21st Century Scholars for 21st Century Careers

该项目正在为通过东南先进网络技术教育联盟（SCANTE）活动开发的学位课程的学生制定奖学金计划。这些高级网络技术学位课程的强度决定了学生在这些课程中投入大量的时间来学习。此外，以工作为基础的学习经历为学生进入劳动力市场和/或继续接受教育提供了必要的工作经验。全职教师教育和培训的SCANTE活动指导这个项目。项目目标是：1。1 .以女性、少数民族、非传统学生和第一代大学生为招聘对象，在国家需要的技术领域增加受过良好教育的熟练员工数量；提高学生在以下学科的教育机会：先进计算机网络技术——局域网、广域网；计算机编程;互联网开发技术；计算机维修技术；2 .电信技术；3 .通过提供指导和以工作为基础的学习经验，提高学生对学位成就（A.A.S.或A.A.学位）的保留率；4 .通过增加学士学位课程中学生与教师之间的初始沟通，提高学生转入学士学位课程的成功率；通过教师、行业和学生的同侪指导改善学生支持计划；学生成功参与以工作为基础的学习机会；在校园举办学生研讨会，重点关注职场行为、态度和着装；and6。加强琼斯县专科学院与美国东南部工业之间的伙伴关系，让工业参加琼斯县专科学院的招聘会，提供以工作为基础的学习机会，为学生提供指导，并聘用毕业生；参与学生实地考察及向学生组织作报告。

This project is developing a scholarship program for students entering the degree programs developed through the activities of The Southeast Consortium for Advanced Network Technology Education (SCANTE). The level of intensity of these advanced network technology degree programs dictates that students in these programs devote a great deal of time to their studies. In addition, work-based learning experiences give students the necessary job experience to enter into the workforce and/or further their education. Full time faculty educated and trained by the SCANTE activities direct this project.The project objectives are to:1. Increase the numbers of well educated and skilled employees in technical areas of national need by targeting recruitment efforts toward females, minorities, nontraditional students, and first-generation college students;2. Improve educational opportunities for students in the following disciplines: Advanced Computer Network Technology --- Local Area Networking, Wide Area Networking; Computer Programming; Internet Development Technologies; Computer Servicing Technology; and Telecommunications Technology;3. Increase retention of students to degree achievement (A.A.S. or an A.A. degree) by providing mentoring and work-based learning experiences;4. Increase success in transfer of students into baccalaureate degree programs by increasing the initial communication between the student and the faculty in the baccalaureate degree program;5. Improve student support programs through faculty, industry, and peer mentoring of students; successful student participation in work-based learning opportunities; on campus student seminars focusing on workplace behaviors, attitudes, and dress; and6. Strengthen partnerships between Jones County Junior College and the industries in the southeastern United States through participation of the industries in JCJC job fairs, work-based learning opportunities, mentoring of students, and the hiring of graduates; participation of industries in student field trips and presentations to student organizations.