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Western Kentucky Career Pathway Partnership

April 10, 2017 Resubmitted by: Madisonville Community College 2000 College Drive Madisonville, KY 42431 (270) 824-2250 [email protected]

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INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

While the Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee encourages applicants to provide a complete and understandable overview of their proposal, it is expected that the applicant will use the tables provided in their current layout/style.

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Text shall be 11-point font size minimum. Bolding, bullets, underlining, and italics may be used to identify topic demarcations or points of emphasis.

Applications shall not exceed 100 pages, including attachments, blueprints, drawings, etc. This does not include waivers.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Applicants shall submit all proposal information in electronic format to http://kwrsiappupload.ky.gov by 5:00 pm EST on March 16th, 2017. Electronic submissions shall be in PDF format readable by Adobe programs.

One (1) paper copy shall be submitted in a manilla envelope to:

Education & Workforce Development Cabinet The 300 Building – 4th Floor 300 Sower Blvd. Frankfort, KY 40601

Paper submission must be postmarked no later than March 16th, 2017. This copy shall include no dividers, tabs, sheet protectors, or bindings. In case of conflict between the paper copy and the electronic submission of the proposals submitted, the electronic submission shall take precedence unless otherwise communicated to the Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee.

Submissions that do not meet the submission deadline will not be considered by the Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. Responsibility for timely submission is incumbent upon the applicant; please communicate any technical or logistical submission issues early to Brett Hurst (Email: [email protected] | Phone: 502-564-0651).

You will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your submitted application. If you do not receive a confirmation within 48 hrs, it is your responsibility to contact the Cabinet and to provide a copy of your application via another digital method agreed upon between the applicant and Cabinet personnel.

Western Kentucky Career Pathway Partnership Madisonville Community College

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION A – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................. 1

SECTION A.1 .............................................................................................................................. 1 Subsection A.1.a.- Proposed Use of Funds .............................................................................. 1 Subsection A.1.b.- KWIB Sectors & Career Pathways ............................................................ 2 Subsection A.1.c.- Selection Criteria / Goals & Outcomes ...................................................... 2 Subsection A.1.d.- Existing Program Shortfalls ....................................................................... 3 Subsection A.1.e.- Regional System of Training ...................................................................... 4

SECTION B – LOCAL EMPLOYMENT DATA/PROJECTIONS ......................................... 6

SECTION B.1 .............................................................................................................................. 6 Subsection B.1.a.- Local Unemployment / Labor Force Participation .................................... 6 Subsection B.1.b.- Current Posted Job Openings for KWIB Sectors ....................................... 6 Subsection B.1.c.- Five-Year Workforce Demand Data ........................................................... 6 Subsection B.1.d.- Junior/Senior Completion Data ................................................................. 7 Subsection B.1.e.- Annual Enrollment & Credentials Data ..................................................... 7 Subsection B.1.f.- Entry-Level Wage Data ............................................................................... 7

SECTION C – PROJECT PARTNER LETTERS ..................................................................... 9

SECTION C.1 .............................................................................................................................. 9 Subsection C.1.a.- Resubmission letter from Dr. Cynthia S. Kelley, Madisonville Community College ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Subsection C.1.b.- Letter from Dr. Cynthia S. Kelley, Madisonville Community College ..... 10 Subsection C.1.c.- Letter from Gary Jones, Muhlenberg Alliance for Progress .................... 11 Subsection C.1.d.- Letter from Kelley Abell, The Rotunda Group, LLC ................................ 12 Subsection C.1.e.- Letter from Stefanie Rager, Muhlenberg County Board of Education ..... 13 Subsection C.1.f.- Letter from Robert Griessel, Plastic Products Company, Inc. ................. 14 Subsection C.1.g.- Letter from Ed Heath, Owensboro Health ............................................... 15 Subsection C.1.h.- Letter from Paul M. Kirtley, Brewer Machine and Parts ........................ 16 Subsection C.1.i.- Letter from Chris Bates, Accurity Industrial Contractors, Inc. ................ 17 Subsection C.1.j.- Letter from Sheila Clark, West Kentucky Workforce Board ..................... 18

SECTION D – PROJECT BUDGET/EXPENDITURES ........................................................ 19

SECTION D.1 - SUMMARY OF TOTAL PROJECT COSTS ............................................................ 19 SECTION D.2 – NON-CASH MATCH BUDGET .......................................................................... 20 SECTION D.3 – PROPOSED EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE ............................................................. 21

SECTION E – WORKFORCE TRAINING & EDUCATION DESCRIPTION ................... 23

SECTION E.1 ............................................................................................................................ 23 Subsection E.1.a.- Program Participants Served ................................................................... 23 Subsection E.1.b.- Annual Program Participant Completions .............................................. 23 Subsection E.1.c.- Current/Projected Enrollment by KWIB Sector ....................................... 25 Subsection E.1.d.- Paths of Targeted Participants ................................................................ 26 Subsection E.1.e.- Opportunity Acceleration via Program .................................................... 27 Subsection E.1.f. - Credit/Certificate/Credential/Degree Received ....................................... 28 Subsection E.1.g.- Portable/Transferrable Credit/Certificate/Credential/Degree(s) ........... 29 Subsection E.1.h.- ID of Institutions to Offer Dual/Postsecondary Credit ............................ 30 Subsection E.1.i. - Student Estimated Cost of Program Completion .................................... 30


Subsection E.1.j. - Hours of Facility Operation. .................................................................... 32

SECTION F – MARKETING PLAN ........................................................................................ 33

SECTION F.1 – MARKETING PLAN DESCRIPTION / FINANCIAL SPENDING .............................. 33 SECTION F.2 – CAREER PROMOTION PLAN (SECONDARY) ..................................................... 34 SECTION F.3 – STUDENT ENGAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................ 35

SECTION G – OPERATIONAL FINANCES & SUSTAINABILITY PLAN ....................... 36

SECTION G.1 – FIVE YEAR OPERATIONAL FINANCIAL PLAN .................................................. 36 SECTION G.2 – RECRUITING PLAN FOR FACULTY ................................................................... 36 SECTION G.3 – FACILITY MAINTENANCE PLAN ...................................................................... 37 SECTION G.4 – PROJECT TIMELINE ......................................................................................... 37 SECTION G.5 – EXPERIENCE/SUCCESS IN OPERATIONS .......................................................... 37

SECTION H – PROPOSED FACILITIES STUDY ................................................................. 42

SECTION H.1 – CONSTRUCTION VS. RENOVATION OF FACILITIES .......................................... 42 SECTION H.2 – COST PER SQUARE FOOT (CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION) ............................ 42

SECTION I – REPORTING CRITERIA ................................................................................. 43

SECTION I.1 ............................................................................................................................. 43


Section A: Executive Summary

SECTION A – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A.1.a How Funds Will Be Used for Facilities, Equipment, and 1st Year Marketing Madisonville Community College (MCC) seeks to expand its Muhlenberg County Campus to offer technical programming in the high demand workforce sectors of healthcare and advanced manufacturing. Opened in 2001, the Muhlenberg County Campus has provided locally accessible general education programming to residents of the second largest county (by population) in MCC’s service area. It is now even possible for students to earn the Associate in Arts transfer degree through classes taught at the campus. However, attempts to offer technical programming – even at the certificate level – have been hampered by a lack of space. MCC has attempted to offer certificate programming in CNA, EMT, and phlebotomy at the campus. While enrollment was strong in each area, all three had to share a single classroom. Class caps for each class had to be lowered from those of their corresponding classes in Madisonville simply because the classroom was too small to accommodate as many students and equipment. Further, the large amount of equipment and long setup times created logistical and storage issues. An expanded campus with proper space and storage would allow MCC to offer all three certificate programs every semester (subject to student demand) at the same enrollment caps as courses offered in Madisonville. All three of these certificates support the associate degree in Health Science Technology, which could also be earned at the Muhlenberg County Campus after the expansion. Through National Science Foundation funding, MCC has also developed a rigorous advanced manufacturing curriculum that is conveniently delivered through a hybrid online process. Because of the flexibility of this model, the curriculum has proven effective as for-credit upskill training for incumbent workers and as a secondary-to-postsecondary career pathway for high school students. These uses, however, require a properly equipped skills lab. MCC proposes to locate one lab in space at the West Campus of Muhlenberg County High School (for secondary student use) and another in the expanded Muhlenberg County Campus (for incumbent workers). Locating such a lab in Muhlenberg County would expand the college’s traditional service area eastward, allowing it to serve manufacturers such as Logan Aluminum with this innovative curriculum. Once technical programming is available at the expanded Muhlenberg Campus, a variety of MCC employees will work to market those opportunities to target audiences. These include a career pathways counselor to promote dual credit opportunities and secondary-to-postsecondary career pathway programming at Muhlenberg County High School, personnel from the college’s Office of Workforce Solutions to promote workforce training in Muhlenberg and contiguous counties, and student services staff at the Muhlenberg County Campus. Additionally, MCC will leverage existing relationships with local media outlets to promote its expanded programming.

