15 16 professional learning day 10-16-15 new program awareness sessions

New Program AwarenessProfessional Learning Day

2015-2016Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

October 16, 2015

New Programs•Alcohol & Other Drug Associate (AODA) AAS (shared with Northcenteral Technical College) •Automotive Maintenance Technical Diploma•Business Analyst AAS •Cisco Systems Administrator Technical Diploma •Criminal Justice-Professional Studies AAS •Digital Marketing Technical Diploma•Hospitality Management changing from AAS to Technical Diploma•Human Services (shared with Northcenteral Technical College) AAS•Linux System Administrator Technical Diploma •Medical Coding Technical Diploma•Microsoft System Administrator Technical Diploma•Professional Sales Technical Diploma•Therapeutic Massage Technical Diploma•Virtualization System Administrator Technical Diploma

New Local Certificates•Intensive English Program Intermediate Certificate•Intensive English Program Advanced Certificate•Jail & Juvenile Officer Certificate

New Pathway Certificates•Business Software Essentials Certificate•Business Professional Essentials Certificate•CNC Helper Certificate•Early Childhood Education Licensing Basic 0-2 Certificate•Early Childhood Education Licensing Basic 3-5 Certificate•Emergency Dispatch Certificate•Engineering Helper Certificate•Healthcare Customer Service Representative Certificate•Human Resource Compliance Certificate•Introduction to Paraeducator Careers Certificate•Jail Officer Academy Certificate•Landscape Installation Certificate•Networking Certificate•Organizational Safety & Health Certificate•Supervision Certificate

Intensive English local Certificates

•The Intensive English Program (IEP) at NWTC is designed to prepare students for the academic language demands of college-level coursework. The IEP offers two levels of English instruction: Intermediate and Advanced. Students attend class 4 hours daily in Listening/Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Grammar. Students also

have access to the language lab for independent study and practice in the afternoon. The IEP instructors have many years of experience and have lived

and/or taught extensively in other countries.

•Contact person: •Eric Shockley, [email protected] or 920-498-5421

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Digital Marketing Technical Diploma

•28 Total Program Credits Technical Diploma• Area of Emphasis in the Marketing Program

•Employment Potential:• The Digital Marketing Technical Diploma is designed for people who desire to incorporate cutting-

edge marketing techniques into an organization's new and existing marketing activities.• Learners who understand new media techniques and complete this technical diploma may

become social media planners, project managers, marketing specialists, public relations coordinators, promotional planners, or marketing analysts. Completers can expect to pursue employment in these positions in an extremely wide range of business to consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B) organizations.

•Job market :• Increasing demand for digital marketing skills.• Projected 24% increase in field.

•Rate of pay :• Wisconsin Hourly $15.21 - $75.47• Yearly $39,000 - $46,105

• Contact persons:Lisa O'Halloran, John Maier, Ronnie Coyle, • Associate Dean: Mike Vander Heiden

• Academic Advisor: Touko Thao

Professional Sales Technical Diploma

•27 Total Program Credits Technical Diploma• Area of Emphasis in the Marketing Program

•Employment Potential:• Learners will be able to sell products in both the consumer and business markets.

•Job market :• 10% growth rate in Wisconsin over 10 year period• Considered in the top 3 of posted jobs in Wisconsin

•Rate of pay :• Wisconsin Hourly $15.21 - $75.47 • Yearly $31,600 - $157,000

• Contact persons:Lisa O'Halloran, John Maier, Ronnie Coyle,

• Associate Dean: Mike Vander Heiden• Academic Advisor: Touko Thao

Hospitality Management (changing from AAS to Technical

Diploma)•31 Total Program Credits Technical Diploma

• Area of Emphasis in the Business Management Program

•Employment Potential:• Hotel and Restaurant Management prepares students for a variety of mid-management positions in

lodging operations, food service operations, and tourism services.• Potential positions include: Front Office Manager, Event Service Manager, Food Service Manager,

Executive Housekeeper, Sales Manager.

