Next Level Networking Project

在全国范围内，社区和技术学院提供许多计算机网络（CN）课程和学位，以服务于商业和工业，但公司越来越多地要求高级职位的学士学位。为了满足这一需求，伦顿技术学院（RTC）的这个项目旨在在计算机网络技术（CNT）课程中创建一个可转移的应用科学（AAS）学位选项，该课程将促进学生过渡到行业驱动的应用科学（BAS）学士学位计算机网络架构，以提供这些高级职位所需的教育。通过加强与行业的伙伴关系，它将解决每年在学院服务领域高需求，高收入CN领域受过教育的专业人员短缺的问题，其中大多数需要学士学位。该学院还将与地区高中签订衔接协议，帮助高中生无缝过渡到副学士学位课程。该项目还将招募和保留一个更多样化的学生，因为它与地方和国家团体接触，以获得有关增加CN计划的多样性的建议，以增加服务不足的人口，妇女，通过采用由ATE资助的国家融合技术中心（CTC）创建和完善的商业和工业领导团队（BILT）最佳实践流程和课程资源，（DUE 1205077），学院将确保其AAS和BAS学位为学生提供最新的技能和知识，他们需要在高需求的计算机网络领域获得就业。该项目将吸引当地雇主，学生，大学和高中制定一个明确和可实现的计划，以升级AAS，创建BAS，并开发从高中到CN课程的衔接途径，这些课程建立在其他ATE资助的大学的经验基础上。活动将包括两个学位的课程和课程开发，与行业的深入磋商，对高中和大学学生和教师的广泛宣传，20个地区高中教师的专业发展，审批流程的导航，以及为BAS计划创建基础设施。该项目将使雇主深入参与，以提高AAS水平的学习成果，并建立一个BAS学位，直接满足他们对CN职业学士学位教育的需求。该学院将与其他机构合作，包括绿色河学院ATE资助的项目“扩大信息技术职业和教育学习”（DUE 1400688）以及国家CTC融合学院网络（CCN）中的其他同行学院，以借鉴他们的经验，加快采用流程和相关课程。领导团队将通过演讲、出版物和邮件列表与华盛顿社区和技术学院系统的其他人以及CCN成员分享材料和调查结果，以帮助其他人在全国各地建立类似的项目。它还将与RTC的其他项目合作，分享BILT流程，并帮助增加与行业的合作伙伴关系。项目的评估将包括形成性和总结性的元素，以帮助确保项目团队与BILT的工作和学生的经验是积极和富有成效的。

Across the nation, community and technical colleges offer many programs and degrees in computer networking (CN) to serve business and industry, but companies are increasingly requiring a baccalaureate degree for advanced positions. To address this need, this project at Renton Technical College (RTC) is designed to create a transferable Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree option in the Computer Network Technology (CNT) program that will facilitate the transition of students into an industry-driven Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Computer Network Architecture to provide the education required for these advanced positions. Through enhanced partnerships with industry, it will address the annual shortage of educated professionals in the high-demand, high-paying field of CN in the service area of the college, the majority of which require a baccalaureate degree. The college will also develop articulation agreements with area high schools to help high school students transition seamlessly into the associate degree program. The project will also recruit and retain a more diverse student as it engages with local and national groups to get advice on increasing diversity in CN programs to increase the enrollment of underserved populations, women, and veterans in these programs.By adopting the Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) best practice process and curricular resources created and refined by the ATE-funded National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) (DUE 1205077), the college will ensure that its AAS and BAS degrees provide students with the latest skills and knowledge they need to gain employment in the high-demand computer network field. The project will engage local employers, students, colleges, and high schools to develop a clear and achievable plan to upgrade the AAS, create a BAS, and develop articulated pathways from high school into CN programs that build on the experiences of other ATE-funded colleges. Activities will include curriculum and course development for two degrees, in-depth consultations with industry, extensive outreach to high school and college students and instructors, professional development for 20 area high school teachers, navigation of the approval processes, and creation of the infrastructure for the BAS program. The project will deeply engage employers to improve learning outcomes at the AAS level and build a BAS degree that will directly meet their need for baccalaureate level education in CN occupations. The college will collaborate with other institutions, including the Green River College ATE-funded project Expanding Career and Educational Learning in Information Technology (DUE 1400688) and other peer colleges in the National CTC's Convergence College Network (CCN) to benefit from their experiences and speed up the adoption of processes and relevant curriculum. The leadership team will share materials and findings with others in the Washington community and technical college system and with the CCN members through presentations, publications and listservs to help others in building similar programs around the country. It will also reach out to other programs at RTC to share the BILT process and help increase partnerships with industry. Evaluation of the project will include both formative and summative elements to help ensure the project team's work with the BILT and student experiences are positive and productive.