NCWorks Career Pathways Grant Final Evaluation Horticulture and Turfgrass Management Career Paths June 2 - 3, 2016

Carolina Creations – Jon Thrift - GM BCC horticulture graduate and BCC Distinguished Alumnus Field trip host/guest speaker to BCC/BCS students – Employer Engagement/WBL Participated in career fairs at BCC and WBHS – Employer Engagement Host site for Educate the Educators (2 day event) – WBL Served as 1 of 5 small groups for hands on learning at 1st Annual Horticulture Awareness day – Career Advising Sponsored a Professional Development Event for BCC faculty and staff on time management and decision making – Employer Engagement

Horticulture Awareness Day

5 high schools, all 7 high school agriculture teachers, 4 BCC faculty, 5 2nd year BCC students and 60 high school students

High School Visits to BCC Campus

The Clubs at St. James – Rodney Crouse – 1st Assistant Superintendent Have employed over 17 students/graduates in past 10 years Field trip host to BCC students – Employer Engagement/WBL A Day in the Life of an Assistant Superintendent – WBL STEM Tour Event – Career Advising

A Day in the Life of an Assistant Superintendent The Clubs at St. James

STEM Speaks and STEM Tour 250 10th graders 180 8th graders

3 BCC graduates and 7 BCC 2nd year students lead event

Work Based Learning and Employer Engagement 320 hour WBL 112 – leads to jobs Pro Day Event with NCSU Cooperative Extension – current students participate in event Interactive field trips – do something on the trip other than listen

Pinehurst Field Trip Leads to Jobs - 9

Graduate Success

Pro Day Industry professionals earn industry recertification credits

Interactive/Hands-on Field Trips

Programs of Study BCC faculty and BCS teachers met to update local curriculum articulation agreement Additional horticulture course added to the local agreement (3 total horticulture/turfgrass college courses) Promotional brochures were created and distributed “High School to College to Career” curriculum matrices created and promoted via promotional flyers Turfgrass management certificate added to Career and College Promise WorkKeys Career Readiness Certification (CRC) assessments administered Industry certification opportunities via BCC’s horticulture/turfgrass programs were provided (NC Commercial Pesticide Applicators License – 89% pass rate over 5 years (97 of 109)

Lessons Learned Must have additional funds available during and after grant period to better implement (Plant sale and donors) All classes in curriculum are offered as hybrid, with a few online New relationships take a very long time to form and 20 (17) months is not long enough for these relationships to develop (longer grant time frame) The grant created extra work for all stakeholders; so, without much incentive it was difficult to get full buy-in to all grant related activities (we would do a better job of identifying incentive – example for high school teachers – FFA)

Plant Sale

Year after year of the CFGCSA Scholarship Presentation and Luncheon

Donor Luncheon for Internship Success

Thanks! Dean Bennett – Director, Horticulture and Turfgrass Management, Brunswick Community College Jerry Smith – Coordinator, Center for Advanced Studies, Brunswick County Schools / Brunswick Community College