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A.1.b Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board (KWIB) Sectors Addressed & Career Pathways Offered

KWIB Sector Career Pathways Offered

Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Integrated Manufacturing

(AIM) Advanced Integrated Technology (AIT)

Healthcare

Paramedic Health Science Technology (includes

certificate programming in CNA, EMT, and Phlebotomy)

A.1.c KWIB Sector & Career Pathway Selection / Goals & Desired Outcomes Muhlenberg County, the second most populous county in MCC’s traditional service area, is plagued by persistently high unemployment. In December 2016, the most recent data available, Muhlenberg County’s unemployment rate was 6.2%, more than 1 percentage point higher than any other county in the service area. Within a 30-mile radius (prescribed in Section B.1.a later in this proposal), Ohio County – which is not in MCC’s traditional service area – has an unemployment rate of 6.1% and would be much more easily served from the MCC Muhlenberg County Campus than the college’s other campuses in Madisonville. MCC is well-positioned to deliver programming in two of the KWIB’s five priority sectors in Muhlenberg County, helping to alleviate high regional unemployment. First, the college offers a certificate-only Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM) program suitable for dual credit delivery to high school students, as skill upgrade training for incumbent workers, or as a traditional postsecondary program. AIM graduates can earn multiple industry certifications to accompany their postsecondary credential and immediately enter the workforce, or they can continue into the degree-level Advanced Integrated Technology (AIT) program to become a multi-skilled maintenance technician. Both the AIM and AIT programs were developed with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and AIT has been replicated at Jackson State Community College (Jackson, TN) and Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington, IN. In 2016, the NSF provided additional money to replicate the program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College (Paducah, KY) and Chattanooga State Community College (Chattanooga, TN). To date, the NSF has invested approximately $2.5 million in MCC’s advanced manufacturing programming over the course of four discrete proposals. The programs are flexible enough to support training needs for a wide variety of manufacturers. Graduates have found employment at Berry Plastics (Madisonville) and Par 4 Plastics (Marion), Land O Frost’s meat processing facility (Madisonville), TVA’s Paradise Fossil Plant (Drakesboro), and Jennmar/J-Lok’s mine roof bolt manufacturing facility (Earlington). Of particular interest at this time is Logan Alumninum’s (Russellville) $282.6 million expansion, currently underway, which is projected to add almost 200 high-paying jobs. AIM and AIT graduates would be ideal candidates to fill

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such jobs. Again, Logan County is outside MCC’s traditional service area due to a lack of technical programming at the Muhlenberg County Campus, but the addition of AIM and AIT at that facility could easily serve Logan County, Muhlenberg’s neighbor to the south. In the healthcare field, MCC is prepared to deliver its associate degree Health Science Technology (HST) program at the Muhlenberg County Campus. Like AIT and AIM, the HST program provides graduates with a broad knowledge base, allowing them to go to work as EMTs, CNAs, home health workers, EKG technicians, phlebotomists, medical records clerks, and medical receptionists. These graduates can be a critical component of facilitating Owensboro Health’s recent western Kentucky expansion. In June 2016, Owensboro Health broke ground for three new outpatient “healthplexes” in Madisonville, Powderly, and Henderson, all three of which are proximal to the Muhlenberg County Campus facility. Further, the EMT certificate that is an optional component of the HST degree is also a step in the paramedic career ladder. The workforce demand for EMTs and paramedics is already projected to grow substantially in and around MCC’s traditional service area (see Section B.1.c later in this proposal), but the demand could spike if the state legislature approves the credentialing of community paramedics, an issue currently under consideration. Community paramedics deliver services such as hospital followup and preventive healthcare services in patients’ homes. Because they are especially effective in rural areas where transportation and access to medical facilities is often limited – like most of western Kentucky – the adoption of community paramedic legislation could create a disproportionate surge in demand for paramedics in the MCC service area. The college must be ready to expand its delivery of this program to meet the anticipated need. A.1.d Why Do Existing Programs Fall Short? MCC opened its Muhlenberg County Campus in August 2001. The Kentucky General Assembly provided only $700,000 of the $4 million cost of the facility; the rest was raised through contributions from the people of Muhlenberg County, leading many to refer to the facility as the “Muhlenberg Miracle.” While the campus’ lone building – the P.A. and Pauline Shaver Educational Center – has provided classroom space for local students to complete general education coursework for the last 15 years – and recently, Associate in Arts degrees suitable for transfer to a four-year university – it is ill-equipped to house technical programming. The facility has only a single computer lab, three faculty offices, and an undersized Learning Center which doubles as the campus library. Previous attempts at offering certificate-level programming at the campus have been negatively impacted by the lack of space. In an attempt to offer EMT training at the campus, MCC’s paramedic program coordinator shuttled equipment between the MCC Health Sciences Campus, which houses the paramedic program, and the Muhlenberg County Campus, but some of the equipment was either too delicate or too unwieldy to sustain such frequent transport. Further, the classroom was insufficient to support skill demonstration activities for even a small cohort of EMT students, and such activities were conducted in the hallways of the building. Finally, equipment left on-site at the Muhlenberg County Campus had to be effectively stored so that the classroom where the

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program is taught could be used for general education programming when not in use by the paramedic program. The addition of a dedicated paramedic lab to the campus would ameliorate all of these conditions. A similar situation existed when MCC attempted to offer CNA and phlebotomy training in Muhlenberg County. Due to availability issues, both programs were forced to share a single room. Instruction in these two disciplines require vastly different equipment. While CNA training is taking place, a substantial amount of phlebotomy equipment must be stored, and vice versa. The setup time for model arms that allow students to practice medical sticks, blood draws, and drug injections – critical skills for phlebotomists – approaches two hours, and because the arms must constantly be broken down and stored, the instructor spent an unnecessary amount of time doing classroom preparation before and after the class. Ultimately, the arrangement resulted in neither program being adequately served. To realize the desire of both MCC and the Muhlenberg County community to offer technical programming on a regular basis in the facility, it must be expanded. Further, while the county’s lone public high school, Muhlenberg County High School, is adequately equipped for pipelining students into healthcare career pathways, it has insufficient equipment to create a secondary-to-postsecondary career pathway in advanced manufacturing. Fortunately, the high school’s West Campus just finished an expansion that serves as the county’s career technology center, and sufficient space exists to install the necessary equipment. A.1.e How Our Proposal Fits Into a Regional System of Available Training As noted, the AIT curriculum developed by MCC is being or has been adopted by four partner institutions in three states. This is consistent with the National Science Foundation’s goal of funding projects with the potential for “broader impact.” It is the online hybrid delivery of the program that makes it so easily replicable. The limiting factor becomes the availability of an adequately equipped lab. The online hybrid delivery model is also used in the AIM program, which led to its relatively easy adoption as a dual credit pathway at the Hopkins County CTC. Again, the limiting factor is lab availability. Since its implementation at the Hopkins County CTC, other high schools have approached MCC about offering AIM to their students, including Muhlenberg, Webster, and McLean counties, and Dawson Springs Independent School District. MCC is eager to partner with these schools to implement the regional delivery of a common AIM program. Regional delivery will make the area more attractive to manufacturing employers by ensuring a large labor pool of high school students who have completed a rigorous, consistent (because the didactic portion is delivered by a single instructor at MCC, regardless of the student’s physical location) program of advanced manufacturing study. Equipping a lab to support the delivery of AIM to Muhlenberg County High School is an important step toward realizing this vision.

The partnering schools have two options for accessing an adequately equipped lab. Those that have available space can identify funding for equipment and create their own lab, as Muhlenberg and Webster counties plan to do. Those without available space – or without

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a Career Technology Center entirely, as is the case with McLean County and Dawson Independent – can bus students to an adequately staffed lab. While this is a potentially large recurring expense, MCC’s potential partners have indicated that the ability to certify students as “career ready” through career pathway programming like AIM would be sufficient justification for the expense. The equipping of a lab at Muhlenberg County High School, then, not only creates an opportunity for Muhlenberg County students, but potentially for students in proximal locations without access to an adequately equipped lab to access the AIM curriculum.

Access to a lab facility on the Muhlenberg Campus is also a limiting factor for using the AIT program for incumbent worker training. Although the didactic portion of the program is delivered online and the required equipment is similar to what is required by AIM, a lab facility must be available to workers at times that they are able to access it. For workers on second and third shifts, this may conflict with students’ use of the lab at MCHS. A second lab, located within the proposed expansion to the Muhlenberg County Campus, will ensure that the program meets the needs of employers and employees alike.

Regarding healthcare training, MCC’s healthcare programs are separately accredited by discipline-specific accrediting bodies. These bodies vary widely in their requirements for establishing a new location for delivering associate degree programming, but regardless of the exact requirements, all have thus far proven cost prohibitive in the long-term, preventing MCC from bringing much-needed associate degree healthcare technical programming to the Muhlenberg County Campus. Certificate programming is typically more feasible, and MCC could deliver certificates in EMT, CNA, and phlebotomy at the campus, provided that sufficient lab and storage space were available. Not only do these credentials hold workplace value in their own rights, respectively, they are also prerequisite for admission to their corresponding degree-level programs: paramedic (EMT), registered nursing (CNA), and medical lab tech (phlebotomy). The ability to deliver these credentials at the Muhlenberg County Campus creates regional entry points for the degree programming offered on MCC’s Health Sciences Campus, while also supporting the Health Science Technology degree program, which is not specially accredited and could be delivered at the Muhlenberg County Campus.

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Section B: Local Employment Data & Projections

SECTION B – LOCAL EMPLOYMENT DATA & PROJECTIONS

B.1.a Local Unemployment in a 30-Mile Radius through December 2016

Muhlenberg County Unemployment 30-Mile Radius of MCC

Muhlenberg County Campus Unemployment

6.2% 747 4.8% 6,942 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Note: Thirty-mile radius aggregates preliminary December 2016 data for Butler, Christian, Daviess, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, and Webster counties.

Labor Force Participation Rate in a 30-Mile Radius through December 2016

Muhlenberg County Labor Force Participation Rate

30-Mile Radius of MCC Muhlenberg County Campus Labor

Force Participation Rate 48.7% 12,001 55.3% 145,657

Sources: American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2011-2015); Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Note: Thirty-mile radius aggregates preliminary December 2016 data for Butler, Christian, Daviess, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, and Webster counties.

B.1.b Current Posted Job Openings for KWIB Sectors Addressed in a 50-Mile

Radius of MCC Muhlenberg County Campus

B.1.c Five-Year Workforce Demand Data within 50-Mile Radius of MCC

Muhlenberg County Campus (see notes)

KWIB Sector 5-Year Industry

Openings Percentage Change

Health Science 1,115 n/a EMT / Paramedic 94 +20% Nursing Assistant 528 +16% Home Health Aide 257 +23% Phlebotomist 33 +20% Cardiovascular Technologist or Technician

20 +18%

Medical Records & Health Information Technician

56 +17%

KWIB Sector Posted Job Openings (50-Mile

Radius) Health Science 554

Advanced Manufacturing 572 TOTAL 1,126

Source: Kentucky Career Center; data retrieved by West Kentucky Workforce Investment Board personnel on March 2, 2017

Note: Data include only the job titles in section B.1.c below.

