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Beyond Category Creation & Innovation at Cuyahoga Community College

If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Vincent Van Gogh

Student Cuyahoga Community College Mixed media

State of the Arts

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Going beyond expectations in creative communications

The Backbone of Northeast Ohio

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Filling the continuing need for qualified health care workers

Sweet Aroma

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Teaching the spirit of hospitality

Distinct Corporate Development

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Career enhancement for company success

Star Power

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Supporting student scholarships

Broadening Our Reach

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Pioneering extraordinary educational opportunities

Inventive Magic of Faculty

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A passion for teaching excellence

Train and Gain

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Vital partnerships for economic growth

World Wise

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Commitment to the earth’s future

Life-changing Expectations

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Lighting the way for youth

Yes, we teach that.

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Degree and career programs spanning all areas of learning

Mission-driven Financials

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Raising the standard for responsible stewardship

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Beyond Category truly epitomizes the definition of Cuyahoga Community College. While we are proud of our teaching, learning and

Beyond Category American composer and jazz great

In these pages, we hope you enjoy

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington called his music “American Music” rather than jazz and his genius stretched into other genres--blues, gospel, film scores and popular and classical music.

At Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C ) ®

Ellington described those who impressed him as “beyond category,” a fitting description of his own intellectual abilities.

learning about our faculty, staff, students and community partners who curricula, develop and impart forwardthinking skill sets for students, design and build state-of-the-art facilities and educational tools that help develop and drive the economy of

camps and enrichment activities

may defy description as well.

for elementary students, to college

Northeast Ohio.

classes for high school students and,

Above all, Cuyahoga Community

of course, to adults returning to (or

College, a leader in academics and

starting) college. We’re also proud

workforce training, is a community

to offer workforce development and

college beyond category.

and we inspire. The College is important to everyone in the community, no matter their age—from summer

of creation and innovation.

help create and re-create innovative

we are constantly evolving so that we

At Tri-C®, we collaborate, we innovate

training mission, the College has evolved into an even greater entity

It is that futuristic look that has enabled the College to extend its services to students and the community while exploring new horizons.

We are proud of the unique and distinct initiatives that have spun from our organization. Our faculty, staff and students have forged new pathways to take us “above and beyond.”

corporate leadership programs and classes for our senior adults.

Beyond Category is an encapsulation of some of the many exclusive programs and partnerships that have become part of the fabric of Cuyahoga Community College.

Jerry Sue Thornton, Ph.D. President, Cuyahoga Community College

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“At Cuyahoga Community College s

Center for

Mixing board in the Center for Creative Arts

class is in session.”

Class is in session. The band has set

“At Cuyahoga Community College’s

In truth, the machine is a showpiece

up, the microphones placed, the sound

Center for Creative Arts, ‘Tri-C’

soundboard at the College’s majestic

check completed and the cameras

means creativity, collaboration and

Center for Creative Arts. It was

ready to roll. You may not notice two

community,” offers Tommy Wiggins,

purchased from a recording studio

tiny cables that connect dozens of

designer and manager of Recording

in Seattle after it was field tested by

microphone and video lines to five

Arts & Technology program. “Every

rocker Ozzy Osbourne. The only other

separate recording studios in different

day, students and faculty come to

one to be found in all of Northeast

parts of the building—six if you include

this special place to create, work

Ohio similar in size and quality is an

the digital console on the soundstage.

collaboratively on projects and

even larger state of the art console

Small student recording teams in each

establish community within and

also at the Center. This equipment

of the studios capture, shape and

outside its walls.”

– the industry gold standard – is

mix the sounds generated by some of the best talent in Northeast Ohio.

No other school in the country has facilities this advanced.

With its multitude of meters and faders, knobs and dials, the expansive machine resembles the circuitry

an example of the “best practices” recording arts and technology that is housed here.

required to launch a spaceship.

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The incredible $30 million Center for Creative Arts extends across nearly two acres along the southern edge of downtown Cleveland, providing students with access to cuttingedge technology. Whether it’s the versatile Black Box studio, designed to accommodate both television and theater classes, or the halfdozen film editing labs, or the 450 Mac computers used by fledgling animators and video-game designers, the school’s sophisticated equipment match its forward-thinking curriculum.

Shimmering hallways connect dance studios and music rooms, highdefinition editing suites and digital mixing labs.

