Public Private Partnerships Maryland’s 16 Community Colleges and Workforce Development

Each year, nearly 500,000 Marylanders attend one of Maryland’s 16 community colleges, in both credit programs, and continuing education and workforce development courses. Traditional degree and certificate offerings Short-term noncredit programs and services

Maryland's 16 community colleges are partnering with the State Administration on Skills2Compete-Maryland, a major initiative aimed at increasing the skills and competitiveness of Maryland's workforce. By preparing more Marylanders for middle-skill jobs (those that require more than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year degree), Marylanders can gain the skills and credentials they need to get good jobs with family supporting wages. Middle-skill jobs are the backbone of the state's economy, making up half of Maryland’s labor market. Maryland’s community colleges are the places to go for training to meet the middle skill labor demand in the state. To learn more about this important effort, visit Skills2Compete-MarylandSkills2Compete-Maryland

MCCACET represents the continuing education, workforce development, and community services divisions of our community colleges Responds to personal and business needs of individuals and organizations throughout the State Responds to regional training and workforce needs Collaborates with local government, business, trade and community organizations in meeting workforce training needs through public / private partnering

Variety of program services: – Short term training courses (open enrollment) – Contract training – Industry certification preparation – Workforce credential preparation – Course delivery on campus, at the workplace, online, and hybrid arrangements – Curriculum development and delivery

Open Enrollment Courses – Certification preparation – Skills upgrading – Continuing professional education (CEU’s) – Technical skill development – Occupational transitions – Providing licensure and certification training in over 130 occupations for 56,000 students each year

Contract Training – Training needs analysis – Curriculum development – Assessments – Faculty drawn from the workplace – Professional training facilities – Serving more than 1,200 businesses annually – Working with 85,000 employees annually – 97% satisfaction rate

Examples of public – private partnerships – Apprenticeship model programs – Contract training with major employers – Partnering projects with community based organizations – Collaborations with local government, chambers, and private businesses – Collaborative grant development projects

Dr. Barbara Beebe Allegany College of Maryland Dr. Barbara Beebe Mr. Lucious Anderson Baltimore City Community College Mr. Lucious Anderson Ms. Debbie Klenk Cecil College , extension 611 Ms. Debbie Klenk Dr. Daniel Mosser College of Southern Maryland Dr. Daniel Mosser Mr. David Croghan Frederick Community College Mr. David Croghan Ms. Theresa Shank Hagerstown Community College , ext. 476 Ms. Theresa Shank Ms. Patricia Keeton Howard Community College Ms. Patricia Keeton Mr. Joe Martinelli Prince George’s Community College Mr. Joe Martinelli Dr. Faith A. Harland-White Anne Arundel Community College Dr. Faith A. Harland-White Ms. Karen Merkle Carroll Community College Ms. Karen Merkle Ms. Jackie Potter Chesapeake College Ms. Jackie Potter Mr. P. Michael Carey Community College of Baltimore County Mr. P. Michael Carey Ms. Julie Yoder Garrett College Ms. Julie Yoder Ms. Marlene Lieb Harford Community College Ms. Marlene Lieb Mr. George Payne, Chair Montgomery College Mr. George Payne Ms. Ruth Baker Wor-Wic Community College Ms. Ruth Baker