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Section B: Local Unemployment Data & Projections

Medical Secretary 127 +13% Advanced Manufacturing 956 n/a

Milling and Planing Machine Setter

12 +15%

CNC Machine Tool Programmer

14 +21%

Extruding & Forming Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender

111 +21%

Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender

121 +16%

Industrial Machinery Mechanic

269 +20%

Maintenance & Repair Worker

394 +15%

Maintenance Worker, Machinery

35 +10%

TOTAL 2,071 n/a Source: Kentucky Future Skills Report 2016 Note: Fifty-mile radius aggregates data for Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Henderson, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, and Webster counties. Although the radius includes portions of Tennessee and Indiana, these data are not considered in the table because they are not included in the data source.

B.1.d Total Juniors/Seniors Expected to Receive Postsecondary Credit,

Credentials, Certifications, Apprenticeships, etc.

Sector Juniors/Seniors in Current Program

Juniors/Seniors in Proposed Program

Health Science 108 108 Advanced

Manufacturing 13 40

TOTAL 121 148 B.1.e Enrollment & Credentials Granted Annually

Sector Adults in Current

Program Adults in Proposed

Program Health Science 65 124

Advanced Manufacturing

111 126

TOTAL 176 250

B.1.f Entry-Level Wages for Program Graduates by Occupation:

Sector Occupation Hourly Wage Annual Wage

Health Science EMT / Paramedic $14.42/hr $29,991

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Section B: Local Unemployment Data & Projections

Health Science Nurse Assistant $10.93/hr $22,739

Health Science Home Health Aide $11.29/hr $23,476

Health Science Phlebotomist $13.11/hr $27,265

Health Science Cardiovascular Technologist orTechnician

$21.63/hr $44,987

Health Science Medical Record & Health Information

Technician $15.91/hr $33,095

Health Science Medical Secretary $14.05/hr $29,215 Advanced

Manufacturing Milling and Planing

Machine Setter $17.05/hr $35,467


CNC Machine Tool Programmer

$20.18/hr $41,976


Extruding & Forming Machine Setter,

Operator, or Tender $16.58/hr $34,479


Molding, Coremaking, &

Casting Machine Setter, Operator, or

Tender

$15.54/hr $32,318


Industrial Machinery Mechanic

$24.31/hr $50,570


Maintenance & Repair Worker

$16.96/hr $35,277


Maintenance Worker, Machinery

$21.35/hr $44,410

AVERAGE $16.67/hr $36,662 Source: Kentucky Future Skills Report 2016 Note: Fifty-mile radius aggregates data for Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Henderson, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, and Webster counties. Although the radius includes portions of Tennessee and Indiana, these data are not considered in the table because they are not included in the data source.

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2000 College Dr.

Madisonville, KY 42431

Telephone: (270) 821-2250

Fax: (270) 824- 1866

madisonvill e. kcccs.edu

April7, 2017

Secretary Hal Heiner Office of the Secretary 300 Sower Boulevard, 4th floor Frankfort, KY 40601

Dear Secretary Heiner:

One of the concerns raised by reviewers of Madisonville Community College's (MCC) Work Ready Skills Initiative (WRSI) proposal was that the project partners' letters of commitment did not indicate whether they were partners in any other WRSI proposals . Let this letter serve as notification that the following partners in MCC's

proposal are not partners in any other WRSI proposals :

• Madisonville Community College

• Muhlenberg Alliance for Progress

• Rotunda Group

• Muhlenberg County Board of Education

• Owensboro Health- Muhlenberg Community Hospital

• Plastic Products, Inc.

• Accurity Industrial Contractors, Inc.

• Brewer Machine and Parts

Further, in addition to being a partner in MCC's proposal, the West Kentucky Workforce Board (WKWB) is also a partner in the Work Ready Academy of the Pennyrile proposal, which was submitted in round 2.

Please accept this single letter as a correction of the oversight in lieu of a resubmission of each individual partner's letter.

Respectfully,

Cynthia S. Kelley, Ph.D. President

Madisonville KaCS is an equal opportunity employer and education institution. Communi ty College

KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM 9

March 12, 2017 Secretary Hal Heiner Office of the Secretary 300 Sower Boulevard, 4th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 Dear Secretary Heiner: Thank you for your consideration of Madisonville Community College’s (MCC) proposal under the Work Ready Skills Initiative grant program. Let this letter serve as confirmation of MCC’s intent to comply with all conditions of the grant award – should one be offered – and the work plan contained in the proposal. The college offers the land that the proposed facility will occupy as an in‐kind contribution to the project. The college also has an architectural design of the facility in hand, and it is noted as a cash match on the summary budget sheet. In addition, MCC will assume ownership, all maintenance costs, and staffing of the facility upon its completion. A facility like the one we are proposing will play an important role in developing and retraining the workforce in our college’s service area, particularly in Muhlenberg and surrounding counties which have been devastated by coal industry layoffs. As Gary Jones, Director of the Muhlenberg Alliance for Progress, notes in his letter of support for the project, historically the county has relied on coal mining to drive its economy. In the mid 1970’s, approximately 3,200 coal miners were working in Muhlenberg County; today less than 500 work in the coal industry. In addition, many jobs have been lost in the power generation industry and other coal‐related secondary and tertiary industries. Our dual credit manufacturing and health sciences partnership with the Muhlenberg County Schools Career and Technical Center will enable us to fast‐track high school graduates into training for high demand, high wage jobs. We have the right kind of educational programming in place. What we lack is the appropriate technical lab space and state‐of‐the‐art instructional equipment to make it happen. MCC is committed to providing high quality educational programming that will enable the people of our service area to prepare for high tech industrial and healthcare jobs, two of the targeted workforce development sectors identified by the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board. Please direct any questions about our proposal to David Schuermer (270‐824‐8633; [email protected]) or Craig Dixon (270‐824‐1716; [email protected]) in the MCC Office of Grants, Planning, and Effectiveness. Thank you again for your consideration. Sincerely,

Cynthia S. Kelley, Ph.D. President

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Dr. Cynthia Kelley, President

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DearDr. Kelley:

On behalf of Plastic Products Company, Inc., I would like to express our commitnent to supportitrg

Madisonville Community College's proposal to equip aod renovate the Muhlenberg County Schools' Career

Technical Center and complete Phase 2 of the MCC Muhlenberg Campus facility. Historically, Muhlenberg

County has relied on the mining industry to drive our local economy, but that is changing. High school students

who, in the past relied on the mines for employment are now having to look elsewhere. At Plastic Products, we

often struggle to find qualified employees. tikewise, manufacturers within our region are looking for a qualifiedworkforce. For example, I,ogan Aluminum in nearby Logan County is currently filling over 180 positions.

Industries like ours also have a need for customized upskill training which the college has a great deal ofexperience providing through its Workforce Solutions unit.

The Career Technical Center (CTC) and Madisonville Community College (MCC) play an important role in re-

educating the workforce to prepare it for employment in the manufactudng industry. In support of the CTC and

MCC proposal, Plastic hoducts will work in collaboration with our parfirers to:

r Provide shadowing opportunities and plant tours on-site for high school and community college students

enrolled in the Advance Integrated Manufacturing program;r Explore and provide incumbent worker upskill training with the college, as needed, for our employees;

andr Review the integrated manufacturing curriculum and provide feedback to ensure that manufacturing

training aligns with industry need.

Let this letter serve as a.ffirmation of our commitment to making this project a success. The people ofMuhlenberg County and our region deserve it.

Sincerely,

Robert Griessel, Director of Manufacturing.Plastic Products Company, Inc.

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Section D: Project Budget / Expenditures

SECTION D – PROJECT BUDGET/EXPENDITURES

D.1 - Summary of Total Project Costs


Healthcare Information Technology

Transportation / Logistics

Construction Trades

Project Total Per KWIB Sector 7,122,510 6,672,510 0 0 0

Project Cost Description Requested Work

Ready Skills Initiative Funds

Cash Match Non-Cash

Match

TOTAL

Phase 2 Muhlenberg Campus Facility Construction 11,550,000 11,550,000 Architectural design 200,000 200,000 Land acquisition 250,000 250,000 SimMan high fidelity trauma manikin 85,000 85,000 Phlebotomy equipment 6,000 6,000 EMT equipment 5,000 5,000 Degree and dual credit program marketing (5 yrs. @ $77,804)

389,020 389,020

Muhlenberg HS Career Technical Center Equipment to include: Industrial grade equipment & accessories: lathe,

mill, wire electrical discharge machine, sinker discharge machine, injection molding machine, portable chiller

Training equipment & accessories: CNC turning package, CNC milling package, plastics technology learning system

Manual equipment: lathe, mill, saw Makerbot 3D printer & accessories Fanuc training robot & accessories

450,000 450,000

Career Technical Center classroom/lab space (5 yrs value @ $144,000/yr)

720,000 720,000

Amatrol mechatronics trainer 125,000 125,000 Amatrol AC/DC trainer 5,000 5,000 Machine tool manual lathe and mill 10,000 10,000

TOTAL 12,000,000 200,000 1,595,020 13,795,020

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D.2 Non-Cash Match Budget / Appraisal Methodology

Program Item Description QTY Cost All Programs Architectural design for Muhlenberg

Campus Phase 2 Construction project was completed during a feasibility study for the facility conducted previously.

1 200,000

Approximately 5 acres on which the project construction will take place is already owned by Madisonville Community College.

1 250,000

4,735 square feet of Career Technical Center space in which to create an Advanced Integrated Manufacturing classroom and lab already exist within the Muhlenberg County High School.

