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Institution Name:
Chandler‐Gilbert Community College
Your Name
Reda Chambers
Address
Street Address: 2626 E Pecos Rd City: Chandler State / Province: Arizona Postal / Zip Code: 85225‐2499 Country: United States
Phone Number
(480) 726‐4094
Fax
(602) 396‐5057
E‐mail
[email protected]
Website
http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/Pages/Default.aspx
Institution Mission and/or Charter:
Chandler‐Gilbert Community College serves students and its diverse communities by providing quality life‐long learning opportunities in a learner‐centered environment through effective, accessible educational programs and activities. We fulfill this mission as an institution of higher education through: University Transfer Education General Education Developmental Education Workforce Development Student Development Continuing Education Community Education Civic Responsibility Global Engagement
Brief background of institution (year established, etc.):
Founded in 1985, Chandler‐Gilbert Community College is a comprehensive community college in Chandler, Arizona, serving the higher education needs of our residents in the
Southeast Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. One of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges, CGCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA).Our next reaffirmation of accreditation status is scheduled for 2017.
Please list the programs, resources, services, etc. you provide:
CGCC offers 60 degree programs and certificates in some of today’s most in‐demand career fields. Students can complete their studies and head directly into the workforce or transfer to a four‐year university. Transfer partnerships with the three state universities as well as with many out‐of‐state universities make it easy and convenient for students to go to complete their bachelor’s degree. CGCC also offers a variety of alternative delivery courses including online and hybrid each semester.
CGCC offers open admissions. However, certain programs, Are there eligibility guidelines for your such as Law Enforcement Training Academy and Nursing, programs, resources and/or services? If so, have prerequisite and/or admissions requirements that please describe: must be fulfilled prior to enrollment.
How would you describe your target audience?
With nearly 20,000 students across three locations, Chandler‐Gilbert Community College is one of the fastest‐ growing Maricopa Community Colleges. CGCC's service area reflects a diverse multicultural environment and is experiencing burgeoning population growth.
Is there a regulatory body that has oversight over your institution? If so, please identify the body and indicate your institution’s current status as of the date of this application:
Chandler‐Gilbert Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA). Our next reaffirmation of accreditation status is scheduled for 2017.
What are the educational costs for your The total tuition and fee payment is based on the number programs or services to service members, of credits a student is taking and the course fees assigned veterans and/or family members? If there is for each individual class. For the 2014‐2015 academic year, no cost, please indicate the types of funding tuition is charged at the rate of $84 per credit hour for in‐ source(s) that support your institution (e.g. state students. grants, donations, etc). CONNECT to the Culture? (A.R.S. 41‐
• Since 2013, CGCC Veterans Services has sent a 25‐ to 30‐
609.D.1, D.2) Minimum Required Areas of Focus: ‐ Institution conducts an annual or bi‐annual campus survey of student veterans (including needs, issues and suggestions of veterans) (A.R.S. 41‐609. D.1). Please include a copy of the survey, survey results, and how and when survey is (was) administered. • Institution has a steering committee consisting of student veterans, faculty and staff to share information and to develop programs to establish or strengthen a Veteran Supportive Campus based on best practices but that also integrates the campus culture and identifies the real needs of the student veteran. Include how often the committee convenes (A.R.S. 41‐609. D.2).
question Survey Monkey survey to all veteran/military students each October. The response rate has been 10‐ 15% of all self‐identified veteran/military students. Survey and results are attached. • Total enrollment at CGCC for fall 2014 is 14,500. It is 10,850 when discounting dual enrollment high school population. The veteran/military population at CGCC for fall 2014 is 518, or about 5% of the on‐campus population. • The CGCC Veterans Steering Committee was established in the fall of 2014. It consists of 4 student veterans, 3 staff, 3 faculty, and 1 administrator. The committee meets in person at least three times per year (more as necessary) and communicates regularly via email to share information and best practices.