The splendid $30 million Center for Creative Arts extends across nearly two acres along the southern edge of downtown Cleveland, providing students with access to cutting-edge technology.

Since opening in 2009, the College’s

This collaboration is an enormous

Center for Creative Arts has housed

success – enrollment in the Arts

all of the school’s arts offerings.

division has increased by 36 percent

Shimmering hallways connects

over the past two years. Students are

dance studios and music rooms,

discovering that their high-tech training

high-definition editing suites and

connects them to their classmates

digital mixing labs. And in a unique

and, even more importantly, to the

partnership with the Rock and Roll

industries – and jobs -- beyond their

Hall of Fame and Museum, the Center

classrooms.

also houses the museum’s library and archival storage spaces.

Having so many facilities in one place allows for extensive cross-curricular activity. Arts faculty commonly pair classes so students can gain even more benefit from their studies. For

Arts faculty commonly pair classes so students can gain even more benefit from their studies.

instance, an hour long rehearsal by one of the jazz ensembles may be recorded by students in the audio

Creativity, collaboration & community

department. Or students taking a class called Acting for the Camera may be filmed by schoolmates learning to operate television cameras.

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Sound Studio in the Center for Creative Arts

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In Northeast Ohio, health care is a $5.7 billion industry. Years ago, Cuyahoga Community College recognized the fast-growing need for qualified health care workers in this region and began building the facilities and recruiting the staff to address that need.

Tri-C is ranked third nationally

“Because of the aging population,”

The College’s many and varied health

in providing degrees in health

says Patricia Gray, vice president

care programs are helping the region

professions and related sciences.

of health care education initiatives,

move toward economic recovery.

The nursing program is the largest

“the indication is we are going to

Many of the state’s finest hospitals—

in the state and in the top 10 in the

need more people associated with

Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals,

nation for entry-level care workers.

rehabilitation.”

MetroHealth and St. Vincent Charity —have a sizable number of Cuyahoga Community College graduates on their staffs.

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“We’re really in tune with the health care community,” says Gray. “We try to meet all of their needs—not just for professionals but also to train existing personnel.”

By 2014, all hospitals will be required to use electronic health care records.

Cuyahoga Community College, as the leader of a Health Information

The College has a gleaming collection

“We’re really in tune with the health care community,” says Gray.

“We try to meet all of their needs—not just for professionals but also to train existing personnel.”

Technology consortium of seventeen

of industry-standard medical equipment.

These devices are paired with the school’s cutting-edge curriculum to prepare its health care students for a waiting job market.

“Most people don’t know the extent of health care training that is available right here in Northeast Ohio,” says Sandy Robinson, vice president for

colleges, is using grant money to

provide real-life environments for

academic affairs. “They would be

create a curriculum for electronic

training. Often actors are hired to

amazed at what we have to offer at

medical recordkeeping.

create different scenarios that help

Cuyahoga Community College.”

The College also has two preventive care centers open to the public that

students hone their communication and diagnostic skills.

With Northeast Ohio’s dynamic health care climate, health career graduates

allow students in diverse programs

“We wanted to develop lab areas in

of Tri-C will find that a myriad of

to work together. Our campuses offer

which students could participate,

employment opportunities awaits.

high-tech simulation labs to

says Gray. “We also wanted to provide free occupational and physical therapy to the community.”

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The faculty’s strong relationships with the local restaurant community help students gain entrée to and network with prospective employers and allow the Center to respond quickly to local restaurant needs. Not long ago, students began working with the City of Cleveland on its innovative food cart project. A collaboration with Ohio City farms will supply cooking classes with homegrown produce.

Furthermore, the College has agreements in place with Johnson & Wales University and Kent State University that promote easy transfer

“Students in the Hospitality Management Program at Tri-C are in great demand. We open their minds, change their paradigms, and expand their palates.”

for our students.

Well-positioned next to the Hospitality Center is Pura Vida, the newest venture by Chef Brandt Evans, Owner/Chef of Blue Canyon fame.

Not only is the restaurant a “good

“Our students are in great demand,”

The Hospitality Center sits in the

“We teach our students about the

says Greg Forte, Dean of Cuyahoga

heart of the energy and revitalization

spirit of hospitality,” says Forte. “They

Community College’s Hospitality

of Euclid Avenue. Its sprawling ground

learn how to take care of people.”

Management program. “They are

floor resembles the sophisticated

well-prepared for the emerging

interior of a contemporary bistro.

directions in the Hospitality industry.”

