Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/22
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Target Audience:The target audience was underserved students in Austin Community College's six-county service area (including metropolitan Austin, Texas, and surrounding rural communities). We were specifically targeted with targeting students of Hispanic origin. Changes/Problems:The first hurdle we ran into as we begin to implement the OiA grant was hiring the new Agricultural Sciences department chair. It was difficult to find quality candidates that met all the criteria of the role, and the position was not filled until October 2018 (over a year after the grant initiation date). Once on board, however, the development of our award programs and curriculum went very smoothly. The next challenge that we faced (along with the rest of the world) was the COVID pandemic that began in Spring 2020. The effects on our program were numerous and included complications to in-person recruitment efforts and implementing distance learning methodologies into our curriculum offerings. A minor setback during the grant duration included challenges in internal support for grant management due to organizational changes. Even through these challenges, though, we feel we have more than met the terms of the grant initiation document and are excited about the future of the ACC Agricultural Sciences program! What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Both our Farm and Ranch Shop Skills and Small Farming courses provide students with hand-on training in the agricultural field, imparting skills that are of use in real world situations. Internships with entities such as Middle Ground Farm, the ACC Sustainable Student Farm, and Verdnt Farm also give students a chance to hone their agricultural skill set. Additionally, several local farmers have come in to share their expertise with students in the Small Farming class. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?A primary means of communication with the community prior to COVID was through working the aforementioned College and Career events at local high schools, concentrating on those with large Hispanic populations. We also tabled at various events such as the SXSW Music Festival, ACC's Applied Tech Open House, and the more generally targeted ACC Fest. As the pandemic has subsided we have been increasing our in-person attendance at similar events to spread the word about our awards. Also, we worked closely with the ACC Hispanic Outreach Projects department to broadcast through their channels, including airtime on the local Telemundo affiliate. Our website continues to be a primary means of communication to the local community as well. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction within the food, agricultural, and natural resources and human (FANH) sciences. Coordinating our two-year degree programs with regional four-year programs has been a major focus during the term of the OiA grant. We have worked with representatives from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas State University, and Texas Tech University in particular to make sure that our offerings align well with their programs. Our department chair has also participated in state-wide committees working towards program articulation, including the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Agriculture Business & Management Field of Study Advisory Committee and the Texas Agricultural Community College Committee. Within our department at ACC, we have instituted a Continuing Education-to-Credit conversion pathway and tweaked our course offerings in reaction to the real-world needs of our students. We have also been able to bring on two full-time and three adjunct faculty members to provide a well-rounded instructional staff. Finally, our agricultural facilities and student farm have proven to be an invaluable resource in supporting the quality of our coursework. 2. Develop of minimum of fourteen (14) credit courses in Agriculture and Horticulture to be offered as part of ACC's Agriculture A.A.S. and A.S. program. With input from our Agriculture Industry Advisory Board and the ACC Curriculum Development office, we have created the following fourteen credit courses to support our two new agricultural degree programs: AGCR 1341 Forage and Pasture Management AGCR 1371 Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture AGCR 1393 Special Topics in Plant Protection - IPM AGCR 2313 Soil and Water Conservation Management AGCR 2418 Soil Science AGME 1315 Farm and Ranch Shop Skills I AGMG 1311 Introduction to Agribusiness AGMG 2386 Internship - Agricultural Business and Management AGRI 1307 Agronomy AGRI 1325 Marketing of Agricultural Products AGRI 1415 Horticulture AGRI 1419 Introductory Animal Science AGRI 2317 Introduction to Agricultural Economics HALT 2421 Small Farming Course syllabi from regional four-year institutions were referenced in the development of these classes to ensure conformity in instructional content for students pursing the A.S. transfer degree. 