Johnny M. Moore, Ph.D.President

Pierpont Community & Technical CollegeFairmont, West Virginia

Our Context: Pierpont • Established1974 as a department of Fairmont State University

• Independent status: 2008 • Service area includes 13 counties in West Virginia

• Offer over 60 Programs of Study• Associate Degrees, Certificates, Certifications, Skill Sets

• Annually, we serve over 5,000 credit and non-credit students

Popular Programs of Study• Electric Utility Technician

• Power System Institute

• Aviation Maintenance Technology

• Culinary Academy

• Vet Tech

• Health Sciences

Putting People to Work

FirstEnergy Hires 20 New Grads from Pierpont’s ProgramJune 14, 2017 – article taken from The State Journal

Mon Power has hired 20 new line and substation

employees from the Power Systems Institute program it

has with Pierpont Community and Technical College in Fairmont.

"The PSI program is the pipeline that ensures we have well-trained, highly skilled employees to provide safe, reliable electric service for our customers," said Holly Kauffman, president of FirstEnergy's West Virginia operations. "The new graduates will work shoulder to shoulder with our veteran linemen and substation personnel and fill key jobs as current employees retire.

Partnerships are critical

Free community college bill passes West Virginia legislature

• Senate President Mitch Carmichael was the architect of SB 1 and the 2018 legislation

• “Marshall University believes that helping West Virginians defray the cost of higher education is a plus because it gets more students into the pipeline.” said Leah Payne, Marshall’s head of communications.

• “WVU is pleased the Legislature is finding ways to expand educational opportunities for our citizens through easier access to and additional funding for higher education.” said Rob Alsop, WVU vice president for strategic initiatives.

WV News March 10, 2019

Partnership with West Virginia University (WVU)

• Partnering with WVU Extension Services to create an oil and gas safety specialist program

• https://www.wboy.com/news/marion/pctc-and-wvu-extension-services-partner-together-to-create-oil-and-gas-safety-specialist-program/

WBOY: Jan 10, 2019

Pierpont, Marshall University, & RCBI

• Pierpont, Marshall University, and the Robert C. Byrd Institute partner to provide new manufacturing careers across North-Central West Virginia.

• https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/local-education-institutions-forge-partnership-to-provide-new-careers-for-west-virginia/

WBOY: Jun 7, 2018

Pierpont & WVNCC, partner with Murray Energy Inc.

WV NewsMay 21, 2018

Pierpont Community and Technical College and West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) have formed apartnership with Murray Energy Corporation to offer a new associate degree program, Mine Maintenance. The two-yearprogram also includes opportunities to gain experience with Murray Energy. The program will begin with theFall 2018 Semester, and students can enroll now at either school. Informational sessions will be held at Pierpont’s FairmontCampus on Saturday, June 9, and at WVNCC’s Wheeling Campus on Saturday, June 16.

Anyone interested in the new Mine Maintenance Program must apply by July 9 for the fall semester by visiting www.pierpont.edu or www.wvncc.edu. Once accepted, students will berequired to complete a two-week training offered by Murray Energy. Upon acceptance into the program at either college, students will also have the opportunity to work part-time withMurray Energy. After successfully completing the program students will have the potential to be hired by Murray Energy full-time.

“In recent years, we have seen and have forecasted an increased need for talented maintenance personnel within our business,” said Ryan Murray, Murray Energy vice president,operations. “This program will allow us to recruit and train the proper individuals for unprecedented career growth opportunities in the maintenance fields. The partnership will be our No.1 conduit for hiring maintenance personnel. We encourage applications to the program starting today.”

“This innovative partnership with Murray Energy Corporation is another successful model of how business and education can work together to create opportunities for our localresidents. Pierpont is one of the most versatile higher education institutions in North Central West Virginia, and we are an integral part of the solution to help our state out of the currenteconomic hardship,” said Pierpont President Johnny M. Moore

Pierpont receives national recognition from White House

• FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The challenges of reskilling workers in West Virginia andthroughout the country are getting some national attention. Pierpont Community& Technical College recently received praise from the White House Council ofEconomic Advisers (CEA) for its innovative programs offered at the Robert C. ByrdNational Aerospace Education Center in Bridgeport to combat those challenges.

• Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey4qJNu6fMY

• White House’s Council of Economic Advisers Report (2018)

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Addressing-Americas-Reskilling-Challenge.pdf

WV News | July 25, 2018

Putting People to Work

• https://youtu.be/deuOnZKtArQ

• https://youtu.be/Lv85cWuWFow

• r the growing regional economy

A cooperative agreement among the governors of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to coordinate

supports for the growing regional economy.

TEAM Consortium Area:

The TEAM Consortium’s area covers 27 counties that are rich with natural gas resources

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

• Share Curriculum • Master Syllabi• Course materials• Lesson Plans

• …in order to establish a network of aligned occupational pathways, across the region.

Stackable Credentials Model

The stackable credential model allows multiple entry and exit points to those seeking an education, and the standardized curriculum will enable this mobile workforce to continue and finish their education wherever the curriculum is offered.