1. International Symposium October 15, 2009

2.  Graduate more people  Keep them here after graduation  Attract more talent

4.  23 community colleges  Shared course and program network  Dual admission with universities

5.  Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE)  Adult Workforce Centers  Provides  Additional set of locations  Establishes programs with strong employer relationships  Increase transferability to Community Colleges

6.  ABLE courses – used for Developmental Education – Community College  Adult Workforce Course/Program transfer – if equivalent  Apprenticeship Programs – college credit – if equivalent

7.  Over 900 Apprenticeship Programs  17,000 Students Enrolled

9.  Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) – programs will build a network of adult education programs focused on helping adults become college ready  Apprenticeships - offered by labor unions and others – previously did not count toward college credit  Adult Workforce Centers – non-college credit – but often credentialed

10.  Stackable Certificates – adult learners will build their academic and technical skills by earning a series of pre-college and college-level certificates  Transfer of Military Credits – accept credit received through training and experience In the United States Armed Forces – if approved by the American Council on Education or regional accrediting body  College Credit for Prior Learning

11.  Life Long Learning – Mature adults age 55 or older are returning to college for a host of reasons  Upgrading job skills  Learning new trades for second or third career  Take on a part-time position – supplement income  Simply to continue their education  Transfer and Mobility  Ohio Transfer Module  Transfer Assurance Guide  Career Technical Credit Transfer (CT2)  Advance Placement (AP)

12.  Sustainability  Partnerships – Higher Education  Partnerships – Employers  Funding –

13.  Institutional Transformation  Reflected in Policy –  Dual Enrollment  Student Financial Aid  Transfer non-credit to credit  Transfer credit to credit  Validation of course content

14.  Delivery of Courses  Location  Online  Flexible Schedules  Instructional Transformation  Collaboration and Trust  Previous Course Content – from another agency  Articulation and Transfer of course content  Alignment of State and Federal Policy