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College of Western Idaho (CWI) is a public community college located in Southwest Idaho with its main campus locations in Boise and Nampa. CWI also offers classes at several community locations throughout the Treasure Valley. CWI offers over 60 academic transfer and professional-technical programs leading to an Associate of Arts or Science degree, Associate of Applied Science degrees, and certificates. CWI also offers basic skills education to help upgrade skills, prepare for the GED, and learn English, as well as dual credit for high school students and fast-track career training for working professionals or people seeking to enter the workforce. In the fall of 2013, CWI's enrollment was 19,861 with 9,204 credit students and 10,657 students taking non-credit courses. Ada County residents made up 56% of the CWI student body, while 33% of students come from Canyon County.〔http://cwidaho.cc/info/facts-glance〕 CWI is one of only three comprehensive community colleges in Idaho, along with College of Southern Idaho and North Idaho College. The college is governed by a five-member board of trustees elected at large by voters in Ada and Canyon counties. ==History== Prior to the creation of CWI, Boise was one of the largest metropolitan statistical areas in the United States without a community college. CWI was created on May 22, 2007, when voters of Canyon and Ada counties passed a measure to allow the formation of the new community college district. In June 2007, the Albertson Foundation announced it was donating $10 million to help found the college.〔(J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation Announces $10M in Funding Intended to Help Make the College of Western Idaho a Near-Future Reality )〕 In July 2007, the Idaho State Board of Education selected an initial five-member board of trustees.〔(State selects community college leaders, IdahoStatesman.com )〕 The following month Boise State University faculty member Dennis Griffin was named to a two-year term as the college's first president.〔(CWI board picks Dennis Griffin to be college's first president, IdahoStatesman.com )〕 Griffin retired in August 2009, and was succeeded by Bert Glandon.〔(CWI hires new president )〕 CWI began offering academic classes on January 20, 2009, with an enrollment of over 1,100 students. In the summer of 2009 the professional-technical programs from Boise State University’s Selland College of Applied Technology transitioned to CWI. By the fall 2009 semester, CWI enrollment had expanded to over 3,600 students.〔http://www.idahopress.com/news/?id=28364〕 In January 2010, CWI began its quest for independent accreditation as the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) approved the College’s Application for Consideration for Candidacy. CWI took its next step toward accreditation on January 11, 2012, when the NWCCU granted Candidacy for Accreditation status at the associate degree level. Other Milestones * May 2010 - 400 students participate in CWI’s first graduation ceremony at Nampa Campus * July 2010 - CWI Foundation receives 501(c)(3) nonprofit status * May 2012 - U.S. Department of Education approves CWI to begin participating in Federal Student Aid Programs independently * August 2012 - CWI opens new Micron Center for Professional Technical Education, moving nine professional-technical programs from the Boise State University campus * November 2012 - CWI Board of Trustee members Mary Niland, Mark Dunham, and Guy Hurlbutt are re-elected. * August 2013 - CWI Nursing Program approved for initial accreditation with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing * November 2013 - The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education approves the start-up of a Physical Therapist Assistant consortium program delivered by CWI, College of Southern Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College, and North Idaho College 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「College of Western Idaho」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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