Career Education Review Winter 2022
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Kelly believes in and works for access and equity for all students
Written from an interview with Mary Kelly, President and CEO, StrataTech Education Group
StrataTech Education Group President and CEO Mary Kelly started in the higher education field because she strongly believes in access and equity for all students. It’s also the reason she’s stayed in the field. She believes in knowing each student’s name and doing whatever it takes to help students succeed.
The Refrigeration School offers students caring attitude, needed skills
Written from an interview with David Eaker, President, The Refrigeration School, Inc.
With strong retention and placement rates, it’s clear that The Refrigeration School (RSI) in Phoenix, Arizona, is doing something right. President David Eaker attributes the school’s success to programs that provide essential skills, instructors with real-world experience, staff members who are problem solvers and willing to help students when they run into problems, and strong employer relationships.
Career colleges utilize virtual reality technology to increase student proficiency
By Sara Klein
Virtual reality technology is being developed and implemented in career education. StrataTech Education Group has developed OcuWeld, an all-new virtual reality training program that runs off the Oculus Quest 2 device for students to practice welding skills. West Coast University has partnered with Microsoft HoloLens and Medivis to create Anatomy X, a mixed reality technology that allows students to work on parts of the human body using a headset, voice commands and hand gestures to manipulate the program.
Stanbridge University introduces revolutionary technology in new Robotics and Intelligent Sciences Lab
Written from an interview with Yasith Weerasuriya, President and CEO, Stanbridge University and Sarah Hamilton, Director of Media and Communications, Stanbridge University
Stanbridge University has opened a new Robotics and Intelligent Sciences Lab, which will house rehabilitation robotics as well as social robots to aid in therapy for patients on the spectrum.
The College of Health Care Professions showcases an educational system that caters to adult learners
Written from an interview with Eric Bing, Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, The College of Health Care Profession
The College of Health Care Professionals (CHCP) has created a successful educational model that caters to the adult learner’s busy lives. They have reshaped education to create structured, but flexible programs with flipped classrooms that are only two days a week in the classroom and the rest of the class work online. They have stackable “earn and learn” and transferable credentials within the CHCP network of institutions.
Annual CECU CEO Summit hosts three distinguished guests – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, Congressmen Fred Keller and Burgess Owens
Each November, CECU hosts one of the premier events in the sector, bringing together the C-Suite leaders of schools across the country for collaboration and information sharing as part of the annual CEO Summit. The 2021 event, held November 9 and 10 in Philadelphia, carried particular significance as the sector faced multiple legislative and regulatory threats from the Democratic-controlled Congress and White House.
Columns
Biden administration concludes first negotiated rulemaking – few areas of consensus
By Nicholas Kent, Senior Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs and John Huston, Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
Washington News Brief
By Sharon H. Bob, Ph.D., Higher Education Specialist, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, PC