Grants

One of the primary functions of the Economic Development Unit is to secure additional funds for the college by obtaining new grants.  Three other grants are pending, Workforce Investment Board Dept. of Labor Grant,

Manufacturing Grant with LMC for “Process Control Technology” and the Governor’s 15 % Grant for Construction Training.  Notification will come in November.

Secondly, to manage and direct activities for current grants:

• Tech Prep Demo Grant – 5 year 800k (Middle College High School)

This grant is to create 2 vocational tracks for Administration of Justice (Forensics) and High Performance Computing and increase the high school by 75 students.

• Career Exploration Grant – 12 year 150k (Helms Middle School)

This grant is to provide career exploration activities for 600 7th & 8th graders which will include classes, counseling and field trips.

• N’Step/Rubicon Grant – 2 year 47k (EDD/San Francisco City College)

This grant is to provide training to Rubicon clients in Biotechnology for entry level positions in that field.

• Quick Start Grant – 2 year 16k (Multi-College/Multi-ROP

This state funded automotive services grant was designed to bring NATEF certification to all community colleges and high schools in the project.

• Teen Challenge Grant – 1 year 5k (Office of Education)

This grant is to help address the current problems of local teenagers by producing a live teleconference from Contra Costa College that is broadcast to several other locations with call-in and internet participation.

Total Allocations                                                      $1.2 M

Job Placement Center, John Christensen

• To provide job placement services for all students of Contra Costa College.
• To create work-study positions for all qualifying students.
• Responsible for all follow-up on student learning outcomes activities for students who have completed their vocational degrees at CCC and monitor them for several years out to determine if learning has taken place.
• Automate job placement website and job postings.

Vocational Educational Council, Rick Ramos, Chair

• Meet with vocational staff quarterly and keep them up to date on new teaching methodologies and technologies.

VTEA Advisory Committee, Priscilla Leadon, Chair

• Comprised of students, teachers, representatives of business and industry, labor organizations, representatives of special populations, and other interested individuals.  This committee determines how VTEA funds will be spent and provides advice on curriculum changes.
• Meets three times a year.
• An annual update is sent out to all vocational faculty, faculty, counselors, dept. chairs and deans on all the funded VTEA projects in an electronic format.

Vocational Advisory Committees, Chaired by Vocational Department Chairs

• The responsibility to assist the vocational faculty in building strong advisory committees.  These committees will help programs meet the current needs of business in terms of their curriculum and develop alliances that can allow them to apply for joint grants, establish internships for our students and even teacher training sabbatical opportunities that will benefit both the college and local business.