3. Develop one Associate and Applied Science 60 hour degree program in Sustainable Agriculture and one Associate of Science 60 hour degree program in Agriculture. Both degree programs have been successfully created and accredited; following are the general award plans for each degree: A.A.S in Sustainable Agriculture (60 Credit Hours Total) Semester I EDUC1300 Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success MATH1332 Contemporary Mathematics ENVR1301 Introduction to Environmental Science AGRI1415 Horticulture AGCR1371 Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture Semester II ENGL1301 English Composition I AGRI1419 Introductory Animal Science AGMG1311 Introduction to Agribusiness AGCR1341 Forage and Pasture Management AGCR2313 Soil and Water Conservation Management Semester III HIST1301 United States History I AGRI1325 Marketing of Agricultural Products AGCR2418 Soil Science AGCR1393 Special Topics in Plant Protection - Integrated Pest Management Semester IV PHIL1301 Introduction to Philosophy HALT2421 Small Farming AGME1315 Farm and Ranch Shop Skills I AGMG2586 Internship - Agricultural Business and Management, General A.S. in Agricultural Science (60-61 Credit Hours Total) Semester I EDUC1300 Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success MATH 1314 College Algebra ENVR1301 Introduction to Environmental Science OR BIOL1411 General Botany ENGL1301 English Composition I AGRI14154 Horticulture Semester II ENGL1302 English Composition II SPCH1315 Public Speaking AGRI1307 Agronomy OR AGRI1107 Agronomy (Lab) AGRI1419 Introductory Animal Science ECON2302 Principles of Microeconomics Semester III AGRI1325 Marketing of Agricultural Products HIST1301 United States History I CHEM1311 General Chemistry I Lecture CHEM1111 General Chemistry I Lab GOVT2305 United States Government Semester IV PHIL1301 Introduction to Philosophy HIST1302 United States History II GOVT2306 Texas State and Local Government ARTS1301 Art Appreciation AGRI2317 Introduction to Agricultural Economics To date, we have graduated eight students from our degree programs, two of which received scholarship funding. 4. Provide opportunities and access to FANH careers in the public and private sector. We instituted a "Harvest Festival" event, including a farmer's market with local producers and career education presentations, to foster relationships between students and local and governmental employers. Restrictions related to the COVID pandemic forced a pause on this event, but we have recently started to hold in-person gatherings of a similar nature to continue these relationships. Our department chair has also established connections with local agricultural-related businesses and government entities through the ACC Agriculture Industry Advisory Board and in one-on-one meetings with local producers, resulting in internship opportunities for our students. 5. Attract and support undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resources and human (FAHN) sciences of the United States. Over the course of our OiA grant, we were able to provide fourteen students with $44,000 in scholarship funds and two students participated in our stipend program. We also have a robust website in place that provides information on our programs, funding opportunities, job and internship openings, and more. Pre-COVID, we tabled numerous College and Career events to promote awareness of our degree offerings and have also spread the word through communications with dual-credit students on our home campus and social media posts. We have seen an explosion in the number of students enrolled in our courses, going from an unduplicated enrollment figure of six students in Fall 2019 (our first semester of offering classes) to 55 students in Spring 2022. 6. Align the efforts of HSIs and other non-profit organizations in support of the academic development and career attainment of underrepresented groups. The "Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success" course is required in the first semester of both our award programs especially to meet the needs of first-generation college students. Our department also worked closely with other HSIs in our region (Texas State University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) and local non-profit organizations (Austin's Sustainable Food Center and the Texas Center for Local Food in Elgin) to make sure our programs were relevant for students from underrepresented groups.
