HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 7/21/2020 - Powerpoint Presentation From Front Range Community College Re: Next Steps At Frcc - Covid-19 Update For July 21, 2020 Council MeetingNext Steps at FRCC Fort Collins City CouncilJuly 21, 2020
•28,000 students annually•3 campuses and online (Fort Collins, Longmont, Westminster•About 6,000 students at the Fort Collins campus in fall•No housing or athletics
Who are our Fort Collins Students?•35% Technical Programs/65% Transfer•80% Part‐time ‐ most work more than 30 hours per week•Average age: about 23•23% Students of Color•35% First Generation
Three Quick Points of Pride•A top college in the country for transfer outcomes•50% better 6‐year Bachelor’s graduation rate than the average community college•Bridges to Bachelor’s program•Enhancing transfer further•Improving an already strong relationship with CSU•One of the top nursing programs in the state – 2 or 4 year•Several years of 100% board pass rates
Our New Addition: Health Care Careers Center
Current Operations•Summer courses largely online•A few programs finishing up on campus•Dental Assisting•Medical Assisting•Welding•Automotive•Campuses open on a limited basis•Advising•Financial Aid
Fall Semester•Begins August 24•Registration up to the day classes start•Many additional classes start in early and late September
Fall: On Campus•Campuses will be open for lab and technical courses•Auto, Welding, HVAC, Law Enforcement and other technical programs•Nursing and other Health Care programs•Sciences•Studio Art and Music
Fall: On Campus•Student Services On Campus•Advising and Counseling•Financial Aid•Disability Support Services•Food Bank•Computer Access and WiFi
Safety on Campus•Classrooms reconfigured for minimum 6‐foot distancing•Students and staff will wear masks•Student service points all have safety Plexiglas•Testing partnerships (in development)•Student education and certification
Fall: Online•Most other courses will be online •E.g. English, Math, Psychology, Business, etc.•Two Delivery Modes•“Real‐time Remote” using video conferencing, or•Traditional Asynchronous Online
Rich History with Online Learning•FRCC has been offering online courses since 1994 •Recently ranked top 10 in the country among community colleges•Over 800 teachers trained in online pedagogy•Focused on engaging students actively