Community College of Baltimore County Contracts With SunGard Higher Education for Help Offering Online Programs
New Programs Offer Students Flexibility and Convenience While Helping Community Meet Need for Qualified Medical Professionals
MALVERN, Pa, Nov. 13, 2007 — The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) and SunGard Higher Education have joined forces to help fill the need for more qualified medical professionals by creating new online nursing, paramedic, and medical lab technician programs.
The online nursing program, which is the first of its kind to be offered by CCBC, will consist of students spending one day per week at a hands-on clinical site and the remaining class time online. The program will help alleviate a backlog of potential students who previously were prevented from enrolling due to limited classroom space.
“We are pleased to be able to provide students with an alternative delivery format that may better fit their life circumstances, and help them achieve their goals of becoming an RN,” said Roberta Raymond, project director.
“The online format, particularly for the paramedic to RN and the medical laboratory technology programs, will allow us to extend our geographical reach to address shortages in critical healthcare professions,” added Carol D. Eustis dean of the School of Health Professions at CCBC. “This is a winning solution for everyone, including our community.”
SunGard Higher Education’s Strategic & Academic Consulting Services will provide a full-time onsite academic director to lead all activities in the development of the programs. In addition to the onsite director, SunGard Higher Education will provide the college with instructional design assistance, course design services, training, and website development. SunGard Higher Education initially helped CCBC obtain two federal grants worth $808,000, which resulted in funding for the contracts. The college is striving to have the programs available for the students by fall 2008.
Ed Nadworny, president of Managed Services at SunGard Higher Education, said interest among institutions for assistance in developing online programs is increasing for a number of reasons. “Online programs are becoming understood and accepted as a great method for offering courses and extending programs to reach more learners. These programs benefit more students by making it easier to accommodate busy work and family schedules.”
About Community College of Baltimore County
Nationally recognized as a leader in innovative learning strategies, the Community College of Baltimore County educates more than 70,000 people each year, including more than half of all Baltimore County residents attending undergraduate college. The college offers more than 50 different associates degrees and more than 100 different certificate programs. It is the preferred training partner for Maryland businesses, serving more than 100 companies annually with customized employee development tranining. Visit the college at: www.ccbcmd.edu.
About SunGard Higher Education
SunGard Higher Education provides software and support, systems implementation and integration, strategic consulting, and technology management services to help colleges and universities build, unify, and manage their digital campuses. Bringing together people, processes, and technology, SunGard Higher Education assists more than 1,600 customers worldwide to strengthen institutional performance through improved constituent services, increased accountability, and better educational experiences. www.sungardhe.com.
About SunGard
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