DA College Programs

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• ADA Student Services
• California History Center
• Career Development/Employment Program (CDEP)
• Child Development Center
• Counseling
• Disabled Student Services
• Distance Learning Center
• Educational Diagnostic Center
• Environmental Studies Area
• Euphrat Museum of Art
• Health Services
• Learning Resources
• Multicultural-International Programs and Services
• Television Center
• Vocational Education, Workforce Training and Community Services
• Work Experience

ADA Student Services

In response to Section 427 of the Department of Education's General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), De Anza College would like to illuminate the steps already being taken to insure equitable access to and participation in our programs. De Anza has a rich 30 year history of being dedicated to diversity among our staff and student population. Located in the hub on one of the most culturally diverse areas in the United States, De Anza has successfully integrated our population to closely mirror the population around us.

It is the policy of De Anza College not to discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation martial status, or physical or psychological disability in all of its educational and employment program and activities, its policies, practices and procedures.

It is further the policy of this college to take affirmative action in all its programs and in all aspects of employment and student recruitment where handicapped persons, or persons of a particular race or sex are underutilized, underrepresented or underserved.

De Anza College is committed to excellence in the pursuit of learning and academic achievement by its students. In furtherance of this goal, the college is committed to providing academic standards that are fair and equitable to all students in an atmosphere that fosters integrity on the part of student, staff, and faculty alike.

De Anza College takes all steps necessary to provide a positive educational and employment environment which encourages equal educational opportunities. The college actively seeks to educate staff and students on the deleterious effects of expressions of hatred or contempt based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or psychological disability; and promotes equality and mutual respect and understanding among all groups and individuals.

De Anza College does not discriminate against any person in the provision of any program or services based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, age gender, religion, sexual orientation marital status, or physical or mental disability.

The Board of Trustees upholds that, for persons with disabilities, improving the access to educational and employment opportunities must be a priority. The Board of Trustees directs the administration to take the necessary actions to implement the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. De Anza College does not discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability with regard to employment or with regard to the provision of District programs, services ad activities.

A person who is otherwise qualified may request accommodation related to their disability. Students who feel they have either a learning disability or physical disability which might adversely affect their assignment test scores in either basic skills, reading, writing, mathematics and some physical and biological sciences, may request alternative testing formats. Disabled Student Services provides special services and instruction for students with physical disabilities, psychological disabilities or chronic health impairment. These include registration assistance, parking permit distribution, assistive technology support and training, and academic accommodations.

As our populations expand and diversify, De Anza will develop new innovative strategies to serve the unique needs and interests of our community by actively recruiting those populations in both employment and educational pursuits. Additional steps are outlined in our activities within this proposal. De Anza is looking forward to meeting the challenges that come with diversity, but also reaping the rewards.

California History Center

The recipient of numerous awards and honors, the California History Center is an active focal point for the study of California and has been recognized as an "outstanding educational facility" by the state of California. Through an emerging California Studies Program, the center provides a place where faculty, staff, students and community members can enter into dialog and grapple intellectually with what it can become - educating our stakeholders to be active, informed, participants in determining California's future.

Housed in the reconstructed le Petit Trianon, a national registered landmark located on the De Anza campus, the center offers credit classes, changing exhibits, a early California Studies Conference, and publishes The California magazine and one major book each ear. Students are encourage to participate in all of these activities.

Additionally, the center's Stocklmeir Library houses a growing collection of materials on California and on almost every aspect of Santa Clara Valley's development, including student research papers, books, journals, oral history on video and audio tape, photographs, manuscripts, newsletters, clippings and pamphlets.

Career Development/Employment Program (CDEP)

A recipient of numerous national and state awards, this comprehensive program serves individuals with disabilities and Bay Area employers. CDEP offers classes in vocational evaluation, career assessment, and job-seeking skills. Additionally, training is offered in the Americans with Disabilities Act; a new class offering is "Discrimination and Prejudice in Education and Employment", open to any student. Job development and placement services are available to qualified individuals. CDEP serves individuals with physical, psychological, and learning disabilities as well as Department of Rehabilitation consumers. A specialized focus of services is offered to students who are in transition (Transition Programs and Projects, TPP) or who are enrolled in particular problems under the Vocational Applied Technology and Education Act (VATEA). CDEP coordinates with many local agencies and has access to a computerized community bulletin board for job postings.

Child Development Center

Quality child care is available to De Anza students with children between the ages of two and five. The Child Development Center (CDC), located at the southwest corner of the campus, provides a developmentally based program of early childhood education, offers parenting classes, and serves as the teacher-training laboratory for child development majors.

The center also offers a Pathways to Teaching program which assists students which assists students who are exploring the teaching profession by providing career information, program advisement, and transfer support. This is an effort to provide qualified elementary education teachers, particularly in the areas of math, science and bilingual education.