An expansive window on one wall

Given the area’s economic challenges, this is not a boast but rather an inspirational statement. It serves as a constant reminder to the program’s students that the hard work and commitment they put forth combined with the expert training they receive

provides views into a teaching kitchen, one of three at the Center.

A wide corridor separates a row of high-end commercial appliances and

According to Forte, there are few better places to learn than Cleveland, Ohio, which he terms a remarkable food town. “Truly, between New York and Chicago, nothing touches Cleveland’s food scene.”

several cooking stations. Every detail was planned with the school’s aspiring chefs in mind.

will be greatly rewarded. Students are

The Hospitality Management program

exposed to all the elements of

offers degrees in three disciplines—

hospitality, both current and

lodging and tourism, culinary arts,

anticipated.

and restaurant management.

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“We brag about the success of our

The Hospitality Management program offers degrees in three disciplines—lodging and tourism, culinary arts, and restaurant management. neighbor” to the College Center, but Chef Brandt shares his counsel and expertise with students and has gladly hired graduates or extended internships to students when the need is there.

Forte believes Cuyahoga Community College is one of the finest culinary schools in the United Sates, as evidenced by the program’s enrollment being up thirty-five percent in 2011.

students,” says Forte. “We can help open doors for them, but they succeed because of their knowledge and experience.” Hospitality Management is a growth industry in Cleveland in light of the downtown building boom and the anticipated new hotels and restaurants that will cater to the increasing number of visitors to Cleveland.

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expertise at least a couple of times a

Surtman calls the College’s training

When a company returns for another

year. The Cleveland Indians credit the

programs its best-kept secret. He

round of training, Surtman knows

school’s programs for helping the

believes a Corporate College strength

Corporate College has made a

team create a more enjoyable overall

is providing leadership resources for

difference, helping Ohio’s top

fan experience. And in 2006, when

employees as they are promoted by

employers empower their workforce

new voting machines were introduced,

their companies. “We can help

now and into the future.

the Cuyahoga County Board of

managers who often haven’t had any

Elections charged Tri-C with the task

formal training in leading people,” he

of creating a curriculum to train the

says. “We provide the right tool sets

seven thousand poll workers in the

and methodology.”

new equipment’s technology.

The school has service contracts with about 75 expert instructors—referred

The first of its kind: A Corporate College in a Community College.

register for Corporate College’s contract

If leadership and learning are indispensable to each other, as John F. Kennedy once said, then it’s only natural that the two would unite as the driving forces behind the Corporate College® at Cuyahoga Community College. Since its inception in 2003, Corporate College has provided high-quality training to

Since its inception in 2003, Corporate College has provided high-quality training to employees from Northeast Ohio’s finest companies.

“We help organizations become more productive, more innovative and more profitable through an investment in their most important asset—their employees,” says Greg Surtman, director of business development at Corporate College.

designed for their specific needs.

“We’re the one place that captures many different kinds of training for the area’s best businesses,” says Susan Muha, Executive Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development. “We produce a superior

employees of Northeast Ohio’s finest companies.

services—customized programs

Corporate College’s rolling admission schedule allows individual workers to sign up for specific classes when—or even before—the need arises.

Additionally, organizations can rent the College’s cutting-edge facilities to host anything from board meetings to

product in half the time and at half the cost.”

More than 50 area corporations, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and STERIS regularly use Corporate College. Another hundred businesses tap into the College’s

trade shows. And companies can

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The school has service contracts with about 75 expert instructors— referred to as a “talent bench”—who are called upon as needed.

to as a “talent bench”—who can be matched with any employer training needs.

Corporate College measures success in various ways: Are the employees it trains more efficient? More productive?

Are customers more satisfied?

More than 50 area corporations, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and STERIS regularly use Corporate College.

Another hundred businesses tap into the College’s expertise at least a couple of times a year.

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The benefit luncheon, traditionally a sold-out event, is the place to see and be seen -- attended by more than 1,200 community and business leaders who have helped to raise more than $8.6 million for the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation’s scholarship funds.

