Feather River College Incarcerated Student Program Education with

Feather River College Incarcerated Student Program

Education with a Human Touch Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 2

FRC’s Unique Program • Unique History – 2007, Quincy, CA • Unique Model - Cohorts • Unique Mode of Delivery – Seven Learning Modules Seven years and going strong! Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 3

A Rigorous Academic Program � A. A. Degree - Associate of Arts Degree, Liberal Arts/Humanities Transferable to California State University System � Curriculum – Biology and Anthropology Labs – French – Statistics - Studio Art - Nature Writing � Instruction – Regular Instructor Feed back, Prison Visits EDUCATION WITH A HUMAN TOUCH Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 4

ISP Instructor and Staff Visits � California Correctional Center – Susanville; California Men’s Colony – San Luis Obispo; Central California Women’s Facility – Chowchilla; California City State Prison – California City; California State Prison – Corcoran; Calipatria – Calipatria; High Desert State Prison – Susanville; Folsom Women’s Facility – Folsom; Pelican Bay State Prison – Crescent City; Plumas County Jail – Quincy; San Quentin State Prison – San Quentin Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 5

ISP Growth Chart � 600 30 Students Cohorts Prisons Students 500 25 20 400 15 300 10 200 100 5 0 0 Prisons - Cohorts 700 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Academic Years GROWTH and STUDENT SUCCESS Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 6

Education and Rehabilitation • Replicate on Campus Experience • Cohort and Module System • Instructor Visits • Student Education Plan Education with a Human Touch = Student Success Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 7

Central California Women’s Facility First FRC Graduation Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 8

FRC Former College President, Ron Taylor, hands out diplomas Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 9

Pelican Bay SHU Graduation–Historic Moment Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 10

Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 11

SEISMIC SHIFT Pre AB 109 Post AB 109 Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 12

Higher Learning and Lower Recidivism • According to the National Institute of Justice Report to the U. S. Congress, prison education is far more effective at reducing recidivism than boot camps, shock incarceration, and vocational training. EDUCATION LEVEL RECIDIVISM RATE No Education High School Two-Year College Four Years College Post Graduate 67% 24% 10% 5. 6% 0% Feather River College’s Incarcerated Student Program 570 Golden Eagle Avenue, Quincy, CA 95971; (530) 283 -0202, ext. 252; www. frc. edu Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 13

All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come. –Victor Hugo Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 14

California Community Colleges = Reentry Infrastructure Educate to Rehabilitate Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 15

DISTANCE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS In particular, the industry can be broken down into three segments · Video. Tapes and CDs · Internet · Video conferencing · Satellite California Community Colleges Partnering With Prisons Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 16

Make way for the ereader! Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 17

Wardens, Principals, Captains, Teachers, Staff and of course, … the Graduate It takes a village… First College Graduation in history of Pelican Bay SHU, 2012 Feather River College, Incarcerated Student Program, (530) 283 -0202, ext 264; isp_email@frc. edu 18