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
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Target Audience:The target audience is underserved students in ACC's six-county service area (including metropolitan Austin, Texas and surrounding rural communities). We are specifically tasked with targeting students of Hispanic origin. Changes/Problems:We would love to be awarding more scholarships, but recruitment has been difficult; getting the word out about our financial aid opportunities is a definite focus in the upcoming year. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Like the rest of the world, COVID-19 protocols have made in-person dissemination difficult, but we have been taking advantage of remote and online communication methods. Our department chair presented an overview of the Agricultural Sciences programs via video conference this spring to potential students, and our website continues to be a central source of information about the department.We are also developing our reach through such social media outlets as Instagram and Facebook. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We will continue to push out information about our scholarships and stipends to communities of interest to make sure that finances are not a barrier to any interested students.We are also in collaboration with the ACC Drone Advisory Committee to develop an agriculture drone certification program, which would further enhance our offerings. We would like to hire an additional full-time faculty member to assist with our course load as well as a full-time farm manager to increase community and college engagement with our student farm. One other area we'd like to focus on is the development of internship opportunities, whether through NIFA or through other USDA departments.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction within the food, agricultural, and natural resources and human (FANH) sciences. The Agricultural Sciences program has hired three additional adjunct faculty to teach our increased course load over the past year, enhancing the diversity of experience that our instructors bring to the classroom.We were also able to make some adjustments to our degree plans to better meet the real-world needs of our students, and implemented a Continuing Education to Credit conversion pathway to increase the reach of our programs.Our department chair has carried on with her work on strengthening transfer agreements between our two-year Agriculture Science degree pathway and the four-year Bachelor of Science Agriculture programs at such institutions as Texas State University and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Production on our teaching farm is developing well; the farm and associated support facility continue to be an invaluable asset to the program. Develop a minimum of fourteen (14) credit courses in Agriculture and Horticulture to be offered as part of ACC's Agriculture AAS and AS program. The final two courses in our list of fourteen (AGCR 1341 Forage and Pasture Management and AGMG 1311 Introduction to Agribusiness) were approved by our Advisory Committee and incorporated into our degree plans. Over the past year we have offered eight of these courses for the first time and have now taught all fourteen of our new courses at least once since the inception of the program in 2019. Develop one Associate of Applied Science 60 hour degree program in Sustainable Agriculture and one Associate of Science 60 hour degree program in Agriculture. Both degree programs have been granted final approval by our governing body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission (SACSCOC), completing this stated goal. We were very excited to graduate our first three students in the Spring 2021 semester! Provide opportunities and access to FANH careers in the public and private sector. Our department chair continues to build ties with both local agricultural influencers and governmental representatives via regular meetings of the ACC Agriculture Industry Advisory Board as well as through one-on-one meetings with various local entities. We have also been disseminating information on employment and internship opportunities for our students from local businesses such as Urban Roots ATX, Middle Ground Farm, Steelbow Farms, and Smallhold. Attract and support undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resources and human (FANH) sciences of the United States. Our departmental website is now up and running and includes program and contact information as well as a link to initiate the scholarship application process.The methodology to award scholarships is in place and we have awarded scholarships to ten individuals to date, with eight of those students on track to graduate by Spring 2022. Unfortunately, COVID-19 related restrictions on gatherings of people made it difficult to for us to recruit students from the College and Career events that typically happen during the spring term; we are however utilizing other avenues to promote the program offerings such as social media and the ACC Hispanic Outreach Projects department. Regarding student enrollment, we increased unduplicated student enrollment in agriculture coursework from 31 in the Spring 2020 semester to 61 for Fall 2020, and then saw another increase to 86 in the Spring 2021 semester. We anticipate reaching even more students through the development of dual-credit certificate programs with local high schools. Align the efforts of HSIs and other non-profit organizations in support of the academic development and career attainment of underrepresented groups. ACC continues to work in partnership with other HSIs (including Texas State University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) and non-profit organizations (like Austin's Sustainable Food Center and the Texas Center for Local Food in Elgin) to ensure that our programs are relevant to underrepresented groups. We are hopeful that these relationships will also translate into further academic advancement and job opportunities for our OiA students
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
