1. Dr. Emily Klement Assoc. Vice President of Academic Partnerships Debbie Sharp Vice President of Advancement & External Relations

2. Five Campuses – Over 10,000 credit students Rural & Urban Campuses Three Rural Campuses Gainesville Campus – 2,489 enrollments Bowie Campus – 676 enrollments Graham Campus – 242 enrollments

3. 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

4. Tax District: Cooke County Denton Co: NO tax Montague Co: ½ cent sales tax through Bowie E DC 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

5. Focus on Student Success Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions – Student Success Center TRIO Student Support Services Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Comprehensive Student Support Program – Project Xtreme Scaling and Sustaining Success -S 3 Program – Project Score Department of Labor – Healthcare Focus WINDOWS – Community-Based Job Training Program Convergence – Technology Innovation Program Matrix Grant – High Growth, High Demand

6. Business/Industry Partnerships Department of Labor – Information Technology H1B – Information Technology – Networking Rural Information Technology Alliance – CyperSecurity, Database, Networking Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Funds – customized workforce training Fast Start Grant

7. Business/Industry Partnerships Texas Workforce Commission Advanced Manufacturing Veterans Skills Development Dual Credit Gainesville Economic Development Corporation Welding Equipment Corporate Gift to Construct the Career Technology Center (CTC)

9. Bowie Campus (50 miles from main 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

11. Department of Labor – Petroleum Technology Community-based Job Training Grant Partnered with Navarro College Equipment Faculty Scholarships Jobs Educating Texans (JET) – Petroleum Technology Equipment

12. Department of Labor – Healthcare Community-based Job Training Grant High Growth, High Demand Grant Equipment Faculty Scholarships Jobs Educating Texans (JET) – Healthcare Equipment

14. Focus on Student Success Department of Education Title III Grant Student Support Services Mentoring and Tutoring Opportunities

15. 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 ISD and EDC groups January-June 2009 – NCTC Board and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board overwhelmingly approve the partnership November 2009 – branch campus tax was approved by Graham ISD by ¾ of the vote!

16. Petroleum Technology Program Began in Fall 2011; fully operational by 2012-13 Local donors and business/industries partnered for the start-up and sustainability of the program; Jobs Educating Texans (JET) Equipment for Indoor & Outdoor Training Labs

17. Welding Technology Community Foundations Graham Economic Development Corporation Graham Industrial Association Business/Industry Texas Workforce Commission Fast Start Grant Skills Development Grant Dual Credit Grant

19. Rural Community College Partnerships

20. Innovative Pathway Maps created in 2013-14 with the University of North Texas Over 25 Technical Associate’s Degrees approved in the summer of 2014 – these can lead to a Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences at UNT Articulations approved with several universities for the 90 hour NCTC ADN/BSN in 2013 Three Collegiate Academies were created in 2013 – high school students can earn an Associate Degree upon graduation

22. Relationship Building Active Involvement Clearly defined expectations and goals Return on Investment – Economic and Societal Impact (Lives Changed Through Education!)

23. Making a Difference!