MCC Economic & Workforce Development Center: Impact Report 2015-17

PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CAREERS

Middle-Skills Bridge Program Specialized academic readiness program designed to bridge gaps.

The Middle-Skills Bridge Program is a 10-week academic readiness program designed to set individuals up for success in accelerated and traditional certificate programs. MCC partners with the Veterans Outreach Center, Action for a Better Community, Baden Street Settlement House, Ibero-American Action League and other community-based organizations to identify candidates. Instruction is focused on elevating math and English skills so that upon completion of the program, students are able to demonstrate the necessary level of competency in these areas, as measured by the Accuplacer college placement assessment, to qualify for their desired program of study.

Program completers have gone on to further their education both at MCC and other area institutions such as REOC and BOCES. Key academic programs of study included the MCC accelerated precision tooling certificate program, LPN training, information technology, RN and CNA training.

Impact: Broader access to academic degrees and certificates for non-traditional students.

Secondary Partnerships for Vocational Technical Education Students earn high school and college credit on the way to a technical career.

Through this program, high school students are able to enroll in MCC courses while attending high school. The economic and workforce development division has partnered with 30 school districts to offer 16 courses in precision machining, engineering, hospitality, information technologies and more. Recently, two local charter schools for young men, Vertus and University Preparatory (U Prep), added our career technical education pathways to their curriculum. Vertus started by enrolling a small group of students in the precision machining program at the Applied Technologies Center last fall. They will continue in the spring by taking two dual enrollment classes in Blueprint Reading and Machine Shop Theory. U Prep has opted for a similar pathway.

Dual enrollments continue in the Rochester City School District. Two additional dual enrollment offerings will begin in the spring. Four dual enrollment machining classes continue at WEMOCO, BOCES 1 Fairport, Wayne BOCES and Finger Lakes BOCES. Impact:

Dual enrollment for the economic and workforce development division has grown to include 1,442 students in 30 school districts and BOCES locations.

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