Share Paper: Creating Career Pathways for Learners with a Technical Leadership Degree to Bridge Community Colleges and a Four Year Institution

1. Lynn Hummel, Bloomsburg University, United States
2. Jessica Briskin, Bloomsburg University, United States
3. Helmut Doll, Bloomsburg University, United States

Abstract: Adult learners in Pennsylvania experience difficulty advancing positions within their workplace or changing to a more desirable career without obtaining a bachelor’s degree. Planning began over 10 years ago to create a Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Leadership degree program at a 4-year institution of higher education. The Technical Leadership degree program was designed to partner with community colleges across Pennsylvania to address what our adult learners were experiencing. This article is an overview of what was accomplished; lessons learned, best practices, and a sampling of student success stories.