The center's fully certified staff provides programs for more than 100 children and families each quarter. Waiting lists exist for each program; therefor, parents are advised to notify the staff of their interest one or two quarters prior to the time they will be needing child care. Parents participate in CDC classrooms three hours per week. Fees for child care are on a sliding scale. Weekly seminars on parenting are offered every quarter.

Child development majors interning in the program are completing requirements for the state licenser and credentialing. Many students are working toward an A.A. degree in child development which id transferable to education and psychology programs in the state university system.

Counseling

The Counseling and Advising center, located in the Administration Building, provides a comprehensive service for students who seek assistance in dealing with a variety of concerns. Academic advisors assist with academic questions and concerns. Counselors assist with academic advising, educational, personal and career concerns. Counselors and academic advisors are available Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Students may also see a counselor or an academic advisor on a drop-in basis during the above hours. In addition to individual sessions with counselors/advisors, the Counseling and Advising Center offers a variety of workshops providing academic assistance (for example, nursing workshops) and career counseling (for example, interest-testing workshops). Also, please check the Schedule of Classes for counseling, career planning and human development classes. Counseling services include, but are not limited to, the following:

Academic Advising:

• request an academic advisor or counselor
• educational planning
• determination of transfer requirements
• application for a certificate or degree
• petitions to Academic Council

Educational Counseling:

• request a counselor
• selection of a major
• time management
• study skills
• test anxiety

Career Counseling:

• request a counselor
• career/life planning
• assessment of skills, interests, values, and personality styles
• test referral and interpretation
• exploration of career goals based on personal assessment
• development and implementation of career plans

Personal Counseling:

• request a counselor
• self-awareness
• interpersonal communication
• stress management
• relationship counseling
• clarification and resolution of problem areas
• referral to off-campus resources

Counseling is a confidential relationship between student and counselor. Counselors act as catalysts to help students define their own questions, explore their own alternatives, and ultimately, find their own answers.

Disabled Student Services

Disabled Student Services provides special services and instruction for students with physical disabilities, psychological disabilities or chronic health impairment. These include registration assistance, parking permit distribution, assistive technology support and training, and academic accommodations.

Visually impaired students have the services of a counselor to assist them with curricular modifications such as ordering materials in special media and mobility training. A resource room for visually impaired students is located in the Learning Center and is equipped with the closed-circuit enlargers, a voice-output computer, Braille, large-print and audiotape resources, and reference materials.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students have the assistance of an interpreter/scheduler with registration, the provision of interpreting services in the classroom, and campus liaison.

Distance Learning Center

The Distance Learning Center offers a variety of college credit courses for students interested in learning on an independent basis. The methods of instruction include television courses(over-the-air, cable, videotape), mixed-media courses (audiotape, computer disks, workbooks), and on-line courses (e-mail, World Wide Web). In addition to the television or media component, all courses include substantial readings, interaction with De Anza faculty, and tests. Instructors are available during office hours to answer questions by telephone or in person. Optional on campus meetings allow students an opportunity to participate in discussion with the instructor and other students. Much of the course work may be completed at home or in the Learning Center on campus.

Distance Learning courses are available in a variety of disciplines including business, science, intercultural studies, language arts, child development, creative arts, mathematics and social science. They are equivalent academically to on-campus courses, and most meet General Education and transfer requirements. Students are able to maintain an AA degree through Distance Learning.

These courses are designed for individuals who are unable to attend classes on a regular basis, prefer independent learning, or would like to take a course at their convenience. Students who are usually successful in Distance Learning courses are those who enjoy learning independently, are highly motivated, and possess good study skills.

Educational Diagnostic Center

The Educational Diagnostic Center (EDC) assists students in discovering their learning styles, academic strengths and weaknesses, and assessing eligibility for learning disability services. An adult with learning disabilities has average or above intelligence and demonstrates deficits in one or more of the following areas: reading, spelling, math, writing, problem solving, memory and organizational skills. All eligibility assessments are done on an individual basis, and a personalized plan of instruction is developed according to each students ability and needs. The following support services are available to those students who are eligible for EDC: registration assistance; individual and small-group tutoring; basic skills classes; test-taking facilitation; campus and community liaison including referral to social, medical, vocational and/or other educational agencies.

Environmental Studies Area

This 1.5-acre site located on the southeast corner of the campus is operated by the Biological and Health Sciences Division and contains a student research ecology laboratory for use by biology students for research projects. The area, which contains 12 California native plant communities wit more than 300 species, is open for guided natural history tours by trained docents the first Sunday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Euphrat Museum of Art

The Euphrat Museum of Art, located just east of the Flint Center, presents challenging exhibitions and educational materials which provide a resource of visual ideas and a platform for communication. The Euphrat structures itself as a forum of ideas about art expressed through one-of-a-kind exhibitions, publications, and events. Nationally recognized, Euphrat exhibitions and publications highlight our diverse cultural heritage; enhance understanding about art and history; and augment college instruction in the liberal arts and other disciplines.

Each spring, the Euphrat organizes an annual exhibition of work by local high school students as well as the annual De Anza Student Art Show. Students participate in all aspects of museum operations, including the Euphrat's Arts and Schools Program which provides art classes to elementary students in the community.

