FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGECOLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE INHIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

AASHTO 2020JULY 23, 2020

SUSAN BAILLARGEON, FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE INDUSTRY NEEDS

•Manage increased complexities and demands of highway maintenance

(e.g., new technologies, data analysis, constrained budgets, personnel

issues)

•More focused, integrated, and standardized training and educational

programs

• Increase professionalism of Highway Maintenance leaders

• Recruit and retain productive employees

• Improve succession planning by elevating competencies of current

employees so they can better compete for promotional opportunities

• Improve the lives of employees and their families

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE (AAS) IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT -FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• Designed for current highway maintenance supervisors or highway maintenance

workers wanting to promote into supervisory-/managerial-level positions within

federal, state, county, or municipal public works agencies and private sector

industry partner organizations

• Instruction in both the management (e.g., supervision, budgeting, project

management) and technical (e.g., roadway pavement; bridges; roadside

facilities and grounds; highway safety; winter storm operations; traffic

operations; emergency/incident management; environmental protection) aspects

of highway maintenance and operations

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE (AAS) INHIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT -FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• Co-created with Colorado Department of Transportation

Project initiated in November 2015

• Crafted in cooperation with state, county, city, and municipal highway

maintenance agencies in Colorado

• 100% online making it accessible throughout Colorado and nationally

• First highway maintenance management degree in the nation

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

National Highway Institute (NHI)

Workforce Development Center – Midwest Region (University of

Wisconsin, Madison)

• Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)

• American Public Works Association (APWA)

• American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)

• Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA)

ABOUT FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• Vision

All students at Front Range Community College will accomplish their educational

and career goals. We will be recognized for our singular focus on student

success, our exceptional teaching, our strong commitment to diverse learners

and communities, and our effective business and community partnerships.

• Campuses

Larimer (Fort Collins)

Boulder County (Longmont)

Westminster

• Programs available fully online

• AAS in Highway Maintenance Management program demonstrates FRCC’s

commitment to dynamic programming through community and industry partnerships.

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

• General Education courses (15-16 credits)

• Required Management (MAN) courses (18 credits)

• Required Highway Maintenance Management (HWY) courses (15 credits)

• Elective HWY courses (12 credits)

Concentration areas:

• Highway engineering technician

• Highway materials and structures

•Highway equipment operations and management

• Incident management, emergency management, and weather events

• Environmental

REQUIRED MANAGEMENT COURSES

• Human Relations in Organizations (3 credits)

• Principles of Management (3 credits)

• Principle of Supervision (3 credits)

• Leadership (3 credits)

• Corporate Ethics & Social Responsibility (3 credits)

• Project Management in Organizations (3 credits)

REQUIRED HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT COURSES

• HWY 100 – Highway Maintenance and Operations Safety (1 credit)

• HWY 101 – Introduction to Highway Maintenance and Operations (3 credits)

• HWY 105 – Traffic Control (2 credits)

• HWY 110 – Highway Asset Management (1 credit)

• HWY 115 – Highway Preventive Measures and Preservation Treatments (2 credits)

• HWY 255 – Highway Maintenance Leadership (4 credits)

• Complete one:

HWY 288 – Highway Maintenance and Operations Field Practicum (2 credits)

HWY 289 – Highway Maintenance and Operations Capstone (2 credits)

EARNING ACADEMIC CREDIT

• AAS program will be accessible throughout Colorado and nationwide

• Online courses will be available for all required General Education and

Management courses

• Required and elective Highway Maintenance Management course credits will be

earned through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)

Documented successful completion of approved industry-provided training and

certifications

Documented competence in highway maintenance from relevant work

experience via portfolio evaluation

Course challenge examinations demonstrating mastery of course content

• FRCC residency requirement: Minimum of 15 credits must be earned through FRCC

classroom or online courses

ELECTIVE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT COURSES

• HWY 210 – Gravel Road Maintenance (2 credits)

• HWY Internships

HWY 180/280 – Highway Engineering Technician

HWY 181/281 – Highway Materials and Structures

HWY 182/282 – Highway Equipment Operations and Management

HWY 183 – Environmental

HWY 283 – Incident Management, Emergency Management, and

Weather Events

HWY 184 – Highway Maintenance Management

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

• Don’t reinvent the wheel

Build upon existing training and

certifications provided by

industry partners in highway

maintenance

AAS in HWY (FRCC)

Maintenance Leadership Academy

(NHI)

Road Scholar (LTAP)

Traffic Control Supervisor (ATSSA)

Asset Management

(AASHTO TC3)

REQUIRED HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT COURSES

• HWY 100 – Highway Maintenance and Operations Safety (1 credit)

Earned through portfolio or Challenge Exam

• HWY 101 – Introduction to Highway Maintenance and Operations (3

credits)

Second semester begins January 20, 2020

• HWY 105 – Traffic Control (2 credits)

