PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE As Cuyahoga Community College enters its third decade of service to Cuyahoga County and Northeast Ohio, our success will continue to be measured by how well we prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world. The emerging demands to address new technological applications in all facets of our lives and work require changes cce is making in its curriculum and programs. To help ourstudents attain new heights of individual excellence in the classroom, the workplace and their personal lives, CCC has adopted an institutional game plan that will guide our educational efforts in the decade ahead. The college's Blueprint for Excellence in the Third Decade pledges ou r resources to improving student achievement and retention, maintaining high academic standards and applying the latesttechnology for learning and innovation in teaching. The Blueprint commits CCC to assisting Ohio as business and industry to prepare for economic revitalization and growth. Our new Unified Technologies Center will emerge as a centerpiece of this effort by linking high technology education and training programs to the shifting requirements for new job skills. Our newest curriculum option, the Associate of Technical Study degree, will enable students to design career training programs that meet their specific career goals by combining subjects from CCC's technical majors with those offered by other area colleges and training schools. We are committed to strengthening our relationships with existing partners: • PUBLIC SCHOOLS to ensure adequate preparation of students seeking college-level study. •
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES and universities to ensure CCC students receive the best possible preparation forthe baccalaureate degree and that CCC credits continue to transfer to four-year universities.
• BUSINESS, government and human service sector to ensure that excellence goes hand-in-hand with job requirements and success. This catalog is your personal roadmap for educational and career opportunities at Cuyahoga Community College.
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