what is the course atlantic communities

What is the number one employer in Atlantic County?

The hospitality industry is the number one employer in Atlantic County. This degree, coupled with experience prepares students for management careers in hospitality including hotels, restaurants, casinos, and other hospitality and tourism related businesses. In addition to hotel management courses, students are exposed to a variety of courses in business administration, which enable them to make appropriate business decisions. In their final semester, students are required to complete a mandatory 135-hour internship in a hospitality-related business.

How long is the records and information management course?

The series may be completed in one year; however, a student may begin and end the series at their own pace.

What is Atlantic Cape?

Atlantic Cape's program began when English full-time faculty member Effie Russell learned about the Community College of Baltimore County's (CCBC) Accelerated Learning Program. Information about the CCBC model can be found at their website. CCBC hosts the Conference on Acceleration in Developmental Education every June. Information on this conference can be found under Conferences on their website.

Who co-authored A Common Struggle?

Kennedy discuss his new book, A Common Struggle , which he co-authored with Stephen Fried, and his bold agenda for changing the way we view and treat mental health and addiction in America.

What is Accelerated Learning Program?

The Accelerated Learning Program is focused on students who place into ENGL080 Reading/Writing II and is intended to both accelerate their progress and improve their success by mainstreaming them into an ENGL101 Composition I class when they also take the ALP support course, ENGL099. A student who elects to participate in the ALP program is placed into a designated section of ENGL101, which is composed of 9 ALP students and 11 students who placed into ENGL101. The 9 ALP students from two of these ALP ENGL101 sections are combined into one ENGL099 support class. All three courses (the two sections of ENGL101 and the ENGL099 section) are taught by the same instructor and are three credits. These units of three classes are called triads. Once a week, the ALP course meets in a computer lab.

What are the green students in ENGL101?

The green students are the ALP students, and the blue students are those who placed into ENGL101.

Who is the professor of English at the National Association for Developmental Education Conference?

Effie Russell , Professor of English, presented on Accelerated Learning: Three Models for Student Success at the National Association for Developmental Education conference in National Harbor, Maryland on February 23, 2018.The presentation discussed the advantages and challenges of three different models of acceleration: the co-requisite model, the triad model and a model that places all ALP students together in a 101 course that offers more time and support. Attendees were encouraged to share their own ALP models’ challenges and rewards.

Is Atlantic Cape Community College a dream college?

August 1, 2016: Atlantic Cape Community College is named a 2016 Achieving the Dream Leader College. The Accelerated Learning Program is highlighted in the college's profile. Read more in the Atlantic Cape Communicator.

Do you need to take a developmental semester for ALP?

ALP students save time: The support course runs concurrently with Composition I, so the students do not need to take a developmental semester before entering college-level work.

What is Atlantic Cape's online learning system?

There are a few different learning management systems that Atlantic Cape uses to conduct online courses. Most of the classes use a system called Blackboard which can be accessed right through a common Web browser. This system has e-mail, discussions, chat, online testing and many other features that will enhance your overall online learning experience.

Do other courses use different learning management systems?

A few other courses use slightly different learning managements systems. You will be given very specific information on how to log in to your courses no matter which learning management system is used.

Do online classes have the same start and end dates?

Online courses usually have the same start and end dates as the traditional classes, but you should refer to the current schedule of classes to be sure. Once the semester has officially begun, you can log into the course and write a note to say hello to your professor and fellow students.