1 720,000

Degree, certificate, and dual credit program marketing – a portion of four MCC employees will devote time and effort to promote degree, dual credit, and workforce programming in the service area.

1 389,020

Muhlenberg Co. MCC Campus & High School Facilities Total 1,559,020

Program Item Description QTY Cost Advanced Integrated Manufacturing

Amatrol Mechatronics trainer 1 125,000

Amatrol AC/DC trainer 1 5,000 Machine tool lathe 1 5,000 Machine tool mill 1 5,000

Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Total 140,000

Program Item Description QTY Cost Certified Nurse Aide Emergency Medical Technician Health Science Technology

SimMan 3G Trauma manikin – each of the programs noted will schedule use of this high fidelity manikin.

1 85,000

CNA, EMT, Health Science Technology Total 85,000

Program Item Description QTY Cost Emergency Medical Technician

Stryker Gurney 1 3,000

LifePac defibrillator/monitor 1 2,000

Emergency Medical Technician Total 5,000

Program Item Description QTY Cost Phlebotomy Simulated injection arms 3 6,000

Phlebotomy Total 6,000Grand Total 1,795,020

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We determined the value of the aforementioned equipment or facility work using the following methodology: The aforementioned equipment is valued at the actual purchase cost. Quotes were obtained from appropriate vendors for each item. Facility work is valued as follows:

Architectural renderings and floor plans were completed by Myers Jolley Architects, PLC at a cost of $200,000.

The MCC building footprint itself will occupy approximately one acre. Land valuation includes site preparation for the footprint itself and accompanying parking space, both of which have been completed.

The CTC space is valued at a rate consistent with what it would cost to lease similar industrial space within rural western Kentucky at $8 a square foot. This contribution is valued for five years, corresponding with the amount of time that the Cabinet requires reporting on the project.

The employees involved in program marketing – and their corresponding percentages of time spent on this activities – are below. Fringe benefits are included in the valuation, calculated at the KCTCS rate of 43.5% of salary. This contribution is valued for five years, corresponding with the amount of time that the Cabinet requires reporting on the project.

o Mike Davenport, Director of Workforce Solutions (25%) o Betsy Allen, Muhlenberg County Campus Coordinator (25%) o Candace McPherson, Workforce Transitions Specialist (10%) o Nancy McClearn, Career Pathways Counselor (30%)

D.3 Proposed Expenditure Schedule, Construction/Renovation Information To date, the following work has been completed:

Architectural design for MCC Phase 2 construction MCC land acquired and “shovel ready” for construction MCC Phase 2 staff available through internal reallocation CTC classroom/lab space available at 4,735 square feet, more than adequate to house all

instructional equipment CTC staff available through internal reallocation Partnership approved by Muhlenberg County Board of Education and Muhlenberg

Alliance for Progress

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Proposed Schedule for WRSI Expenditures

Location Quarter - Year Amount

MCC Muhlenberg Campus

Building specifications completed Q2 - 2017 1,000,000

Construction underway Q3 - 2017 8,550,000

Furnishings and infrastructure Q4 - 2018 2,000,000

Career Technology Center

Equipment bid and purchased Q1 - 2018 450,000

TOTAL 12,000,000

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Section E: Workforce Training & Education Description

SECTION E – WORKFORCE TRAINING & EDUCATION DESCRIPTION E.1.a Number of Program Participants that Can Be Served at One Time MCC currently has no capacity to serve the advanced manufacturing sector at the Muhlenberg Counjty Campus or Muhlenberg County High School. By equipping a lab at MCHS for dual credit hybrid delivery of the AIM program, and with a single facilitator provided by MCHS, MCC could achieve a maximum capacity of approximately 40 students per semester (one cohort of 20 juniors and one cohort of 20 seniors). Exceeding this limit with students inexperienced in the workplace creates a safety hazard. An advanced manufacturing lab for workforce upskill training at the Muhlenberg County Campus would have a higher theoretical maximum capacity, but the limiting factor is likely to be the number of workers that companies are willing to have trained at one time. The direct cost of training (tuition) can be offset by as much as 40% with state grants through the KCTCS Trains program, but the labor cost of large scale worker absence for training cannot be so easily addressed. Despite a higher capacity and the ability to deliver the didactic portion of the instruction online, MCC expects no more than 15 incumbent workers to be undergoing training in the lab at any one time. The proposed project will also substantially increase the capacity to deliver healthcare training. As noted previously, there is only one room available on the current campus in which to deliver CNA, EMT, and phlebotomy training, and the room is of insufficient size. By creating separate rooms of appropriate size for all three programs, the cohort size for the programs could be increased. For example, the class cap for the last EMT course taught at the Muhlenberg County Campus was 12 students, even though the same course taught on the MCC Health Sciences Campus was 20. Similarly, enrollment in the CNA certification course at the Muhlenberg County Campus is capped at 12 students, while the same course is capped at 15 students when taught at the Health Sciences Campus. Enrollment in the phlebotomy course is capped at 12 students in both locations. Additionally, by having dedicated space for each program, these certificates can be offered every semester, instead of on a rotating basis, as past attempts to offer them in Muhlneberg County have been. Based on the enrollment caps at the Health Sciences Campus, the college could serve up to 40 EMT students, 30 CNA students, and 24 phlebotomy students annually at the expanded Muhlenberg County Campus facility. E.1.b Annual Number of Program Participant Completions/Graduations Although smaller numbers of completions should be expected in the first few years following completion of the expansion, MCC expects the following:

An average cohort of juniors enrolling in the AIM dual credit pathway at MCHS will be approximately 15 students. Twelve of these will persist into their senior years and complete the 13 hours available through the pathway, earning the “career ready” designation by completing at least one industry certification along the way. Six of the 12

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pathway completers will matriculate into postsecondary coursework at MCC, completing the remaining six credit hours required for the Manufactruing Process Operations certificate credential from MCC. Total number of high school seniors completing the secondary portion of the career pathway annually: 12 Total number of high school seniors enrolling at MCC to complete the certificate in AIM annually: 6

In an average year, employers will enroll 10 incumbent employees in AIM coursework and 5 incumbent employees in AIT coursework for upskill training. AIM is meant to serve lower-level process technicians, who significantly outnumber the more skilled maintenance technicians (served by AIT) in the workplace. The number and type of credentials earned by these individauls will depend on their employers’ choice of coursework for them.

Total number of incumbent workers completing their employer-mandated workforce training program in AIM: 10 Total number of incumbent workers completing their employer-mandated workforce training program in AIT: 5

As noted above, the expanded facility will have the capacity to serve 40 EMT students,

30 CNA students, and 24 phlebotomy students annually. Each of these certificate credentials requires only one course to complete. As graduates help satiate the market for these professions, demand may not justify offering these credentials each semester, but MCC expects them to operate near capacity in the short-term, given the demand for healthcare professionals and students’ interest in healthcare relative to other programs.

Total number of EMT students completing the EMT certificate annually: 40 Total number of CNA students completing the CNA certificate annually: 30 Total number of phlebotomy students completing the phlebotomy certificate annually: 24

The Health Science Technology degree program consists of 25 general education hours, 6

hours in a technical core, and an additional 29 hours of HST electives. The CNA course is included in the technical core, and both the EMT and phlebotomy courses count toward HST electives. All of the required general education core is available at the Muhlenberg County Campus. Students will likely have to travel to the North Campus in Madisonville to complete the remainder of their HST electives. MCC expects to award 5 associate degrees in HST annually.

Total number of HST students completing the HST associate degree annually: 5

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SECTION E – WORKFORCE TRAINING & EDUCATION DESCRIPTION

Totals re-checked per WRSI reviewer feedback.

E.1.c – Current/Projected Enrollment by KWIB Sector Annually

Current

Adult Enrollment

Current High School

Student Enrollment

Projected Adult

Enrollment

Projected High School

Student Enrollment

TOTAL Additional Participants

(Annual)

ADV. MANUFACTURING 111 13 126 40 32 Advanced Integrated Manufacturing 38 13 48 40 27 Advanced Integrated Technology 73 0 78 0 5 HEALTHCARE 65 0 124 0 59 EMT / Paramedic 38 0 68 0 30 Health Science Techology 13 0 18 0 5 Phlebotomy 14 0 38 0 24 TOTAL 176 13 250 40 91

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E.1.d Description of Paths for Targeted Participants Middle School Students: As students at Muhlenberg County’s two middle schools – Muhlenberg North Middle School and Muhlenberg South Middle School – approach the transition to high school, their guidance counselors will examine their Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) to determine whether they have the interest in and aptitude for the career pathway programming to be offered at Muhlenberg County High School through the Work Ready Skills Initiative proposal. Counselors will engage with good candidates and their parents regarding these career pathway opportunities and the ability to become “career ready” by completing a KDE-approved industry certification as part of their pathway matriculation. High School Students: As noted in Section A.1.c earlier in the proposal, MCC’s AIM program uses a hybrid online delivery model in which didactic content is delivered remotely via online learning by an MCC instructor. An on-site high school facilitator answers student questions, conducts supplemental learning activities, and supervises and evaluates required skill demonstration activities in a lab. This model is already being used at the Hopkins County Career Technology Center in Madisonville, and the coursework for the pathway has already been approved by KDE. To replicate the model, Muhlenberg County High School must equip a skills lab. Available space has been identified in MCHS’s technology wing, which serves as the county’s CTC. The AIM faculty has developed a list of equipment required to effectively deliver the program. MCHS will use Work Ready Skills Initiative funds to outfit the lab. Because the instructor of record is the MCC instructor, the high school needn’t worry about finding an instructor who meets the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ (SACS) credential requirements. MCHS is currently delivering CNA certificate training on-site at the high school and requires no additional resources in that regard. Besides the traditional route into MCC’s registered nursing degree program in Madisonville, the proposed expansion to the Muhlenberg County Campus would open a local pathway into the Health Science Technology degree program for these students. Adult Learners: As noted in Section A.1.c earlier in the proposal, elements of both the AIM and AIT programs are currently in use as skill upgrade training with employers in MCC’s service area. By exapnding and equipping the Muhlenberg County Campus to include a skills lab, MCC can increase the reach of this workforce training to counties not traditionally considered part of its service area, such as Logan Aluminum in Logan County. Some employers, such as Berry Plastics, have made completion of specific elements of the AIT program a condition of continued employment, and will pay the tuition for employees to complete them. These elements are offered for postsecondary credit and apply directly to the associate degree in AIT. Other employers offer tuition reimbursement for employees to participate in credit-based skill upgrade training. In either case, the hybrid online delivery model ensures that training is available at times that accommodate various work schedules, maximizing the benefit to working adults. As noted in Section A.1.d earlier in this proposal, attempts to offer healthcare technical programming on-site at the Muhlenberg County Campus have been hindered by competition for classroom space among technical programs and with general education courses. Because the campus’ historical focus has been on offering general education coursework, these courses are