As you can see on the facing page,

speakers—is committed to

The Foundation also secures

the keynote speakers at the Cuyahoga

showcasing and supporting the

financial support for the annual Tri-C

Community College Foundation

best this College has to offer,” says

Jazzfest Cleveland event, itself a fine

Presidential Scholarship luncheon

Gloria Moosmann, Vice President

example of how the College serves

have been among the most famous

of Resource Development for the

its community. For more than 30

people in the world. Interestingly, the

Cuyahoga Community College

years, the top names and legendary

money they help raise is earmarked for

Foundation.

personalities in jazz have brought their

scholarships in their areas of influence and expertise. For instance, Oprah’s appearance benefited students in our communications cirriculum and Colin Powell’s went towards veteran’s programming.

More than half of Tri-C students are the first generation in their families to attend college. “Our scholarship recipients tell us how financial support means so much to their futures,” Moosmann adds. In addition, the

The benefit luncheon, traditionally a

College’s career development and

sold-out event, is the place to see

services transition initiative, which

and be seen -- attended by more

helps retrain thousands of unemployed

than 1,200 community and business

workers, is also funded with external

leaders who have helped to raise more

donations. More than 85 percent of

than $8.6 million for the Foundation’s

the College’s graduates find jobs in

scholarship funds.

Northeast Ohio.

“The Cuyahoga Community College

The Cuyahoga Community College

Foundation is unique for a community

Foundation raises millions of dollars

college. Everyone involved—from

each year for youth programs serving

Foundation Directors to guest

7,500 children in greater Cleveland.

talent and insights to our area. What started as a two-day event has grown into a year-round jazz educational symposium that culminates in a multiday festival every April, showcasing the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Gregory Hines, Tito Puente and hundreds more. Tri-C Jazzfest Cleveland is just one more example of how the College and its Foundation support educational programs well beyond the traditonal and certainly TOP L–R: Mr. Robert Lewis, Mr. Mark McCormack, Dr. Maya Angelou, Mr. Harry Belafonte SECOND L–R: Mr. Hank Aaron, Ms. Cokie Roberts, Senator John Glenn, Mr. Ed Bradley THIRD L–R: Mr. Sam Donaldson, Ms. Oprah Winfrey, Mr. Peter B. Lewis, Mr. Edward Norton FOURTH L–R: Mr. Tim Russert, Mr. Tom Brokaw, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret), Mr. Bob Costas FIFTH L–R: Mr. George Stephanopoulos, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Right Honorable Tony Blair

way beyond category.

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more than a high school education

The College’s faculty members are

“This campus provides a transition

but less than a baccalaureate degree.”

keenly aware of recent realignments

for students,” Thomson says. “It’s a

in Northeast Ohio’s labor force.

place where they can live, learn and

The many students attending the Westshore campus could have

The school’s broad range of programs

attended many other institutions of

are designed to fill the changing

higher learning, but chose Cuyahoga

needs within the community.

Community College.

The Westshore Campus, the first in NE Ohio to be built in four decades, is a real tipping point for the local economy, positioned for growth in the fastest growing area of the County.

The College’s patient simulators

Nestled in a wooded area in the

earn a family-sustaining wage—the

come in a variety of shapes, sizes

dynamic suburb of Westlake, just a

minimum salary needed to support a

and genders, mirroring the diversity of

few blocks away from the bustle of

family of four. The goal of many

Cleveland’s population. Fifteen of

Crocker Park, it is the first of three

programs at the College is to help

them — even an “infant” peering up

buildings planned to focus on

students achieve that income level

from its Plexiglas bassinet — lie

careers in nursing and the health

immediately upon graduation.

silently on hospital beds, awaiting

care industry. Future buildings will

attention. Nursing and E.M.T.

concentrate on engineering,

students use these models to

mathematics and information

practice medical procedures, such as

technology curricula. Each is a growth

inserting a syringe and drawing blood.

industry, enabling graduates in these

The simulators rest comfortably inside a glass-walled room that resembles a hospital ward on the

fields to identify and attain careers, even amid challenging economic conditions.

second floor of Cuyahoga Community

Educators at Cuyahoga Community

College’s Westshore Campus.

College understand the struggle to

“This campus is a real tipping point for the local economy,” says Dr. J. Michael Thomson, Westshore’s president. “Since 1973, the job market has been in two places— white and blue collar. But now there are middle skill jobs. They require

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earn locally.” The Westshore Campus has an incredible variety of offerings for the local residents, each close by, but also way beyond reasonable expectations.

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Our faculty are creative thinkers and educators. While focused on the College mission, they strive to stimulate the imagination of students.

The idea was simple, but brilliant.

