Good Alaska s' Schools ( Part 2) Sitka Campus - GREAT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST

SOMETHING ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST 

Information 

Phone Number : 

747-7700

800-478-6653

Contact

1332 Seward Ave
Sitka, AK, 99835

Email Contact :

student.info@uas.alaska.edu

 

Vision

The UAS Sitka Campus serves as a primary resource for learning opportunities in our community. We aim to provide a place where people from across the region and the state can enrich their lives and build a path to their future.

Mission

·                     To meet the diverse, lifelong educational needs of our native and non-native community

·                     To assist all students in reaching their immediate educational long-range career goals

·                     To provide accessible postsecondary academic, vocational and continuing educational opportunities

·                     To enrich the lives and embrace the cultures of our community, region and the state

Community Outreach

The city of Sitka, population 8,900, hosts the smallest of the three University of Alaska Southeast campuses. Due to its smaller size, the Sitka campus has strong connections within the community, including neighbors Mt. Edgecumbe High School and SEARHCCommunity Hospital.

Distance Learning and Technology

UAS Sitka has been recognized for its distance education since the early 1980s. As an active participant in the University of Alaska Learning Consortium (UALC), the Sitka campus is linked to many college campuses throughout Alaska. UAS Sitka offers distance-learning opportunities to Alaska-based students both locally and abroad, and specializes in the statewide reach of rural areas.

Student Success

UAS Sitka focuses its efforts on Alaska Native, rural, and low-income students, in addition to the Sitka-based student population. It acts as the educational center for Sitka-based programs such as Health Information Management, Health Information Technology, Law Enforcement, and Fisheries Technology.

The Sitka campus awards workforce credentials, occupational endorsements, certificates and associate degrees.

And Historic Milestones

·                     1962: Sitka Community College was officially organized. It was operated on a part-time basis from 1962 until 1968. In 1968, the first full-time teacher was hired.

·                     1983: The college changed its name to Islands Community College, to reflect its overall service area, which included Angoon, Kake, Pelican, Petersburg, Port Alexander, Sitka, Tenakee Springs, and Wrangell.

·                     1987: The regional unit of University of Alaska Southeast was established in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka. Sitka retained its “Islands Campus” name.

·                     1988: The college changed its name to University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus.

·                     1989: University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus moved to its current location on Japonski Island. The building was originally constructed as a WWII airplane hangar.

·                     1992: A new certificate and associate degree in Health Information Management was developed; it was the first degree in Alaska to be designed and delivered specifically for distance education.

·                     1998: Completion of Science Wing

·                     2000: Completion of Learning Center and additional classroom space

·                     2005: Completion of Kiln and Foundry Shelter for Art Program

·                     2006: Completion of Welding Laboratory with 16 booths

·                     2008: Completion of Career and Technical Education classroom

·                     2010: Renovation and expansion of Health Sciences Education Wing including computer classroom upgrade and installation of telepresence conference room

·                     2013: Completion of Final Phase of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Wing and renovation of Student Success Center

Recognitions

• UAS Sitka Campus has been noted in Business Week and Forbes for its expertise in distance-delivered education.
• 2005: Awarded 5-year Title III grant - Building Bridges for Alaska Native Students: Access to Success
• 2010: Awarded 5-year Title III grant - Connecting to Success: Building Resources for Alaska Native Students
• 2012: Awarded Platinum-Level Sitka Green Business Award by the Sitka Global Warming Group and Sustainable Sitka (SGWG/SS), for the highest level of commitment towards green practices.