American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) - Traffic Control

Supervisor-Transcription Agreements in place

Colorado Contractors Association (CCA) & Colorado LTAP

INDUSTRY TRAINING PROVIDERS/FUTURE COURSE CROSSWALKS

• HWY 110: Highway Asset Management (1 credit)

National Highway Institute (NHI) – Highway Asset Management

(NHI-136106A)

• HWY 115: Highway Pavement Preventive Measures and Preservation

Treatments (2 credits)

NHI - Web-based training (NHI-131110)

• HWY 255: Highway Maintenance Leadership (4 credits)

NHI – Maintenance Leadership Academy (NHI-134063)

OTHER POSSIBLE INDUSTRY PARTNER PROVIDERS

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

(AASHTO) TC3 (Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council)

• American Concrete Institute (ACI)

• American Public Works Association (APWA)

• Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA)

• CDOT Maintenance Training Academy

• Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of

Homeland Security

LEVERS FOR EMPLOYEE/STUDENT SUCCESS

• HWY 101 course (Introduction to Highway Maintenance and

Operations) will be instructed by the Program Director and will be

used to advise students, assist with the PLA process, and direct students

to available academic support services leading to success

• Industry partnerships will ensure the AAS program uses current industry

standards and advances best practices in highway maintenance and

operations

• Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit will jump-start an experienced

employee toward graduation (will not start with 0 credits)

Prior Learning Assessment is the process for evaluating knowledge and skills to award college credit for learning from:

WHAT IS PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT? (PLA)

Independent

Study

Training Courses

and/or Certifications

Military and Volunteer

Service

On-the-Job Training

Work Experience

THE VARIETY OF PLA METHODS

Industry Recognized Certifications

Evaluated Non-College Training

Standardized Tests

Student Portfolios College

Credit,

College

Completion

Challenge Exams

BRIDGETT N. RHODES: MORE THAN HALFWAY THERE

• Through a portfolio earns 15 credits for highway maintenance course

requirements from previous training which has been evaluated for

college credit

• Earns 12 elective credits for internships in Highway Materials and

Structures.

• Earns 2 credits in Highway Equipment Operations and Management

concentrations for CDL-B or 4 credits for CDL-A Transcriptions.

• Earns 4 credits for MAT 121 through challenge examination

Can take further standardized tests, if desired, to meet more of the

General Education requirements

• Earns 2 credits for ATSSA TCS through Transcriptions for HWY 105

Traffic Control course.

• BEGINS program with 35-36 credits earned of the required 60 for the

degree

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COMPLETION TIME AND COST

• Time to complete degree will depend upon prior work experience

(earned Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit)

Assumes taking one online course per term (3 courses per year)

Assumes completing industry-provided training/certifications

concurrently with courses

• Cost to complete degree will depend upon prior work experience (i.e.,

PLA credit) and employer financial assistance (e.g., tuition assistance

and paid industry partner training/certifications). Student location is

also a factor.

PROGRAM COMPLETION SCENARIOS(ESTIMATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Entry-Level Maintenance

Worker (no relevant experience)

Cost

to Complete Program

Time

to Complete Program

Entry-Level Maintenance Worker

(no relevant experience)4 years

• No employer financial assistance$21,800 ($27,000 out-of-state)

• Employer financial assistance $5,800 ($8,000 out-of-state)

Experienced Maintenance Worker 2 years

• No employer financial assistance$13,100 ($16,000 out-of-state)

• Employer financial assistance $3,400 ($5,000 out-of-state)

PROGRAM STATUS - ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Program designed

• Required General Education, Management, and Highway

Maintenance Management courses

• Elective Highway Maintenance Management courses

Seven Highway Maintenance Management (HWY) courses

approved by 13 Colorado community colleges

Highway Maintenance Management program accredited by

Higher Learning Commission

Program Director hired

Academic Advisor assigned

PROGRAM STATUS

Program marketing and student enrollment

•22 students completed Fall2019 semester

•12 students completed SP2020 semester

Partnering with LTAP’s to support students with crosswalks and

scholarships

Identify and evaluate industry training/certifications for Prior

Learning Assessment (PLA)/Transcription credit

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT – EXPANDING CAREER PATHWAYS IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

• High School Concurrent Enrollment

Students earn college credit in highway maintenance management while in

high school

Pathway to a job upon graduation

• Potential Bachelors degree

Once in the industry, continue on to a college degree and upward mobility

Earn college credit toward a degree for an apprenticeship

• Technical and Vocation Schools

Career ladder in highway maintenance for trade school graduates in

welding, heavy equipment operation, and truck driving

FINAL NOTES

• How you can be a partner

Promote the AAS in Highway Maintenance Management program

Identify industry-provided training and certifications that should be

evaluated for college credit to meet degree requirements

•Questions

• For more program information contact Susan Baillargeon, Highway

Maintenance Management Program Director, Front Range Community

College

•Thank you!

CONTACT INFORMATION

Susan Baillargeon

Highway Maintenance Management Program Director

Front Range Community College

susan.baillargeon@frontrange.edu

970.204.8175