Community college partnerships with 番茄视频 (ACE) offer invaluable pathways that benefit students and employees. Students can extend the value of their academic credits and employees can prepare for leadership roles.
Hosted by Julie Ferin, the executive director of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP), ACE Assistant Provost of Education Professions Dr. Scott Bailey shared his insights on a recent episode of the NACCTEP Now podcast.
Ferin also serves as the instructional services director at Rio Salado College, one of ACE鈥檚 community college partners. Her conversation with Bailey highlights the powerful benefits of higher education collaborative relationships and how they address key issues, such as teacher and educational leader shortages. For example, Rio employees and students can continue their education at ACE and receive benefits like reduced tuition and seamless transfer credit pathways.
The podcast episode gives listeners an inside look at how:
- Continuing education can be flexible and affordable without sacrificing quality.聽
- Career-oriented learning and value propositions are critical components of choosing a college.聽
- ACE programs support聽educators聽who are considering career advancement and leadership to聽reach their goals.聽
About聽Dr. Scott Bailey聽
In his current role, Bailey oversees the administration of all education programs at ACE. His appointment followed serving as a department chair, coordinator and faculty member at the college. When it comes to community college partnerships, he collaborates with strategic leaders at ACE to ensure academic programs align with today鈥檚 evolving education landscape. This effort supports not only upskilling educators, but also preparing them with relevant, innovative and practical coursework that immediately applies to the classroom.
Additionally, Bailey works with ACE鈥檚 Field team, also known as our partnership experts, to develop tailored pathways for community colleges and other education-related partners that address individual needs.
His enthusiasm is unmatched when it comes to seamless transfer opportunities with partners like Rio because these connections bring accessible learning to aspiring educators who need advanced degrees to fill critical educational leadership roles. A master鈥檚 degree for teachers online at ACE is just one of many examples of our commitment to our mission and origin: 鈥渂y educators and for educators.鈥�
鈥淎t ACE, we鈥檙e doing what we can to make sure that educators can afford to continue their education 鈥� to get those advanced credentials, to get those initial credentials and to move on and progress through their career,鈥� Bailey said during the podcast. 鈥淭hat is our mission.鈥�
An Inside Look at ACE Partnership Benefits聽
Bailey and Ferin鈥檚 conversation dives into three key benefits of community college partnerships with ACE. 鈥淐ommunity colleges have such strong brand recognition in their communities, but not everyone knows ACE, so it鈥檚 a good way for us to build those connections and help students take what they have and launch it into something else in an affordable way,鈥� Bailey noted.
Seamless Partnership聽and聽Educator聽Pathways聽
Once ACE connects with a community college interested in partnership, the first step is to gain a deep understanding of how we can align course and program offerings to develop teacher preparation pathways at ACE.
For example, when Rio students complete credit hours in select education programs or professional development pathways at Rio, their earned credits seamlessly apply to an ACE education master鈥檚 degree. These opportunities can expedite completion time and lower cost. This is in addition to a tuition reduction benefit, which is also available to Rio employees.
Through ACE teacher partnerships with community colleges, students can advance their education careers quickly and affordably. Plus, it opens opportunities to hold teacher professional development online while earning a credible degree.
Educator-Driven Curriculum聽and聽Faculty聽
Education programs are embedded in ACE鈥檚 DNA, as we were founded to support educator career advancement in an affordable and flexible way without compromising quality. Notably, faculty are hired based on a practitioner model, which means they are active participants in the field, experiencing current industry trends and needs. This knowledge cascades into the classroom, as well as relevant and innovative curriculum development.
Approaching faculty in this way enables ACE to ensure students receive career-oriented learning with practical knowledge that extends beyond research assignments. We focus on providing students with the skills and technology needed to advance their careers. All ACE programs are designed to empower students to discover the integration of research and application while trusting the value and applicability of their education.
Affordability, Flexibility聽and聽ROI聽
Low-costs, flexibility, quality and return on investment (ROI) are among the top priorities at ACE. We make earning an affordable master鈥檚 in education under $10,0001 and in as little as 12 months2 possible.
Sometimes, higher education misses the mark when it comes to understanding how inaccessible programs can be for today鈥檚 student 鈥� a busy individual with professional and personal commitments. This is why ACE not only keeps costs and completion time low, but we also ensure students receive a quality education that鈥檚 worth their investment. In fact, for every dollar ACE students invest in their education, they receive $19.20 in higher future earnings.
Key Takeaways聽
- Community colleges聽can聽leverage聽partnerships聽to make聽earning聽advanced degrees, like聽an online master鈥檚 in education at ACE,聽more accessible with聽reduced cost聽and completion time.聽
- Explore聽ACE educator preparation聽programs聽that are聽designed by practitioners聽who understand聽today鈥檚 needs.聽
- Consider how聽flexibility聽and聽support聽services聽enable students who work full-time jobs to still聽benefit聽from further education.聽
- Set your students and employees up for a strong聽ROI聽in areas like聽completion time,聽cost聽and transferable credits.聽
- Think through聽strategic advancement聽and how an educator leadership online master鈥檚 program can equip your educators for higher roles that your community college needs.聽
1This is an estimated value of the cost for tuition and fees. Amounts may vary depending on number of transfer credits applied to the selected program hours, the pace and satisfactory completion of the selected program, receipt of institutional scholarship and/or grant amounts, or adjustments to tuition or fees as described in the Catalog Right to Modify Tuition section. State sales and use tax will apply where required by law.
2This is an estimated time to completion. Actual completion time may vary depending on the number of transfer credits applied, availability of courses, satisfactory pace, multiple course requests, successful course completion, and meeting program milestones as required.
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