Dr. Emily Klement Assoc. Vice President of Academic Partnerships Debbie Sharp

1. Dr. Emily Klement Assoc. Vice President of Academic Partnerships Debbie Sharp Vice President of Advancement & External Relations

2. North Central Texas College • Five Campuses – Over 10,000 credit students • Rural & Urban Campuses • Three Rural Campuses • Gainesville Campus – 2,489 enrollments • Bowie Campus – 676 enrollments • Graham Campus – 242 enrollments

3. Innovative Partnerships Gainesville Junior College – established in 1924 – partnership with the local Kiwanis Club and Gainesville Independent School District Cooke 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

4. Tax District: Cooke County Denton Co: NO tax Montague Co: ½ cent sales tax through Bowie E DC Graham ISD: Branch Maintenance Tax as of November 2009 Tax Revenue – NCTC In-District = Students who live within Cooke County or Graham ISD Out-of-District = Students who live outside Cooke County or Graham ISD

5. Funding Maze – Gainesville Campus • Focus on Student Success • Department 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

6. Funding Maze – Gainesville Campus • Business/Industry Partnerships • Department of Labor – Information Technology • H1B – Information Technology – Networking • Rural Information Technology Alliance – CyperSecurity, Database, Networking • Texas Workforce Commission • Skills Development Funds – customized workforce training • Fast Start Grant

7. Funding Maze – Gainesville Campus • Business/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)

8. Bowie Built It and We Did Come!

9. Innovative Partnerships • Bowie 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

11. Funding Maze – Bowie Campus • Department of Labor – Petroleum Technology • Community-based Job Training Grant • Partnered with Navarro College • Equipment • Faculty • Scholarships • Jobs Educating Texans (JET) – Petroleum Technology • Equipment

12. Funding Maze – Bowie Campus • Department of Labor – Healthcare • Community-based Job Training Grant • High Growth, High Demand Grant • Equipment • Faculty • Scholarships • Jobs Educating Texans (JET) – Healthcare • Equipment

13. 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.

14. Funding Maze – Bowie Campus • Focus on Student Success • Department of Education • Title III Grant • Student Support Services • Mentoring and Tutoring Opportunities

15. 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 system Fall/Spring 2007-08 – Partnership developed between NCTC, GEWC, Graham EDC, Graham Industrial Association & Graham ISD Spring/Fall 2008 – Negotiations continued with NCTC/Graham ISD and EDC groups January-June 2009 – NCTC Board and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board overwhelmingly approve the partnership November 2009 – branch campus tax was approved by Graham ISD by ¾ of the vote!

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

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

18. Training the Future Workforce in Graham

19. Rural Community College Partnerships

20. Navigating Our Students’ Futures Innovative 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 in 2013 – high school students can earn an Associate Degree upon graduation

22. Keys To Successful Partnerships • Relationship Building • Active Involvement • Clearly defined expectations and goals • Return on Investment – Economic and Societal Impact (Lives Changed Through Education!)

23. Making a Difference!