Scottsdale Community College Honored as a 'Digital Campus' in the 5th Annual Digital Community Colleges Survey
~Sponsored by e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge Magazine ~
Sacramento, CA and Scottsdale, AZ (October 28, 2009) – e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge Magazine have announced the winners of their 5th Annual Digital Community Colleges Survey. Scottsdale Community College and other colleges across the country have been named leading community colleges offering exceptional technology support to students and educators.
The survey addressed multiple areas in digital technology, including online registration, distance learning, tutoring and advisory services; technology training for students and faculty; and Web 2.0 social and collaborative capabilities. SCC’s award was based on the college’s total approach of leveraging technology to support students and educators in various ways.
“SCC is very proud to be recognized as a leader in leveraging technology to support our students, faculty and staff,” said Dustin Fennell, SCC’s Chief Information Officer. “Not only has SCC done an outstanding job of implementing meaningful technology, but everyone has done a great job of using technology to increase student success.”
Community Colleges were placed in three categories based on size of enrollment for the 2008-09 academic year. College officials supplied answers to survey questions, and the top colleges in each of the enrollment categories were selected. SCC tied for 9th place in the Large College category (more than 7,500 students). View the full list of winners at http://tiny.cc/hInZg.
“Community colleges, year after year, impress us as forward thinking and quick to adapt,” said Marina Leight, vice president of the Center for Digital Education. “Our survey results show overwhelmingly that community colleges are fast embracing cyber technologies used by ‘First Digitals’ fostering collaboration in learning by using tools students are familiar with. Those institutions chosen as this year’s top community colleges are exceptional examples of this investment in learning.”
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Scottsdale Community College offers over 1,500 academic and non-credit classes each semester. Located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the campus is known for its serene atmosphere and beautiful plant and wildlife. With nearly 12,000 students, Scottsdale Community College is proud to offer high-quality, affordable programs in small class settings. From Motion Picture/Television Production and Culinary Arts to Nursing and American Indian Studies, students have a wide variety of programs from which to earn credits for university transfer, launch their careers, train for new ones, or pursue a special interest. The SCC Business Institute offers customized programs to meet the needs of local business. Scottsdale Community College is one of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges.
To learn about the many academic programs at Scottsdale Community College, call us at (480) 423-6000 or visit our website at www.scottsdalecc.edu.
The Center for Digital Education is a national research and advisory institute providing education and industry leaders with decision support, research and educational services to help them effectively incorporate new technologies in the 21st century. The Center is a division of e.Republic, Inc. a national publishing, event and research company focused on information technology in the public sector. For more information on e.Republic visit www.erepublic.com.
For more information on the Digital Community Colleges Survey, please contact Janet Grenslitt at jgrenslitt@centerdigitaled.com (916) 932-1363.
Media contact:
Denise Kronsteiner
(480) 423-6567
denise.kronsteiner@sccmail.maricopa.edu
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