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

2.  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

3.  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

4.  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

5.  MSU established in 1878 - 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

6.  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

7.  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

8.  Initial discussions between Presidents 2007-2013  Expanded meetings with College and University personnel 2013-2015  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

9.  Past MGCCC and MSU articulation agreement  MGCCC Engineering Transfers – 12% of all 2013-14 transfers  Demand Assessment conducted October 2013  Results of Demand Assessment  Community Demand  Student Demand Pugh

10.  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

11.  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

12.  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

13.  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

14.  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

15.  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

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

17. There are members MGCCC’s teaching & learning and community campus team located or available to you at every location of the college. mary.graham@mgccc.edu jason.pugh@mgccc.edu There will be members of the MSU Bagley College of Engineering team located on the Jackson County Campus of MGCCC jgilbert@provost.msstate.edu