Almost Sold Out: NOCRC’s 4th Annual BTIC Conference!
All are invited to attend the Building Trauma-Informed Communities (BTIC) Conference on May 16, 2023. Hosted by the NOCE Parenting Program, the conference will cover a variety of topics, including Tools for healthy relationships, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Internet safety. The free conference starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Great Wolf Lodge. All participants must register to …
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NOCRC’s Community Partner, NOCE Granted Full, Six-Year Accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
May 4, 2023 The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC) notified North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE) on April 27, 2023 of its action to grant North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE) a six-year term of accreditation, which is the longest cycle of accreditation, with no mid-cycle visit and no warnings. …
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NOCRC Hosts Successful In-Person Partners’ Breakfast
After a three-year hiatus, the Partners’ Breakfast, hosted by North Orange County Regional Consortium for Adult Education, was successfully held in person at the Anaheim Campus on Thursday, February 9, 2023. More than 125 attendees — including partners, potential partners, students, staff, and faculty – enjoyed networking, a hot breakfast, and participating in discussions about …
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A Drive to Do More: NOCE Food Pantries Adapt to Distanced Distribution
December 01, 2020. For the estimated 700,000 California community college students contending with basic needs insecurity, the complications of COVID-19 reach well beyond the classroom. As Californians stockpiled supplies in the early days of the health crisis, the essential operations of food banks and direct human services slowed as volunteers scrambled to balance safety concerns …
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Full Circle: Adult Ed Experience Sets New NOCROP Admin’s Path in Motion
October 29, 2020. When it comes to keeping her promise to pay it forward, there’s no holding Dr. Ligia Hallstrom back. Adult education isn’t just a passion for Hallstrom. For the new Administrator of Instructional Programs at North Orange County Regional Occupational Program (NOCROP), who relied on adult education to gain a financial foothold in …
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‘Tremendous Courage’: A High School Grad 39 Years in the Making
September 25, 2020. Working since the age of 14 to help support her family, Kimberly “Kim” Jones was seldom a stranger to tough times. But amid lost jobs, missed opportunities, and even a global pandemic, her biggest barrier to success was less than an eighth-of-an-inch thick, a piece of paper. Jones fought her way to …
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Access for Anaheim: Coordinators Taking Streamlined Services to School
September 01, 2020. Pictured above from left to right: Tanya Garcia, Araceli Huerta. It’s hard for young learners to thrive if their families can’t access basic services. Whether it’s medical insurance to receive COVID-19 testing, or transportation to get to the doctor, student success depends more than ever on close connections to essential support. With …
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Chaos into Calm: New NOCE Parenting Class Offers COVID-19 Survival Tools
August 07, 2020. Quarantining with kids doesn’t have to involve stuffed animals being thrown or shrieking (or streaking!) children while you’re trying to have a Zoom meeting…or even preoccupied teenagers who put down their phones long enough to roll their eyes at you. What caregivers need in these stressful times are survival tools, and North …
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‘The Guide on the Side’: How North Orange County ROP is Innovating Online Education
June 18, 2020. There’s a famous phrase at the North Orange County Regional Occupational Program (NOCROP): “Be the guide on the side, not the sage on the stage.” It’s about having the teaching characteristics to make learning rational, exciting, and even enjoyable. It’s particularly appropriate in these uncertain times. As the COVID-19 health crisis pushes …
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NOCE Researchers Present Best Practices in CAEP Data Analysis
April 27, 2020. According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office’s Adult Education Pipeline Launchboard data for the 2017/18 academic year, California has a thriving 888,049 students enrolled in adult education programs, with nearly 27,000 served by North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE), a member of the North Orange County Regional Consortium (NOCRC). To ensure the …
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Consortium Members Share Strategies, Learn from One Another at CAEP Summit
December 19, 2019. The members of the California Adult Education Program (CAEP) will need to be courageous, responsive and flexible in the face of impending challenges. That was a key message from Dr. Cheryl Marshall, Chancellor of the North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD), in her opening keynote presentation titled “Hearts, Brains, and Growing …
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I-BEST Program Helps Students Succeed
November 26, 2019. It’s easy to see why many adult students struggle to complete their coursework after years have passed since they last stepped into a classroom. Maybe they’re not familiar with new technology, their English is not proficient, or they are simply overwhelmed with the amount of information being covered in the class. To …
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