You can begin to earn credit through the Early College CareerAcademy in the fall of your high school junior year toward adegree in:• Business and Entrepreneurship• Electrical Technology/Advanced Manufacturing• IT Computer Networking and Cybersecurity• New Media

Students who participate in the program are dual-enrolled;in other words, you’ll be a high-school student and acollege student at the same time.

The national data on dual-enrollment shows that the more collegecredits you earn in high school, the more likely you are to complete adegree on time, and with a lot less debt than your peers! #fact

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A UniqUe edUcAtionAl experienceStudents will engage in a combination of college courses, technical education and job skills related to the field of study. The Early College Career Academy works to provide studentswith educational opportunities that will set them apart from their peers.

The four core components of the program that inform our curriculum are:

INduSTrYrECogNIzEdCErTIfICATIoNS (IrC’S)Each program provides students with the oppor-tunity to earn IRC’s that make them employable immediately upon com-pleting the program.

INduSTrY AlIgNEddEgrEE ProgrAMEach ECCA pathway aligns with a SUNY Adirondack degreeprogram(s).

Many of these credits are highly transferrable to other collegeprograms as well.

WorkPlACElEArNINgStudents will beapplying what theylearn in the classroom to real world scenariosprovided by ourexpanding list ofbusiness partners.

INduSTrYTEChNologYStudents are provided with access to cutting edge technology usedin their field of study.

BOCES educators and SUNY Adirondack professors work together in the Career Academy to providestudents with an environment that accommodates alllearning styles and individual strengths. All this, at no cost to the students or their families!

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Business and EntrepreneurshipA business plan for your future.

do you have the next Big idea? get a jump start in a program thatencourages creativity and planning for the ambitious, business-minded

student. this early college program prepares you to pursue manydifferent avenues and career paths in the field of business.

Business andEntrepreneurshipCareers:* Business Administrator* product research & development* Small Business Owner* Business Consultant* project Manager* Marketing

working with local entrepreneurs, students will engage in workand project-based learningopportunities that providestudents with the toolsnecessary to develop anactual business plan.

Highly transferable creditsobtained will apply directlyto five SUNY Adirondack

degree programs, as well asmost public and private

baccalaureate programs.

A strong focus of entrepreneurship sets thisprogram apart from a traditional college orhigh school experience.

Students also have theopportunity to earninternationally recognized certifications in SixSigmaoperational excellencewhich include:

* Strategy development

* performance Management

* High performance work teams

* process Excellence

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Computer networks are the backbone of the 21st-Century workforce and society. Every major industry forecasts double-digit growth in the hiring of networking professionals over the next 10 years.

Courses are taught by Cisco Systems-trained SUNY Adirondack professors and BOCES educators, devoting equal time to hands-on learning and classroom instruction in cutting edge facilities.

it Computer Networking students are trained as part of the Cisco Networking Academy at SUNY Adirondack and have theopportunity to receive the coveted Cisco Certified EntryNetworking technician (CCENt) credential along with the nationally recognized A+ certification in hardware and software.

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NETWorkINg CArEErS:• IT Support Specialist• Network Support Technician• Computer Support Specialist• Computer Programmer• System Analyst & Manager• Customer Service Specialist

Electrical Technology/Advanced ManufacturingBecome an elite “industrial athlete” of the future!

High school students in the Electrical Technology/Advanced Manufacturing program have the unique opportunity to close the gap on skills that employers in manufacturing here and abroad are seeking from their workforce. Students work together to solve real-world problems while utilizing state of the art manufacturing, automation and control devices such as 3D printers, lathes, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s).

After completing the Electricaltechnology/Advanced

Manufacturing program,students have the opportunityto earn the status of Certified

production technician,a nationally recognized

industry credential from theManufacturing SkillsStandards Council.

More thAn 70 billiondollArs in goodsAnd prodUcts AreMAnUfActUred in new York stAte eAch YeAr. Manufacturing remains a vital and growing part of the state economy and a great career option for students.

Electrical Technology/Advanced Manufacturingcareers:• Manufacturing Technician • Industrial Product Manager• Research Analyst• Industrial Engineer• Fabrication Specialist• Quality Control Manager

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NEW MEdIA CArEErS:• Graphic Design• Photography• Video Editing• Animation• Illustration• Web Design• Advertising• Marketing

Design your future with the New Media program. With the recent growth in web, social, mobile and general digital media, career prospects are at an all-time high for Media Arts students. Regardless of the business or industry sector, having the ability to develop effective visual marketing and communication materials is essential.

