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EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 for Careers in Global Trade & Supply Chain Management Center of Execellence for Global Trade & Supply Chain Management A directory of community and technicial college programs in Washington State. Highline College partnership Table of Contents Director’s Letter .......................... 3 Highline College ..........................15 Hospitality & Tourism Centers of Excellence .....................4 International Business Supply Chain Management ................ 5 Lake Washington Institute of Technical .....16 Diesel Technology Highline College ..........................6 Transportation and Logistics Management Global Trade & Logistics Pathway Lower Columbia College ..................17 Lake Washington Institute of Technology ... 7 Diesel Technology Transportation & Logistics Pathway North Seattle College .....................18 North Seattle College ..................... 8 International Business International Business Pathway I-Best Accounting Program Bates Technical College ...................9 Pierce College ............................19 Transportation and Distribution Administrative Assistant in International Business Diesel Technology Commercial Truck Driving Shoreline Community College .............19 Purchasing & Supply Chain Management Bellevue College ......................... 10 International Studies Skagit Valley College .....................20 Marine Technology Bellingham Technical College ............. 10 Diesel Technology Spokane Community College .............20 Aviation Maintenance Technology Big Bend Community College ..............11 Aviation Maintenance Technology Spokane Falls Community College .........21 Commercial Truck Driving Transportation & Logistics Centralia College .........................12 South Seattle College .....................21 Diesel Equipment Technology Diesel Technology Clark College .............................12 Tacoma Community College. .22 Diesel Technology Transportation & Logistics Clover Park Technical College ..............13 Walla Walla Community College ..........23 Aviation Maintenance Technology Diesel Technology Edmonds Community College .............13 Whatcom Community College ............23 Hospitality & Tourism Hospitality & Tourism International Business Commercial Truck Driving Everett Community College. .14 Short-Term Certificate Index ...........24–25 Aviation Maintenance Technology Index by Program ........................26 Grays Harbor Community College ..........14 Commercial Truck Driving Diesel Technology coeglobaltrade.com | 2 Message from the Director JUST THIS PAST YEAR, the ports of Seattle and Tacoma have formed a new alliance to manage the marine cargo business of both ports. Together, the two ports are the third-largest port for container shipments in North America, and represent 48,000 jobs. In addition, civic and business leaders from across the Greater Seattle region unveiled a plan to attract new foreign investment and grow the region’s exports. With unprecedented coordination among local, regional, and statewide players, the goal is to be the most globally competitive region in the United States. So, it may not come as a surprise to learn that Washington State is highly competitive in the global economy. According to the Washington Council for International Trade (2013), “International trade is the key driver of our state’s economy, cutting across nearly every sector. At least 40% of all jobs in the state can be tied to trade-related activity, making Washington state one of the most trade-engaged economies in the country.” Washington’s geographic location, its globally-savvy companies and brands, its extensive and diverse supply chain management structure, and its innovative and highly-skilled workforce contribute to Washington State as THE place to do business. One challenge in supply chain management career opportunities is that the “demand for supply chain talent is far exceeding supply, resulting in a shortage of SCM talent” (Dalsin, 2013). To meet the growing demand, the Center for Global Trade and Supply Chain Management is at the forefront of innovative training and education. The career-focused certificates and degrees inside this booklet were designed with the expertise of industry professionals, workforce educators, and governmental representatives. At the end of the day, we’re all about launching careers! Meg Ryan, Ph.D. Director, Center of Excellence for Global Trade and Supply Chain Management Highline College 2400 South 240th Street Des Moines, WA 98198 Office: 206-592-4838 [email protected] coeglobaltrade.com | 3 Centers of Excellence What are Centers of Excellence in Washington State? Centers are flagship institutions that build and sustain Washington’s competitive advantage through statewide leadership. Each center focuses on a targeted industry that drives the state’s economy and is built upon a reputation for fast, flexible, quality education and training programs. A targeted industry is identified as one that is strategic to the economic growth of a region or state. There are ten centers: Agriculture, Allied Health, Aerospace and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Construction, Education, Homeland Security, Information and Computing Technology, Global Trade and Supply Chain Management, and Marine Manufacturing and Technology. Linking education and industry to develop a stronger workforce. Centers are guided by industry representatives to lead collaborative and coordinated statewide education and training efforts to build a competitive workforce in a global economy. Centers will: • Maintain an institutional reputation for innovation and responsive education and training delivery to their targeted industry. • Act as a broker of information and resources related to their targeted industry for industry representatives, community-based organizations, economic development organizations, community and technical colleges, secondary education institutions, and four-year colleges and universities. • Translate industry research into best practices. • Provide system coordination, coaching and mentoring to assist in building seamless educational and work-related systems. • Build a competitive workforce for driver industries in Washington state. coeglobaltrade.com | 4 Supply Chain Management Applied Bachelor’s Degree The four year degree is called a Applied Bachelor’s degree and is a degree specifically designed to build on associate degrees that provide workplace skills, known as career training or non-transfer associate degrees. The Center has supported the development of the “pathway” model of educational planning that organizes curricula into series of stackable, integrated credentials. In its ideal form, this approach anticipates that all students will have the opportunity to move from short-term certificates to associate degrees and, What is Supply ultimately, to baccalaureate and higher-level studies within their chosen career paths, continually increasing Chain Management? Supply chain management (SCM) is often confused with their earning power as they upgrade their credentials. logistics. Supply chain management (SCM) involves all One of the most stubborn obstacles to realizing this of the activities that take place to get a product in your ideal, however, has been the lack of predictable, hands — from the time of raw materials extraction to efficient transfer pathways for students holding applied the minute you pull out your credit card and take the associates degrees. The new Bachelor of Applied final product home. Supply chain activities can involve Science (BAS) offers the promise of effectively removing planning and managing supply and demand, acquiring that obstacle, allowing colleges to better meet their materials, producing and scheduling the product or commitment to career-long student achievement. service, managing inventory, warehousing, managing Currently, there are three applied transportation, designing distribution systems and bachelor’s degrees: International servicing customers. Logistics is that part of SCM that Business at North Seattle College, plans, implements, and controls transportation. Global Trade and Logistics at Highline College, and Transportation No place in the United States may be better positioned and Logistics at Lake Washington within this emerging industry than right here in Institute of Technology. Washington State. The Puget Sound region, including the metropolitan areas surrounding Seattle and Tacoma, is home to one of the leading international trade and Demand Is Growing EMSI* estimates that jobs related to international business, logistics clusters in the world and functions as a premier trade, and supply chain management are expected to national gateway for products, services, and people. grow by 15.8 percent (from 89,000 to 103,092 jobs) Washington state offers key logistical advantages, between 2012 and 2022 in King and Pierce Counties. including 75 ports, 139 airports, 3,300 miles of roadways *Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) is a and the state is equidistant to European and Asian subscription service that provides high-quality markets, making it the ideal place for exporting goods employment data, economic analysis and comprehensive and services (Choose Washington State, 2013). impact analyses for colleges and universities. coeglobaltrade.com | 5 Highline College GLOBAL TRADE & LOGISTICS PATHWAY Masters in Supply Chain Management or MBA BAS Global Trade & Logistics AAS AAS in Business or AAS International Logistics