1. Framework: H.S. to Career
Shane Bendele
Adele Wright
CSCC

2. Career Pathway to Engineering Technology
High School
College
Work Study
Career
Career Pathway to Engineering Technology
High School
Enroll in College
Apply for work study
School 2 days/ work 3 days
Graduate with AAS degree
Opportunity for full time work
Go on for BS degree
College credits
earned
during H.S.
Boot
Camp
First
Semester
Second
Semester
Summer
Semester
Fourth
Semester
Fifth
Semester S
Some college credit in High School allows you to reduce your course load towards the end of your degree.
Boot Camp brings students onto college and employers facilities.
better understand of this career decision.
Company may have tution benfits for BS degree completion.
Partner
Plant Tour
DEGREE COMPLETION SEMESTERS
Intense Course Load
Hands on, focused on companies’ most pressing needs,
BEGIN
WORK
STUDY
Hands on
Experience S

3. Win-Win-Win
Everyone benefits
Students
Companies
Institutions S S

4. Benefits for Students Exposure to careers.
College with Little or No Debt.
Continuation to B.S. in Engineering Technology possible.
Actual employment during and after college. S S

5. Benefits for Companies
Increase in Human capacity.
Stop the “HOPE”
Hiring
Other
Peoples
Employees
Participate in the education/training of the next generation. S
Last Bullet:
Education can build a foundation.
Nobody does what you do as well as you. S

6. Benefits for Institutions
Increase in demand of sections
Increase in completions of programs S
Program is very scalable. We started with only 7 students, placing 3. Now we have 30. S

7. It Takes a Village
High School
Students
College
Employers A

8. Expectations for High Schools
Identify potential students
Host information sessions where employers and colleges present to high school students and their parents.
Guide students to maximize College Credit earned in High School.
College credit plus
CTAG credit
Articulation agreements.
Technical and Gen Ed courses all help. A A

9. Not necessarily the calculus student.
Problem solvers.
Creative tendencies. A A

10. Expectations for Students
Achieve some college credit in High School if possible.
Attend summer workshop.
Successfully complete first year course work.
Interview for and be selected for work-study job.
Complete second year courses while working. A A

11. Expectations for Institutions
Host a summer experience between H.S. graduation and start of first semester
Create individual plans based on credits already completed.
Organize section offerings for students who are working during the week.
Communication before, during, and after. A A

12. Expectations for Employers
Employers commit to hiring a student or students at a specific time in the year.
Students are actual employees with a paycheck!
Students are typically matched with a veteran professional who is willing to mentor.
Fulltime employment AFTER graduation is the goal. A
Part of the agreement is that they don’t hire the students full time until after graduation. A

13. Tips for Success based on CSCC experience
Form a team
Department chair, Admissions recruiter, Advisor, Industry recruiter, Faculty
Consider how to place students – in special cohorted sections or not
Ours are cohorted in College Success course but not in technical courses
Plan ahead for increased enrollment.
Faculty
Staff
Laboratory space A A