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Target Audience:The target audience is underserved students in ACC's six-county service area (including metropolitan Austin, Texas, and surrounding rural communities). We are specifically tasked with targeting students of Hispanic origin. Changes/Problems:Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we were unable to table and spread the word about scholarship opportunities for the program. Although, the program's enrollment has increased we have had a difficult time recruiting scholarship recipients. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?As a completely new program at ACC, Agricultural Sciences has focused its efforts on the degree creation and approval process and on building the new classes required by the degree programs. We anticipate creating training and professional development opportunities as the department continues to grow and flourish. We have had some opportunities to train students on the ACC Sustainable Student Farm during Horticulture courses. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?After receiving our final approvals from SACSCOC in November 2019, ACC began an intensive marketing campaign to reach potential students. Through the ACC Hispanic Outreach Projects department, the Agricultural Sciences programs are being promoted through the Ascender program (whose mission is to improve the educational outcomes of Latino and underserved student populations throughout the state), through the tabled event Noche de Familia, and via announcements on the local Univision television channel (the ACC "Educa" segment). Our department chair also tabled ACC Fest, a large event open to the community which aims to educate potential students about available career and educational paths; we reached over 100 potential students of all ages at this event. We were also able to let communities know about our programs through the aforementioned Holiday Market and other tabled events. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We continue to work on program articulation and transfer pathways with state four-year institutions to ensure our offerings are relevant and valuable to our community. We are also working on CE to Credit conversions to allow for stackable awards. Our faculty have been learning how to implement successful methods of remote instruction, of particular interest after COVID-19 restrictions affected our in-person offerings. We anticipated tabling at the Elgin Farmer's Market on a regular basis to let the local community know about our programs, but pandemic restrictions have put that on hold for the time being.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Since our last progress report, the OiA program hired an adjunct faculty member that began instructional responsibilities in the Spring 2020 term. We also hired an administrative assistant and full-time lab assistant, the latter of which allows the ACC farm to be consistently maintained and enhances its usefulness as a teaching tool. Our department chair has been working with the Texas Agricultural Community College Committee to develop and strengthen pathways between two-year Agriculture programs and four-year Bachelor of Science Agriculture programs. She also initiated discussions with faculty at other Texas agricultural programs to coordinate efforts to move three classes from the Workforce Education Course Manual to Academic Course Guide Manual to ensure transferability of these courses.
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is underserved students in ACC's six-county service area (including metropolitan Austin, Texas, and surrounding rural communities). We are specifically tasked with targeting students of Hispanic origin. Changes/Problems:To implement the OiA program, we needed to hire a new department chair that met a extensive list of criteria (ability to lead a department and manage grant requirements, credentials to teach both transfer and workforce courses, etc.). Due to these considerable requirements, we were not able to identify and hire our department chair until over a year into the grant period, which has accordingly affected our ability to meet grant goals per the original timeline. Also, due to organizational changes within ACC, we have experienced challenges in consistent internal support for the mechanics of grant administration. Finally, we have been inhibited from pursuing a robust marketing effort to reach potential students until we get our final program approvals from SACS. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?To date, the efforts of the ACC OiA program have been on program and curriculum development as stated above. We anticipate enrolling our first students for the Fall 2019 semester, at which point we will have more to report in the area of training and professional development. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We have worked College and Career events at multiple high schools in the area serving large Hispanic populations to inform students about our new program offerings. We also reached a broader audience through presentations at regional events such as the SXSW Music Festival and ACC's Applied Tech Open House. Additionally, we continue to communicate with local agricultural leaders via our Agriculture Industry Advisory Board; these leaders in turn update people within their sphere of influence about ACC's OiA program activities. ACC's marketing department has also created a brochure on the new Agricultural Sciences Department at ACC to be distributed throughout the six county service area. We have also created a department webpage to promote the new program and display information about the OiA grant and funding opportunities for students. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Now that our two degree programs are close to receiving all necessary accreditation, we will focus our efforts on student recruitment to the programs, especially in underrepresented populations (we are hopeful our scholarship program will be a strong incentive for potential students). As more students are enrolled in our programs, we look forward to further development of our agricultural coursework. We will also continue to develop our relationships with local agricultural employers and with USDA staff to create opportunities for future internships and employment for our OiA students. Specifically, we plan to hire a full time administrative person to support the agricultural science programs as well as a lab technician to assist both in the laboratory classroom and in further development of the facility farm. We will also add adjunct faculty (most likely from the existing continuing education agricultural faculty) as our classes come online. We will be working with our 4 year partners to create at least one articulation agreement with a 4 year institution to ensure transfer of awards and student success. Student retention from fall to spring semester is also a high priority.