West Valley College Vocational and Technical Advisory Committees. West Valley Junior Coll., Campbell, Calif
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DO CU ME N T R E S UM E ED 025 233 JC 680 463 West Valley College Vocational and Technical Advisory Committees. West Valley Junior Coll., Campbell, Calif. Pub Date (681 Note- 40p. EDRS Price MF-$0.25 HC-$2.10 Descriptors- *Advisory Commitieer.,*Community Involvement, *JuniorColleges,*TechnicalEducation, *Vocational Education Identifiers- *California This brochure describeslunior college advisory committees as groupsof persons who represent industry and assist inorganizing curriculum, advise on material procurement, keep the college current on industry practices,coordinate programs with the community, assist in student selection, guide instructors,provide moral support and public relations, and procure instructors.Organization is described in terms of members' personal qualifications, selection andduties of chairmen, duties of college representatives, lines of communication, number and termsof members, and number of meetings. Functions and names of the incumbent members arelisted for committees on (1) Civil Engineering Technology, 11members, (2) Data Processing, 11 members, (3) Electronics, 13 members, (4) Food Services and RestaurantManagement, 17 members, (5) Institutional Foods, 15 members, (6) LawEnforcement, 8 members, (7) Licensed Vocational Nursing, 20 members, (8) Medical Assisting,12 members, (9) Real Estate, 17 members, (10) Technical Draftin", 13 members, (11)Technical Illustrating, 15 members. (12) Textile and Clothing, 8 members, (13) All CollegeAdvisory Committee, 39 members. (RM) PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING 11.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS WEST VALLEY COLLEGE STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. ...itt,,,i.,..4 s F. i iltl, i ::::::.4.1:1.:::::"Is .f '. ..r.i.v.,..4/.... 1,,. 4 .',4 t....: ' .'. t . ..ttai . ri ot , ". ' . irik041' 3 5, 4.! ilttOrli' r ; .8 " riumicr_171' A 4 4.41,0 P44.4 r-T '-'11510114 e I .N111110._ lor r, NS: 4 1416t 1,1 2A.P' 411:4.64*,41P4%. , 1 ' " tjr" " 4' twit% mi-ir VocationalandTechnical AdvisoryCornmittees et(IT r 3). v%4CLES 1.1 NO V41968 %.3o 41 CLEARINGHOUSE Per? SARATOGA CAMPUS *" 14000 FRUITVALE AVENUE SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95050 Engineering Technology Division West Valley Joint Junior College District THE WEST VALLEY COLLEGE 4 WHY ADVISORY COMMITTEES? 6 ADVI'SORY COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS 7 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 8 ADVISORY COMMITTEES 10 37 Civil Engineering Data Processing Electronics Food Services & Restaurant Management Institutional Foods Law Enforcement Licensed Vocational Nursing Medical Assisting Real Estate Secretarial/Clerical Technical Drafting Technical Illustration Textile & Clothing STUDENT CREDITS 39 1 111114 THE GOVERNING BOARDLeft to right, Mildred Wharton; Robert A.Sorensen; Donald E. Lindstrom, Chairman; Robert W.Brydon; Edward A. PanelE, Clerk; Jack Armstrong, Vice-Chairman; William J.Homan. 2 CIRth g IENGINEEMING 1. Mahar t; f**tow i Mr. A. Charles Tyler, Engineering & Technology Counselor Dr. Albert J. Riendeau, Dean of Vocational-Technical Education Mr. George Grubb, Engineering & Technology Division Chairman Cover & Layout by Lawrence Tessier, Graduating Engineering Technology student. 3 The West Valley College. Philosophy West Valley College is a community with industrial and busIness experience collegeIt serves the residents of a ie thus provided in an occupational set- large district in the Santa Clara Valley ting.The internship programs for stu- which is made up of three high school dents from the medical assisting, secre- districts:Santa Clara, Campbell, and tarial,nursing and other programs of Los Gatos High School Districts.The education are intended to provide real College provides education and services life working situations,The transition in four main areas: tothe world of work upon graduation 1) Vocational and technical education thus becomes a pleasant experience as inthe areas of applied arts and thestudents are productive employees sciences,business,engineering when they complete the program of study. technollgies, health sciences, and The general program of institutional re- public and social services. search followed by West Valley College 2) Two years of university pre-pro- is applied to each occupational education fessional education which can be program and its graduates. Some of the transferred to four-yearcolleges specific objectives toward which the ef- and universities. forts of the college are aimed include: 3) Opportunity for continuing and broad- 1) Reducing the number of students ening educational courses and pro- who leave or drop out of College grams for adults who may wish to beforesatisfactory completion of expand their educational and cul- work. tural experiences. 