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scheduled first, and technical programming must be scheduled in the leftover time slots. Because of this arrangement, the times may not be convenient for adult students. Additional space on the Muhlenberg Campus would allow MCC to consider the scheduling needs and limitations of the target population instead of the scheduling limitations of the campus. Long-Term Unemployed/Non-Traditional Learners: MCC will work with our partners at the West Kentucky Workforce Board (WKWB) to reach long-term unemployed and underemployed adults. The public workforce system provides a valuable connection between this population and the education and training opportunities that can help them transition into high-wage, high demand employment. This connection became more tenuous in February 2017 when the Kentucky Career Center in Madisonville and its related satellite in Powderly closed due to state budget cuts. In December 2016 (latest data available), 307 Muhlenberg County residents were served by WKWB Kentucky Career Centers, and 82 career services were provided at the satellite location in Powderly. These individuals will now have to drive to Hopkinsville to receive services. To counter this, if the Muhlenberg County Campus is expanded, MCC will offer space within the expanded facility – rent-free – to workforce investment board personnel to serve the Muhlenberg County population where they live. Even limited service hours would be an improvement for many unemployed and underemployed adults in the county over driving to Hopkinsville. Further, the availability of training at the Muhlenberg County Campus – especially certificate-level training that can be completed quickly and lead to high-wage employment – is a further benefit to this population for whom transportation can be a significant barrier. Although Muhlenberg County falls within the WKWB service area, a 50-mile radius around the Muhlenberg County Campus encompasses portions of three other workforce boards, as well as extending into southern Indiana and northern Tennessee. MCC will rely on WKWB personnel to help the college effectively connect with the public workforce systems in these neighboring regions and states to keep them apprised of the expanded educational opportunities at the MCC Muhlenberg County Campus. E.1.e Description of Participant Opportunity Acceleration via Program Research consistently shows that dual credit offerings are an effective way to reduce students’ time to credential completion. The logistics of offering dual credit courses, however, can be fraught with issues, esepcially for technical programming. Faculty credentialing, synchronization of course pacing, and creating a consistent student experience are all potential areas of concern. MCC has encountered and overcome many of these challenges in delivering the AIM program at the Hopkins County CTC. This better prepares the college to proactively address or avoid these challenges when replicating the model in Muhlenberg County. The one challenge that cannot be avoided is the need for a cache of relatively expensive equipment that students can use to demonstrate skill mastery. This must be purchased with grant funds. For the non-high school student, the benefit of hybrid delivery in AIM and AIT is not acceleration, but availability and feasibility. Most working adults simply cannot access a traditionally delivered technical program, and an online program cannot provide the hands-on skills experience students need and employers demand. It was the inabiliity to effectively serve the working adult population that motivated Chattanooga State Community College – a college

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with far more students and resources and in a more economically advantaged service area than MCC – to seek out a partnership with MCC to leverage our experience with a hybrid delivery model. In healthcare, the acceleration is achieved by being able to offer more technical coursework more often, and at more convenient times. The most feasible way to offer healthcare certificate programming in the limited space at the current Muhlenberg County Campus is by rotating the availability of certificate programming in CNA, EMT, and phlebotomy by semester. Under this model, however, an aspiring EMT, for example, may have to wait up to an entire calendar year before enrolling in his or her desired course of study. This hypothetical student would actually wait longer for the coursework to be offered than it would take him or her to complete it once it is available. And this assumes that, in the term it is offered, it will be offered at a time that is convenient for the student. Constructing dedicated labs for the delivery of each of these individual certificate programs means that all three could be offered every semester. Not only would this potentially reduce delays for students seeking the individual certificates, it would also speed the time to completion of the Health Science Technology degree, toward which each of these certificates apply. E.1.f Description of Credit, Certificate, Credential, Apprenticeship, and/or Degree

Participants will Receive Participants in the AIM program earn the Manufacturing Process Operations certificate. Their coursework also qualifies them to sit for multiple industry certification exams from Paulson and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS). Earning any of these certifications allows the student to be considered “career ready” under the KDE’s guidelines. While the both the certificate and certifications have value in the workplace, graduates can also choose to matriculate into the associate degree AIT program at MCC. All credits earned in the AIM program are directly applicable to the AIT degree. The AIT degree also contains several embedded certificates, and while not all AIM courses count toward every AIT certificate, some do. Further, adults enrolled in for-credit workforce training may earn some or all of the credits necessary for an embedded certificate, even if they do not ultimately complete the AIT degree. In healthcare, academic certificates and associated industry certifications are available for CNAs, EMTs, and phlebotomists. Not only are the industry certifications valid for the KDE’s “career ready” designation, they are also legally necessary and sufficient to practice the related discipline after graduation. All of these certificates are applicable to the associate degree program in Health Science Technology, and three represent a required first step in a related degree program –registered nursing (CNA), paramedic (EMT), and medical lab tech (phlebotomist). A summary of all the academic credentials and industry certifications offered in each program as a result of the project appears in the table on the following page.

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Academic Credentials and Industry Certifications Available by Program

Program Academic Credential(s) Industry Certification(s) AIM Manufacturing Process

Operations certificate Paulson Injection Molding Fundamentals; NIMS Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout; NIMS Measurements, Materials and Safety

AIT Ammonia Refrigeration Fundamentals, Engineering Controls, Industrial Refrigeration, Mechatronic Operator, Multi-skilled Maintenance Apprentice, Multi-Skilled Technician, and Power Plant Operator certificates; Multi-skilled Technician associate degree

EPA 608 Certification; Refrigeration Engineers and Technicians Association’s Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator

EMT Emergency Medical Technician certificate

EMT-Basic license

CNA Certified Nurse Aide certificate

Kentucky State Registered Nurse Aide license

Phlebotomy Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant certificate

Phlebotomy Technician certification

Health Science Technology Health Science Technology associate degree

CNA, EMT, and Phlebotomy certificates embedded

E.1.g Portable/Transferrable Credits, Certificates, Credentials, Apprenticeships, and/or

Degrees via Program MCC maintains formal Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) with several senior institutions to ensure complete transfer of credit and seamless transition into a baccalaurate degree pathway. AIT degree graduates may continue their education through Murray State University’s Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology program or Western Kentucky University’s Systems Management program. Graduates of the registered nursing degree program can continue their studies and complete a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing from the Madisonville Regiional Campus of Murray State University. Nursing, paramedic, and medical lab tech graduates can also continue in the Health Science baccalaureate pathway at Western Kentucky University.

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E.1.h Identification of Institutions to Offer Dual/Postsecondary Credit All dual credit offerings associated with the project are through Madisonville Community College. All dual credit classes taught by MCC are governed by memoranda of understanding (MOU) between the student’s high school and the college. These MOU are reviewed, updated as necessary, and re‐signed annually. The MOU typically address issues of instructor credentialing, tuition and fees, and course capacities. Credit is awarded upon the student’s matriculation to MCC. E.1.i Estimated Cost of Successful Program Completion per Student In-state tuition for MCC is currently $156 per credit hour plus an $8 per credit hour BuildSmart fee. In 2016, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) began charging 1/3 of its regular tuition rate for dual credit courses where it had previously waived that tuition entirely. Dual credit students are not charged a BuildSmart fee. The state of Kentucky helped mitigate the loss of the tuition waiver by offering scholarships for two dual credit classes in the senior year of high school. Further, the KCTCS offers a scholarship for one dual credit class in the junior year of high school. Because of this, pathway courses are typically offered to juniors and seniors who can take advantage of the scholarships, but enrollment is open to freshmen and sophomores who are willing to pay the reduced tuition rate – currently $52 per credit hour. Dual Credit

Cost of Obtaining the CNA Certificate Via Dual Credit Expense Amount Tuition (3 credit hours) $156 (covered by dual

credit scholarship)Textbook $275Liability insurance $11Background check and drug screening $106Uniform $100 (covered by Baptist

Health)Certification exam $75 (covered by Kentucky

Coal Academy)Total $392

Source: MCC Nursing web site and Dual Credit Coordinator

Cost of Obtaining the Manufacturing Process Operations Certificate via Dual Credit Expense Amount Tuition (13 dual credit hours; 9 covered by dual credit scholarships)

$208

Tuition (6 MCC hours) $936BuildSmart fee for MCC hours $48Paulson “Injection Molding Fundamentals” certification $0NIMS “Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout” certification (optional)

$40

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NIMS “Measurements, Materials, and Safety” certification (optional)

$40

Cap and gown (optional) $45Total $1,192 - $1,272

Source: MCC Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Program Coordinator

Cost of Obtaining the CNA Certificate

Expense Amount Tuition (3 credit hours) $468BuildSmart fee $24Liability insurance $11Background check and drug screening $106Textbook $275Uniform $100Certification exam $75Total $1,059

Source: MCC Nursing web site

Cost of Obtaining the EMT Certificate

Expense Amount Tuition (6 credit hours) $936BuildSmart fee $48Books $325Uniforms $220Stethoscope $75CPR certification card $10Online preparation course $35Cap and gown $45National Registry $75KBEMS $75School pin $45Total $1,889