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction within the food, agricultural, and natural resources and human (FANH) sciences. Coordinating our two-year degree programs with regional four-year programs has been a high priority as we have developed the new degree awards. Our new department chair, Savannah Rugg, has met with representatives from Texas Tech University specifically to facilitate articulation with their programs. She has also continued to work closely with representatives from Texas State University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley through the ACC Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee. In addition, Ms. Rugg has been appointed to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Agricultural Business & Management Field of Study Advisory Committee, whose mission is to streamline program coordination between two- and four-year degree programs in the State of Texas. Our state-of-the-art agricultural facility and project farm continue to be an invaluable support for our educational offerings. 2. Develop a minimum of fourteen (14) credit courses in Agriculture and Horticulture to be offered as part of ACC's Agriculture A.A.S. and A.S. program. In coordination with the ACC Agriculture Science Advisory Committee, Texas State University, Texas Tech University, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and the ACC Curriculum Development office, our department chair has developed following twelve credit courses for implementation into the A.A.S. and A.S. degree programs: AGCR 1371 Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture AGCR 1393 Special Topics in Plant Protection - Integrated Pest Management AGCR 2313 Soil and Water Conservation Management AGCR 2418 Soil Science AGME 1315 Farm and Ranch Shop Skills I AGMG 2386 Internship, Agricultural Business and Management, General AGRI 1307 Agronomy AGRI 1325 Marketing of Agricultural Products AGRI 1415 Horticulture AGRI 1419 Introductory Animal Science AGRI 2317 Introduction to Agricultural Economics HALT 2421 Small Farming The first two credit courses to be offered will be Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture, which will be available beginning in the Fall 2019 semester. The Spring 2020 semester will see the introduction of three additional classes (Soil and Water Conservation, Agronomy, and Introductory Animal Science) to accompany the sustainable agriculture and horticulture courses. We are also working closely with the Advisory Committee to identify and develop two additional elective courses that would best meet local educational needs, bringing the total number of new credit courses to fourteen. Reference syllabi from Texas four-year institutions have been collected to help ensure conformity in class content for students pursuing the A.S. transfer degree. 3. Develop one Associate of Applied Science 60 hour degree program in Sustainable Agriculture and one Associate of Science 60 hour degree program in Agriculture. Final A.A.S. and A.S. award plans were developed in conjunction with the aforementioned entities (Advisory Committee, various Texas four-year universities) and have been approved by the ACC Curriculum and Programs Committee, the ACC Board of Trustees, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. As of the date of this submission, we anticipate our final required approvals from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will be in place by the end of 2019 and we are hopeful that the programs will be ready to roll out to the public by Spring 2020. 4. Provide opportunities and access to FANH careers in the public and private sector. Our department has instituted an annual "Harvest Festival" (including live music, food offerings, a farmer's market, and career education presentations) to be held at the Elgin campus's agricultural facilities, in part to foster relationships between Agricultural Sciences students and local and governmental employers. In addition, Ms. Rugg continues to build ties with both local agricultural influencers and governmental representatives via regular meetings of the ACC Agriculture Industry Advisory Board as well as through one-on-one meetings with various local entities such as East Eden Farm, the Central Texas Young Farmers Coalition, and the Austin Foodshed Investors group. She has also networked with regional and state-wide agricultural representatives at the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance conference and the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association conference. We anticipate that these relationships will provide internship opportunities for our OiA students, and are currently developing parameters for these internships. In fact, we have specifically emphasized internships in the A.A.S. plan by designating a 4-hour internship course as the program capstone. Finally, Ms. Rugg participated in the E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program, which educates faculty and staff from HSIs regarding USDA opportunities available to their schools and students. 5. Attract and support undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resources and human (FANH) sciences of the United States. We have tabled multiple College and Career events at local high schools to raise awareness of the new degree programs; many of these schools serve a predominantly Hispanic student body. In addition, we have shared program information with dual credit students currently attending the ACC Elgin campus. The ACC Communication and Marketing department has been working with us to develop materials for local circular publication in both Elgin and nearby Bastrop, and ACC will initiate a full-blown recruitment effort once the programs receive their final accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Also, as mentioned in previous reporting, each of the two new degree programs includes in the first semester ACC's Effective Learning: Strategies for College Success course to help ensure that students can meet the new challenges that college can bring. We are working on the mechanisms to award and distribute scholarship and grant monies and hope to use our program website (https://instruction.austincc.edu/agricultural-sciences/) to facilitate this activity. 6. Align the efforts of HSIs and other non-profit organizations in support of the academic development and career attainment of underrepresented groups. ACC continues to work in partnership with other HSIs (including Texas State University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) and non-profit organizations (like Austin's Sustainable Food Center and the Texas Center for Local Food in Elgin) to ensure that our programs are relevant to underrepresented groups. We are optimistic that these relationships will also translate into further academic advancement and job opportunities for our OiA students.
