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capturing the future capturing capturing the future EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2004-2006 Edmonds Community College edmonds community college 20000 68th Ave W • Lynnwood, WA 98036 (425) 640-1459 • www.edcc.edu Getting Started Campus Map ENROLLMENT SERVICES Lynnwood Hall, First Floor http://getstarted.edcc.edu [email protected] • (425) 640-1459 What Program’s Right for You? Decisions, decisions...we provide information to help you choose the degree, certificate or classes that best meet your goals. We offer advising for new students, call (425) 640-1458. Use computers at the Advising Resource Center to research career and educational programs, as well as apply and register for classes online. Apply for Admission Complete an admission form online or pick one up at Enrollment Services. You’ll also need to pay the one-time admissions fee. After submitting the form, you should receive information from the college on assessment and registration within two business days. Math and English Placement Determine if, and when, you need to take the Accuplacer Assessment. If you are seeking a degree or a certificate – or if you are taking math or English classes – you must take the Accuplacer to assess your writing, reading and math skills. Test from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays in Enrollment Services. No appointment necessary. Advising and Campus Orientation Before you meet with an adviser, get a program requirement sheet online or from Enrollment Services. Advisers will help you plan your education and select the classes you need for a degree or certificate. Campus information is also available online. Register for Classes Register online or in person at Enrollment Services. You will need your student PAYING FOR identification number. Classes are listed online and in the quarterly class schedule. COLLEGE Pay Tuition See page 27 for more information. You can pay tuition online or on the first floor of Lynnwood Hall using credit card, check or cash. Find out about the options available to help you pay for college at Purchase Books, Get Your EdPass http://finaid.edcc.edu or call Buy your books online or from the bookstore in Brier Hall, and get your EdPass card to (425) 640-1457 or stop by Student ride local buses for free, check out books from our library, cash checks at Financial Services, first floor, the college and more! Lynnwood Hall. You may also apply for a scholarship from the Edmonds Community College Foundation, go Go to Class, Go to Class, Go to Class... to: http://foundation.edcc.edu. 2 Edmonds Community College 2004-06 • www.edcc.edu www.edcc.edu • Edmonds Community College 2004-06 131 Welcome to Edmonds Community College Capturing the Future: Message from the President Congratulations on thinking ahead. As you learn more about Edmonds Community College, you will see that this college is a step ahead of the rest. Our mix of traditional and highly innovative programs and classes means you have an opportunity here to build a great future for yourself through education. Our people – faculty and staff who are highly educated experts in their fields – are here because they are committed to teaching and supporting student learning and success. The people at Edmonds Community College care about you, your families and your future. And then there are our students. At Edmonds Community College you will take classes on campus and online with students who are working hard to capture a brighter future for themselves and for our community. They are studying hundreds of subjects and honing their intellectual and work-related skills from basic English to managing complex computer networks to critical thinking of all kinds. They Journalism students Janie Golden and Kyle Acohido and college president Jack Oharah are preparing to take their next steps in (left to right) look over a copy of The Review, the college’s award-winning student universities and in productive jobs. newspaper. After earning her two-year transfer degree, Golden will study political science at the University of Washington. Acohido plans to go on to Washington State Enjoy your introduction to Edmonds University to study broadcasting. Oharah will continue to work to make sure the Community College and to the best place college has the resources and community support it needs to provide students to capture a bright future. quality opportunities for learning. Official Approval Edmonds Community College is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. www.edcc.edu • Edmonds Community College 2004-06 3 Table of Contents inside this catalog is information about edmonds community college to help you explore options and capture the future. More than 11,000 students for workplace skills, and for GED, basic Our campus is a lively place with take courses for credit toward a skills, and family education. More than students from a broad range of certificate or degree at Edmonds 62 percent of students in credit courses backgrounds, races, religions and Community College. Over 43 are part-time students who combine points of view. Over half of the percent of these students plan to college with work and with family. students are women and the average transfer to a four-year college or age is about 29. But students in a class university; over 31 percent work The student body includes students might range from 16- to 18-year-old toward career program degrees; from 45 other countries, but nearly 90 Running Start students to people who about 3 percent are undecided; and percent of students live within eight are returning to school for a career other take courses for enrichment, miles of the campus. change or to update job skills. CHAPTER 1: About Our College - Creative Retirement Institute - Computer Science - Customized Training - Construction Management ...page 7-12 - Early Childhood Education - Culinary Arts - Educational Assistant - Early Childhood Education Students and Community: - First Aid - E-Business At the Heart of All We Do - Flagging - Family Life/Parent Education - Our Mission - Fundamentals of Care Giving - Family Support Studies - Philosophy - HIV/AIDS for Health Care Professionals - Fashion - Vision - Information Technology Training - Fire Officer - A Consistent Learning Focus - Lifelong Learning/Personal Enrichment - Horticulture - Official Approval (Accreditation) - Nutritional Therapist Program - International Business - Personal Trainer - Paralegal A Leader in Online Learning - Small Business Development Center - Social and Human Services - Other Flexible Learning Options - U.S. Citizen Program - Travel and Tourism - Write for You Program - Visual Communications and Multimedia Bachelor’s Degrees with Diversity Studies Department General Studies Degree Great Partners Edmonds Conference Center Individualized Certificate Program - On Campus: Central Washington University-Lynnwood International Students Pre-College Programs - Online: Washington State University Materials and Process - Adult Basic Education - Online and On Campus: University Development Center - Adult High School of Washington Outreach Program - Bridge: Improving Reading, Writing and - Special Agreements Study Skills - Upside Down Degrees Workforce Development Center - Career, College and Life Success - Business Outreach and Job Development - Edmonds Career Access Program (EdCAP) Campus Security - Family Literacy Program Career Programs CHAPTER 2: Programs of Study - General Education Development (GED) Center for Families ...page 14-23 - Childcare CHAPTER 3: Getting Started - Early Childhood Education and Associate of Arts and Associate of ...page 25-29 Family Support Studies Science Degrees - Family Life/Parent Education Enrollment Services - Head Start/Early Head Start - Associate of Arts Degree: Option I - Associate of Arts Degree: Option II - Admission College Credit for - Associate of Science Degree: Track I and II - Assessment High School Students - Orientation and Advising - College in the High School Associate of Applied - Registration Science-T Degree - Running Start Tuition and Fees - Tech Prep Career Training Programs - Refunds Continuing Education (Business and - Accounting - Residency Requirements Technology Center) - Allied Health Education - Ways to Pay Tuition - Business Information Technology - Alcohol and Chemical Dependency - Business Management Student Financial Services - American Sign Language - Chemistry Laboratory Technician - Business and Professional Development - Computers, Electronics and Networks - Application Deadlines - Computer Workshops - Computer Information Systems - How We Calculate Need 4 Edmonds Community College 2004-06 • www.edcc.edu Table of Contents inside this catalog is information about edmonds community college to help you explore options and capture the future. Associate Degrees...page 8-9, 14-15 Career Programs...page 10, 15-23 Online Learning...page 8-9 Take a first step to a four-year degree by earning a Our training programs could be your first 225+ classes and many degrees and certificates transfer degree and pay less. Students at Edmonds step to a great job, whether you seek a career offered online. Partnerships with universities pay about half the full-time resident tuition of a in business, technology or social and human give students a more flexible schedule for four-year school – a savings of thousands of dollars. services. 85 percent of our graduates find jobs earning bachelor’s degrees. in related fields. Bus Pass...page 35 Paying