They became immersed in the

attainable food in the heart of the

Associate Professor Dan Levin told

historical community and were able to

city: a successful food co-op in the

his students to go to the Cleveland

really see the juxtaposition of the

central neighborhood. Students are

Public Library’s historical collection

ages, and generation, the differences

learning best business practices to

and find a Cleveland urban landscape

and also the continuum across time.”

manage the project.

It was the type of challenging

Professors spend long hours devising

assignment that the College’s faculty

imaginative and absorbing curricula—

members often develop. A unique

the kinds of lesson plans that spark

and lively curriculum is more likely

a student’s drive to learn. “This is a

to engage students in academics.

very different type of school,” says

For example, recent Ohio Professor of

Miles. “As I like to say, it’s not your

the Year honoree Ormond Brathwaite,

grandmother’s community college.”

who teaches chemistry at the East

Instead, the College’s faculty offers

Campus, will take a team of students

22nd century sensibilities far beyond

to St. Lucia to tutor locals in science.

the traditional college concept.

photograph dating between the 1920’s and the 1970’s. Then, paying careful attention to the position of the camera, the probable focal length of the lens employed, the lighting, and the time of day, each student was told to take a ;photograph from the exact same point of view as the original. The result was “Re-Photographic Survey: Picturing Cleveland Then and Now,” a fascinating study of progress--or the lack of it.

“The project was about so much more than student art,” says Dr. Belinda Miles, who serves as the College’s executive vice president of academic and student affairs. “The students had to do a great deal of research.

According to Dr, Miles, it is a real testament to Professor Brathwaite and an honor for the College as well.

And Andrew Bajda, a faculty member at the Metropolitan Campus, has led a successful class project that is meeting the need for fresh and

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“The bottom line is that the auto plant was now open as a result of Cuyahoga Community College training provided to more than 800 workers – a real example of fulfilling our mission.”

In today’s job market, the Workforce

Cuyahoga Community College’s

Ben Venue was expanding and

and Economic Development Division

Executive Director of Manufacturing

needed specialized training for

(WEDD) at the College is crucial to

and Construction Trades.

dozens of its workers. Ben Venue

Northeast Ohio’s community.

“However, with Ford poised to bring

asked the College to help, and it responded with new courses in the

Nearly two years after Ford Motor

hundreds of workers back, it was

closed its Brook Park plant, leaving

clear that many had not been trained

hundreds of Ohio workers unemployed,

in the new technologies the assembly

the company announced that it would

of the engine required. We provided

use the site again to assemble its

training in technologies such as fluid

The bigger story is the booming

new EcoBoost engines. The new

power, basic machining and robotics

Bioscience industry in Northeast

product was automated and had a

to more than 800 workers—a real

Ohio, which is projected to grow at a

higher technology bar in order to

example of fulfilling the mission of

rate of 7 to 10 percent a year,

produce it effectively.

Cuyahoga Community College.”

compounded, said Gajewski “With

“The bottom line is that a closed

WEDD has had a number of

plant was now open. This was great

successful collaborations with local

news for the City of Brook Park and

businesses. Several years ago,

for Ford,“ said John Gajewski,

pharmaceutical manufacturer

production of drugs and medical devices. This was a harbinger of things to come.

Ben Venue, we trained employees who needed certification, not bachelor’s degrees.

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“The bigger story is the booming Bioscience industry in Northeast Ohio, which is projected at a growth rate of seven to 10 percent per year, said Gajewski. “With Ben Venue, we trained employees who needed certification but not a full college degree. Most of this growing industry was in the production of drugs or

programs, Cuyahoga Community

The College Workforce Division mission is to understand the future direction and trends of business beyond today’s established models.

College offers accelerated certification at a fraction of the cost.

The College has a simple philosophy when training workers: mastering a higher skill set shouldn’t require a vast investment of time and money.

other medical devices.”

Similarly, the College’s instructors teach targeted evening courses at Swagelok—and have done so for ten years.

In the school’s Unified Technologies Center, near downtown Cleveland, a band of horizontal windows bisects a rear wall. Visitors can gaze down into an enormous workspace, called the

“We are ahead of the curve,” says

Advanced Manufacturing and

Susan Muha, the College’s executive

Engineering Center, where a group of

vice president of workforce and

students is learning to operate one of

economic development. “We know

the many pieces of high-tech machinery.

what skills our workers will need

Nearby are additional training centers

in the future. Then we give them

for biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

the right amount of training at the

In contrast to many private educational

right time.”