ASK the right questions at the right time? (A.R.S. 41‐609.D.3) Minimum Required Areas of Focus‐please provide information/examples regarding: • Key staff Reda Chambers, the Coordinator of Veterans Services at (who regularly interact with and provide CGCC, and Miguel Fernandez, CGCC faculty liaison for support to student veterans) receive veterans, collaborate regularly at least once per semester training on issues affecting the military, (and usually more) to provide veteran sensitivity and veteran and family population, including, awareness training open to all faculty and staff. Topics but not limited to (A.R.S. 41‐609. D.3): ➢ covered include PTS/TBI, disabilities, suicide, Combat & operational stressors ➢ Key hypervigilance and other classroom issues, how to write an issues affecting the population (e.g. post‐ accommodation‐not‐exception syllabus, specific discussion traumatic stress, TBI, substance use, topics/assignments to avoid, issues with benefits, and case suicide, etc.), as well as the potential studies of best/worst practices. Prof. Fernandez has just impact of visible and invisible injuries and completed a sabbatical engaging in research to develop an disabilities ➢ • All staff (admin staff, online platform of faculty/staff veteran awareness training faculty, etc.) have knowledge/awareness of that will be launched in the spring 2015 semester, and later resources specific to made available to all Maricopa colleges and then military/veteran/family member‐specific nationally. He has been working closely with the Arizona resources and systems of care (able to Coalition for Military Families on developing this training. provide information to students/families as needed) (A.R.S. 41‐609. D.3): Resources include but are not limited to ➢ National Veterans Crisis Line;
http://veteranscrisisline.net/ ➢ Military/Veteran Resource Network; http://militaryveteranresourcenetwork.org/ • CGCC offers a veterans‐only session of New Student Orientation each fall and spring semester, usually held the Saturday right before classes start. The session brings in campus, community, and VA resources to inform students of their offerings. Members of the Student Veterans RESPOND Effectively? (A.R.S. 41‐609.D.4, Organization (student club) act as guides for tours of D.5, D.7) Minimum Required Areas of campus and become “battle buddies” for new students. Focus‐please provide information/examples CGCC has each semester offered a veterans‐only section of regarding: • Establish student veteran AAA 115, Creating College Success, a one‐credit course orientation programs, including student required for all students who test into developmental veteran guides for the first day on campus, courses, and open optionally to all students. It is taught by an optional student veteran orientation Dawn Gruichich, the head of Student Support and session and at least one optional only Transition Services, which encompasses behavioral health course taught by a veteran or by a trained and disability resources. volunteer on veteran issues. • Institution We also offer veteran‐specific sections of our CLASI identifies a specific location on campus (Classroom Academic Skill Integration) workshops. and/or on website (if primary a web‐based Particularly useful to veterans are the Time Management institution) that has information and and the Test (and other) Anxiety workshops. Instructors in resources for student veterans, as well as English and other first‐year courses frequently offer family members (A.R.S. 41‐609. D.7). • students extra‐credit for participating in the CLASI Institution provides peer mentoring and workshops, so there is a strong incentive to attend. support for student veterans (A.R.S. 41‐609. • Both our Pecos and Williams campuses feature Veterans D.5): ➢ This must include the provision of Centers offering information and resources for student counseling services on‐campus or referrals veterans and family members. Both have several to other counseling and crisis resources computers for quiet studying and a lounge area with (e.g. National Veterans Crisis Line, military television and comfortable furniture for socializing. Free support programs, VA & Vet Center coffee (and frequently snacks) are provided. The Centers counseling, community‐based counseling). are staffed by VA work study trained to assist students with benefits, personal and academic issues. ➢ This may include formal and informal • Work study and selected members of the Student mentoring programs (students, faculty/staff, community members, etc.). Veterans Organization provide peer mentoring and support in the Veterans Centers. All peer mentors are able to provide referrals as necessary to the counselors available in CGCC’s on‐campus Counseling and Student Support and Transition Services offices, as well as to VA resources such as Vet Centers and National Veterans Crisis Line.
