1. Community College of Beaver County
CCBC STEM Academy: A High-Potential Model for Dual Enrollment Jodi Greco Carver
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2. Beaver County, Pennsylvania
2010 Census: Population- 170,500
2014 Poverty Rate- 11.7%
17 public and private high schools in the county
Beaver County Distress Score – 27.3: Based on unemployment, high school diplomas, income stats – In 2nd tier out of 5 (comfortable)
Beaver County ranks 39/67 in health rating in Pennsylvania
Unemployment rates- Dec (5.5%); Dec (5.6%): Dec (4.9%)
The U.S. unemployment rate in Dec was 4.1%
SHELL Global building Ethane Cracker plant which takes ethane from the Marcellus and Utica shales and turns it into the building blocks of many types of plastics.
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3. Community College of Beaver County
CCBC transforms lives through personalized education, dynamic partnerships, and high impact practices. The college has an annual enrollment of 6,000 credit and non-credit students. CCBC is an Achieving the Dream Leader College and offers 75 degree, certificate and diploma programs, hundreds of Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs, seamless transfer to a wide variety of baccalaureate and graduate institutions, and a nationally distinctive high-school academy program. 
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4. Community College of Beaver County
Academy Model
Spend 1.5 hours studying at CCBC each school day.
Study with like-minded students from many school districts.
Receive up to 28 college credits if you spend junior and senior years in an Academy.
Train in a high-demand career field.
Receive text books for free.
Financed: Pell-Grants, scholarships, school district sponsored, student responsibility.
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5. Dual Enrollment PELL Experiment
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6. Community College of Beaver County
Statistics
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7. Community College of Beaver County
Academy Videos
Aviation Academy: Health Academy:
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8. Retention from Spring 2017 to Fall 2017
Aviation Health
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9. Community College of Beaver County
Student GPA’s
Average Term GPA for Academic year
All credit students
Aviation Academy (Chippewa) 3.27
Aviation Academy (Parkway West) 3.44
Health Academy
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Imagining STEM at CCBC
Introduced Fall 2017
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11. One Academy: Two Tracks
Engineering
Process Technology
Coming Fall 2019:
Coding

12. What Is Process Technology?
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13. Community College of Beaver County
Curriculum Sheet
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14. Community College of Beaver County
Students
Total students: 15
High schools: 6
Seniors: 6
Juniors: 9
Engineers: 9
Process-Tech: 6
Returning Seniors: 4
Returning Juniors: 9
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15. Community College of Beaver County
Initiatives
Academy “Champion” Model
Early Intervention
Group Registration
Daily Attendance – Reporting to Schools
Titan Transition Course – Creates Cohort
High-School Celebration – Since May 2016
AIM for Future Fridays Recruiting Event
Leadership Development
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16. Recruiting
AIM FOR THE FUTURE

17. Community College of Beaver County
Highlight
Two STEM Academy students received SHELL scholarship to study Process Technology.
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18. Community College of Beaver County
Challenges
Enrollment- Smallest Academy
Interest in STEM fields is low
Reaching minorities and women
Dealing with failing grades
Student attendance issues
Student Retention
Cost-effective recruiting programs
Early intervention for failing students
High school students adjusting to college
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19. Community College of Beaver County
Share your ideas
Brainstorming Session
Deep Dive into an Idea (time permitting)
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Brainstorming
Do not criticize any ideas
Build on other’s ideas
Quantity NOT Quality
Look forward, not backward
Write furiously
Think Outlandishly
Do not compare ideas
Include Everyone
NO bad ideas
Don’t worry about executing ideas
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21. Community College of Beaver County
Thank you
You gave me your time, the most thoughtful gift of all.
-Dan Zadra
Jodi Carver
Community College of Beaver County