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Since 2002, the College has successfully executed the first five phases of its Energy Control Measure (ECM) program, with the next one expected to complete in the late Spring of 2012. Energy saving from these efforts totaled over $3 million in each of Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, and have totaled over $17 million since the completion of the first phase in 2002. The savings provided by these ECM’s will continue to save the College money far into the foreseeable future.

After 20 years, for example, savings will have exceeded $60 million.

Number of buildings that are slated to become LEED silver rated by

U.S. Green Building Council

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“As thought-leaders and innovators, Colleges should be great examples of ecological responsibility to the communities they serve. Plus, there are real cost savings to be had.”

Cuyahoga Community College has

created to achieve the U.S. Green

become a national leader in

Building Council’s Leadership in

sustainability and energy efficiency, in

Energy and Environmental Design

part because its leaders are always

(LEED) silver or gold status. For

on the lookout for best practices in

example, the new Westshore campus

energy conservation.

building has curved walls because

for fuel-efficient vehicles.

The College also has a master plan to reduce its overall energy use and to reinvigorate a districtwide recycling program.

Projects are on track to pay for themselves within ten years.

because there are real cost savings

The College also has a master plan

that senses when there’s a prolonged

to be had,” explains Peter MacEwan,

to reduce its overall energy use and

absence of movement and lowers the

Vice-President of Facilities

to reinvigorate a district-wide recycling

heating or cooling accordingly. The

Development and Operations.

program. Projects are on track to pay

College has a new generation of lighting

for themselves within ten years.

that has decreased energy output by

“When I joined the organization, sustainability was just starting to make an impact, and colleges were at the forefront because they could be great examples to the community and

The organization’s overall

they maximize the exposure to light and solar energy. Also, rainwater is captured and re-used and special close-in parking space are reserved

nearly half.

commitment to sustainability is more

“The plan for the College was not just

important than any single act—once

in identifying sustainability for the

“I always tell people the College

the College made the decision to go

infrastructure on the campuses, but

building plan remains tremendously

green, the policy was institutionally

also making it part of the curriculum

busy though budgets are tight and

embraced. In November 2010,

and as an outreach mechanism to

funding is flat,” MacEwan states.

Cuyahoga Community College

the community,” says MacEwan.

“Yet our utilities have stayed flat or

president Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton joined a consortium of other progressive-thinking leaders and committed the school to a path that would lead to carbon neutrality within 25 years.

Since 2001, the College has already reduced its carbon footprint by 30 percent despite adding new buildings.

That’s because each new structure is

Indeed, by making nearly 90 percent of its new buildings recyclable, the College hopes to persuade surrounding communities to embrace its eco-minded philosophy.

decreased, even with the addition of the new buildings. It’s amazing really.

Our investments are paying off in enrollments.” It’s safe to say the College is being energized far beyond its sustainability efforts.

At the College’s various campuses, there are many energy-saving projects. There are rooms designed with a demand ventilation system

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“One student recently said to me, ‘Don’t ask me what I want to be until you tell me what I can be.’”

The Cuyahoga Community College

“Most of our more innovative

Across the College’s dozens of

Youth & Early College programs,

programs were developed here,” says

programs, all externally funded, nearly

which begin in kindergarten and

Butler. “We introduce students to an

75 percent of students continue their

continue past high school, serve about

array of careers they might not have

education past high school. Students

7,000 students, more than any other

thought about otherwise.”

who participated in the programs this

institution of higher learning in Ohio.

The College’s six-week Freedom

The College’s High Tech Academy has

Leadership Academy, for students

a rigorous set of courses that help

ages seven to 14, works to get kids

students develop academic, technical

excited about reading and to teach

and leadership skills. The Youth

them to value others. On the other

Technical Academy, which serves

end of the age spectrum, the

more than 400 students from 18 high

Advanced Technology Academy

schools, fosters students’ interest in

focuses on technical training for

mathematics and science by using a

students out of high school but not

robotics-heavy curriculum created by

yet employed.

Carnegie Mellon University.

