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Career College of California <br />Program Narrative 2013 -2014 <br />Executive Summary <br />Too many young people have slipped through the cracks of the educational system and lack sufficient literacy and <br />job related soft and technical skills making it nearly impossible for them to find and secure a meaningful job with a <br />sustainable wage. <br />Career College of California has created an innovative model to train and support youth to gain value in the labor <br />market and to be able to earn family - supporting wages. <br />The young people we serve often face multiple barriers to employment including being young parents without <br />solid childcare options, not having gained a high school diploma and having a family history of welfare <br />dependency. We believe all youth deserve a chance to build a bright future and we have designed an educational <br />model that addresses these multiple barriers and empowers our students to realize their full potential. <br />Out model includes; <br />1. Pre - assessment of foundational skills <br />2. Training <br />• Technical skills {medical, business + legal} <br />• Vocational skills {writing, listening, teamwork, professional appearance, technology} <br />• Life skills {discipline, interpersonal, attitude) <br />• Foundational skills {reading, writing, math, spelling} <br />3. Student Support Services (addressing barriers) <br />4. Post- assessment of foundational skills <br />5. Career Services + Experience {externships + internships) <br />To promote the success of this model, we have an exceptional team of staff and faculty who work relentlessly to <br />support our students. <br />Our results have been extraordinary. We have over 90% student satisfaction, nearly 90% student completion and <br />over 80% student job placement. Year over year we have achieved perfect compliance audits from our accreditors <br />and have built a reputation for being driven by our mission to empower our students to realize their potential and <br />begin promising careers. <br />If we are granted the $79,920 we are requesting, we will be able to support 15 youth to complete 8 -9 months of <br />full -time training and to search for and secure jobs. At least 10% of youth enrolled will be foster youth, youth on <br />probation or /and youth with disabilities. The actual cost of training per student is $8,500 (BOA, MFOBC + PL) and <br />$9,500 (MA) respectively however we are able to reduce the WIA cost to $5,400 as it will be supplemented by <br />available Pell grants. Up to $5,550 in Pell grants are available based on household income and we are assuming an <br />average of $3,400 will be received per student. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />W Id ID <br />