Using a foundation of art theory and process combined with hands-on learning of today’s best hardware and software, students learn to design their own path. Students take a variety of courses including Graphic Design, Photography and Web Design to develop a foundational knowledge base of Media Arts.

These skills are then employed in real-worldscenarios, working with local businesses oncurrent projects in our community. At thesame time students design and build a portfolioof their own artwork.

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Upon completing the program,students have the ability

to become an Adobe CertifiedAssociate, which is

internationally recognized,and earn SUNY Adirondack’s

Media Arts Certificate.

My guidance counselor came in to one of my honors classes and gave a presentation about the Early College program. I have always liked technology and I wanted to find something that would give me a good career path.

Professor Woodard and Mr. Perry have really helped me focus my interests. I wasn’t sure that I wanted to go directly into an IT career. When I talked with Mr. Perry about that he explained how the business world and tech world are so intertwined and that having a technical background will be a huge asset and make me more employable. Last year I participated in a work-based learning program with GE’s Global Research Center in Schenectady. I was able to partner with one of the Center’s Lab Director’s for a day. His job was much more involved with the business side of things. I sat in on conference calls and meetings and saw that even though he was a high level manager, he had the technical background to understand how all of the pieces worked together.

I’ll graduate high school with 34 college credits and will be halfway done with my degree as a freshman. I am planning to graduate from SUNY Adirondack and then transfer to get my Bachelor’s degree. I’m so glad that I enrolled in this program. You have nothing to lose by coming here. It will only benefit you in the end.

Madeline Pepin, Hudson Falls High SchoolIT Networking, Early College Career Academy,Class of 2017

3-dIMENSIoNAl EduCATIoNThree students from the SuNY Adirondack Early College Career Acad-emy produced a prototype for the u.S. Army in a project collaboration with ESPEY Manufacturing and Electronics Corp. of Saratoga Springs.

ESPEY, a power electronics design and original equipment manufactur-ing company, is a business partner with Early College Career Academy. The manufacturer, which specializes in developing products for the military, reached out to the educational program for assistance.

“We had a true need,” said Patrick Enright, president and chief execu-tive officer of ESPEY. “We could have outsourced it, but we wanted to give the students a real-world, hands-on opportunity. The sooner we can get kids engaged, the better.”

The students, who were enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing curriculum, used ESPEY’s design to build a lighter version of a portable pack that converts alternating-current electricity to direct-current elec-tricity. The device could convert 120-volt power from a vehicle’s engine to 28 volts, making it useful for soldiers in the field.

The Saratoga Springs and Queensbury students, participating through WSWHE BOCES, presented their work produced with a 3-D printer after five-weeks of problem solving.

“You’ve shown teamwork and done a great job. Hats off to you,”Enright told the team after seeing the completed project.

CISCo hoNorSNETWorkINg ProfESSor

Karen Woodard, associateprofessor of networking technology, received special recognition from Cisco during a Cisco Beat meeting, which was broadcast to all company employees worldwide.

Woodard was selected to repre-sent her peers alongside Cisco’s CEO and Senior Vice President during the presentation.

Stephanie Kelly, Cisco’s man-ager of global marketing for Networking Academy, said Woodard was chosen because of time spent as an instructor and her participation in special student development programs.

Woodard stresses the impor-tance of the college’s continued relationship with Cisco.

“Due to Cisco’s pervasivereach in the networking field, companies around the worldpurchase their product line,” she said. “Students participating in Cisco Networking Academy have an advantage of learning how to manage and deploy Cisco products according to IT industry standards. Talent bridge serves as a conduit between these students/alumni and the 88,000 Cisco Channel Partners seeking skilled talent worldwide.”

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Zachary Scheid with Jonathan Luse in the background, show the actual unit that was manufactured, which contains the part they developed during the Industry Challenge.

25 students from 11 districts

graduated from the program

in 2017. Two students joined theU.S. Army; the remainder of theclass are continuing theirstudies in engineering, scienceor new media at:• SUNY Adirondack

• SUNY Plattsburgh

• SUNY Canton• Clarkson University

• Rochester Institute of Technology

• Salve Regina University

• SUNY Buffalo

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in addition to acquiring job skills and industry knowledge, students also earn college credits toward an associate degree in applied sciencewhile still in high school.

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans’ status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officers will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimina-tion Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The BOCES Compliance Officers are: Donna J. Wisenburn, Director of Human Resource Services or Timothy G. Place, Deputy District Superintendent, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 1153 Burgoyne Avenue, Suite 2, Fort Edward, NY 12828. Phone: (518)581-3310 or (518)746-3310; Email: dwisen-burn@wswheboces.org or tplace@wswheboces.org.

Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov

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