National Partnerships, Local Results Community College/ Career Collaboration (C4) Community Colleges and Goodwills Partnering to Increase College and Career

National Partnerships,Local Results

Community College/Career Collaboration (C4)

Community Colleges and Goodwills Partnering to Increase College and Career Success

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What do YOU want in a partner?

C4 Vision

Foster intentional and sustainable engagement

between community colleges and Goodwills to build

stronger economies and communities.

C4 PurposeIncrease college and career success by

•documenting,

•promoting, and

•replicating

high impact partnership models throughout the Goodwill and community college networks.

C4 Initiative

Let’s see what it’s all about!

C4 Partnership ModelsRevenue sharing: co-enrollment– northern Virginia

– Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) – Goodwill of Greater Washington

Shared assets – Winston-Salem, NC– Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina– Forsyth Technical Community College

Revenue sharing: alternative career school model – Good Careers Academy, San Antonio, TX

– Goodwill Industries of San Antonio– The Alamo Colleges

Key C4 Model Common Elements

• Pooling of complementary resources and competencies

• Market-driven• Multi-tiered collaboration• Dedicated staff/liaison positions• Customer-focused programming

–Participants and business • Strong leadership

Key C4 Model Learnings

Challenges in developing/operating the partnership

•Data sharing

•Leadership buy-in

•Financial arrangements

•Credit/non-credit

Ways to Engage• Connect with your local Goodwill

• Participate in joint learning opportunities

• Visit the C4 Clearinghouse

• Visit model partnership sites

• Access the C4 Toolkits

What’s in the C4 Toolkit Collection?Descriptive Documents:• Model profiles• Logic Model diagrams• Win-Win Proposition• Business Models• Sample Joint Project Planning

Tools• Staffing Models• Sample Cohort Document File• Ten Tips for Repurposing

Space

Tools:• Model Specific Planning Tools• Win-Win Proposition

Worksheets• Business Model Tools• Capacity and Asset Checklists• Joint Project Planning Tools• Process Map Tools• Sample FAFSA Checklist• MOU Templates

For more information on

building a C4 partnership,

contact

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