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Pickens Technical College– January 24, 2019

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Vision - Pickens Technical College prepares all students for Post-Secondary and Workforce

Readiness (PWR).

Mission – Pickens Technical College provides unsurpassed, equitable Career and Technical

Education.

Welcome

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Senator Nancy Todd &

Teina McConnell Executive Director

Rated #1 Colorado Community College 2017 and 2018

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Brief History • March 1969 Aurora voters approve an $11.7 million bond issue, part of which is

used to build the school.

• Classes began in 1970 at “Aurora VoTech” at a temporary facility with 4 programs and around 200 high school students

• Groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 14, 1971

• Aurora Technical Center Phase I (Bldg A) completed at a cost of $1.6 million & occupied in 1972 offering 17 programs.

• 1974 Aurora Technical Center adds a Post-Secondary program & enrolls 181 post-secondary students.

• 1975, Phase II (Bldg B) opened adding 20 more programs.

• 1979-1980 - renamed “Aurora Public Schools Technical Center”

• October 9, 1984 - renamed “T. H. Pickens Technical Center”

• March 8, 2007 ceremony officially renaming to “Pickens Technical College”. 4

FAQs

▪ PTC provides Post-secondary Workforce Readiness training and Career and Technical Education in 32 accredited programs within CCCS’s six PWR pathways and is registered with CDOL as an Apprenticehip Training Center ▪ PTC is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE), which places an emphasis on (C)ompletion, (P)lacement & (L)icensure data: we must maintain a minimum of 60% (C), 70% (P) and 70% (L) ▪ Our goal is to ensure that our students have a choice to successfully enter the workforce or continue their education at another institution of higher learning. ▪ Pickens is an Area Technical College

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Technical Programs • Advanced Manufacturing

• Automotive Technology

• Barber • Collision Repair • Cyber Security Technician • Construction Technology

• Cosmetology

• Culinary Arts • Dental Assisting

• Diesel Power Mechanics • Early Childhood Education

• Esthetician

• Executive Internship

• Electronics Technology

• Graphic Design

• Heating and Air Conditioning

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Medical Assistant • Mobile Applications • Motorcycle Service

Technology

• Nail Technician

• Nurse Aide

• Pharmacy Technician

• Practical Nursing

• Professional Photography

• Building Maintenance Tech

• Respiratory Care

• Small Business Management • Urban Horticulture and

Landscape

• Veterinary Assistant • Welding

Industry-Based Certifications

In addition to certifications earned from PTC, students in certain programs are able to earn certificates that are specific to the industry they are training for. ▪ NATEF - Automotive

▪ Hunter Alignment Training - Automotive ▪ Subaru Tech ▪ ICAR – Collision

▪ Solidworks Associates Certificate – Adv Manufacturing

▪ Comp TIA – Computer Service

▪ EPA – HVAC

▪ Snap-On Certifications – Automotive

▪ NIMS – Adv Manufacturing

▪ AWS – Levels 1-3 – Welding

▪ AHLS – Hospitality & Tourism

▪ ServeSafe – Culinary Arts 7

Students We Serve

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Ethnicity Male Female Total

Hispanic/Latino 327 406 733

American Indian / Alaska Native

4 0 4

Asian 28 53 81

Black / African American

113 148 261

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

5 2 7

White 218 164 382

Two or more races 15 18 33

PTC Efficiency

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• All data is based on annual reports submitted to COE

• COE requires that all accredited programs meet the

target %

Metric Target 15-16 16-17 17-18

Completion 60% 81 79 78

Placement 70% 88 83 76

Licensure 70% 95 91 91

PTC Internship Examples • 280 students participated in healthcare related

internship and clinical opportunities

• 191 students participated in Diesel, Automotive and Electronics internships

• 208 students participated in salon WBL in Cosmetology, Nail Technician, Esthetician and Barber

• 87 students participated in the Executive Internship Program

• 20 students participated in Internships at local hotels in the Hospitality and Tourism program

• 22 students participated in Early Childhood Education clinicals at Kids Tech

Points of Pride

• National accreditation awarded to Dental - Council on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

• Automotive new industry partnership with Subaru, Havana Automotive District

• Pharmacy Tech Program developed a partnership with Walgreens and is currently developing a statewide apprenticeship model with CCCS

• National accreditation awarded to Nursing - Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) – Adding 2nd cohort

• Partnership with Kaiser Permanente - Diversity in Nursing Initiative

• Medical Assistant – doubled the enrollment, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) licensure

Points of Pride

• Graphic Design - 2nd year students taking over Pickens Publications

• National Skills USA winners in:

– Automotive Refinishing

– Barbering

– Related Technical Math

– Motorcycle Service Technology ($45,000 Harley Davidson Motorcycle )

• Tours

– 40+ tours and 10-100 students at a time

– All grade levels

– Other districts

– Business and Industry Partners, Legislators

Points of Pride

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Construction Trades • 52 houses built since the start of the program. • Last year’s house sold the day it was listed for over $367,500.

Education that Works

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Lunch

▪ Prepared by PTC Culinary Arts Students ▪ Hosted by PTC Hospitality & Tourism Students

▪ Lunch Speaker - Kourtney Brewer ▪ Student Success Story

▪ SkillsUSA

▪ Stolle Apprenticeship Experience

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Tour of Technical Programs

Advanced Manufacturing

- Multiple certifications - Stolle Manufacturing Apprenticeships

Culinary Arts / Hospitality & Tourism

- Gourmet kitchen - see where lunch came from! - Built to resemble a hotel lobby

Cyber Security - Network installation, repair, and security

- None of your data or devices would be safe without this field!

HVAC - High-wage, high demand industry

- Multiple industry partners and internship opportunities

Dental Assistant - Working dental lab

- Clinical sites

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Questions?

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