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E. How will your organization expose youth to the various post - secondary educational <br />institutions (colleges, universities, vocational training schools, apprenticeships, etc.). <br />1. Out -of- School youth will be enrolled in college level SAC courses in the fields of business <br />and several will be additionally enrolled in an intermediate digital media course at the Garfield <br />Community Center. This will insure that our program will enroll each one of our participants in a <br />center for higher education by the end of the first quarter. <br />2. Participants will be introduced to post - secondary education via MOOC's that will provide <br />access to courses from some of the most elite universities in the U.S and the world. <br />3. Interns will attend workshops on college searches, college applications, scholarships and <br />financial aid, as part of their on- the -job training. Interns will also be taken on field trips to local <br />colleges such as Santa Ana College, Cal State Fullerton, Chapman University, the Art Institute in <br />Santa Ana, Cal State Long Beach and UC Irvine; <br />4. The Santa Ana Public Library works closely with the Adelante program at Santa Ana <br />College, an initiative advocating for a college degree in every home in the city. High school <br />students may enroll in the Adelante program and upon completion of general education <br />requirements are guaranteed admission to either University of California Irvine or California <br />State University Fullerton. <br />5. Santa Ana College and Santa Ana Public Library have recently partnered to create a Higher <br />Education Center (HEC) at the Santa Ana Central Library. Youth will be provided access to all <br />services /programs plan ied at the HEC (Please refer to attachment W -5 for list of HEC <br />services /programs) <br />F. Describe the certificates that youth will be able to earn while in your program or within <br />1 year after exit. <br />1. Santa Ana College Course Credits <br />• 3 College Credits: Business Applications -100 Fundamentals of Business (18 -30 youth) <br />• 3 College Credits: Art 195: Intro to Digital Media Arts (15 -25 Youth) <br />• 1 College Credit: Counseling 100: Study Skills (26 -30 Youth) <br />2. Rancho Santiago Community College District <br />• Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) certificate of Completion <br />All 22 youth will participate in a 5 week long series of two -hour workshops that will <br />teach them the basics of entrepreneurship. This workshop will culminate in youth <br />competing in teams to create a market plan for a product that they develop and present. <br />All youth participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion. <br />(Refer to Letter 174) <br />3. Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education <br />• Adult High School Diploma Program <br />• High School Exit Exam Preparation (GED, HSET, etc.) for participants requiring the <br />services <br />• Vocational courses leading to the attainment of state- approved certificates in areas of <br />entry -level high employment potential. This will be provided in follow -up year. <br />4. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Pilot Program Certificates: <br />• ALISON — Advanced Learning Interactive Systems Online (Alison.com). Provides <br />industry recognized free certified training in a variety of subjects. Currently used by <br />Employ Florida and Virginia Workforce Connection to train job seekers requiring <br />additional skills and certifications. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />