Awards and Recognition
ADTEC is a proven award-winning workforce model that is receiving national recognition.
Mid-South Community College, lead ADTEC college, featured in Southern Business & Development as one of the 10 top workforce development community colleges in the South, 2013- Recognized by the Education Commission of States as one of 4 exemplary national workforce development models, 2nd National Summit on the Role of Education in Economic Development in Rural America, 2012
- Won Bellwether Award for Workforce Development, Community College Futures Assembly, 2010
- Highlighted as one of top 14 national workforce development models by the Workforce Strategy Center in Employers, Low-Income Young Adults, and Postsecondary Credentials: A Practical Typology for Business, Education, and Community Leaders, commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2009
- Won U.S. Department of Labor Recognition of Excellence Award, Building a Regionally-Focused Workforce Development Strategy, 2008
- Won Southern Growth Policies Board Innovator of the Year Award, 2007
Funding
ADTEC has been named a Top 10 national finalist for the prestigious Bellwether Legacy Award, to be presented by the Community College Futures Assembly in January 2014.
Workforce Training Outcomes
Advanced Manufacturing
- Provided advanced manufacturing training to 9,449 new and incumbent workers: 1,040 – youth in secondary technical centers; 2,104 – college credit adults; 6,305 – incumbent workers.
- Developed Advanced Manufacturing laboratories on each ADTEC college campus for training delivery.
- Developed the ADCE state curriculum frameworks and secondary technical center programs in Advanced Manufacturing.
- Developed curriculum for CP, TC, and AAS in Advanced Manufacturing, leading into a BAS degree at UA Fort Smith through the ADTEC University Center and resulting in a career pathway from high school through the bachelor’s degree. Programs have been approved by ADHE.
Renewable Energy Technology
- Created the Marion Berry Renewable Energy Centerin Crittenden County on the Mid-South Community College campus.
- Created the Center of Excellence in Renewable Energy Technology Education (CERETE) in Arkansas County on the DeWitt campus of Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas.
- Created the ADTEC Renewable Energy Demonstration Project in conjunction with CERETE, providing a resource for researchers, industry, and students to study the growth and cultivation of energy feedstocks as well as the ultimate processing of the resulting biomass to supply the emerging alternative non-petrol fuel and energy industries.
- Developed the ADCE state curriculum frameworks and secondary technical center programs in Renewable Energy Technology.
- Developed curriculum for CP, TC, and AAS in Renewable Energy Technology, to lead into a BAS degree at Arkansas State University through the ADTEC University Center, resulting in a career pathway from high school through the bachelor’s degree. Programs have been approved by ADHE.
Transportation Technology
- Created the Transportation Technology Center on the Mid-South Community College campus.
- Developed the ADWE state curriculum frameworks and secondary technical center programs in Distribution and Warehouse Operations.
- Developed curriculum for CP, TC, and AAS in Distribution and Warehouse Operations, to lead into a BAS degree at Arkansas State University through the ADTEC University Center, resulting in a career pathway from high school through the bachelor’s degree.
- Developed career pathways in diesel technology and automotive technology, including training in alternative fuel and hybrid vehicle technologies.
- Implemented bachelor’s degree in diesel technology from Montana State University-Northern.
Allied Health
- Created 5 Allied Health career pathways unique to the ADTEC region to develop the workforce for Patient Care Technician, Surgical Technician, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Medical Assistant, and Medical Lab Technician.
- Trained 414 Allied Health workers (193% of goal) in targeted health care programs that previously did not exist at any of the ADTEC colleges.
- Constructed new or repurposed facilities to house Allied Health programs at all of the ADTEC colleges.
- Developed or increased 56 strategic partnerships in support of regional Allied Health infrastructure.
- Developed or expanded career pathways starting with secondary technical center/high school programs via concurrent credit and articulation agreements.
Workforce Counselors
- Funded Workforce Development Counselors for the ADTEC colleges to promote programs and recruit high school students into Renewable Energy Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Transportation/Logistics, and Allied Health career pathway programs.
STEM Talent Expansion Project
Arkansas Delta Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Project (ADSTEP)
- Funded STEM counselors for the ADTEC colleges to promote enrollment and retention, particularly for minority students, in career pathway programs leading to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Act 950 Minority Contractor Training
- Created and funded the Minority Contractor Training Model for Arkansas Act 950 of 2007. In 2008, 50 of 56 participants completed Phase I training and 12 of 13 participants completed Phase II training.
Consolidated One-Stop Center
- Funded a workforce coordinator to facilitate the operations of the consolidated One-Stop Center, a state pilot project that locates all ADWS/WIA services along with specific education/training services on the Mid-South Community College campus. This model consolidates the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (Employment, Unemployment Insurance, Veterans Assistance, TEA); Workforce Investment (Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker Programs); Arkansas Rehabilitation Services; Job Corps; Adult Education (GED/ABE/ESL); Literacy; Employment & Training (DHS Food Stamp Clients); and Career Pathways (TANF).
Return on Investment
ADTEC has generated a return to the State of Arkansas of $4.18 for every state dollar invested in ADTEC:
- is the workforce development model of Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe
- has obtained over $63 million in external funding for the region, primarily federal
- has trained over 12,000 for high growth jobs since its inception in 2005
- has acquired more than $6 million in equipment funding to support workforce training in Advanced Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Technology, Transportation Technology, Allied Health and Aviation Maintenance Technology
- has created more than 40 new positions in the past 5 years at the ADTEC colleges and partnering universities in support of ADTEC initiatives
- Is a major economic driver for eastern Arkansas and can be exploited as the region seeks to recruit or start new business and industry
- Mid-South Community College, lead ADTEC college, featured in Southern Business & Development as one of the 10 top workforce development community colleges in the South, 2013
- Recognized by the Education Commission of States as one of 4 exemplary national workforce development models, 2nd National Summit on the Role of Education in Economic Development in Rural America, 2012
- Won Bellwether Award for Workforce Development, Community College Futures Assembly, 2010
- Highlighted as one of top 14 national workforce development models by the Workforce Strategy Center in Employers, Low-Income Young Adults, and Postsecondary Credentials: A Practical Typology for Business, Education, and Community Leaders, commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2009
- Won U.S. Department of Labor Recognition of Excellence Award, Building a Regionally-Focused Workforce Development Strategy, 2008is a model for Arkansas that is being replicated through the creation of regional two-year college consortia throughout the state