Source: MCC Paramedic Program Coordinator

Cost of Obtaining the Phlebotomy Certificate

Expense Amount Tuition (3 credit hours) $468BuildSmart fee $24Liability insurance $11Background check and drug screening $106Textbook $180Uniform $100Certification exam $100Total $989

Source: MCC Medical Laboratory Technician Program Coordinator

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Cost of Obtaining the Manufacturing Process Operations Certificate Expense Amount Tuition (19 dual credit hours) $2,964BuildSmart fee for dual credit hours $152Paulson “Injection Molding Fundamentals” certification $0NIMS “Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout” certification (optional)

$40

NIMS “Measurements, Materials, and Safety” certification (optional)

$40

Cap and gown (optional) $45Total $3,116 - $3,231

Source: MCC Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Program Coordinator

Cost of Obtaining the Multiskilled Technician Degree

Expense Amount Tuition (60 credit hours) $9,360BuildSmart fee for dual credit hours $480Textbooks (all classes, estimated) $2,100Safety glasses $6Oil testing kit $70Cap and gown (optional) $45Total $12,016 - $12,061

Source: MCC Advanced Integrated Technology Program Coordinator

The Health Science Technology degree program consists of 25 general education hours, 6 hours in a technical core, and an additional 29 hours of HST electives. The CNA certificate is a required component of the technical core, so all of the costs for that credential apply. The HST electives may be taken from several healthcare certificates (including EMT and phlebotomy), coursework from other healthcare degree programs, science general education courses, and a limited selection of business courses. The required 60 hours of tuition costs $9,360, and the associated BuildSmart fees total $480. Remaining costs can vary widely based on which courses are taken to fill the degree requirements. E.1.j Hours of Facility Operation

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SundayHOURS: 8:00 am

– 4:30 pm

8:00 am – 4:30 pm

8:00 am – 4:30 pm

8:00 am – 4:30 pm

8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Closed Closed

These are the standard hours of operation, during which the full student support staff is available. Eventing classes offered at the campus may extend as late as 8:45 pm, and weekend classes are also occasionally scheduled as demand and instructor availability dictate. Further, workforce training in the expanded campus will be scheduled according to employer and employee needs.

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Section F: Marketing Plan

SECTION F – MARKETING PLAN F.1 Marketing Plan Description / Financial Spending Determining the training needs of regional employers, as well as arranging, scheduling, marketing, and delivering that training is the function of MCC’s Office of Workforce Solutions.The availability of a skills lab in Muhlenberg County will allow Workforce Solutions to offer training farther south and east than MCC’s traditional service area, potentially including Todd, Logan, Ohio, and Butler counties. Because they are modularized and flexibly delivered, the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM) and Advanced Integrated Technology (AIT) programs give Workforce Solutions a unique tool for offering this training – a product that can be customized and delivered as short-term training while still yielding academic credit that is applicable toward a degree. This unique opportunity will be part of Workforce Solutions’ marketing pitch to employers and employees. Workforce Solutions employs a full-time Workforce Transitions Specialist who supports incumbent workers who wish to enroll in for-credit workforce training by helping them understand which classes they need to enroll in, register for those classes, and understand how they apply to an academic credential. Throughout the worker’s matriculation, the Workforce Transitions Coordinator continues to provide support, as needed, with the online learning environment, the logistical challenges that may arise when completing coursework, and other traditional student support functions. In MCC’s past experience, the support provided by the Workforce Transitions Specialist has been a positive experience for incumbent workers, who in turn act as word-of-mouth advertisers for the programs. MCC will leverage a partnership with the Muhlenberg Alliance for Progress (MAP), the primary economic development entity for Muhlenberg County, for further promotional opportunities. MAP is committed to featuring information about program offerings at the Muhlenberg County Campus on its web site and social media pages, which target existing and future businesses in the region. Additionally, the Greater Muhlenberg Chamber of Commerce allows MAP to distribute information to its membership of 200-plus businesses in Muhlenberg County. Finally, because the healthcare industry is a large part of the regional economy, MAP is in regular communication with representatives from Baptist Health and Owensboro Health, the two major healthcare providers in Muhlenberg County. Ed Heath, CEO of Owensboro Health’s Muhlenberg Community Hospital, sits on the MAP board of directors. Local media are also part of MCC’s marketing plan. Muhlenberg County is served by two weekly newspapers – The Leader News and The Times Argus – both based in Central City and less than a five-minute drive from the Muhlenberg County Campus. A substantial expansion of the campus would be considered front-page news most weeks in the county of just over 30,000 people. SurfKY, an online news site covering events of local interest in western Kentucky, has historically provided good coverage of college events, including a recent 15-year retrospective on the history of the Muhlenberg County Campus. Local radio stations WKTG 93.9 FM, WKTG HD2 105.9 FM, and WFMW 94.9 FM and 730 AM air a 15-minute “MCC and You” segment

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during which representatives from college departments can promote activities and events at MCC. MCC incurs no cost for this segment, which is offered as a community information service. At the appropriate time in the project, MCC will devote the entire MCC and You segment to the expansion in space and programming at the Muhlenberg County Campus. In addition, WKYA 105.5 FM airs a two-hour local morning show – “The Billy and Wendell Show” – through which the MAP assures MCC the project will receive publicity. Because the marketing plan relies on cost-effective means and pre-existing postions and relationships, no grant money is needed nor requested for marketing.

Quarter Expenditure Description Estimated

Cost Q3, 2017 –Q2, 2022

Director of Workforce Solutions direct marketing to employers (0.25 FTE; salary and benefits for five years)

$179,635 (in-kind match)

Q3, 2017 – Q2, 2022

Workforce Transitions Specialist direct marketing to employers (0.10 FTE; salary and benefits for five years)

$25,830 (in-kind match)

Q3, 2017 – Q2, 2022

Muhlenberg Alliance for Progress information distribution (paper and word of mouth) to Greater Muhlenberg Chamber of Commerce members

$0

Q3, 2017 – Q2, 2022

Local newspaper coverage (The Leader News and The Times Argus)

$0

Q3, 2017 – Q2, 2022

SurfKY online news coverage $0

Q3, 2017 – Q2, 2022

“MCC and You” radio segment (WKTG 93.9 FM, WKTG HD2 105.9 FM, and WFMW 94.9 FM and 730 AM)

$0

Q3, 2017 – Q2, 2022

“The Billy and Wendell Show” (WKYA 105.5 FM) $0

TOTAL $205,465 (all in-kind matches)

F.2 Career Promotion Plan for Secondary Students As noted in Section E.1.d earlier in this proposal, guidance counselors at Muhlenberg County’s two middle schools will examine students’ Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) throughout their matriculation to determine whether they have the interest in and aptitude for the career pathway programming to be offered at Muhlenberg County High School through the Work Ready Skills Initiative proposal. Counselors will engage with good candidates and their parents regarding these career pathway opportunities and the ability to become “career ready” by completing a KDE-approved industry certification as part of their pathway matriculation. In a previous NSF grant project, MCC contracted with Horizon Research of Louisvlle, KY to conduct qualitiatve research into students’ motivation for enrolling in technical education. The research contradicted MCC’s hypothesis that an outdated “dirty hands” stereotype of manufacturing work environments was a deterrent to students’ interest and enrollment in related technical programming. Instead, the research found that students and counselors alike were unsure as the to “career end game” for graduates of MCC’s AIM and AIT programs. As a result, MCC is currently conducting a revision of its promotional materials for AIM and AIT, as well as

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working to improve counselors’ understanding of the programs and their broad applicability to the regional workforce (noted earlier in Section A.1.c). Further, MCC is reaching out to potential employer partners to develop experiential advising activities such as shadow days and field trips to employ a “show, don’t tell” approach to communicating the career end game for AIM and AIT. These activities will be conducted under the auspices of a currently active NSF grant at MCC, but they will benefit the Work Ready Skills Initative project as well. MCC also employs a part-time career pathways counselor that serves Muhlenberg County High School. In this capacity, she will be able to promote the new career pathway programming at the Muhlenberg County Campus, identify students who are good candidates for the programs, enroll those students in pathway-related dual credit courses (as appropriate), and help them transition into locally offered career pathway programming after graduation. F.3 Plan to Promote Student Engagement via Student Organization & Extra-curricular

Activities (e.g. KOSSA) Muhlenberg County High School maintains active chapters of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and SkillsUSA, which serve as hubs of activity for students in healthcare and advanced manufacturing (among other disciplines), respectively. Also, the school’s chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA) involves competitions related to manufacturing skills such as welding. These clubs meet monthly and are open to all students. MCC and MCHS are engaged in a partnership grant to construct a hydroponic greenhouse on the West Campus of MCHS, using it – among other things – as a way to introduce agriculture students to the concept of integrated systems and build interest in the intersection of agriculture and applied technology disciplines such as AIM and AIT. The greenhouse is projected to open in fall 2017. At its East Campus (housing freshmen and sophomores), MCHS conducts an annual career day and Operation Preparation event during which students can listen to guest speakers in their field of choice and receive individual couseling regarding future career plans. Further, East Campus students participate in annual field trips to potential employment locations such as the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Paradise Fossil Plant and Logan Aluminum. Students at MCHS West Campus participate in a college and career fair, where they speak to representatives of workplaces in their chosen industry and from their potential colleges of choice. Visits to regional colleges are also offered to West Campus students. Destintations for the visit include MCC. After matriculating to MCC, healthcare students can continue participating in HOSA, or nursing students can join the Kentucky Association of Nursing Students (KANS). Although neither organization currently has a chapter at the Muhlenberg County Campus due to a lack of technical programming there, with sufficient enrollment, a HOSA chapter could be supported at the Muhlenberg County Campus.

