollments
IT Hybridization; IT Across Content Areas/Careers; Computational Thinking
Traditionally autonomous education systems;“Siloed” departments delivering student services
Marketing of Schools/Programs
Coordination, Collaboration, Communication…
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BATEC Vision Curriculum
Regionally Connected; Transferable Advanced in Content and Pedagogy
IT Problem-Solving Computational Thinking IT Seamless Pathways that are Stackable IT Intersections – Forensics, Health, Business
Industry-Linked
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BATEC Vision (cont.) Education, Industry and Community
Connections Mutually-Beneficial Partnerships
NSF Advanced Technological Education Program (NSF ATE) Commonwealth Alliance for IT Education (CAITE) National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) Special Interest Group for IT Education (SIGITE) Massachusetts STEM Plan
Career Development Lifelong Learning Regional Economic Growth
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BATEC Local Innovations
Meet the request of the City of Boston to support the education and training needs of our economically disadvantaged and underrepresented adult populations
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BATEC Bridge Program
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For many adults, the prospect of returning to school for a college degree or additional training is often daunting:
• Work Schedules
• Transportation Difficulties
• Family Responsibilities
• Lack of Role Models
• Lack of Understanding of College Pathways and College Work…
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BATEC Bridge Program
Provide Educational Awareness Image the Possibilities
Provide a career content course Provide College Prep Advising
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BATEC Bridge Program
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DotWell – one example
• Community-Based Organization - Codman Square Health Center (CSHC) and the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center (DHMSC).
• Provides high quality comprehensive clinical and community-based services
• Offers meeting space and technology laboratories
• Staff that are both entrepreneurial and collaborative
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BATEC Bridge Program
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Computer Information Technology
CIT 110 Applications and Concepts
Tutoring
Start Matriculation
Register at BHCC
Accuplacer
Case Management
CIT 182 PC Hardware/IT Essentials
Tutoring
Finish Matriculation
Workshops
2nd Accuplacer
Case Management
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BATEC Bridge Program
BHCC leverages Bridge Program SuccessMicrosoft Grant $150,000
Additional 6 CBOs now part of the Bridge Program
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BATEC/BHCC Stackables
What are they and Why?EXCEL StoryCISCO StoryComputer Forensics Story
BHCC implements the first in a seriesUnaware there was a “name” for them
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BATEC Stackable Credentials
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High School
Bridge Program
Workforce Certificate
Career Certificate
Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
6-9 credits 12-16 credits 27-30 credits 60+ credits 120+ credits
Intern g g g Entry Level g g g g g Mid Level g g g g g g Professional
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BHCC Networking Stackable
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High School
Bridge Program
CISCO 1-IVIT Essentials
Plus Linux, Wireless, OS, Server Admin
Plus Gen Eds
BSIT in Systems Admin
6-9 credits 12-16 credits 27-30 credits 60+ credits 120+ credits
Intern g g g Entry Level g g g g g Mid Level g g g g g g Professional
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BATEC Stackable Credentials
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Workforce Certificates:
• PC Hardware Support
• Network Support
• Programming
• Mobile App Development
• Database Technologies
• Data Management
• Health IT Support
• Entrepreneurship
• Accounting Support
• Computer Forensics
Career Certificates:
Computer Support Specialist
Networking and Administration
Programming
Database Programming
CyberSecurity
Health IT Support
Computer Forensics
Data Analytics
Imaging Informatics
Web Development
Associates Degrees:
Networking and Administration
Programming
Database Programming/Administration
Computer Forensics
Web Development
CyberSecurity
Data Analytics/Informatics
Health IT
Bachelor’s Degree (BSIT)
Systems Administration
Information Architecture
Computer Forensics
Business Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Health Analytics
Health IT Management
Information Systems
12-16 credits 27-30 credits 60+ credits 120+ credits
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BATEC Implementation
Next three yearsCommitment to leveling credentials
Providing CBOs with credential start-ups Connecting to local businesses and non-profits Connecting to local workforce organizations
PIC Mass High Tech
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High School
Bridge Program
Workforce Certificate
Career Certificate
Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
6-9 credits 12-16 credits 27-30 credits 60+ credits 120+ credits
Intern g g g Entry Level g g g g g Mid Level g g g g g g Professional
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Contacts
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Deborah BoisvertExecutive Director, [email protected]
Paula VellutoProfessor, [email protected]