Maintaining the Community College Mission: Partnerships with Universities are the Key Dr. Mary Graham Dr. Jason Pugh Dr. Jerome Gilbert Graham

 About Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College  About Mississippi State University - Bagley College of Engineering  The Impetus to Partner  Choosing the Right Programs  Implementation  Support and Resources  Project Goals/Next Steps Graham

 Over 100 years providing education  MGCCC serves more than 30,000 annually  MGCCC’s Strategic Plan 2020:  Four Institutional Commitments 1.Teaching and Learning 2.Student Success 3.Community Engagement and Partnerships 4.Culture of Innovation Graham

 New Degree Offering – Associate of Science (AS)  STEM Area Focus  Jackson County Campus, Gautier, MS  MGCCC’s commitment of $5 million for a STEM Building  Gulf Coast Scholars Scholarship Program (NSF) Pugh

 MSU established in Land Grant institution  20,000+ students -1,300+ faculty - 53departments  State of Excellence - MSU Strategic Goal  Foster Teaching and Learning  Promote Research and Creativity  Expand Outreach and Engagement  Encourage Globalization  Enhance Institutional Culture and Environment Gilbert

 Bagley College of Engineering - 3 rd largest college  3,200 BS students – Top 20% in US  453 BS Degrees to a Diverse Population  19% Females & 12% African American  Top 10% in US  11 different BS Degree programs  Electrical Engineering  Mechanical Engineering Gilbert

 MGCCC Strategic Plan 2020  MSU Strategic Plan  Community engagement and partnerships  District-wide educational and workforce needs  Nation-wide trend of community colleges offering baccalaureate degrees Pugh

 Initial discussions between Presidents  Expanded meetings with College and University personnel  Demand Assessment conducted October 2013  Approvals received from MS IHL & MCCB-2014  SACSCOC Accreditation approval sought-2015  First cohort admitted Fall 2015, MSU first course, Spring 2016 Gilbert

 Past MGCCC and MSU articulation agreement  MGCCC Engineering Transfers – 12% of all transfers  Demand Assessment conducted October 2013  Results of Demand Assessment  Community Demand  Student Demand Pugh

 Environmental Market Assessment (2013 ) RegionCurrentProjected (2020) MS Gulf Coast2,7763,293 Mobile3,7524,529 New Orleans, LA11,30313,314 Totals17,83121,136  Expected retirements demand more graduates  Increase of 19% Gilbert

 Environmental Market Assessment (2013) StateCurrentProjected (2020) Mississippi17,19220,717 Alabama50,13860,845 Louisiana32,26837,997 Totals99,598119,559  Expected retirements demand more graduates  Increase of 20% Gilbert

 Accreditation Approvals  Concurrent Enrollment Design  MSU & MGCCC departments vital to the partnership met  Program Curriculum & Laboratories  Logistics, Classrooms  Career Center & Internships  Accreditation  Finance/Tuition  Admissions & Financial Aid  Technology Pugh

 Corporate Support  Shipbuilding, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Advanced Manufacturing  Institutional Support  College and University Presidents  College and University Faculty  Student Interest  Current students  Adult students  High school students Pugh

 Both colleges to intake 80 students Fall 2016  40 begin Electrical Engineering  40 begin Mechanical Engineering  Use Cohort Model  Full Implementation by Spring 2016  Graduate 25 students in each program cohort with a Bachelor of Science. Gilbert

 Initial Cost – $1.5 to $2.5M in total costs  Laboratory equipment  Classroom renovations  Distance Learning classrooms  Revenue Sources  Tuition  Budgets  External Funding, i.e. Grants, Foundations, Alumni and Industry Support Gilbert

 Status as of April 2015  Remaining work to be done  Institutional Relationships  Public Relations and Support Questions? Pugh /Gilbert

There are members MGCCC’s teaching & learning and community campus team located or available to you at every location of the college. There will be members of the MSU Bagley College of Engineering team located on the Jackson County Campus of MGCCC