Dr. Emily KlementAssoc. Vice President of Instructional Partnerships

Debbie SharpVice President of External Affairs

Donna UptergroveSenior Director of Grants

North Central Texas College

Five Campuses – Almost 10,000 credit studentsRural Campuses

Gainesville CampusBowie CampusGraham Campus

Suburban CampusesCorinth CampusFlower Mound Campus

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 EDCGraham 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

Presentation Goals • Provide an understanding of the need

for quality partnerships in expanding educational programs and services to meet workforce needs and secure external funds

• Provide takeaway tools and techniques for building and sustaining strong partnerships

Collaborative Partnership Strategies• Substantial Benefits – “WIFM”

• Solutions Oriented Shared Passion

• Joint Accountability

• Mutually Developed Shared Goals

• Peer-to-Peer Partner Relationships

Collaborative Partnerships – Cont.• Various Partner Contributions

• Encouragement of Innovative Suggestions

• Expectation and Timeline Clarity

• Perseverance & Unity When Challenges Arise

• COMMUNICATION! COMMUNICATION! COMMUNICATION!

Funding Maze – Matrix Grant• DOL Community Based Job Training Grant

• $4.1 Million – Workforce & Industry Partnership

• Healthcare – High Growth, High Demand Jobs

• Lattice Credentials – Non-credit to Credit

• Capacity Building – Students, Programs, Faculty, Equipment, and Scholarships

Trained over 1500 healthcare professionals to meet workforce demands.

Bowie Built It and We Did Come!

Innovative PartnershipsBowie Campus (50 miles from Gainesville 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 – 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

January-June 2009 – NCTC Board and the THECB overwhelmingly approve the partnership

November 2009 – branch campus tax was approved byGraham ISD by ¾ of the vote!

Community College Partnerships

Funding Maze – NCTC FoundationLeo & Mabel Scott Estate• Established in 2005 to provide scholarship

assistance for the education of underprivileged students primarily in Cooke County & Love County and surrounding Texas & Oklahoma Counties

• Awards of more than 2,700 scholarships valued at almost $600,000

• Significant impact for Dual Credit students from 42 local ISDs served by NCTC

Strong Partnerships Help Navigate the External Funding Maze

Build a Strong Reputation of SuccessNetworking Beyond Email – Participate Outreach & Inclusion – Depth to Breadth

Training & Preparing Partners for Success

Expect & Discuss Engagement ActivitiesResearch, Share & Act on Promising PracticeCultivate Sustainability Practices at Onset

Rural Information Technology AllianceDOL TAACCCT Grant – Round 3

$18.3 Million Multi-state Consortium Grant

$4.66 Million NCTC Award

Productive Partnership Created Over Time

Foster Open Communication Through Check-Ins

Value Uniqueness & Commonality

Equity & Fairness May Not Be Equal & Same

Collaborate Externally – “RITA Pays It Forward”

Funding Maze – Bowie CampusCrucial Partnerships – Petroleum Technology• Local Businesses• Local, National & International Petroleum Industry• Community Agencies• Private BenefactorsDOL & JET Grants – Petroleum Technology• Community-based Job Training Grant• Partnered with Navarro College • Equipment, Faculty & Scholarships

Funding Maze – Graham CampusWelding Technology• Graham Economic Development Corporation• Graham Industrial Association• Business/Industry • Community Foundations

Texas Workforce Commission • Fast Start Grant• Skills Development Grant• Dual Credit Grant

Training the Future Workforce in Graham

Funding Maze – Cooke County BondRejuvenated Relationships with NCTC Tax District ResidentsBond Campaign Led by Community SupportersBuilding on Support of Local Industry & EDCPassed $14.8 million Bond for Instructional Facilities

Health Sciences Center – August 2016Industrial Technology Center – January 2016

Leo & Mabel Scott Health Science Center

North Central Texas College

Industrial Technology Center

Navigating the Funding MazePersistenceBuilding Strong Partnership RelationsPersistenceProvide Opportunities for Your Students’ to Tell Their StoriesPersistenceContinue to Tell Your College’s StoryPersistenceRefine Information to Increase Clarity, Return on Investment, and the Vision of Changing LivesPERSISTENCE!

Changing Lives!

Making a Difference!

Preparing the Workforce

Navigating the Funding Maze Questions

Contact InformationEmily Klement: eklement@nctc.eduDebbie Sharp: dsharp@nctc.eduDonna Uptergrove: duptergrove@nctc.edu

North Central Texas College940-668-7731