2) Assessing the degree to which the 4) Community services in various areas curriculum and instruction are a- so that those who desire may broaden dapted to the full range of student their cultural and educational back- community needs. ground. 3) Improving the effectiveness of tech- The college maintains an open door po- nical and occupational curricula. licy which permits college-age youth and 4) Evaluating the competency of place- adults who can benefit from higher edu- ment services. cation to take advantage of the oppor- tunity which has been provided for them. A major effort is being made to mea- Primary attention has been given to the sure the effectiveness of the vocational development of vocational-technical cur- and technical courses by follow-up stu- riculum to meet existing needs in the dies of the graduates of these courses. greater San Francisco Bay Area.The How well was the job of preparing them food services and restaurant management for industry done by the college?For- program and the allied health programs, mer students are asked ta,pause in their are examples of curricula that are based work for a moment so that others might upon communKy needs and employment profit from their considered opinions, Key opportunities. college personnel are actively engaged in community projects, others hold member- ship in civic organizations, whilestill West Valley College uses community others have maintained affiliations with facilities wherever possible to supplement industry in the interest of meeting com- campus facilities; classroom activities munity needs. 4 Foreword Junior colleges place a high valueon the The real task of the community college, services of their advisory committees. such as West Valley College, is the dtivel- They look to them for guidance in the opment and perpetuation of thenecessary development and continuance ofmany of skills for maintaining and improving the their educational programs, particularly image of the community.This can best those in the technical and vocationalareas. be accomplished with the help of locally This, of course, is especially true in the oriented Advisory Committees.Schools case of a new and growing college such as and colleges throughout our landare look- West Valley College. ing to these "experts" for assistance in We know that community collegesare providing training programs thatare at- closely related to the social forces at work tuned to the times and designed toserve in their immedige locales. Indeed,a com- their respective community's needs. munity college which is not closely identi- The Governing Board of the West Valley fied with the community which itserves is Joint Junior College District joinsme in not fulfilling its high purpose. A. society expressing our heartfelt thanks to the usually sees itself reflected in its schools, Advisory Committee members listed in and conversely, the schools and colleges this handbook.They are showing us the are reflected in the society of which they way that our college can more effectively are a part.While neither image may be serve the West Valley Community. perfect, nevertheless the consistency of image is there. WALLACE W. HALL Superintendent-President 5 Why AdvisoryCommittees? The EngineeringTechnology Division at 1. Assisting the college in organizing its West Valley Collegewould be hard pressed vocational-technical education cur- to provide adequatetraining for its stu- riculum dents without localcooperation. The active A. Advising on material procurement participation of thecommunity's manu- 3. Acquainting the college with current facturers, engineers,distributors, entre- practices and developments within the preneurs, dealers and servicetechnicians industry is solicited towork and plan withthe 4. Acting as program coordinators to college's administratorsand instructors. generally guide training so as to best The broad field ofoccupational education fit the current needs of the greater is constantly expandingits requirements. community's industries. The need formore knowledge, experience and skillamong the electronic technicians, draftsmen, engineering The controllingpurpose of vocational- technicians, and in technical education is to fit the health andserfice occupationscon- its two-year tinues to increase.These technological graduates for useful employmentor ad- advances require the vanced education. This cannotbe accom- joint effort of school plished without and community toremain abreastof a constant exchange of changing needs. information to keep theprogram realistic to fit the changing needsof industry. Only with a properly functioning One of the early recommendations advisory com- of the mittee can educationalauthorities develop Governing Board in 1963, when itbecame vocational and technical apparent that West Valley College education pro- would grams based on the real needs of thecom-