It's a result of the excellent quality of instruction at CCAC and a recognition that the quality of our faculty is second to none. CTE also grants access to its server, which houses the curriculum on the Internet, grades student performances and grants certificates. CCAC must recruit and register students, provide faculty for classroom instructions, teach, coach and advise students, grade complex assignments and grant academic credit and degrees. There is a 10-course program leading to a certificate in software systems development. The first five courses certify the students in programming.
Students access the course work over the Internet but are required to have classroom instructions.
Another important part of the agreement stipulates that CTE will refresh curriculum based on information provided by industry leaders and Carnegie Mellon's expertise. CTE will also help in job placement for students who earn their certificates. Response to the program has exceeded the college's best projections, according to Dr. Flores, who estimated about 600 students are currently enrolled in the program. More than a dozen CCAC faculty are qualified to use the CTE curriculum. It's designed to meet the ever-growing need this region has for computer programmers.