1. Gulf Coast IT Consortium U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) Nine colleges, two states, four years, $14,710,837

2. USDOL Employment & Training Administration, Round 2 Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) 9 colleges, 2 states, 4 years, $14,710,837 Bossier Parish Community College LA Delta Community College South LA Community College Delgado Community College LCTCS Northeast MS Community College MS Delta Community College Meridian Community College Copiah-Lincoln Community College Pearl River Community College MCCB

4. Common Core IT Foundation Industry Subsector Specialties Possible Additional Subsectors Y2, Y3 Information Technology Foundation Cyber Networking/Security Health Information Technology Industrial Technology

5. Strategy 1: Implement I-BEST Provide support that facilitates integration and student success. I ntegrating B asic E ducation S kills with T echnical Skills

6. Strategy 2: Offer a continuum of completion by stacking certificates and building a full career pathway.

7. Strategy 3: Enhance hybrid and online learning to support underprepared students into IT pathways.

8. Strategy 4: Build transferrable and portable credentials with degree articulation across LA and MS Strategy 5: Strategically align with Accelerating Opportunity, the public workforce system, employers, and policy makers in seven states.

9. Policy work by LCTCS and MCCB: inventory and monitor policies that create barriers for transfer, retention, success, graduation. Facilitate data exchange with governing boards for data collection efforts. Advise on any challenges that may exist for amending system policies Prepare state financing plan for Consortium colleges - “braided funding” strategy to ensure that all available state and local funding that can be directed to the initiative is being utilized. Encourage statewide scale up of IBEST model to other system institutions.

10. Project Deliverables 1)a new common core foundational IT curriculum; 2)implementation of an accelerated CompTIA certificate with an associated paid internship; 3)an evidence-based IT Pathway leading to three subsector training paths – health informatics, cyber security/networking/convergence technologies; and industrial technology; 4)implementation of comprehensive wraparound student support services, prior learning assessments, job placement assistance, and professional development.

11. OUTCOMES OutcomeY1Y2Y3Y4TOTAL Unique Participants Served 4606138810 1954 Completed Program of Study 2955068590 1660 Retained in Programs Study (or other grant-funded) 2083554960 1059 Completing Credit Hours 2506196880 1557 Earning Credentials 10055912410 1900 Pursuing Further Education After Completion of Program 16624424990749 Employed After Completion of Program 206504625951430 Retained in Employment After Completion of Program 203463576861328 Employed at Enrollment & Receive Wage Increase After Completion 6812721846459

12. Budget Summary Each Partner Campus$ 886,965 Lead Campus $ 864,095 Consortium Admin* $ 6,267,316 Indirect Costs at 5% $ 483,707 Total $14,710,837 *Consortium Administration Costs: all subcontracts for technical assistance partners (JFF, Washington State CTC, Aspen Institute, National College Transitions Network, National Council on Workforce Education, Third Party reviewer, deliverables evaluator); data management firm, salary and fringe for manager, accountant, personnel, content knowledge leads; travel, equipment and supplies for those personnel, two state system offices, marketing, promotional, communication plan, website, and conference calls

13. Flow of Training and Support