•Job market :• 6% growth rate in Wisconsin over next 7 year period

•Rate of pay :• Wisconsin Hourly $13.33 - $22.50 • Yearly $27,000 - $46,000

• Contact person: Jerry Lintz

• Associate Dean: Mike Vander Heiden• Academic Advisor: Touko Thao

Linux Systems Administrator Technical Diploma

•17 Total Program Credits Technical Diploma with Pathway to Network Specialist AAS•This program prepares its learners to install, support, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux servers in a business environment. Students are exposed to various aspects of networking, security, data storage, and typical network protocols using CentOS, a RedHat based Linux Distribution. Emphasis is placed on understanding Linux servers, services, users and groups.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates will be proficient in the installation, configuration, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system with a specialty in Linux.

• Job Market•Employment of network and computer systems administrators is projected to grow 12 percent from 2012 to 2022

• Rate of pay:•Average District Hourly Range - $24.50 - $30.94 •Yearly Range - $50,960 - $64,355

• Contact person: Joe Cicero

• Associate Dean: Julie Ebben-Matzke

• Academic Advisor: Boua Xee Thao

Microsoft Systems Administrator Technical

Diploma• 20 Total Program Credits Technical Diploma with Pathway to Network Specialist

AAS•This program exposes students to a variety of skills utilized in entry-level systems administration positions. Students will learn various aspects of data networking and security, data storage, network administration and operating systems software. Special emphasis is placed on understanding Microsoft Windows Server, Windows client systems and virtualization technologies.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates will be proficient in the installation, configuration, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system with a specialty in Microsoft Server.



• Contact person: Mike Teske



Cisco Systems Administrator Technical Diploma

•16 Total Program Credits Technical Diploma with Pathway to Network Specialist AAS

•The Cisco Systems Administrator Technical Diploma exposes students to the CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum provided by Cisco’s Networking Academy. The program also validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates will be proficient in the installation, configuration, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system with a specialty in Cisco.



• Contact person: Jeanne Conlon



Virtualization Systems Administrator Technical

Diploma• 13 Total Program Credits Technical Diploma with Pathway to Network Specialist

AAS•The Virtualization System Administrator Technical Diploma prepares its learners to design, implement and secure aspects of virtualization environments including, but not limited to, storage technologies, virtual network infrastructure, and virtual machine installation, configuration, and migration.

• Employment Potential:• Graduates will be proficient in VMWare environments, storage technologies and the installation, configuration and support of a virtual network environment.



• Contact person: Al Fencl



Networking Pathway Certificate

• 17 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Network Specialist AAS•The Networking Pathway Certificate is designed for individuals interested in developing basic skills in designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining computer networks.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates will be proficient in designing a local area network (LAN) per specifications and using required physical components. Installing network hardware including routers, interface cards, and cabling. Installing and configuring network and desktop operating system software. Design, implement, and maintain a secure network environment.

• Job Market•Through 2021, Wisconsin’s demand for these professionals will rise at least 12 % with the greatest increase in firms using cloud computing

• Rate of pay :•Average Yearly $32,000

• Contact persons: Mike Teske, Al Fencl, Joe Cicero, Jeanne Conlon


Human Resource Compliance Pathway

Certificate• 9 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Human Resources AAS•The Human Resources Compliance Pathway Certificate is designed for people who wish to acquire and improve their skills in human resources, specifically with overall employment law compliance and recordkeeping. All courses in this certificate may be applied toward the Human Resources associate degree program.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates of this Pathway Certificate are prepared to work as a Human Resource Specialist in the area of HR Compliance.

• Job market :•Northeast Wisconsin employment of Human Resource Specialists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2012 to 2022.

