Community College Administrator Program with India
Program Overview
The Community College Administrator Program with India will be a six-week program of study for Indian officials with higher education planning responsibilities and administrators from post-secondary vocational and technical institutions in India. Conducted by the Florida State University and Santa Fe College, the exchange will consist of a one-week Executive Dialogue and a five-week Community College Seminar.
Executive Dialogue
The Executive Dialogue is designed to provide an overview of the U.S. community college system and explore India’s development of community polytechnic programs. Indian higher education officials and administrators will meet with senior policy-makers of the Florida Community College System to provide a comprehensive understanding of the development, organization and administration of a U.S. community college system integrally linked to secondary education, higher education and the workforce training needs of business and industry. In addition to the 14 administrators, the program will support four high-level Indian higher education officials to participate in the Executive Dialogue
Five-week Community College Seminar
The Seminar is designed to train 14 administrators from Indian post-secondary vocational and technical institutions or officials with higher education planning responsibilities in key elements of community college leadership, to provide direct exposure to the day-to-day administrative responsibilities and challenges of a U.S. community college, and investigate specific community college academic and vocational programs relevant to the needs of India and/or participants’ home institutions.
Objectives
As a result of participating in this program, participants will
- Demonstrate enhanced ability to effectively address governance and policy questions integral to the establishment of community polytechnic programs relevant to the Indian context;
- Contribute to the present and future demands for policy formulation, continuous planning, program management decision making and day-to-day administration of community polytechnic programs in India;
- Explore aspects the U.S. higher education system and provide a more comprehensive understanding of the U.S. community college administration;
- Articulate the unique and important opportunities created through merging academic, business and management skills through the community college/polytechnic system; and
- Encourage on-going collaboration between Indian and U.S. counterparts involved in community college/polytechnic administration.
Topics of Study
- Governance
- Finance
- Student Affairs/Student Services
- Program Assessment
- Leadership
- Technology
- Workforce Development
- Community Engagement
- Private Sector Partnerships
- Distance Learning
Format
- Classroom Instruction. 20 hours per week of intensive instruction by graduate faculty of the Florida State University College of Education, former officers of the State of Florida Community College System, and current Santa Fe College administrators.
- Job Shadowing/Mentoring. One-on-one interaction with current community college administrators whose day-to-day responsibilities most closely match those of participants.
- Site Visits. Targeted site visits to Florida community colleges to investigate academic/vocational programs or administrative practices of relevance to participants and their home institutions.
Audience
- The program will fund the participation of four senior-level officials from the All India Commission on Technical Education to participate in the one-week Executive Dialogue with 14 administrators. The Executive Dialogue will be the first week of the Community College Administrator Program.
- The program will fund the participation of 14 senior-level administrators from post-secondary vocational and technical institutions involved in the establishment of community polytechnic programs to participate in the one-week Executive Dialogue and the five-week Seminar.
Locations
- Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
- Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
Duration
- Six weeks. Tentative dates: September 20, 2015 to October 30, 2015.
The Community College Administrator Program (CCAP) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by Florida State University and Santa Fe College.