Dr. Emily KlementAssoc. Vice President of Academic Partnerships

Debbie SharpVice President of Advancement & External Relations

North Central Texas College

Five Campuses – Over 10,000 credit studentsRural & Urban CampusesThree Rural Campuses

Gainesville Campus – 2,489 enrollmentsBowie Campus – 676 enrollmentsGraham Campus – 242 enrollments

Innovative PartnershipsGainesville Junior College – established in 1924 – partnership with the local Kiwanis Club and Gainesville Independent School DistrictCooke County Junior College – in 1959 residents of Cooke County passed tax Bond to establish a county-wide college district.North Central Texas College – in 1994, the Texas Legislators defined the service area as Cooke, Denton and Montague Counties

Tax Revenue – NCTC Tax District: Cooke County

Denton Co: NO tax Montague Co: ½ cent sales tax through Bowie E DCGraham ISD: Branch Maintenance Tax as of November 2009

In-District = Students who live within Cooke County or Graham ISD

Out-of-District = Students who live outside Cooke County or Graham ISD

Funding Maze – Gainesville CampusFocus on Student SuccessDepartment of Education• Title III Strengthening Institutions – Student Success Center• TRIO Student Support Services

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board• Comprehensive Student Support Program – Project Xtreme• Scaling and Sustaining Success -S3 Program – Project Score

Department of Labor – Healthcare Focus• WINDOWS – Community-Based Job Training Program• Convergence – Technology Innovation Program• Matrix Grant – High Growth, High Demand

Funding Maze – Gainesville CampusBusiness/Industry Partnerships

Department of Labor – Information Technology• H1B – Information Technology – Networking• Rural Information Technology Alliance –

CyperSecurity, Database, NetworkingTexas Workforce Commission• Skills Development Funds – customized workforce

training• Fast Start Grant

Funding Maze – Gainesville CampusBusiness/Industry Partnerships

Texas Workforce Commission• Advanced Manufacturing Veterans• Skills Development Dual Credit

Gainesville Economic Development Corporation• Welding Equipment• Corporate Gift to Construct the

Career Technology Center (CTC)

Bowie Built It and We Did Come!

Innovative PartnershipsBowie Campus (50 miles from main campus)

Community planned to have a “junior college” as early as 1965; the Dream came true in 2000!

Bowie voted successfully (after 3 attempts) passed a half-cent sales tax through the 4B EDC to build, maintain and support a campus for the NCTC system with a 20 year partnership

Funding Maze – Bowie CampusDepartment of Labor – Petroleum Technology• Community-based Job Training Grant• Partnered with Navarro College• Equipment• Faculty• ScholarshipsJobs Educating Texans (JET) – Petroleum Technology• Equipment

Funding Maze – Bowie CampusDepartment of Labor – Healthcare• Community-based Job Training Grant• High Growth, High Demand Grant• Equipment• Faculty• ScholarshipsJobs Educating Texans (JET) – Healthcare• Equipment

• Petroleum Technology ProgramThrough partnership agreements with Bowie EDC and local and international oil & gas industries, a new $1.3m expansion was completed in 2009 which include high-tech training lab and instructional space, new library, and a redesigned one-stop student success center and computer lab. Western Wyoming Community College mentored and supported the initial startup of the program.Partnership with Navarro College: Dept. of Labor grantJobs Educating Texas (JET) grant – Comptroller’s Office Partnerships with Bowie 4A & 4B EDCOil & Gas Industry continues to donate fundsfor scholarships, equipment & internships.

Funding Maze – Bowie CampusFocus on Student Success

Department of Education• Title III Grant• Student Support Services• Mentoring and Tutoring Opportunities

Funding Maze – Graham Campus

Summer 2007 - Graham Education Workforce Center received classes from the Bowie Campus ITV system; the community responded positively and asked to join NCTC systemFall/Spring 2007-08 – Partnership developed between NCTC, GEWC, Graham EDC, Graham Industrial Association & Graham ISDSpring/Fall 2008 – Negotiations continued with NCTC/Graham ISD and EDC groupsJanuary-June 2009 – NCTC Board and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board overwhelmingly approve the partnershipNovember 2009 – branch campus tax was approved byGraham ISD by ¾ of the vote!

Funding Maze – Graham CampusPetroleum Technology ProgramBegan in Fall 2011; fully operational by 2012-13Local donors and business/industries partnered for the start-up and sustainability of the program;Jobs Educating Texans (JET)• Equipment for Indoor & Outdoor Training Labs

Funding Maze – Graham CampusWelding Technology• Community Foundations• Graham Economic Development Corporation• Graham Industrial Association• Business/Industry Texas Workforce Commission • Fast Start Grant• Skills Development Grant• Dual Credit Grant

Training the Future Workforce in Graham

Rural Community College Partnerships

Navigating Our Students’ FuturesInnovative Pathway Maps created in 2013-14 with the University of North Texas

Over 25 Technical Associate’s Degrees approved in the summer of 2014 – these can lead to a Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences at UNT

Articulations approved with several universities for the 90 hour NCTC ADN/BSN in 2013

Three Collegiate Academies were created in2013 – high school students can earn an Associate Degree upon graduation

Keys To Successful Partnerships

Relationship BuildingActive InvolvementClearly defined expectations and goalsReturn on Investment – Economic and Societal Impact

(Lives Changed Through Education!)

Making a Difference!