• Rate of pay :•Wisconsin Hourly $15.48 - $30.83 •Yearly $32,200 - $79,100

• Contact persons: Andy Paasch, Pam Cottrell• Dean: Randy Smith

Organizational Safety & Health Pathway

Certificate• 12 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Human Resources AAS•The Organizational Safety & Health Pathway Certificate is designed for people who wish to acquire and improve their own workplace and human resource skills, specifically with safety programs, organizational wellness initiatives, and assertiveness, time management, and stress management skills.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates of this Pathway Certificate are prepared to work as a Human Resource Specialist in the area of HR Organizational Safety & Health.

• Job market :•Northeast Wisconsin employment of Human Resource Specialists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2012 to 2022.

• Rate of pay :•Wisconsin Hourly $15.48 - $30.83 •Yearly $32,200 - $79,100

• Contact persons: Andy Paasch, Pam Cottrell• Dean: Randy Smith

Supervision Pathway Certificate

•9 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Leadership Development AAS•The Supervision Pathway Certificate is designed for people who wish to acquire and improve their skills in a modern leadership role. All courses in this certificate may be applied toward the Leadership Development associate degree program

• Employment Potential:•Graduates of this certificate are prepared to analyze the role and duties of a supervisor.

• Job market :•Northeast Wisconsin employment of industrial production managers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2012 to 2022.

• Rate of pay :•Wisconsin Hourly $16.36 - $39.52•Yearly $34,000 - $82,200

• Contact persons: Andy Paasch, Pam Cottrell

• Dean: Randy Smith

Business Software Essentials Pathway

Certificate• 5 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Office Professional Technical Diploma and Administrative Professional AAS

•Completers in the certificate will be proficient in the Windows operating system along with introductory Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access)

• Employment Potential:•Graduates of this program are prepared to complete the Microsoft Office Specialist certification. Positions would include desktop publisher, data entry, or a skills refresher for current Administrative Professionals.

• Job market:•Northeast Wisconsin employment in this area are expected to increase by 17 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is faster than the average for all occupations.

• Rate of pay:•Yearly approximate - $20,000

• Contact persons: Gail Schroeder, Janel Veeser, Michael Gemignani, • Kim Pigeon, Jill Cropsey, Carol Dean, Jenny Clemo,


Business Professional Essentials Pathway

Certificate• 11 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Office Professional Technical Diploma and Administrative Professional AAS

•Along with learning Microsoft Office and Windows functionality, the certificate assists learners in developing a professional image, understand information processing principles, learn effective telephone skills and use e-mail and calendaring tools effectively.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates of this program are prepared to work in a business environment by providing general office and customer service skills.

• Job market :•Northeast Wisconsin employment in this area are expected to increase by 17 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is faster than the average for all occupations.

• Rate of pay :•Yearly approximate - $22,000

• Contact persons: Gail Schroeder, Janel Veeser, Michael Gemignani, • Kim Pigeon, Jill Cropsey, Carol Dean, Jenny Clemo,


Introduction to Paraeducator Pathway

Certificate• 12 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Paraeducator (Instructional Assistant) AAS

•This certificate serves as an introduction to the Paraeducator Associate Degree, and would also be a good choice for someone with an unrelated Associate Degree or

Bachelor’s degree wishing to seek employment as a paraeducator.

• Employment Potential:•Paraeductors (Instructional Assistants, Paraprofessionals) are employed in public school

settings and work during the school day, nine months of the year.

• Job MarketThrough 2017, national demand for these professionals will increase by 2.4%

Rate of pay •Starting Hourly wage: $9.00

• Contact person: • Angie Blasier, [email protected] or 920-498-6906


Early Childhood Education: Licensing Basic 0-2 Pathway

Certificate• 9 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Early Childhood

Education AAS• This certificate replaces the non-credit Entry Level courses, Child Care Intro to the

Profession, Child Care Skills & Strategy and Child Care Family Fundamentals. All three courses in the certificate are part of the Early Childhood Associate Degree.

