1. Advanced Technological Education Centers — Pathways to Completion
Advanced Technological Education Centers — Pathways to Completion
2015 Annual Convention
San Antonio, TX

2. Information brought to you by…
Dr. Sylvia Jenkins
Moraine Valley Community College
Dr. Corby Hovis
National Science Foundation
Dr. Charlene Dukes
Prince George’s Community College
Dr. Kathi Hiyane-Brown
Whatcom Community College

3. National Science Foundation Arlington, Virginia
Corby Hovis, Ph.D.
Program Director
Directorate for Education and Human Resources

4. Supports basic research and education in all fields of science and engineering, except medical, through grants and other funding mechanisms
No research in-house — NSF outsources the work
Annual budget: ~ $7 billion (~ $1 billion for education)

5. NSF is the source of 1/3 of all Federal support for STEM education

6. Community Colleges and STEM Education
Nearly half of all U.S. undergraduates attend community colleges.
Nearly half of U.S. students who receive a bachelor’s degree in science and engineering have attended a community college at some point.
Nearly 40% of K-12 teachers (including math and science teachers) complete some of their math and science courses at a community college.
Community colleges disproportionately enroll students from groups that are underrepresented in STEM fields (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Islanders, women).

7. Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape (2012) National Research Council National Academy of Engineering

8. “[NSF] shall award grants to associate-degree-granting colleges, and consortia thereof, to assist them in providing education in advanced-technology fields, and to improve the quality of their core education courses in science and mathematics. The grant program shall place emphasis on the needs of students who have been in the workforce ... and shall be designed to strengthen and expand the scientific and technical education and training capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges.”
 Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992

9. Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program
Established by the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992
Education (degree programs, not “training”) of technicians in high-tech fields that drive the economy (IT/cybersecurity, biotech, chemical tech, engineering tech, manufacturing, etc.)
Goals: More technicians, and high-quality technician workforce (quantity, quality)
Community colleges must have leadership role in all grants
Partnerships with employers, 4-year colleges and universities, and secondary schools are important

10. Typical Activities in ATE Grants
Development of materials, labs, courses, curricula, programs (degrees and certificates)
Professional development for faculty
Transfer agreements with 4-year colleges/universities
Internships for students
Mentoring other CCs to develop new programs
Secondary school curricula and outreach (students, teachers, counselors, parents) to recruit students into technician careers

11. ATE Program Tracks ATE Centers ($750k – $1M per year for 4-5 years)
ATE Projects ($25k – $300k per year for up to 3 years)
Research on Technician Education ($150k – $800k over 3 years)
Note: The ATE Projects track includes…
Small Grants for Institutions New to the ATE Program
(up to $200k over 3 years)

12. For More Information NSF ATE Web Site nsf.gov/ate
ATE Central atecentral.net
ATE Centers Impact atecenters.org
ATE Projects Impact ateprojectimpact.org
atecentral.net/ate20/book

13. 42 ATE Centers
Map Data ©2015 Google

14. ATE Centers for Cybersecurity Education
National CyberWatch Center
Prince George’s CC (MD) and partners
Center for Systems Security & Information Assurance (CSSIA)
Moraine Valley CC (IL) and partners
Cyber Security Education Consortium (CSEC)
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma CareerTech, and partners
CyberWatch West
Whatcom CC (WA) and partners
cyberwatchwest.org
Advanced Cyberforensics Education (ACE) Consortium
Daytona State College (FL) and partners

15. Dr. Sylvia Jenkins, President
Palos Hills, IL
Dr. Sylvia Jenkins, President
Dr. John Sands, CSSIA PI

16. The Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) was proposed in 2002 by the staff and faculty at Moraine Valley Community College and funded by NSF in Our team recognized the growing threat to our information systems and data stores. They proposed the establishment of a regional center that would focus on addressing the growing need for information technology professionals that possessed a specialization in cyber security and information assurance. As a result, the center was established to increase the capacity of the cyber security workforce.

17. What are we currently doing?
Cyber Security Faculty Development Academy
Cyber Security Curriculum Library
Virtual Teaching and Learning Environment (VTLE)

18. What are our Future Plans?
Focus on improving outreach to minority institutions
Constantly developing new curriculum that focuses on elements of the nations critical infrastructure including:
Power Generation
Manufacturing
Health Care
Transportation

19. Future Plans cont…
Expand experimental learning opportunities for students pursuing professions in the Cyber workforce
Skills
Competitiveness
Internships
Virtual Collaboration

20. Institutional Commitment ATE-Funded Program
Team at MVCC have 10 years of experience working with ATE funded programs
Participate and serve on Executive Committee of the Hi-Tech Conference (High Impact Technologies Conference)
Faculty serves as NVC members and external evaluators for other ATE grants

