Riverside Community College/University of Asmara
Country:
Eritrea
Award Date:
1999
Award Amount:
$98,000.00
Cost Share:
$221,451.00
Other Partners:
University of California, Riverside; Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce; Loma Linda University
Riverside Community College (RCC) and the University of Asmara (UA) developed distance education courses in computer science and offered job training for workforce development by linking faculty and developing curricula. Faculty, an advisory panel, and a curriculum committee approved two database and three workforce development certificate paths. Faculty at the two institutions also developed new online courses. It updated and modified distance education curricula for 22 Computer Information Systems (CIS) courses, 11 Office Applications (OFC) courses (including paralegal and workforce development), and 26 CIS/OFC cross-listed courses. Two faculty members trained in CISCO networking, 75 students completed the CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification process, and a CISCO/GIS lab was established to support health care and health geographics training. RCC shared nursing and criminal justice curricula with UA.