ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2003-2004

John Deere Ag Tech

 

Learner Success                              

á      The first goal is to enroll 20 students in the fall, 2003 semester.

o      The goal of 20 students was not reached largely due to the farm economy and the reluctance of the dealers to commit to future expenditures. The August, 2003 class consisted of 12 students, one from Germany.

á      Graduation rates will continue to improve on a rolling 5-year average.

o      The rolling five-year average moved up to 81% from 79% in 2002.

á      The Live Project and Running lab will be completed and functional. This will mean a new and wider overhead door, additional ductwork, and a moveable wall installed.

o      Nothing was done to the live lab. The plans did not make it to the college level in the planning process.

á      Two doors will be installed in the lab area to insure safety, security, and control noise.

o      No doors were installed for the same reasons as above.

á      Program and Course competencies will be assessed after the annual Career Partnership meeting and the Advisory Council meeting.

o      The Program competencies were approved by the Advisory Council and John Deere. Direction was given to expand the curriculum to include AMS and EE and Hydraulic certifications.

 

Strengthening College Processes             

á      Construction of a storage facility to protect college and John Deere investment and to honor the contract formed between John Deere and the college.

o      The building addition was not completed.

Service to the Community 

á      The Advisory Council will continue to be a primary source of information and guidance for the Ag Tech program.

o      The Advisory council and John Deere input continues to be a major input into program operations.

á      A technical recruiter that focuses only on the technical programs will be in place by the fall semester.

o      An instructor from the technical division has started working part-time in the Admissions department.

 

GOALS FOR 2004-2005

Helping Students Learn

á       The curriculum will be expanded in 2004 to reflect the demands of the Industry, Advisory Council and John Deere Company. This will include AMS, Systems Certification in-house, and additional fuel and power train systems.

á       The Live Project lab will be completed to enhance the student learning environment.

á       A laptop computer lab will be added to insure each student has access and is proficient in data acquisition and implementation.

á       The west side of the Collins building will be extended to protect the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment supplied by Deere.

á      Two doors will be installed to provide lab security and muffle the sounds and fumes to the rest of the building.

Leading and Communicating

á       The Ag Tech program will explore the possibility of delivering training to customers for the dealers in the region.

á       The dealers in the region will be contacted to be part of a direct mail effort to recruit students.

 

Planning Continuous Improvement

á       The Ag Tech program will continue to look to the Advisory Council and John Deere for direction and input.

á       Through additional training the program will be certified to test in Electrical, Hydraulic and Air Conditioning certification in-house.

á       Each instructor will take an on-line course offered by John Deere.

á       The instructors will attend the annual Ag Tech and Pro Tech consolidated aftermarket training.

o      Prioritized equipment requests with justification and budget

 

Item

Cost

Justification

10 laptops

Server

Wireless hubs to feed the server.

10@1850 = $18500

1 server at $3,500

$1,000

There is an increasing dependence on on-line access to DeereÕs technical training and the need of the student to be proficient in using that access.

Overhead door for live lab Widening the door for equipment

$10,000

The door will increase security and decrease heating costs by replacing the un-insulated fiberglass door. The 12 foot door needs to be widened to 14 foot to accommodate the larger equipment.

Ductwork to vent diesel exhaust

 

$7,000

This will complete the isolation of the running equipment when included with the door installation below

Renovation of the drain and moving the electrical panels in the live project lab

$2,000

This will allow the live lab to safely wash equipment over the drain

Installation of two doors

$1,800

This is to improve the security and sound containment in the Ag Tech lab

Extension of the Collins building to the west

20,000 ft2 @ $10/ft2 = $200,000

This will enclose the west side of the Collins building to protect the Auto, Ag Tech, and Fire Science equipment from weather and freezing.