ECMC Foundation Grant Updates
WEBINAR SERIES: CCBA Partners with ECMC Foundation to Promote Baccalaureate Pathways to Create a More Equitable Future - July 2021
Join CCBA Chair Mike Hansen, President Dr. Angela Kersenbrock; Dr. Debra Bragg, President, Bragg & Associates, Inc.; and Rosario Torres, Program Officer for Career Readiness at ECMC Foundation, Wednesday, July 14 at 2 pm to learn how these projects will facilitate the development and expansion of high-value CCB degrees across the nation.
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FREE WEBINAR EVENT: Community College Baccalaureate Expansion: A Panel Discussion
What, Why and How
- Jamilyn Hinton Penn, Ed.D., Director of Transfer Education Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
- Landon Pirius, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor Academic & Student Affairs Colorado Community College System
- Richard Woodfield, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer Ohio Association of Community Colleges
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FREE WEBINAR EVENT: Mapping the Community College Baccalaureate: Policy, Programs and Institutions
As more states begin to open the door for community college baccalaureates, New America and a national team of CCB researchers have been exploring:
- What types of community colleges have CCB programs available?
- What areas of study are most common?
- How many CCB programs are there?
After nearly a year of data collection and analysis, new data on CCB-conferring institutions and programs will help researchers, policymakers, and college leaders begin answering key questions about the role CCBs are playing in baccalaureate degree access across the country.
Join CCB scholars as they review a new inventory of community college baccalaureate programs and the implications for the field.
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FREE WEBINAR EVENT: California's CCB Journey: A Panel Discussion
Meet the Higher Education Trailblazers that Set the Stage for this Historic Milestone
On October 6, 2021, following a decade of advocacy, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 927, making 15 community college baccalaureate pilot programs permanent and extending the opportunity to all of the state’s community colleges.
Join us for a powerful conversation focused on California’s CCB history, current data, and the degree expansion process, featuring the women who played an integral role in this historic milestone:
- Dr. Constance M. Carroll, President & CEO of the California Community College Baccalaureate Association
- Dr. Judy C. Miner, Chancellor, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
- Dr. Pamela Luster, President, San Diego Mesa College
Thursday, January 20 at 2 pm EST
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FREE WEBINAR EVENT: CCB Voices: A Conversation with Graduates and Students
Regional public universities and private for-profit institutions already offer baccalaureate degrees. Why should community colleges also offer bachelor’s programs? To explore this question we listened to the inspiring stories of the beneficiaries of the community college baccalaureate movement: CCB graduates and students.
Moderated by University of Washington Senior Research Scientist Dr. Elizabeth Meza (read her latest New America research brief), our panel of community college baccalaureate graduates and students discussed why they enrolled in a community college to earn a bachelor’s degree and the personal and professional impact the programs provided them as adult, “non-traditional” students.
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FREE WEBINAR EVENT: Employer Partnerships Essential to High-Quality CCB Programs
How do we build and implement community college baccalaureate programs that have strong employer and industry partnerships?
Moderated by CCB researcher Tim Harmon, president of Workforce Enterprise Services, this webinar will explore employer partnerships as an important element of effective CCB programs. Our panelists will highlight the promising practices of two programs: the Bachelor of Science in Biomanufacturing at MiraCosta Community College in California, and the Bachelor of Applied Science in Software Development at Green River College in Washington. The principles discussed are applicable to all program areas.
Webinar brought to you by the CCBA with the support of the ECMC Foundation.
Wednesday, May 18 at 2 pm EST
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FREE WEBINAR EVENT: Lessons from the Field: Scaling Up Student-Centered CCB Programs
What practices contribute to student success in Community College Baccalaureate (CCB) programs?
Led by Moderator Dr. Angela Kersenbrock, president of CCBA, this free webinar will include the results of a national study of promising practices funded by the ECMC Foundation. Rosario Torres, program officer at ECMC Foundation, will discuss the importance of promising practices and researchers Dr. Debra Bragg, president of Bragg & Associates, and Tim Harmon, president of Workforce Enterprise Services, will share recent research findings and lessons learned.
David Sanders, president of Malcolm X College (Chicago) and Dr. Vicky Wood, president of Washington State Community College (Ohio) will also join us for a conversation about their plans and aspirations for growing student-centered CCB programs.
This webinar is brought to you by the CCBA with support of the ECMC Foundation.
Thursday, June 9 at 2 pm EST