Name of Program
Community Education Coalition/Columbus (Bartholomew Cty)
A short history of development
The Community Education Coalition was formed in 1997 to support the Columbus,
Indiana, region in its education, economic, and workforce development
initiatives.
Date of opening/formation
1997
Mission
The CEC's mission is to bring community leadership and resources together
to improve the community learning system from birth to age 99 and beyond.
Our work is done in the spirit of collaboration, focusing on how best
to serve the learner.
The extended community to be reached
The goal is to create a seamless learning system from "birth to
99 and beyond"; focusing on a 10 county area in Southern Indiana.
Planning partners include
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbus Economic Development Board,
City of Columbus, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC),
Ivy Tech State College, Purdue School of Technology, Bartholomew Consolidated
School Corporation, ArvinMeritor, Cummins Inc., Irwin Financial Corporation,
Columbus Regional Hospital, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Johnson Ventures,
Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County, and many more companies and community
partners.
Program partners
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Community Education Coalition,
Indiana University Purdue University Columbus, Ivy Tech State College,
Purdue School of Technology, and WorkOne
Present program includes
Center for Teaching and Learning; Columbus Quality Improvement Center;
Careers in Indiana; Columbus Learning Center project; new bachelor degree
programs in business, nursing, education, and psychology at IUPUC and
a new MBA program; a bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems
Technology at Purdue School of Technology; associate degree programs in
early childhood, surgical technology, and radiological technology at Ivy
Tech State College; transfer of credit agreements among Ivy Tech State
College, IUPUC, and Purdue School of Technology so that students in the
appropriate associate degree program can transfer to IUPUC or Purdue School
of Technology in a seamless manner; supporting the Connected Community
Partnership as teachers receive training in the use of technology as a
part of their effort to connect to their students and parents of students
at home; supporting the cooperative agreement between the C4 dental assisting
program and Ivy Tech so that students can receive Ivy Tech credit while
enrolled in high school courses (and receiving American Dental Association
accreditation... a first of its kind program in the country!)
The future
Continue to build a seamless community learning system for learners of
all ages and those who teach them.
Contact person for more information
John Burnett, President, Community Education Coalition
One Noblitt Plaza, Box 3000
Columbus, IN 47202
Email: jburnett@educationcoalition.com
Phone: 812.379.3231
Web site: http://www.educationcoalition.com
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