3. Central Piedmont Community College intends to become the national leader in workforce development. STUDENT AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS ARE OUR GOALS

4.  A career college  70,000 students  40% college credit  40% Corporate and Continuing Education  20% ESL, GED, Adult High School  Students  168 countries  30 – Average Age  80% on financial assistance  Celebrated 50 years in 2013  1.5 million students served ~

5.  Emerging workers  Existing workers  Entrepreneurial workers  Transitional workers  Avocational workers~

7. Meeting Citizen and Employer Needs of the 21 st Century

8. Student and Community Success ~

9.  From finance and energy hub to global business hub, including entrepreneurialism, advanced manufacturing and global logistics.  From competition to regional collaboration. ~

10. “We will become a global hub of commerce.”  CREATE IT  MAKE IT  MOVE IT  MARKET IT Global Competitiveness Summit March 23, 2016

11. We can passively wait for it to evolve or We can actively CREATE IT, MAKE IT, MOVE IT and MARKET IT. ~

12. A. Charlotte expansion depended upon skilled workers (customized training grants) B. CPCC instructors certified in Berlin C. CPCC secured and trained 1,400 applicants D. Apprenticeship program E. CPCC is core training division for Siemens ~

17. A. $5.3M and in-training grants B. Siemens has invested $400M C. National press D. President’s State of the Union address E. Congressional Staff Visit F. $32M in mechatronics software G. Expanded German partnerships Siemens IHK Karlsruhe FESTO Embassy-sponsored presentations – US, Germany, Switzerland, Spain ~

18. Two Thumbs Up! ~~