The Danville Area Community College Board of Trustees approved a new certificate program in Electric Vehicle Technology during their Thursday (Oct 30th) evening meeting. Dean of Business and Technology Terri Cummings explained after the meeting how DACC has been preparing for this addition; including current DACC faculty already teaching electric vehicle automotive classes having done some training for this in Utah.
AUDIO: There’s a professional training that goes on there that’s kind of state of the art. We wrote a grant for them to be able to go to that training, and they’ve done that. And then they came back, and they’ve updated the curriculum to add electrical vehicles to what we’re already offering. And then we’ve been procuring equipment through our tech bonds, and now this is the next step, to add a certificate where we can offer students; that if they want to come in and just go that, they can do that. But they also can go on and do the degree as well.
The next thing needed for this new DACC certificate is approval by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB).
(1st Picture) DACC Director of Career and Veteran Services Ami Seifert talks about the recent Building and Construction Trades Expo. (2nd Picture) DACC Dean of Business and Technology Terri Cummings talks about new Electric Vehicle Technology Certificate Program.
Meanwhile, at the recent American Community College Trustee Association Conference in New Orleans, DACC was named one of the top 200 community colleges in the nation. DACC president Dr. Randy Fletcher explains what the ACCT looks for to be on that list.
AUDIO: Based on our national clearinghouse data that we supply every year, they pick those schools that meet the thresholds on completion rates, on transfer out rates, on baccalaureate attainment; as well as really achieving gainful employment after graduation, from an applied degree or certificate.
Dr. Fletcher mentioned that Illinois has 21 schools on that “top 200 community colleges in the nation” list.
