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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Chief Instructional Officers ]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chancellor's Office of Communications<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 11, 2018 10:51 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> PRESS RELEASE: Proposed Online Community College Would Offer Pathway in Information Technology Support<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Proposed Online Community College Would Offer Pathway in Information Technology Support
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">SACRAMENTO, Calif.</span></i> –
<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed online community college seeks to fill the growing demand for information technology workers in California by offering education programs in IT support, Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy
Ortiz Oakley announced today. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">“There are thousands of openings each year in IT network and end user support in California,” Oakley said. “Working hand in hand with the state’s technology
sector we will create a pathway for more Californians to gain skills that will lead to increased wages and expanded career opportunities.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">“We strongly support Gov. Brown’s proposal for an online community college with a new pathway aimed at IT Support,” said Mark Plunkett, senior director
of strategic business development at CompTIA, the world’s leading technology association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">“CompTIA’s most recent Cyberstates report indicates there were more than 400,000 technology job postings in California last year,” Plunkett added.
“To fill these positions and remain competitive across the globe, students must have access to flexible and affordable training programs that allow them to get necessary certifications to land lifelong careers.”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">The IT Support employment outlook is strong over the next several years. There are currently around 100,000 network and user support specialists in California, with
more than 10,000 new openings projected per year through 2024. These entry-level support specialist jobs, with median wages of $28 per hour, are also viable steppingstones to higher paying IT jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">“On any given day, IBM has thousands of job openings in the U.S., including many positions which do not require a traditional four-year degree,” said
Robert McDonald, vice president of training for IBM. “There's a shortage of candidates with the right mix of in-demand technology skills to fill such positions. IBM is advocating for innovations in technical training and novel skills programs to address this
skills gap.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Both the network support and user support programs will include foundational curriculum in literacy, numeracy, digital and soft skills with instruction contextualized
to the IT workplace. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">In addition to drawing support from the tech sector, the proposal has the backing of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, which represents 96,000 working people employed by
the state of California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">“Developing leaders is a priority for Local 1000, and we are proud to be partners with the state to establish an online community college creating pathways to train qualified IT professionals,”
said Margarita Maldonado, vice president for bargaining for the local.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">The IT support pathway is the second to be announced for the online college, which is included in Brown’s revised budget plan released today. Last
month, the community colleges system and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West Joint Employers Education Fund detailed plans to partner in a program leading to a certificate in medical coding, another career field with significant labor demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">If approved, the new online college would help so-called stranded workers who have struggled to obtain credentials to get ahead in today’s economy
because work or family obligations prevent them from attending a brick and mortar campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">The proposed online programs, whose fees would be in line with the low-cost options available at other community colleges, would allow working learners
to earn their credentials in a flexible and personalized manner so they can keep their current jobs and continue to support their families. If approved, the college will operate with unionized faculty and staff just as at other community colleges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Learn more about the proposal for a more accessible higher education alternative at the
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