Developing Green Careers And

Entrepreneurship

Student Success SummitAugust 3, 2011

Sharon A. Curry, WVCTCSJill K. Redden, NRCTC

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationGrant from Claude Worthington Benedum

Foundation$300,000Increase Awareness of Entrepreneurship as a

Profession within Community College InstitutionsEntrepreneurship Consortia

Selected members of the ten CTCs throughout the state

Two day initial workshop

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationEntrepreneurship Consortia Cont.

Professional DevelopmentNACCE

Infusion of Entrepreneurship into credit and non-credit curriculumE-ship Components Integrated in Career and

Technical Subject AreasSkill Sets, Certificates, Associate Degrees

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationPrograms with Entrepreneurship Emphasis

Allied HealthBuilding Construction TechnologyCriminal JusticeCulinary ArtsDiesel TechnologyInformation TechnologyMechanical EngineeringWelding

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationPartners

Chambers of CommerceWoman’s Business and Training CenterCenter for Economic OptionWV Small Business Development CenterEntrepreneurship AllianceColdwater CreekKiki AngelosDominique Holl, Holl’s Chocolates, Inc

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationCollege Impact

Allowed technical and career faculty to see an entrepreneurial fit without losing the primary vision of their program

Wrap-around courses available for any program of study

Students provided an option of acquiring business skills in their particular program of study

Students can make a job rather than take a job

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationCollege Impact

Blue Ridge CTC: Academy of Culinary Arts and Hospitality

Led to retail outlet, named Bruin Café, a learning laboratoryWVU-Parkersburg: Developed a Center for

EntrepreneurshipReceived additional funding through Coldwater Creek for

Entrepreneurial Lecture SeriesKanawha Valley CTC: Partnering with Center for

Economic OptionsPutnam County Farmers Market

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationCollege Impact

Mountwest CTCCertificate and Skill Set for Entrepreneurship for Healthcare

Bridgemont CTCDeveloped the wrap-around courses that can be added to all

programs of study. They have 16 students who have declared entrepreneurship as a second major

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Green Entrepreneurship EducationDivision of Labor Grant

Workforce WV – Fiscal Agent in State Energy Sector Partnership Grant

Supports the Development of Basic Green CoursesCombines Courses with Technical SkillsWorking Closely with WVCTCS and CTCs

Bridgemont developed and held webinarHow to Green Any Curriculum

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Green Entrepreneurship EducationDivision of Energy “Green Collar” Grant

$1,000,000Four Projects - $250,000 each

Wind Energy: Eastern WV CTCEducates students to be wind energy technicians Certificate and Associate DegreeEntrepreneurship Emphasis40 students

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Green Entrepreneurship EducationDivision of Energy “Green Collar” Grant Cont.

Solar Energy: WVU-ParkersburgSkill Set, Certificates33 Students

Energy Efficiency for Buildings: Pierpont CTC and Northern CCSkill Sets, Certificates22 Students

Energy Codes Efficiency: Bridgemont, New River and WVU-P

COMMUNITY AND TECHNCIAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV

Entrepreneurship EducationGreen Entrepreneurship

New River CTC added entrepreneurship courses to their “green” grants

Additional information is being provided by Jill K. Redden, Instructional Specialist for Hospitality, Tourism, and Entrepreneurship

Questions????

Sharon A. CurryWV Council for Community and Technical College Education

1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East – Suite 700Charleston, West Virginia 25301

Phone: 304-558-0265 І Email: curry@wvctcs.org І Web: www.wvctcs.org