• CGCC’s Student Recruitment office annually attends the Luke Education Fair. One of our VA Work Study assistants also acts as his Guard unit’s ESO, and he provides outreach regarding Chandler‐Gilbert’s educational and student support programs to the Papago Guard facility. He also ENGAGE in the Military/Veteran assists students with applying for and processing their Community? (A.R.S. 41‐609.D.6, D.8) benefits. We annually attend the annual Chandler Veterans Minimum Required Areas of Focus‐please Expo put on by the Chandler office of AZDVS, as a way of information/examples regarding: • reaching veteran/military members in our surrounding Institution actively outreaches to community. military/veteran community, including CGCC has applied to become a member of the military installations to provide information Military/Veteran Resources Network. on programs, as well as to identify • Each November, CGCC hosts its annual Veterans resources that may be of benefit to student Resource Expo, where we showcase 30 or more exhibitors veterans (A.R.S. 41‐609. D.6). • Institution from college, community and government agencies that partners as appropriate and needed with offer resources to veterans. (These include veterans public and private sector organizations to service groups such as DAV and VFW, as well as AZDVS and strengthen support for and success of VA offices, AZ Dept. of Labor, etc.) There is also a speaker student veterans (A.R.S. 41‐609. D.8.). • program during the event highlighting outstanding Outreach (print, web, etc.) accurately community and alumni veterans. reflects graduation rates for student • CGCC actively seeks to partner with public and private veterans. • Outreach (print, web, etc.) sector organizations to strength support for and success of clearly indicates costs, options and student veterans. CGCC has established an emergency fund responsibilities for financing education. • for student veterans administered by the Maricopa Institution engages in promoting Foundation (the District agency tasked with centralizing community‐based collaborations to allow community donations and partnerships). We have the private sector to support veteran’s community partners who donate food and beverages for resources centers through financial and in‐ the veteran centers and the Student Veterans kind gift. Organization. We also receive donations of items for the veterans centers such as printers and mini‐fridge. We are in the process of establishing a collaborative relationship with our local VFW chapter to bring a Veterans Services officer to campus regularly. Full Name
Reda Chambers
Title
Veterans Services Coordinator
E‐mail
[email protected]
Phone Number
(480) 726‐4094
Full Name
Reda Chambers
Title
Veterans Services Coordinator
E‐mail
[email protected]
Phone Number
(480) 726‐4094
This document and accompanying materials are an accurate reflection of our institution Yes and our activities. It is recognized that the goal of the Arizona Veteran Supportive Campus Certification, the Military/Veteran Resource Network and the application and vetting process is to recognize institutions that operate within A.R.S. 41‐609 and the Guidelines for CARE, as outlined by the military/veteran community within Arizona. Institutions that are identified as no longer operating within Yes A.R.S. 41‐609 may be contacted and subsequently removed from the Arizona Veteran Supportive Campus Certification. Institutions that are identified as no longer operating with the Guidelines for CARE may be contacted and subsequently removed from the Military/Veteran Resource Network. It is recognized that the application and vetting process to become part of the Military/Veteran Resource Network is a voluntary process and we can request to be removed from the Military/Veteran Yes Resource Network at any time. We also recognize that that not every institution that applies will necessarily be granted approval. The applicant institution releases the
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Arizona Coalition for Military Families, its directors, employees, contractors and agents, and any supportive/partner/member institutions and their representatives from any and all liability and waives all legal claims against any of the above who acts in good faith in accordance with the application and vetting process for the Military/Veteran Resource Network. On or before December 31 and June 30 of each year, each Arizona veteran supportive campus shall forward a report to the Yes department on the number of veterans enrolled in and graduating from its campus. If approved, an institution Point‐of‐Contact will be designated and responsible for our institution’s semi‐annual reporting Yes requirements and responsible for our institution’s profile in the Military/Veteran Resource Network.
