Dr. Emily Klement
Assoc. Vice President of Instructional Partnerships
Debbie Sharp
Vice President of External Affairs
Donna Uptergrove
Senior Director of Grants
Five Campuses – Almost 10,000 credit students
Rural Campuses
Gainesville Campus
Bowie Campus
Graham Campus
Suburban Campuses
Corinth Campus
Flower Mound Campus
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
Tax District: Cooke County
Denton Co: NO tax
Montague Co: ½ cent sales tax
through Bowie EDC
Graham 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
• 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
• Substantial Benefits – “WIFM”
• Solutions Oriented Shared Passion
• Joint Accountability
• Mutually Developed Shared Goals
• Peer-to-Peer Partner Relationships
• Various Partner Contributions
• Encouragement of Innovative Suggestions
• Expectation and Timeline Clarity
• Perseverance & Unity When Challenges Arise
• COMMUNICATION!
COMMUNICATION!
COMMUNICATION!
• 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 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.
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 by
Graham ISD by ¾ of the vote!
Community College Partnerships
Leo & 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
Build a Strong Reputation of Success
Networking Beyond Email – Participate
Outreach & Inclusion – Depth to Breadth
Training & Preparing Partners for Success
Expect & Discuss Engagement Activities
Research, Share & Act on Promising
Practice
Cultivate Sustainability Practices at Onset
$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”
Crucial Partnerships – Petroleum Technology
• Local Businesses
• Local, National & International Petroleum Industry
• Community Agencies
• Private Benefactors
DOL & JET Grants – Petroleum Technology
• Community-based Job Training Grant
• Partnered with Navarro College
• Equipment, Faculty & Scholarships
Welding Technology
• Graham Economic Development Corporation
• Graham Industrial Association
• Business/Industry
• Community Foundations
Texas Workforce Commission
• Fast Start Grant
• Skills Development Grant
• Dual Credit Grant
Rejuvenated Relationships with NCTC Tax
District Residents
Bond Campaign Led by Community Supporters
Building on Support of Local Industry & EDC
Passed $14.8 million Bond for Instructional
Facilities
Health Sciences Center – August 2016
Industrial Technology Center –
January 2016
Leo & Mabel Scott
Health Science Center
North Central Texas College
Industrial Technology Center
Persistence
Building Strong Partnership Relations
Persistence
Provide Opportunities for Your Students’ to Tell
Their Stories
Persistence
Continue to Tell Your College’s Story
Persistence
Refine Information to Increase Clarity, Return on
Investment, and the Vision of Changing Lives
PERSISTENCE!
Changing Lives!
Making a Difference!
Preparing the Workforce
Contact Information
Emily Klement: eklement@nctc.edu
Debbie Sharp: dsharp@nctc.edu
Donna Uptergrove: duptergrove@nctc.edu
North Central Texas College
940-668-7731