“A major problem we face in K-12 is

There’s also a Science, Engineering,

disengagement – many students see

Mathematics and Aerospace (SEMA)

no connection between their lives and

Academy designed to increase the

the classroom,” says Butler. And yet

participation of traditionally

changes can occur. Butler recalls one

underserved students in fields such

summer when a faculty member took

as engineering and technology. The

four young men in their late teens

College has seen its SEMA project

and early twenties on a trip to Harlem

duplicated at 22 schools across the

during a course on Langston Hughes

country.

and his poetry. The men got to walk the streets that Hughes walked. “Of

past year received more than $2 million in scholarship grants. As an added benefit, a student can earn his or her associate degree before graduating from high school, which allows them to enter most four-year colleges as juniors. This has practical applications: it lowers a student’s debt, because he or she spends only half the time at a four-year institution.

“I was amazed to see a whole room of dropouts who were there for academic re-engagement,” says Butler. “One student recently said to me, ‘Don’t ask me what I want to be until you tell me what I can be.’ These students want us to show them the way.” The College’s summer youth programs are bringing young people beyond the City of Cleveland to a higher consciousness.

the four participants, most had never before left Cleveland, never been on an airplane, never stayed in a hotel.

It was a very productive, life-changing experience.”

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Liberal Arts & Sciences

Business and Industry

Humanities

Accounting

History Humanities Philosophy Religious Studies

Communications Deaf Interpretive Services English English as a Second Language Speech Communication

Foreign Languages American Sign Language Chinese French German Italian Japanese Latin Russian Spanish

General Studies Mathematics Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Earth Science Physical Science Physics

Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology Economics Geography Political Science Psychology Social Science Sociology Women’s Studies Urban Studies

Apprenticeship Programs These programs are in partnership with various trade unions. Admission requires students to be currently working in a registered apprenticeship program through a trade union.

Carpentry Cement Masonry Construction Tending and Hazardous Material Abatement Drywall Finishing Electrical Construction Floorlaying Glazing Health Care and Institutional Facilities Maintenance Iron Working Manufacturing Technology Millwrighting Operating Engineers Painting Pile Driving Precision Machining Technology 1, 4 Sign and Display Teledata

Automotive Technology Business Management Administrative Office Systems Human Resources Management Industrial Distribution International Business Public Administration Small Business Management

Captioning and Court Reporting Engineering Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) 1 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) 1 Construction Engineering Technology Electrical/Electronic Engineering Tech.

Quality Control 1 Bio-Medical

Integrated Systems Engineering Tech.

Machine Tools 1 Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Tech.

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Hospitality Management Programs Professional Baking 2 Professional Culinarian/Cook 2 Culinary Art Food and Beverage Operations 2 Restaurant/Food Service Management Lodging/Rooms Division 2 Lodging-Tourism Management

Information Technology Programs Basic Office Skills 2 Computer Maintenance Technology 1 Computer Networking Hardware Networking Software Programming and Development

Interior Design Marketing Plant Science and Landscape Programs Landscape Technician 1 Landscape Contracting 3 Plant Science and Landscaping Technology

Paralegal Programs Paralegal Studies Legal Nurse Consultant 3

Purchasing and Supply Management Real Estate Programs

Creative Arts

Health Care & Community Service

Applied Degree Programs

Community and Public Service Programs

Media Arts and Studies Recording Arts and Technology

Visual Communications and Design 3D Animation 2 Graphic Design 1 Digital Filmmaking and Digital Video Illustration Web and Interactive Media Photography

Deaf Interpretive Services Early Childhood Education Infant/Toddler 1 Education (Transfer Program) Environmental Health and Safety Technology Fire Technology Law Enforcement

Workforce Solutions

Performing Arts

Non-Credit Programs

Art Dance Journalism and Mass Communication Theatre Arts - Acting/Performance - Technical Theatre

Fire Training Academy Police Academy

Diagnostic Health Services Programs Diagnostic Medical Sonography Electroneurodiagnostic Technology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Laboratory Technology Laboratory Phlebotomy 3 Polysomnography 3 Nuclear Medicine Radiography

Direct Patient Care Programs Dental Assisting 2 Dental Hygiene Dental Office Management 3 Dietary Management 2 Dietetic Technology Emergency Medical Technology EMT – Basic 3 EMT – Paramedic 3 General Nutrition 2 Human Services Occupational Therapy Assistant Optical Technology 1

Physical Therapy Assistant Technology Physicians Assistant 4 Respiratory Care Massage Therapy 1, 4 Massage Therapy (Advanced) Sport and Exercise Studies

Veterinary Technology Nursing Registered Nurse Registered Nurse (Accelerated Program) Practical Nurse 2

