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SEPTEMBER 2006

VOL. 1, ISSUE 1

FLC Graduation Facts and Figures

On May 24, 2006, 324 students were awarded over 484 degrees and 153 certificates at FLC's commencement ceremony. The 484 degrees was a 62% increase from 2004-05, and the 153 certificates were 48% more than issued in 2004-05. Nearly 60% of FLC graduates indicated that they are transferring on to a university/college after FLC. The oldest 2005-06 graduate is 64 years young, and the youngest graduate is 16 years old.

Fall 2007 semester enrollment climbed past 7,000 students for the first time in the life of the young college. The enrollment increase included students registered at FLC's campus, the El Dorado educational center, and the Rancho Cordova Center.

FLC Connections links

FLC website: www.flc.losrios.edu
Federal EARMARK Grant Blog: www.flc.losrios.edu/~flcearmk/blog/
Economic and Workforce Development Program (EWD) website: www.cccewd.net
Los Rios Training Source: www.trainingsource.losrios.edu
Small Business Development Center: www.sbdc.net

Digging Deeper and Featured Data Mining

Employment in the Sacramento Region (Sacramento, El Dorado, and Placer counties) grew 2.6 percent between 2004 and 2005, surpassing the national average job growth of 1.6 percent. Nearly 30% of the region's population had an Associate Degree or higher in 2003, a level of educational attainment that exceeded the national average of 33.5 percent.

FLC Administration of Justice Program

With five strategic planning sessions completed since January 2006, and new FLC assistant professor Tony DiCicco on board, FLC's administration of justice/criminal justice adjunct faculty continues to work with faculty at Sacramento City College to review curriculum. The planning sessions have focused on program review, curriculum planning, student needs and interest, area demographic labor market information, and marketing strategies. The program is undergoing program review and FLC and SCC faculty have pooled talent and resources to strengthen the administration of justice/criminal justice curriculum offerings at both institutions. The planning team is currently revising/creating nearly 10 new courses, scheduled to debut in fall 2007.

FLC EARMARK Grant Advisory

The FLC EARMARK grant advisory board continues to develop FLC's career technical program planning, and the recent advisory board featured a joint presentation by the Sacramento County and El Dorado County Office of Education Regional Occupational Program (ROP) faculty and administration. The presentation allowed the entities the unique opportunity to showcase their existing programs with public and private sector executives, and discuss future trends and program opportunities. The next meeting of the EARMARK advisory board is set for September 12, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in FL1-008.

Interested in FLC's Future Career Technical Program Ideas?

Could you benefit from learning the entire scope of program and curriculum ideas being discussed at FLC? Wait no longer. For an updated version of a FLC Career Technical Program matrix, send an email request with EARMARK MATRIX in the subject line to GilmerK@flc.losrios.edu.

Technical Data and Labor Resources

FLC's Career Technical area has created a library of resource and referral documents that you can check-out and review. To obtain a loaner copy, email GilmerK@flc.losrios.edu and be sure to request the specific documents from the list below:

• FLC charrette/strategic planning population projects
• LRCCD occupation and education study
• Highway 50 corridor study
• SETA regional workforce study
• Occupational outlook and training directory
• Employment outlook and education/demographic profiles
• FLC curriculum development and approval processes
• LRCCD occupational education programs (roster of programs)

FLC CRT - What is that?

The heart of the FLC EARMARK grant project is the FLC Community Response Team, or CRT. The CRT is a collection of experienced faculty and staff is based on the nature of each request, and serves as the first institutional review group for all external suggestions and requests for FLC institutional planning. At present, the college receives dozens of telephone and email inquiries each week, and the CRT has been created to respond quickly to the inquiries. The CRT membership is composed of individuals with academic and business background, and a particular expertise based on the subject of the external request. Stay tuned!

FLC completes 2006-07 VTEA application

For the first time, FLC administrators recently completed the local application for federal funding through the Vocational and Technical Education Act (VTEA). In previous years, the FLC application was blended into the formal application submitted by Cosumnes River College. The submission represents another step in the institutional maturation of FLC!

Did You Know?

Did you know that FLC's career technical dean was also the NAIA national free-throw champion (this was when gym shorts were very short!) and was a nightly news anchor for NBC immediately following his collegiate career?

Preview of October 2006 Issue:

Building program-specific advisory boards
VTEA - what does it do and fund?
Highlights of new career technical offerings to debut in fall 2007 at FLC