About Us
What is a Center of Excellence?
Community colleges across Washington utilize Center of Excellence services such as the Develop a Curriculum (DACUM) training, a year-long Leadership Training for future workforce administrators, and a yearly Best Practices conference.
Currently available products include a student tracking database, tested curriculum, and access to successful grant proposals.
Centers of Excellence are colleges designated by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges as statewide leaders in specialized workforce education and training for industries that help the state's economy grow. Centers serve as a point-of-contact and resource hub for industry trends, best practices, innovative curriculum, and professional development opportunities. Centers also maximize resources by bringing together workforce education and industry partners in order to develop highly-skilled employees for targeted industries.
Vision: Washington shall become a national model in developing partnerships among business, industry and education for the purpose of enhancing economic and workforce development initiatives to meet the current and future needs of the industries critical to the state’s economic vitality.
Mission: Washington’s Centers of Excellence shall serve as the statewide liaisons to business, industry and the state’s educational systems for the purpose of creating a highly skilled and readily available workforce critical to the success of the industries driving the state’s economy and supporting Washington families.