Karen Latuner – PLTW Director of School Engagement, CA
Ron Way – Dean Emeritus, El Camino College
How To: PLTW Engineering Programs
Partnering with Community Colleges
• Why should a community college engage with
PLTW-E High School?
– PLTW has a proven track record of success in promoting
courses in STEM subjects.
– PLTW, a new paradigm for recruiting students into Career and
Technical Education programs.
– Eligible to apply for Career Pathway Grants.
• PLTW students persist – the most important of all!
How To: PLTW Engineering Programs
Partnering with Community Colleges
• Why should a PLTW-E High School engage
with a community college?
– College credit (articulation or concurrent enrollment).
– Increased funding opportunities
• SB70 (2005-2012), SB 1070 (current)
• AB86 Career Pathway Trusts (2014-2018)
• DWM – Doing What Matters
– (sector navigators, AME, AT, Ag, BMS, SBDC, ICT )
– Additional industry partners.
Are There Successful Models in Place?
The El Camino College Model
• 2003 Advisors to Hawthorne Engineering Academy
• 2004 Attempt to match PLTW to existing courses
• 2005 Developed 5 college level PLTW courses
• 2006 Began offering PLTW courses
• 2007 to 2009, sponsored 7 high schools
• 2008 Engineering Technology Program Approval
• 2008 to the present: Articulation and Concurrent Enrollment
PLTW @ ECC Program Progression
• Milestones to Date (funded by Chevron, NGC and SB 70
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94 teachers trained
12 high schools, 1 ROP, 12 Middle Schools launched
40 PTE Programs, 15 GTT Modules and 2BMS programs
Two A.S. degree and certificate programs
26 HS courses articulated to community college courses.
Diversity of K-12 schools served (Lennox to Palos Verdes)
30 scholarships for PLTW grads continuing to El Camino
More than 2,100 HS students enrolled in PLTW courses in
El Camino service area.
34% female participation in high school PTE courses.
2,000 traditional enrollment in HS PLTW courses
900 concurrently enrolled in HS for college credit (30 sections)
AB-86 Career Pathways Trust, PLTW in 22 of 39 Projects
APET
Alliance for Pre-Engineering Technology
• A growing number of Community Colleges partnering
with PLTW
– El Camino, El Camino-Compton, Cerritos, L.A. Pierce, Mt. San
Jacinto and Riverside offer PLTW courses in the LA area
• Articulation, Dual-Credit between HS and CC gives
college credit to 9th grade students.
• Grant partnership opportunities
• University College Credit (Cal Poly Pomona +)
• University admission benefits (SDSU, UCLA, CPP)
• Linkages to Industry (e.g. Chevron, Northrop Grumman)
Articulation
• Articulation Agreements HS to CC.
– Teachers compare course content
– Substantial match required
– Student receives credit after they enroll in the CC.
– Must be renewed every 2 or 3 years.
– Research CC catalogs and study CC schedules
• Articulation Agreements CC to CSU and UC
– HS can not articulate directly to a CSU/UC
– Assist.org
Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
• Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
– College course taught at HS by HS teacher
– Teacher must meet CC minimum qualification
• Can be co-taught by volunteer/mentor/industry person
– Can report for apportionment (lots of rules)(AB 288)
– Labor intensive for the college
• College must create semester outlines (ETEC 10 vs. 10A & 10B)
• HS students must apply every semester
• CC calendar may be different than HS (start/end dates, holidays)
• Best scenario for the student
– It is a plus that the student has a real college transcript
– It is a minus that the student has a real college transcript
Where Do I Start
It’s All About Relationships
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Economic Development Units.
CTE Dean (better yet the admin).
CTE Teachers/college professors.
Grants office.
Ask to be on their advisory committees.
And ask the faculty to serve on your advisory team.
Research the catalog and schedule.
Go there, take a tour, show some interest.
Think of it like a scavenger hunt.
Share the APET model.
Good things take time. This is a good thing.
For Additional Information
http://www.pltw.org The primary PLTW
Website
http://pltwcalifornia.org The PLTWCA
website hosted by SDSU
Ron Way, Dean Emeritus, El Camino College,
rway@elcamino.edu
Karen Latuner, CA Director of Student Engagement,
klatuner@pltw.org