Health Services

The Health Services office provides a wide variety of confidential services. Among them are health and personal counseling; birth-control information and clinic; pregnancy tests; blood-pressure testing; dental, health, and vision insurance plans; first aid; medical referrals; on-campus accident insurance; over-the-counter immunizations medicine/self help box; rest area; TB tests; condoms; sexually transmitted disease and AIDS information/referral; Info-Mania; and alcohol and substance use/abuse information.

Learning Resources

The newly remodeled A. Robert DeHart Learning Center complex houses many resources and services available to student. These include the Library, Media Lab, College Readiness Program, the Educational Diagnostic Center, the Resource Room for the Visually Impaired, and Distance Learning Program.

Library Services takes up all of the first and second floors of the main building, as well as the top floor and the lower level of Learning Center West. The Library provides computer access to materials. Collections include more than 70,000 books, 500 periodicals, and numerous non-print items such as audio and video tapes, films, and computer software. The Library also has a 25-station Internet Lab and classroom.

Student seating is available throughout the facility. Small-group study rooms are located on the first and second floors of the main building.

Just inside the main entrance, students will find the Circulation Desk and the Reference Counter.

The Learning Center has photocopiers, laser printers, and microfilm reader/printers scattered throughout the complex. All of these devices are coin and/or card operated. Students can purchase discounted "copy cards" from dispensers located in the building.

The Media Lab is located on the lower level of Learning Center West. Here students Have access to language tapes, distance learning video tapes, and audio and video equipment. Ninety computer workstations (half Pentium and half Macintosh) provide Internet access and software for word processing, preparation of presentations, and spreadsheet development. Additionally, software to support and supplement instruction is available through this lab. A current student body card is required to book any equipment.

Multicultural-International Programs and Services

De Anza wants to shape a campus climate that encourages you to participate, to feel included, and to realize that this is your academic home. The demographics within local communities and the region are changing rapidly: for example, in the cultural diversity of our student body and the composition of Silicon Valley's workforce. This learning community reflects the changing nature and educational needs of De Anza's current students. It is essential that De Anza consciously remove any barriers that may exist within the structure of the institution and more fully integrate student services with instruction. Some of the educational programs and services in the Multicultural-International learning community include:

• Applied Technologies
• Career Planning and Placement
• Child Development and Education
• Foreign Languages
• Intercultural/International Studies Division
• Multicultural/International Center
• Physical Education
• Special Education

Television Center

The De Anza College Television Center is located on the Stevens Creek Boulevard side of Flint Center. The facility houses two television studios that are used for productions. The faculty is also used for national teleconference origination using the De Anza College Ku-band satellite up-link. In cooperation with the city of Cupertino and TCI Cablevision of Cupertino, De Anza serves as a distribution point for a variety of cable television programs that provides community television through two off-campus channels. The Television Center (TV station) provides many opportunities for students to become involved in all aspects of video/Television production. They start out as student interns and may become student employees. Any student interested in video/television is encouraged to contact the center (TV station) for further information.

Vocational Education, Workforce Training and Community Services

A primary purpose of a community college education is to prepare you for the workplace. More than 70 percent of De Anza's students already work and are expected to change jobs five to seven times in their lifetime. This learning community acknowledges that the workplace is changing as rapidly as the shift in the demographics of the region. In response to that reality, De Anza intends to strengthen its ties with public and private-sector agencies and local organizations. By merging employment training programs and community services within this learning community, De Anza has the ability to respond quickly to the needs of current and potential students. Some of the educational programs and services in the Vocational Education, Workforce Training, and Community Services learning community include:

• Manufacturing and Design Systems
• Business and Industry Institute
• Computer Applications and Office Systems
• Occupational Training Institute
• Child Development and Education
• Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
• Biotechnology

Work Experience

Under a State-approved plan, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, offers credit for both general and occupational work experience education. The colleges have coordinated classroom instruction and work experience with a number of employers in business, industry, government and the professions. Students may alternate quarters of full-time study with quarters of full-time work, or study part-time and work part-time or full-time.

Enrollment in general work experience education is also available to a limited number of students. The purpose of the General Co-op program is to provide career guidance for students by affording opportunities to experience and learn in real work positions.

These classes provide them with updated information as to technological trends in their field, career paths, the possibility for advancement through continuing education, labor market trends, how to deal with problems at the work place and ethical as well as legal issues are explored. They also provide students with the accepted vehicles for locating employment once they have completed the program. Moreover, the Center for Career Opportunities conducts job skills seminars. These seminars cover instruction in Labor Market Information, Networking, Letter Writing, Applications, ResumŽ Writing, Interview Techniques and Job Retention. In addition, specialized Motivational Workshops are provided to students to increase self-esteem, their abilities to make quality decisions and enhance interpersonal attitudes and behaviors. This comprehensive education coupled with excellent skills training gives the participant the tools necessary to be successful in the highly competitive labor market of Silicon Valley.