Supportive Health Services Programs Health Information Technology Health Unit Coordinator 3 Medical Assisting 1 Medical Billing Specialist 3 Ophthalmic Medical Assisting 3 Pharmacy Technician 2 Pharmacy Technology Sterile Processing and Distribution 2 Surgical Technology

Related Health and Science Subject Areas Biology Chemistry Health Health Technologies Physical Education Physical Science Physics

Degree and Certificate programs available Certificate program 3 Short-Term Certificate program 4 Post-Degree Certificate program 1 2

Real Estate Real Estate: Mortgage Finance

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“We want to do more than show and tell the public that we’ve been good stewards of their money. We want them to experience where so many of their family’s, friends’ and neighbors’ futures begin.”

All levels of public, higher education

Foltin believes that to be successful,

of Achievement for Excellence in

institutions rely on taxpayer funding,

he and his team must aim for

Financial Reporting, among more

so the public should be able to

across-the-board, consistent and

than 3,700 government entities

have easy access to and be able to

complete transparency.

so honored.

read—and understand—the schools’ budgets. It should be no more difficult than skimming a simple IRA or mutual fund statement, but it almost always is.

The results have been historic. Not only has the College been able to demonstrate to taxpayers that nearly 90 percent of the its business is going to vendors and merchants in Cuyahoga County, but that it has

The College was one of only 69 colleges or universities in the United States and Canada to be awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, among more than 3,700 government entities so honored.

funneled more than $1.5 billion back into the region.

“People would be shocked at the level of efficiency at which we operate,” adds Foltin. “It’s better than most Fortune 500 companies.”

Recently, the College became one of only two institutions in the state to receive a Double-A bond rating—the second-highest, signifying an institution’s financial strength.

“People would be shocked at the level of efficiency at which we operate,” adds Foltin. “It’s better than most Fortune 500 companies.”

To surpass its current level of success, Foltin knows the College must continue to look beyond easy-to-use print and Internet reports to current and future innovations like smartphones and QR codes. “We want to do more than show and tell the public that we’ve been good

Cuyahoga Community College was

stewards of their money,” Foltin says.

The College set out to raise that

one of 11 colleges or universities

“We want them to experience where

standard. It reviewed industry best

(out of more than 1,000 designated)

so many of their family’s, friends’ and

practices but also studied what the

to receive the Distinguished

neighbors’ futures begin.” The

nation’s finest companies were doing

Budget Presentation Award from the

College’s financial picture is

and applied those principles to its

Government Finance Officers

transparent and healthy, reaching

own financial practices. “We brought

Association. Additionally, the College

beyond the limits of economic

the academic and workforce sides

was one of only 69 colleges or

challenges to success.

into the process,” says Craig Foltin,

universities in the United States and

executive vice president of

Canada to be awarded the Certificate

administration and finance.

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“We take pride that JazzFest is one of the nation’s premier festivals.”

Tri-C takes great pride in producing one

Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis,

and appreciation of jazz. It also

of the nation’s premier jazz festivals.

Herbie Hancock, Gregory Hines,

increases public awareness of jazz

For more than 30 years, Tri-C JazzFest

Tito Puente, Smokey Robinson and

as a significant American art form,

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ages to further their understanding

individualistic music.

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presents an incredible cast of jazz

Thumb, Warner Bros. and Elektra,

students. As the largest music festival

musicians and clinicians, bringing

before becoming President of The

in Ohio and one of the country’s

world-class jazz to Northeast Ohio

Verve Music Group.

premier educational jazz festivals, the

audiences.

programs, not only in April, but throughout the year.

corporations and foundations enables

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Arts.” Mr. LiPuma is committed to

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was all but ignored: few jazz concerts

centers, churches and libraries

Tri-C’s music programs, assist with

were presented, there was no viable

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opportunities to engage with the music.

One of the recording industry’s most successful jazz and pop music

serve as an advisor to JazzFest to preserve the legacy of jazz.

In the late ‘70s, then-president Dr.

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The College appreciates and

Nolen Ellison invited ethnomusicologist

LiPuma, Chairman Emeritus of the

celebrates the legacy of Mr. Tommy

Dr. Reginald Buckner to incorporate

Verve Music Group, is a friend and

LiPuma in Cleveland and at Cuyahoga

jazz music into the curriculum and

supporter of JazzFest. A native

Community College.

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Buckner’s suggestion that Tri-C start

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