• Employment Potential:•Completers of this certificate will be fully eligible to work as lead teachers in an infant

room in a group child care center

• Job MarketThrough 2017, national demand for these professionals will increase by 1.6% Rate of

pay •Starting Hourly wage: $8.00-$9.00

• Contact person: • Stacey Felton, [email protected] or 920-498-6255


Early Childhood Education: Licensing Basic 3-5 Pathway

Certificate•9 Total Certificate Credits with Pathway to Early Childhood Education

AAS• This certificate replaces the non-credit Entry Level courses, Child Care Intro to the

Profession, and Child Care Skills & Strategy and Child Care Infant Toddler Fundamentals. All three courses in the certificate are part of the Early Childhood Associate Degree.

• Employment Potential:• Completers of this certificate will be fully eligible to work as lead teachers in an

preschool room in a group child care center

• Job Market• Through 2017, national demand for these professionals will increase by 1.6%

• Rate of pay •Starting Hourly wage: $8.00-$9.00

• Contact person: • Stacey Felton, [email protected] or 920-498-6255


Healthcare Customer Service Representative Pathway

Certificate•7 Credits that ladder to the Medical Assistant Program•Employment Potential:

A patient service representative, also known as a patient care representative, or medical secretary, works as a front desk customer-service agent in a medical, dental or veterinarian office setting. They are responsible for written and verbal correspondence, scheduling, collecting co-payments, maintaining patient charts, verifying insurance coverage, and ensuring overall patient satisfaction.

•Job MarketAccording to Bureau of Labor, Job market is predicted to have 13-14% growth by 2022. This increase would generate over 200,000 job openings.

•Rate of pay:$10 to $18/hr median $13.00/hr

• Contact:Selena Becker 920-498-5559 [email protected]


Medical Coding Technical Diploma

27 Total Credits with pathway to Health Information Technology• Employment Potential:

The Medical Coding Specialist Certificate is designed to prepare students for employment in all types of healthcare organizations, insurance companies, or government agencies associated with medical coding, reimbursement, health services research, and health care planning. Most of the credits from this certificate can be applied to the Health Information Technology Associate Degree.

• Job market :According to Burning Glass, there is a strong labor market demand for Medical Coders and Health Informatics professionals. In the NWTC district alone, Burning Glass as documented 88 openings in the coding and health informatics field in 2013-14, with an additional 210 documented opening in the greater NWTC region. These completers currently have the option to sit for their CCS certification or to continue to the Health Information Technology Associate Degree program and will be well suited to fill the employment need.

Rate of pay:$33,190 – DWD (average from Brown County)

• Instructor:Julie Swavely, [email protected] (920) 498-5579

• Academic Advisor:Erin Blaney, [email protected] (920) 498-6383



Therapeutic Massage Technical Diploma

•27 Total Credits that complement Wellness and Health Promotion AAS

• Employment Potential:Career opportunities for licensed massage therapists exist in sports clinics, salons, spas, wellness or other health related care centers, or as a entrepreneur.

• Job market :Job market is predicted to have 12.7% growth by 2020. Particularly in resort areas such as Door County.

• Rate of pay :$34,680 State Average *DWD website

• Instructor:Jaime Ehmer [email protected] (920) 498-5531

• Academic Advisor:Jennifer Hyland, [email protected] (920) 498-7474



64 Total Program Credits 2-year AASCriminal Justice Professional Studies prepares the student for the rigor in the field of criminal justice and diverse professions. Upon successful completion of this program, the student will possess the skills and aptitude to meet the demands of criminal justice professions as well as provide opportunities to achieve higher credentials.

Employment PotentialGraduates of this program have the skills needed for a wide variety of criminal justice positions including emergency dispatch, jail officer, communications, security, loss prevention, and forensics

Job marketThere are well over 1,000 jobs posted specifically for these graduates in our region alone. At the state level there are over 14,000 criminal justice-related careers waiting to be filled.

