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Fall Plenary Session: Oct 26-28, 2006Accreditation Institute: Jan 5-6, 2007Teaching Institute: Feb 16-18, 2007Vocational Education Leadership Institute: Mar 8-10, 2007Spring Plenary Session: Apr 19-21, 2007Faculty Leadership Institute: Jun 14-16, 2007Curriculum Institute: Jul 12-14, 2007

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No Longer Undercover: Noncredit Curriculum

Mark Wade LieuOhlone College

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Curriculum Institute 2006Noncredit in the Spotlight

Board of GovernorsAcademic SenateNoncredit Alignment ProjectSB361 DiscussionsLocal Research and FindingsLast bastion of no-fee higher ed

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What is noncredit?

Degree-applicable creditNon-degree-applicable creditNot-for-creditNoncredit

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How big is noncredit?

98 out of 109 colleges91,884.07 FTES in 2004-20058% of system FTES22 colleges serve 68% of noncredit students and generate 76% of the FTES

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The Noncredit PlayersAllan HancockButteCitrusCoastlineCuyamacaGavilanGlendaleLong BeachLos Angeles CityLos Angeles SouthwestMercedMiraCostaMonterey

Mt. San AntonioNapaNorth Orange SCEPalo VerdePalomarPasadenaSaddlebackSan Diego AdultSan Francisco CentersSanta AnaSanta Barbara CESantiago Canyon

Curriculum Institute 2006What does noncredit cover?

Elementary/Secondary Basic SkillsESLCourses for immigrantsParentingCourses for older adultsCourses in home economicsCourses for persons with disabilitiesShort-term Vocational/ApprenticeshipsHealth and Safety Education

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Noncredit Funding

56% of credit rate$2,000 ± $300 per FTESOther sources: WIA, Title II, AEFLA

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The Students

Female: 125,773 (60.75%)Male: 74,323 (35.90%)Unknown: 6,952 (3.36%)

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The Students

Over 40% are 50+Over 32% are whiteNearly 32% are HispanicNearly 14% are AsianOver 15% are unidentified23% are immigrants15% dropped out of high schoolOver 16% receive financial aid

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What do they take?

Elementary/Secondary Basic Skills – 35%+ESL – 17%+Courses for older adults – 16%+Courses for persons with disabilities – 3%+Short-term Vocational – 16%+Health and Safety Education – 7%+

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What do colleges offer?

Elementary/Secondary Basic Skills – 16%ESL – 19%Courses for older adults – 24%Courses for persons with disabilities – 6%Short-term Vocational – 20%Health and Safety Education – 10%Apprenticeships (2.6m hours)

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Short-Term Vocational Courses

Vast range in courses offeredFive of the 21 colleges surveyed offer no short-term vocational courses

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accounting, administration of justice, administrative hearings, agriculture, animal science, appliance repair,

architecture technology, automotive technologies, business, career planning, clothing and textiles,

computer networking, computer maintenance and repair, computer skills, construction and building trades,

correctional science, court interpreting, culinary arts, custodial, customer service, early childhood education, electronics, engineering, fashion, financial planning, fire technology, floral design, front office, global information

services, hazardous waste operations, horticulture, industrial technology, jewelry making and repair, manufacturing, meat cutting, medical assisting,

parenting, pet science, pharmacy technician, printing and graphics, upholstery, vocational nursing, welding

Curriculum Institute 2006What does Noncredit Provide?

No feesOpen entry – open exit: can start at any timeCan start at the lowest levelAccessibility and flexibility

Curriculum Institute 2006Credit Students use Noncredit

Statewide: 17% of all community college students took noncredit courses (1 in 6)Statewide: 25% of all AA and AS degree earners began in noncredit (1 in 4)Statewide: 33% of credit students getting an AA/AS accessed noncredit at some point in their degree path (1 in 3) (does not count supervised tutoring labs)

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The Faculty

1542.96 FTEFWomen outnumber men FT: 334 to 214 PT: 2666 to1258

ESL is #1 teaching area 434 FTEF in PT 129.49 FTEF in FT

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How old is the faculty?

Largest group is 55-59Second largest is 50-54Third largest for PT is 65+Third largest for FT is 60-64

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What is their ethnicity?

Mostly white• White/Non-Hispanic: PT (70.54%) –

FT (65.86%)• Hispanic: PT (13.12%) – FT (12.77%)• Asian: PT (8.18%) – FT (10.40%)

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Part-Time and Full-Time

Six colleges have no full-time noncredit facultyFor those that have full-time faculty, the ratio is 1:20 or worse for most of them18 have faculty that teach in both credit and non-credit

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FT Instructional Hours

Two at 15 hrs/week11 at 24 hrs+/weekOne at the equivalent of 35 hrs/week

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Standards

Most accredited in tandem with credit programsFour colleges use credit Minimum Qualifications where possibleRemainder use noncredit Minimum Qualifications where possible

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Student Services

Almost all offer matriculation services because of noncredit matriculation fundsCounseling is offered through matriculation servicesMost provide services to students with disabilitiesOther services include book loans, transportation, and childcare

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Program Development

Faculty and managers togetherCurriculum development same as for creditProgram review is generally same as for creditHalf are primary noncredit adult ed provider; other half share with K12Half coordinate well with their credit programs

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Local Recognition for Noncredit

Two have separate senates for noncreditSix have dedicated seats for noncredit on the senateEight are explicitly mentioned in the mission statementInvolvement in strategic planning varies

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Curricular Concerns

Lack of understanding of noncreditLack of understanding of the critical role of noncredit education for our increasingly undereducated, under prepared, and underemployed populationLack of understanding how noncredit can be a bridge to credit/higher education, the workforce, and the communityLack of integration/coordination with credit

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THE END

Mark Wade Lieu mwlieu@gmail.com