2007-2008 Catalog - Iowa Valley Community College District

Partnerships With Communities
Conferences, Workshops
IVCCD sponsors a variety of workshops, conferences,
and seminars for college credit and non-credit that are
open to the public. The District also serves as a center
for in-service workshops for area educators, professionals,
and businesses and industries.
Cooperative Community Activities
IVCCD is committed to providing an extensive program of
activities to serve Iowans. These activities take many
forms, including on- and off-campus activities, college
credit courses, short courses, conferences, workshops,
cultural and entertainment events, athletics, recreational
opportunities, a Community Speakers Bureau, and various
public service events.
IVCCD also cooperates with other colleges and universities
to offer upper division and graduate courses on the
ECC and MCC campuses.
Individuals or organizations wishing to use any of the
Districtʼs facilities may contact Iowa Valley Continuing
Education at (641) 752-4645 or 1-800-284-4823.
Opportunities for High School Students
The goal of articulation agreements, post-secondary
enrollment options, contracted classes, and Career
Academies as explained here is a "seamless transition"
from high school to college for area high school students.
Faculty and administrators are working together to serve
the needs of students by sharing ideas on curriculum,
avoiding duplication of content, cooperatively assessing
student needs, and ensuring a smooth transition as high
school students continue their education.
Articulation Agreements -- The District negotiates articulation
agreements with area high schools, including
Ackley/Geneva/Wellsburg/Steamboat Rock (AGWSR),
Beaman/Conrad/Liscomb/Union/Whitten (BCLUW),
Brooklyn/Guernsey/Malcom (BGM), East Marshall,
Eldora/New Providence/Hubbard/Radcliffe (South
Hardin), Green Mountain/ Garwin (GMG),
Grinnell/Newburg, Iowa Falls/Alden, Marshalltown,
Montezuma, South Tama, and West Marshall.
For a list of courses articulated with area high schools, go
to www.iavalley.cc.ia.us/HS/.
Post-Secondary Enrollment Options -- Under the Post-
Secondary Enrollment Options Act (Iowa Code Chapter
261C), individual 11th and 12th grade high school students
and 9th and 10th grade high school students in gifted
and talented programs are eligible to enroll in any
ECC or MCC course and may receive both high school
and college credit. Individual enrollment may occur when
a student has taken all available high school courses in a
given curriculum and wants to enroll in one or more
advanced courses. PSEO enrollments must be individually
approved and arranged through the high school
because the high school is required to pay the cost of
attendance.
Contracted Classes -- Groups of high school students
are also eligible to take college classes pursuant to the
spirit and intent of Iowa Code Chapter 261C. Under this
provision, (Section 28E.12), contract classes can be
made available to school districtsʼ students. When a high
school teacher can teach the same content as a college
instructor and has college-level credentials, a particular
course may be offered for high school and college credit
at the local school (arranged through the principal and
IVCCD Chief Academic Officer). Both high school and
college credits are awarded immediately (college transcripts
are generated at the completion of the course).
Tuition is charged at the regular rate.
Career Academies -- In collaboration with the Area
Education Agency, Career Academy classes may be
offered to local high school students through Ellsworth
Community College or Marshalltown Community College.
High school students enrolled in Career Academy classes
spend part of the school day attending classes at the
high school and part of the day in classes at the community
college campus. Students receive both high school
and college credit for these courses. Current Career
Academy programs include foundational courses in the
vocational areas of agriculture, broadcast technology,
business occupations, carpentry, machine trades,
mechanical design, health occupations, and computer
network management.
Articulation agreements are written when competencies
in a high school vocational course match competencies in
a college vocational course. High school students with
vocational goals can take courses that fulfill high school
graduation requirements and college program requirements.
This process can save the student both time and
tuition. The student is awarded high school credit as
usual; college credit is awarded after the student has
enrolled at ECC or MCC and has completed 12 credits in
the vocational program from which the articulated classes
were taken.
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