NC Community College System:

Education, Workforce and

Economic Development

Dr. Scott Ralls, President

NC Community College System

March 4, 2015

Manteo to Murphy:

Listening and Learning

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“1000 in 100” Initiative: Largest face-to-face business

needs survey ever conducted in NC

21 Align4NCWorks Summits engaging more than 1000

industry, workforce, education, and economic

development partners

Align4NCWorks Learning Summits

What We Heard from

Employers

• 90% will hire more or stabilize number of

employees over next two years

• Main barriers to finding qualified employees:

– Technical and job-related skills

– Soft skills (work ethic, critical thinking, teamwork)

• “Interest Gap” still a major concern

• #1 Workforce service needed: Additional

training and education

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Our Core Responsibility

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“The Community Colleges System Office is

designated as the primary lead agency for

delivering workforce development training, adult

literacy training, and adult education programs

in the State.”

North Carolina General Statutes

Article 1, Chapter 115D-1:

Our Unique Beginnings

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Unique in Access and Scale:

• Most accessible community college system in both cost and

locations

• Over 40% of NC wage earners attended NC Community

Colleges in past 10 years

• Community colleges account for 46% of higher education

alumni wage impact in NC

• 1 in 9 NC adults attends a NC Community College each year

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Unique in Program Mix:

• 61% of students enrolled in Workforce and Continuing

Education (e.g. welding or IT training and certification)

• 52% of degree-seeking students enrolled in career and

technical AAS degrees, diplomas, or certificates (e.g.

computer networking, advanced manufacturing or health

care)

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Scope of Workforce

Development Programs

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• Applied Associate Degree, Diploma, Certificates

• Transfer Programs to Universities

• Career and College Promise: High-school to Higher Ed

• Workforce Continuing Education

• Basic Skills and High School Equivalency

• NCWorks Customized Training

• Workforce/Economic Development Centers • Small Business Center Network

• BioNetwork

• Textile Center

• Manufacturing Solutions Center

• NC Military Business Center

Degree Related:

Non-Degree Related:

Workforce Development

Programs by the Numbers

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Enrollment Numbers:

• Degree Related (AAS, Diplomas, and Certificates) – 150,785

• Transfer Programs – 129,214

• Career and College Promise – 29,066

• Workforce and Continuing Education– 344,513

• Customized Training – 29,299

• Basic Skills – 105,050

• BioNetwork – 6,325 (does not include Customized Training)

• Small Business Center 46,678 (Workshop Attendees); 5,796

(Counseling Clients)

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Innovation Stackable Certifications – Forsyth Technical Community College

embedded third-party certifications into several manufacturing-related

AAS programs. Since 2008, Forsyth has helped 384 students achieve

Career Readiness Cert., 229 receive National Institute Metalworking

Cert., and 30 receive Manufacturing Skills Standards Cert.

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Innovation Central Carolina Works – a partnership aimed at increasing

enrollment in Career and College Promise. CCCC raised

matching funds from Golden LEAF to place a Central Carolina

Community College Advisor in every high school within our three-

county service area in an effort to increase enrollment in Career

and College Promise (CCP) pathways, and increase students

choosing to enroll at CCCC.

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Innovation Start Now – College of the Albemarle’s “Start Now” has enabled

our lower skilled adults to obtain postsecondary credentials with

labor market value. “Start Now” initiatives accelerate Adult Basic

Education students faster by combining basic skills and

occupational training into one curriculum.

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Innovation NCWorks Customized Training/Aerospace – The collaborative

development of the Spirit AeroSystems training with strong

partnerships helped make it possible to bring good jobs to rural,

Eastern NC. This model and resources also helped community

colleges work with GE Aviation and HondaJet sites around the

State.

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NC Community College