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Credit Program is in first stage of development. The target audience will be underrepresented students in ACC's six-county service area (metropolitan Austin, Texas and surrounding rural communities. Elgin High School is just over a mile in proximity to ACC's Elgin Campus and is an Early College High School. Plans are to expand this relationship with the Agriculture Program. Collaborative conversations have been started with IDEA Public Schools. Initial conversations with 4-year partners such as, Texas State University, Texas Tech University, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley , have begun to assure seamless transfer from institution to institution. Texas State Ag Science program has been instrumental with assisting us in drafting Undergraduate 2-year requirements. Changes/Problems:Timelines for posting, processing, interviewing and hiring our lead faculty member took longer than anticipated.The need for a department chair to lead our efforts on this project and also be eligible to teach the courses for our AS degree for transfer and our AAS degree for workforce made our search challenging. Our first faculty hire/department chair needed to have work experience as well as graduate level education in the field to be in compliance with our accreditting agency. Program development has been put on hold because the subject matter expert terminated employment with ACC. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Students are not a part of the initial period of the grant because activities are focused on curriculum development and engaging 4-year institutions. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Community outreach is ongoing by way of local advisory committees. Institutional committment is evident by the specialized facilities for the Agriculture Program that opened in February 2018. There was aribbon cuttingevent for the grand opening of the facility that was open to the community, attended by county public officials, high school administration,and covered by media. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Full-time/Chair will begin her tenure at Austin Community College on October 1, 2018. Curriculum and degree plans will be submitted for approval to State and College Accrediting Body. Marketing and outreach to recruit students will be ongoing. Continued community outreach toward the efforts of our HSI and non-profit organizations will be developed in preparation for our inaugural credit program.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction In February 2018 Austin Community College opened specialized facilities for the Agriculture Program. Currently, it is being utilized by the Continuing Education Sustainable Agriculture Program. Elgin High School is just over a mile in proximity to ACC's Elgin Campus and is an Early College High School. Plans are to expand this relationship with the Agriculture Program. Initial conversations with 4-year partners such as, Texas State University, Texas Tech University, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, have begun to assure seamless transfer from institution to institution. Texas State Ag Science program has been instrumental with assisting us in drafting Undergraduate 2-year requirements. 2. Develop a minimum of fourteen (14) credit courses in Agriculture and Horticulture to be offered as part of ACC's Agriculture AAS and AS program. Once the Department Chair for the programbegins on October 1st, we will be able to move forward with this goal. 3. Develop one Associate of Applied Science 60 hour degree program in Sustainable Agriculture and one Associate of Science 60 hour degree program in Agriculture. Draft awards have been created as a preliminary start to the curriculum development process. Advisory boards are being created to assure we meet the needs of local community and our 4-year partners. The Program Department Head begins employment on October 1st.
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