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Section G: Operational Finances and Sustainability Plan

SECTION G – OPERATIONAL FINANCES & SUSTAINABILITY PLAN G.1 Five-Year Operational Financial Plan

Expense Category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 MCC Staffing (internal reallocation): -Academic Support Specialist -Advanced Integrated Tech. instructor -Advanced Integrated Mfg. instructor -Certified Nurse Aide instructor -Emergency Medical Tech. instructor

375,000 382,500 390,150 397,953 405,912

Career Technology Center Staffing (CTC): -Advanced Integrated Mfg. facilitator

60,000 61,200 62,424 63,672 64,945

CTC operations 144,000 144,000 144,000 144,000 144,000

TOTAL EXPENSES 579,000 587,7000 596,574 605,625 614,857 MCC staffing expense will be managed through internal reallocation of existing personnel.

Annual expense includes a 2 percent annual salary and benefit increase. Unanticipated expenses will be absorbed by the college’s contingency fund.

The CTC staffing expense will be absorbed by the Muhlenberg County Board of Education as noted in their letter of commitment. CTC facility maintenance is already accounted for in their annual operating budget since the facility has been in operation for over two years. Annual operating expense includes a 2 percent annual increase.

Source of Revenue Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Tuition revenue associated with MCC Muhlenberg Campus Phase 2 and CTC dual credit programming

191,412 193,326 195,259 197,212 199,184

TOTAL REVENUE 191,412 193,326 195,259 197,212 199,184

Tuition revenue on the Muhlenberg Campus is projected based upon credit hour enrollment figures presented program by program in Section E.1.b. It is projected that each new student served will enroll as a full-time student, taking 12 credit hours each semester consisting of technical and general education courses delivered on-site. The overall revenue figure includes tuition generated by delivery of dual credit programming on-site at the Muhlenberg Career Technical Center. The college projects a total enrollment increase of 136 students altogether in year one of the expansion project, which generates $191,412 of additional tuition revenue for that academic year. Subsequent years project a 1 percent annual increase in tuition revenue based upon a conservative enrollment increases. G.2 Recruiting Plan for Credentialed Teachers & Adjunct Faculty Because the didacitic portion of the AIM and AIT programs will be delivered online by instructors who are already part of the MCC faculty, no additional instructors will have to be hired to deliver this instruction. Per MCC policy, all faculty members meet or exceed the credenitaling requirements for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. As noted in Section E.1.h earlier in this proposal, all postsecondary dual credit is to be

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awarded through MCC. For-credit workforce instruction and skill upgrade training will be delivered under the purview of the MCC Office of Workforce Solutions, who will be responsible for recruiting a credentialed instructor. Often, they do so by hiring existing MCC faculty members on an overload contract. Muhlenberg County High School will hire or reassign an existing faculty member to facilitate supplemental and laboratory activities associated with the delivery of AIM at Muhlenberg County High School. This instructor will meet all KDE and MCHS criteria for a high school faculty member, but will not necessarily have to meet SACS credentialing guidelines, since the MCC faculty member will be the instructor of record for all dual credit AIM programming. Healthcare instruction on the Muhlenberg County Campus will be part of the contract of all affected faculty members. As a condition of their employment, instructors in CNA, EMT, and phlebotomy will be expected to travel to and from the Muhlenberg County Campus as often as necessary to prepare for instruction and labs to support the delivery of coursework scheduled for delivery there. No additional instructors will be hired for this purpose. G.3 Responsibility for Project Facility Maintenance Facility maintenance will be provided through a total facilities preventive and predictive maintenance agreement contracted with deBra-Kuempel, a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services contractor that serves the Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio tri-state area. G.4 Project Timeline

G.5 Demonstrated Experience/Success for Training, Upkeep and Construction MCC’s success in training inviduals for the advanced manufacturing and healthcare fields is most readily attested to by the substantial amount of grant funding obtained by programs in these sectors. Most of these funds have been awarded by the same grantors over multiple proposals,

General Timeline for [PROJECT] Execution

Target Date Description

June 15, 2017 Building design and specifications for MCC Muhlenberg Campus Phase 2 (MCC Phase 2) expansion project completed and ready for bid

Purchase/bid process initiated for Muhlenberg Career Technical Center (CTC) equipment

August 1, 2017 MCC Phase 2 construction contractor selected Equipment received and installed for Muhlenberg CTC August 1, 2017 Advanced Manufacturing dual credit programming begins at CTC; Health

Sciences dual credit programming already in place and continues September 15, 2017 Construction of MCC Phase 2 expansion project begins Purchase and bid process initiated for MCC Phase 2 furnishings and equipment January 1, 2019 Construction of MCC Phase 2 expansion project completed

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which indicates the funder’s satisfaction with the success produced and allowing MCC to build on those successes. MCC desires, inasmuch as it is feasible, to bring these high-quality, rigorously evaluated programs to the Muhlenberg County Campus, but has heretofore been restricted by a lack of adequate space. In 2008, MCC received the first of four consecutive National Science Foundation Adavnced Technical Education (NSF-ATE) grants to improve and disseminate its advanced manufacturing curriculum. The $575,681 award allowed MCC to replace its outdated, lightly enrolled Applied Technology programs with a modern, conveniently delivered AIT program that met the needs of its service area’s diverse light manufacturing sector. The model uses web-based learning objects to deliver course content online while maintaining comparable academic rigor to a face-to-face class. MCC evaluated the impact of its more rigorous curriculum using the Critical Thinking Assessment Test (CAT), a short answer essay test designed to assess and promote the improvement of critical thinking and real-world problem-solving skills. MCC assessed a cohort of AIT students who had completed at least 75% of their technical program and compared the results with those of a benchmark cohort of non-AIT students who had completed general education courses designed to target specific critical thinking learning outcomes. AIT students outperformed the non-AIT cohort by 2.43 average total points attained on a scale from 0 to 38. The online content is supplemented by mandatory skill demonstrations conducted in a flexible lab with day and evening hours for convenient scheduling. The curriculum is modularized so students can improve the skills they need without covering topics they do not need or have already mastered. A third party reviewer conducted a DACUM gap analysis and concluded that the program’s competencies aligned well with employer needs and left no needed competencies unaddressed. Employer data also confirmed the impact of the rigorous curriculum. Jennmar/J-Loc, Inc. – a small manufacturer of underground mining support systems – has eight full-time employees. Seven completed a customized AIT program of approximately 30 credit hours using online modules and flexible lab scheduling. Upon completion of the project, Jennmar/J-Loc documented a 43% reduction in production down-time. The college’s second ATE grant project, funded at $887,322, expanded and adapted the work of the first to meet the needs of two partner colleges, Ivy Tech-Bloomington in Bloomington, IN, and Jackson State Community College in Jackson, TN. The external evaluator’s final report on this project noted “The three-year grant period has resulted in MCC building upon, and making significant strides in, equipping technicians and meeting the needs of industry regarding manufacturing skills. The partnering schools of Ivy Tech and Jackson State succeeded in adopting the integrated systems approach and spiral design principles in their multi-skilled technician programs, as well as implementing problem-based learning practices. While increases in program enrollments have not been as great for Ivy Tech and Jackson State as for MCC, the “lessons learned” through MCC’s initial program design and implementation have benefitted the ways in which technician programs are approached and marketed to potential students. Through the collaborative efforts of the partnering institutions, a foundation has been laid for continued improvements in multi-skilled technician education toward student success and the capabilities of manufacturing industries in all three regions.”

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In 2016, MCC received two ATE grants in the same grant cycle. The first further disseminates the AIT curriculum to three partner colleges – West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah, KY; Ivy Tech-Bloomington in Bloomington, IN; and Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga, TN – with an emphasis on serving incumbent workers. The second grant allowed the college to develop and implement a dual credit manufacturing career pathway for students enrolled at the Hopkins County Career Technology Center (CTC). The MCC Applied Technology faculty collaborated with the CTC technical faculty to create and deliver 15 credit hours of a rigorous and engaging AIM certificate program which prepares students to work as process technicians in modern manufacturing environments. AIM uses the AIT hybrid online delivery model, making it equally accessible to the traditional student, the incumbent worker, and the dual credit student. In the healthcare field, MCC offers nursing and 9 other associate degree healthcare programs – more than any other community and technical college in Kentucky except Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville. (See table below.) Approximately 220 students are enrolled in MCC’s healthcare programming in any given semester.

Allied health programs offered on MCC’s Health Sciences Campus

Health Science Technology Radiography Medical Laboratory Technology Respiratory Care Occupational Therapy Assistant Surgical Technology Paramedic Technology Surgical First Assisting Physical Therapist Assistant

Baptist Health Madisonville (BHM) operates a 410-bed hospital and multispecialty clinic within walking distance of the MCC Health Sciences Campus. Their geographic proximity has helped facilitate a number of cooperative projects between MCC and BHM. In 2003, when BHM – then known as Trover Regional Medical Center – expressed a need for more LPNs and RNs, MCC launched the Nurse Mobility Project, funded by $435,850 from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Nurse Education, Quality, Retention, and Practice program. Project staff recruited incumbent CNAs and LPNs to pursue training as LPNs and RNs, respectively, offering coursework via a weekend program conducive to their work schedules, but students found that advancing along the career ladder required repeating content and courses they had previously taken. A $1,820,390 award from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Title III Strengthening Institutions program in 2005 facilitated integration of the RN and LPN programs into a single program with redundancies removed and multiple entry and exit points. In 2008, MCC received a $425,181 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Technology-Based Learning program to deliver didactic nursing content online and expand the integrated nursing pathway through Murray State University’s bachelor’s degree program.

In recent years, MCC and BHM have partnered with the West Area Health Education Center (West AHEC) on a number of successful grant initatives. In 2014, the partners applied as a consortium for a Delta Health Care Services grant to construct a high-fidelity healthcare simulation laboratory on the campus of BHM for collaboratively training MCC healthcare students, BHM incumbent healthcare professionals, and medical students hosted in Madisonville by West AHEC. The two-year project was funded with $368,484 from the Health Care Services

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program, combined with a $74,001 award from the DRA’s States’ Economic Development Assistant Program (SEDAP) and a $200,000 match from an MCC benefactor’s private gift account. The lab officially opened October 20, 2015, and has since been used to train over 200 students and almost 150 incumbent healthcare professionals.

