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ADULT EDUCATION

Inspiring Life Long Learning and Career Advancement

April 15, 2019 Presented by: Jose Anaya, Dean of Community Advancement Adriana Estrada, Director of Career Technical Education

Board of Trustees Agenda/Adult Education – April 15, 2019 Page 1

Adult Learner Segment

• Fastest growing segment of students
• More ethnically diverse, more female and over 25 year of age
• More self-directed and career goal oriented
• Looking for flexible education delivery

Board of Trustees Agenda/Adult Education – April 15, 2019 Page 2

Enrollment Growth Opportunity

• 71.8% of ECC students are under 24 years of age
• 12.8% are 25 – 29 years of age
• 15.4 % are 30+ years of age
• Adult learners are an opportunity for growth

Board of Trustees Agenda/Adult Education – April 15, 2019 Page 3

Creating an Adult Education Framework

• Design team formed in October and members include:
• Committee Chairs: Director, Career Technical Education and Student Support Services, Dean
• Members: Academic Affairs, VP; Business Division Dean; ITECH Division Dean; Health Sciences and

Athletics, Dean; Fine Arts, Associate Dean; Mathematical Sciences, Dean; Humanities, Dean; Community Advancement, Dean; Director, Community Education; Director, Career Pathways; Director, Dual Enrollment; and Matt Kline, Faculty

• Charged with creating a vision and framework for adult education
• Developing noncredit courses, evening and weekend student support services

and job placement assistance

• Creating an operational structure that includes funding, curriculum, student

enrollment, faculty engagement and marketing

• Output of team will be incorporated into the next Enrollment Management Plan

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Adult Education Program Elements

• Opportunities for life long learning and career advancement
• Short term vocational education
• Noncredit classes and certificates
• Flexible online, evening and weekend degree options
• Evening and weekend student support services
• Adult School collaboration

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Short Term Vocational Education

• 8 week classes
• Convenient on ramps / off ramps
• Pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships opportunities
• Employer partnerships
• Job placement assistance
• Addressing open jobs in the economy

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Noncredit Classes and Certificates

• Noncredit offerings are a new effort for ECC
• 6 ESL CDCP classes completed
• 5 short term vocational certificates in development
• 7 short term vocational certificates planned
• Classes for older adult are planned

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Developing Flexible Adult Education Offerings

• What will it take to attract adult learners?
• Fast track pathways to a degree in 2 years
• Support services for students at night and weekends
• Outreach to local companies to market degree programs
• Current efforts underway
• Retail Management program is all online and working with Bristol Farms, Whole Foods and

Costco

• Creating hybrid models that include online and classroom options in Real Estate and various

Business education pathways

• Identifying opportunities to develop clear pathways with a guaranteed degree in 2 years

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Adult School Collaboration

• Working with Centinela Valley, Inglewood, South Bay and Torrance Adult Schools
• Adult Schools offer English preparation, GED and high school diploma programs
• ECC efforts include:
• Academic Counselors at all Adult School sites
• Forklift classes at Centinela
• Noncredit ESL day and night class at Inglewood Adult School
• Machine Tool, Construction and Emergency Medical classes offered in partnership with SBAS
• ESL for Child Development bridge program with Torrance Adult School
• ECC faculty curriculum alignment sessions with Adult School teachers and field trips to ECC
• Future efforts include expanding bridge programs in machining, construction, emergency

medical, child development and business

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Next Steps:

• Completion of the Design Team Work
• Now offering Business Associate Degree for Transfer all online
• Pilot Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting in an 8 week hybrid format in fall

2019

• Complete development of Real Estate Principles and Real Estate Practice in an 8 week

hybrid format for students pursuing their Real Estate License

• Continued development of the Evening Welcome Center in the Student Services

Building (fall 2019)

• Implementation of Marketing and Outreach Plan

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Questions ?

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