21. Institutional Commitment to ATE- Funded Programs Cont…
PI and Co-PI of CSSIA Center work with AACC to plan the AACC NSF PI Conference
CSSIA team members have been mentoring and working with community colleges across the nation assisting with submitting NSF ATE project proposals

22. Funds received from NSF
Center for System Security (CSSIA)
Regional Center
Center for System Security (CSSIA)
Resource Center
Award #:
Date: 9/2003-8/2007
Amount: $2,997,615.00
Award #:
Date: 9/2007-8/2010
Amount: $1,999,986.00
Award #: Date: 8/2010- Amount: $2,203,651.00

23. Key partnerships that you have developed and their benefits?
CSSIA Center started w/ (7) academic partnerships:
Inver Hills; Washtenaw; University of Illinois Springfield; Madison Area Technical College; Rock Valley College; Lakeland College and MVCC. (Each institution brought specialization/subject matter expertise to the establishment of the CSSIA Center.)
Business Partners
Cisco Systems; NDG; DellSecureworks; Dell Computers; Palo Alto Networks; Vmware; EMC; Microsoft; Linux Professionals

24. Key partnerships that you have developed and their benefits? Cont…
CSSIA Academic program
Enables faculty from community colleges to register for training, download curriculum, receive electronic newsletters & event info
CSSIA also works with Government agencies in aligning curriculum, planning events and assessing the academic need. Agencies include:
NSF
NSA
DHS
DOL
DOE

25. Sustainability
CSSIA establishes targeted initiatives for long term sustainability
Cyber competitions operated by CSSIA are fully sustainable through our academic and corporate partners.
Competitions include 10 State CCDC’s as well as four of the Regional CCDC’s.
CSSIA operates other competitions: US Cyber Challenge, Cyber Aces and Skills USA using corporate and academic funding.
CSSIA a founding member of National Cyber League established w/NSF. Using membership fees and corporate sponsorships

26. Dr. Charlene Dukes, President Casey O’Brien, Executive Director and PI
National Cyberwatch Center
Prince George’s Community College

27. Who We Have Been
National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Funded Cybersecurity Education Consortium
Mission & Goals
Increase the quantity and the quality of the cybersecurity workforce
Build a culture of collaboration
Build program/faculty based on models of excellence
Advance research and promote the cybersecurity profession

28. NSF Funding for CyberWatch I/ Cyberwatch II & National Center
CW I (original grant): 10/2005
$3 Million over 4 years
CW II (continuation grant): 9/2009
$2.7 Million over 3 years
Total Over 10 years is approximately $12 Million

29. Partnerships 72 Community Colleges
70 four year institutions in 40 states nationwide
50+ industry partners
3 government partners
6 public school systems
2 non-profit organizations

30. Highlights/Impact
Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (MA CCDC)
K12 initiatives
Center for Academic Excellence Two-Year (CAE2Y)
Promote Pathways- Community College to Universities
National Visibility
Went from Regional Center to National Center

31. Sustainability Applying for continuation grant through 2019
Continuing to build and foster relationships in the cyber community

32. Whatcom Community College
Dr. Kathi Hiyane-Brown
Whatcom Community College

33. Major Awards at Whatcom Community College
Getting Started
Major Awards at Whatcom Community College
Cybersecurity Camps-ATE project ( ) - $200,000
Capacity Building in Cybersecurty- CyberCorp/Scholarship for Service Project ( ) $500,000
CyberWatch West- ATE Regional Center Grant- ( ) - $1.3 Million (of original $3 Million)

34. CyberWatch West Regional ATE Center
Mission- Increase the quantity/quality of the cybersecurity workforce throughout the western U.S.
Collaboration between
Whatcom Community College
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
Coastline Community College (CA)
California State University San Bernandino
Results/Outcomes to Date
3 earning newest CAE designation;
1st in California
Workshops/Curriculum resources on Cyberwatch.org
Regional Outreach/growing network of colleges, faculty, students, industry
Industry Partners/events; high school engagement
Transfer/pathways from Community Colleges to Universities

35. Impact/Future of Grant Activity
Impact at Whatcom
Increased enrollment; students on pathway to BAS degrees
Part of State and National Conventions
Building Grant Portfolio and Infrastructure
Increased professional development opportunities for faculty
Release time for to develop new curriculum; other projects
Increased interaction with Industry
Institutional Commitment
Future Plans/Sustainability
Applied for CWW renewal grant through 2018
Building programs and fostering West Coast cybersecurity community

36. For More Information Contact Us
Dr. Corby Hovis National Science Foundation Dr. Sylvia Jenkins Moraine Valley Community College Dr. Charlene Dukes Prince George’s Community College Dr. Kathi Hiyane-Brown Whatcom Community College