In 2015, the partners received a second Delta Health Care Services grant, in the amount of $246,454, to deliver EMT training as an alternative to the demonstrably ineffective training offered by the Kentucky Fire Commission. Without effective EMT training, emergency medical services positions in the region were going unfilled and enrollment in the MCC paramedic program – which requires EMT certification for admission – was flagging to the point of being threatened with closure. In August 2015, the Coalfield Regional Healthcare Network – a rural healthcare network that includes MCC, BHM, and West AHEC, among others – received a 3-year, $438,603 Rural Network Allied Health Training Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Rural Health Policy. The project is recruiting displaced coal miners and military veterans to train them for practice in an in-demand allied health profession and place and retain them in rural allied health practice. Most recently, the partners were awarded $673,223 from the USDA’s Delta Health Care Services program to to construct a mock living space on MCC’s Health Sciences Campus in which to conduct training for providers of medical and non-medical home care. Students from MCC’s nursing, occupational therapy assistant, paramedic, physical therapist assistant, respiratory care, and human services programs will use the space to practice clinical care skills in a home-like environment, confronting obstacles such as cluttered spaces, difficult home and room access routes, and lack of assistive medical infrastructure. Employer partners including Home Instead Senior Care, Bluegrass Home Medical, and the Hopkins County Health Department will use the facility to deliver continuing education to their incumbent employees. The education unit at BHM will use the space to host quarterly community education programs and periodic informational sessions for healthcare providers, medical students, and medical residents regarding in-home assistive technologies and services available to disabled and elderly individuals in the community. The expansion of the Muhlenberg County Campus will be overseen by Ray Gillaspie, MCC’s Chief Business Affairs Officer. Among Mr. Gillaspie’s duties in this capacity are the planning, financing, and oversight of all major construction, renovation, and major repair projects. Since Mr. Gillaspie came to MCC in 1997, the college has constructed three buildings – the 32,929-square-foot Joe C. Davis Science and Technology Building on the MCC North Campus (opened in 2001); the 19,240-square-foot P.A. and Pauline Shaver Educational Center, which houses all the administrative and classroom space for the MCC Muhlenberg County Campus (opened in 2001); and the 70,000-square-foot Brown Badgett, Sr. Energy and Advanced Technology Center on the MCC North Campus (opened in 2009). Mr. Gillaspie is also presently overseeing construction of a 65,000-square-foot Postsecondary Education Building on MCC’s North Campus, which is scheduled to open in 2018. MCC was also recently awarded a USDA Delta Health Care Services grant which involves the demolition of an existing, dilapidated dormitory building on the MCC Health Sciences Campus and the construction of a mock living space to be

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used as a home health care lab in its place. Demolition is scheduled to begin by the end of March 2017. Mr. Gillaspie has also overseen several major renovations on the MCC campus. In 2014, the college enclosed outdoor concourses on both the north and south ends of the John H. Gray Building, adding an additional 10,000 square feet of enclosed space to the building (5,000 square feet on each end). In the north concourse, the Enrollment Center houses advisors, recruiter, career counselors, and assessment personnel. The south concourse houses the registrar and records office, the financial aid office, and a large classroom. Other recent projects include renovating the lobby of the Baptist Health Madisonville Allied Health Sciences Building; creating a Business Synergy Lab in the Gray Building to support delivery of Business Administration programming and the college's "corporate college" initiative; renovating and equipping a student study area in the Hatley Building on the Health Sciences Campus; creating and equipping four problem-based learning classrooms to support delivery of active learning pedagogy on the North Campus; and expanding, resurfacing, installing sidewalks and lighting on College Drive, the main roadway into the college.

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Section H: Proposed Facility Study

SECTION H – PROPOSED FACILITY STUDY H.1 Explanation of Decision to Pursue New Construction/Renovation of Current

Facilities One of the sectors addressed in this proposal – advanced manufacturing – requires special conditions and infrastructure for the equipment in skill demonstration labs. Many of these requirements are related to safety, some – like ventilation and electrical configurations – are related to the proper installation and configuration of the equipment, and still others relate to the storage of related materials. Finding a space that meets these requirements is difficult to begin with. Factoring in that another part of the proposal deals with healthcare disciplines with very different environmental requirements, MCC concludes that finding a suitable space to cost effectively renovate for delivering instruction in both sectors would be practically impossible. Logistically, it is undesirable to renovate separate locations for each sector. In its fifteen years of existence, the Muhlenberg County Campus has become the recognized as the hub for postsecondary education in the county. Confusing the issue by maintaining several different locations for advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and general education would dilute that message and cause confusion among potential enrollees. Yet, as noted, the campus’ current building is insufficient to accommodate the technical coursework in healthcare and advanced manufacturing. Renovation is not an option. There is simply not enough space currently under roof. Further, an expansion of the Muhlenberg County Campus is consistent with the MCC’s facilities master plan. The educational partners in the project own very limited space within a 50-mile radius. Muhlenberg County High School consists of two campuses – East (housing freshmen and sophomores) and West (housing juniors and seniors). As noted, there is sufficient, properly configured space for an advanced manufacutring skills lab within the West Campus; the required equipment is part of this proposal. This space, however, would be inaccessible to anyone besides high school students for most of the day. MCC owns and operates three campuses in Madisonville, but in Muhlenberg County, it owns only one building – the P.A. and Pauline Shaver Educational Center – which comprises the entire Muhlenberg County Campus. As noted, this building must be expanded to accommodate the proposed programming. H.2 Cost Per Square Foot for Renovations and New Construction of Facilites

Cost Per Square Foot

Classification $ Per Square Foot Renovation $125.00

Construction $225.00

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Section I: Reporting Criteria

SECTION I – REPORTING CRITERIA I.1 REPORTING CRITERIA

Enrollment Data The MCC Office of Institutional Research can collect enrollment data for all coursework offered by MCC, disaggregated to the level of delivery location, course, and even instructor, from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System’s (KCTCS) Decision Support System (DSS). MCC will collect and report this data for all coursework offered as a result of the project activities. This includes coursework offered at Muhlenberg County High School, which is recorded in DSS by virtue of being offered for dual credit. Completion Percentage Each summer, the MCC Office of Institutional Research compiles a Course Completion Report that records the grade distribution for every course delivered by MCC in the preceding academic year. The data include in-course retention, successful course completion when considering withdrawn students as unsuccessful, and successful course completion when withdrawn students are disregarded. To fulfill the Cabinet’s request for semiannual data, the Office of Institutional Research can compile data on the coursework offered as a result of the project at the end of the fall semester each year. Continued Enrollment Data Typically, the college considers continued enrollment as students who are continously enrolled (no stop-outs) from the time of their enrollment through credential completion. This data is available from the Decsion Support System. While data is available for dual credit coursework as well, the career pathways counselor who works part-time at Muhlenberg County High School can also help compile these data, as well as helping track students through the transition from secondary to postsecondary education, as applicable. Credentials & Degrees Granted The Office of Institutional Research can compile a list of all credentials awarded during the project period, cross-referencing this list with a roster of everyone who participated in programming made possible by the project to report the number of project participants who ultimately earned a credential in one of the targeted industry sectors. Junior/Seniors Receiving Postsecondary Credit/Credentials/Certifications All juniors and seniors who enroll in and successfully complete at least one dual credit course will receive postsecondary credit. The Office of Institutional Research can find this number using the Course Completion Report mentioned in “Completion Percentage” earlier in this section. Similarly, high school participants who ultimately earn credentials can be discerned from the reporting referenced in “Credentials and Degrees Granted” earlier in this section. Finally, because all certification exams related to the project are either administered by MCC faculty members or the MCC Assessment Center (a unit within the college’s Office of Workforce Solutions), the college can report the number of certifications earned by program participants.

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Section I: Reporting Criteria

Job Placement Data The MCC Office of Institutional Research tracks graduates’ employment through the Kentucky Technical Education Database System (TEDS). Six months after a student’s graduation, MCC conducts a survey with the graduate either by mail or by phone to determine whether he or she is employed (in his or her chosen field or otherwise) or is continuing his or her education. Information about the graduate’s employer (if applicable) is collected. Subsequently, a survey is sent to the graduate’s employer requesting information about the employer’s satisfaction with the graduate’s preparation for the workplace. All data collected is entered into the web-based TEDS interface, where it can be aggregated and reported in numerous ways. Through KCTCS, MCC also has indirect access to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance database, which can provide information on individuals’ post-graduation employment and the location of their respective employers. Finally, any participants who receive job placement assistant from the public workforce system will be entered into the Focus Career/Focus Talent system, which helps individuals assess their skills and interests, prepare their resumes, identify job opportunities suited to them, and tracks them into employment. Each of these systems will help track participants post-graduation. Job Retention at 6 Months Approximately six months after the employer surveys are distributed, the MCC Office of Institutional Research distributes a follow-up survey to graduates to determine whether they are still employed and where. This information is also entered into TEDS and can be queried to determine job retention at 6 months. Skills Assessment Scores of Training Participants All academic programs at MCC are required to participate in student learning outcomes (SLO) assessment as part of the college’s annual planning and evaluation process. In the healthcare fields, these are most often certification exams that students must pass to be legally qualified to practice in their chosen discipline. In advanced manufacturing, a combination of industry certification exams and a capstone National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) exam are used to assess SLOs. On an annual basis, instructors conduct an item analysis of students’ performance on their SLO assessments to determine areas where program students are not performing as well as expected. This assessment informs the program’s annual plan for the upcoming year, wherein interventions are proposed and implemented to improve upon the targeted weakness. At the end of the planning year, program faculty conduct closed-loop assessment to measure the impact of the interventions. All data related to the SLO assessment process – including test scores – are stored by the instructor as evidence of assessment for SACS. These results can be reported, in aggregate, as part of the project assessment for programs impacted by the project.

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