Rate of payDistrict Hourly: $10.86 - $15.55

Department Contacts: Kysa Walter, John Flannery, Liz Paape

Criminal Justice Professional Studies

Associate Degree (AAS)

Jail Officer Academy Pathway Certificate6 Total Program Credits with Pathway to Criminal Justice-Professional Studies

AASThe Criminal Justice Jail Officer Certificate is a 4-week credential designed for individuals seeking certifiability as a jail officer in the state of Wisconsin. Recruits will experience training and scenarios applicable to the correctional environment. This certificate is a pathway into the new Criminal Justice – Professional Studies Associate Degree program.

Employment PotentialGraduates of this certificate will be certifiable in the state of Wisconsin as a jail officer. With further education, these students would also have the ability to go on to be secure juvenile detention officers, probation/parole officers, or law enforcement officers.

Job marketIn 2013-2014 there were 27 job openings in our district with only 16 graduates in the Corrections Associate Degree.

Rate of pay: Annual Salary: $21,000

Department Contacts: Kysa Walter, Dawn VanBuren, Chris Madson

Human Services Associate Degree

(AAS)• 70 Total Program Credits 2-year AAS shared with Northcentral Technical College (NTC)

•Human Services shared associate degree program designed to help learners acquire the skills needed to work with individuals, groups and communities.

• Employment Potential:•Trains people to provide education, support, care, advocacy and/or crisis intervention in a human services agency.

• Job market :•Projected to grow 22 percent from 2012 to 2022.

• Rate of pay :•Hourly: $13.40•Yearly Median: $28,306

• Contact person: Michelle Grimm and Mollie Kaebisch

Alcohol and Other Drug (AODA) Associate Degree

(AAS)• 70 Total Program Credits 2-year AAS shared with Northcentral

Technical College (NTC)•Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Associate Degree program is designed for individuals interested in working with addiction issues.

• Employment Potential:•Substance abuse counseling in the areas of: correctional facilities, employee and student assistance programs, and various community and social service agencies.

• Job Market• Projected to grow 31 percent from 2012 to 2022.

• Rate of pay :•Hourly: $14.40•Yearly Median: $30,555

• Contact person: Michelle Grimm and Mollie Kaebisch

Automotive Maintenance Technician Technical

Diploma• 32 Total Program Credits 1-year Technical Diploma

•The Automotive Maintenance Technician program prepares graduates to perform basic automotive maintenance and repair and will meet the needs of NWTC district employers in outlying areas looking to specifically fill the skills gap between high school technical education and a two-year technical diploma. This program will be held at the Marinette campus.

• Employment Potential:•Graduates of this program are prepared to provide basic repair and maintenance of automobiles

• Job market :•Northeast Wisconsin employment of automotive technicians is projected to grow approximately 3 percent from 2014 to 2019.

• Rate of pay :•Wisconsin Hourly $13.50•Yearly $28,080

• Contact person: • Gene Francisco, John Bergold

• Academic Advisor:

• Gary Kemppainen (Marinette)

Discontinued Credentials & Tracks

Discontinued Local Certificates• Applied Graphics for Prototype and Design

Certificate • Boat Patrol Operator Master’s Certificate• Business Writing Certificate• Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Advanced

Standing Certificate• ECE Professional Development 1 Certificate• ECE Professional Development 2 Certificate• Hotel & Restaurant Management Certificate• Jail & Juvenile Detention Certificate• Medical Coding Specialist (now ETD with HIT)• Supply Chain Management Certificate• Utility Management Certificate

Programs on Internal Suspension• Criminal Justice – Corrections (10-504-2)• Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement (10-504-1;

due to new WTCS/DOJ alignment; replaced by 10-504-6)

Criteria for Evaluating Programs•Low enrollment trends (60% capacity or less over past three years) •Low application trends•Low job placement (60% or less placed over past three years)•Low graduation rate (10 graduates or less over past three years or less than 50% graduation rate over past three years)•Low wages (12.50 or less)•FTE production (12 or less FTE/year over past two years)•Change in labor market

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