County College of Morris

1. County College of Morris Guidance Counselors Workshop Academic Updates April 30, 2009

2. Academic update • Institutional Overview • Programs and Curriculum • Placement and Remediation

3. Middle states commission on higher education • The Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaffirmed accreditation of County College of Morris at its meeting on June 26, 2008.

4. College enrollment • Fall 2008 • Headcount: 8,441 • FTE: 5,786 • Spring 2009 (unofficial) • Headcount: 7,824 • FTE: 5,273

5. Offerings Over 70 Degree and Certificate Programs

6. Largest major by degree • A.A. Degree • Liberal Arts & Sciences (HUM/SS Option) • Liberal Arts & Sciences (HUM/MUS Option) • A.S. Degree • Business Administration • Criminal Justice • A.A.S. Degree • Nursing • Radiography and Information Technologies • A.F.A. Degree • Fine Arts/Design Option

7. Tuition comparison

8. Business, Mathematics, Engineering & Technologies division • Engineering • Engineering Science (A.S.); • Electronics Engineering Technologies Mechanical Engineering Technologies (A.A.S.) • Excellent Transfer to NJIT, Rutgers • The technology degrees are ABET accredited

9. Business, Mathematics, Engineering & Technologies division • Information Technologies • A.A.S. with five option choices including programming and game development • Career Certificate in Information Security – NSA approved curriculum

10. Health & Natural Science divisionRespiratory therapy • A.A.S. Degree • CoARC and CAAHEP accreditation • Pre-professional/professional phase • Pass rate on CRT/RRT exams above 94% • Employment rate expected to increase by 14.3% through 2016 • 100% job placement for CCM graduates • Median annual earnings $47,420 (2006 USBLS)

11. Health & Natural Science divisionRadiography • A.A.S. Degree • JRCERT and NJ DEP accreditation • Pre-professional/professional phase • Pass rate on registry exam above 93% • Employment rate expected to increase by 12.2% through 2016 • 100% job placement for CCM graduates • Median annual earnings $48,170(2006 US BLS)

12. Liberal arts division • Fine Arts – Design Option Concentration: Fashion Design, A.F.A. Degree • Musical Theatre, A.A. Degree

13. Musical Theatre Beauty and the Beast Fall 2008 Prof. Marielaine Mammon, Chairperson Music and Performing Arts

14. Fashion Design Fashion Show 2008 Prof. James Howard, Coordinator of Design

15. New Programs & Certificates • Communications, A.A. Degree • Fall 2007 • Small Business Management Certificate • Spring 2009 • Restaurant Management and Event Planning • Summer 2009

16. Headquarters plaza • Morristown Location • Fast and Flexible • 8 Week Hybrid Delivery – CCM Direct

17. General education requirements • Fall 2009 implementation of a new program of General Education • All degrees have some revision entering 2009-2010 • Changes can be found online in the Addendum to the 2008-2010 Catalog

18. Placement testing at ccm • The college’s placement test (Accuplacer) provides information to the college about a student’s skill level in English, Mathematics, Algebra and Information (Computer) literacy. The results of the tests determine proper placement of students in academic courses.

19. Who takes placement testing? • All students who apply for matriculation into a program of study leading to a degree or certain specified certificate.

20. High school Exemptions from placement testing • SAT Scores • 540 Verbal • 530 Math • ACT Scores • 23 English • 23 Mathematics

21. remediation: mathematicsnon-credit • MAT 011 Basic Mathematics I (N3 credits) • MAT 014 Basic Algebra I (N3 credits) • MAT 016 Intermediate Algebra (N3 credits)

22. Remediation: englishnon-credit • ENG 025 Writing Skills (N3 credits)

23. Remediation • The Summer Session is a good opportunity for entering students to complete remedial courses prior to the start of the Fall semester.

24. Summer sessions 2009 • Day Session I • May 26 – June 25 • Evening Session • June 1 – July 23 • Day Session II • June 29 – July 30 • Day Session III • August 3 - 21