Cohort 2

Arkansas State University - Newport (ASUN)

Founded in 2001, Arkansas State University – Newport serves the Northeast Arkansas region and aims to be a driving force in revitalizing the Delta, providing accessible, affordable, and quality educational opportunities to students. As a comprehensive community college, ASU-Newport focuses on both career and technical training and transfer readiness with more than 72 programs of study and 71 college and university transfer agreements. ASU-Newport strives to reach students where they are, serving a diverse student population at our three campuses as well as robust adult basic education, concurrent, prison, and non-credit workforce training.

Chancellor Dr. Johnny M. Moore joined ASU-Newport in February 2021, bringing the enthusiasm and skill set necessary to lead ASU-Newport to a new level of innovation and growth in STEM workforce endeavors.

Berkshire Community College (BCC)

Founded in 1960, BCC was the first community college established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Today, there are 15 community colleges throughout the state. During its first 12 years, BCC was located in downtown Pittsfield in a former junior high school made available by the city. There, enrollment grew from 153 to 1,222 students. In 1972, the college moved to its present location occupying a magnificent 180-acre site four miles from the center of Pittsfield. Twelve years later, a satellite facility known as the South County Center opened in Great Barrington. Each year roughly 2,000 students enroll in day or evening credit courses at the main campus, off-campus sites, and/or online. The vast majority of BCC students (97 percent) are Massachusetts residents with 94 percent coming from Berkshire County. More than half (62 percent) of the students are women. Our student body consists of 22% non-white students. Additionally, 51 percent of students are non-traditional by age (23 years or older).

College Of Menominee Nation (CMN)

CMN degree programs, research, and student activities are committed to addressing contemporary problems through modern science and methodologies, informed by ancient knowledge. This is most evident in CMN’s commitment to sustainable development concepts and practices that draw on resource management philosophies tested over centuries in the great Menominee forest. Native and non-Native students from many states and visitors from across the world come to CMN to pursue higher learning and to learn the history, systems and strategies of the Menominee and other First Americans.

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)

Today DMACC is Iowa’s largest and most diverse community college, serving a district that encompasses 6,560 square miles—11 percent of the land area of the state—and is home to 20 percent of Iowa’s population.

Since DMACC’s founding in 1966, the courses, locations, technologies and facilities have all changed, yet DMACC has remained true to its founding purpose: maintaining relationships that continue to help connect students of all ages, backgrounds, interests and abilities with the life-improving power of education.

Edgecombe Community College (ECC)

Since its founding in 1967, Edgecombe Community College has been committed to fulfilling the education, training, and cultural needs of the Edgecombe County community and surrounding areas. With campuses in Tarboro and Rocky Mount and classes online, the College serves about 5,500 individuals annually in its two-year degree, diploma, certificate, and continuing education programs. Excellent teaching and learning coupled with student achievement have characterized ECC throughout its history. In January 2020, the new Center for Innovation on the Tarboro campus opened for classes. This facility will enable ECC to better develop and sustain a skilled manufacturing workforce. The Center for Innovation will provide high school and adult student populations with hands-on access to the latest technologies and practices found in advanced manufacturing today. Dr. Gregory K. McLeod, a North Carolina native and 20-year veteran of community colleges, was named president of ECC in July 2018. Since his arrival, Dr. McLeod has focused on expanding educational and training opportunities available to students. To meet this goal, the College has renewed, strengthened, or created a number of partnerships with regional institutions of higher education. In addition, program directors have developed short-term training courses to equip students with the skills they need to join the workforce.

Gallatin College Montana State University

Gallatin College MSU is Southwest Montana’s two-year college, offering two-year associate degrees and one-year professional certificates. Gallatin College complements the four-year programs at Montana State University and ensures access to workforce development that promotes a vibrant local economy. To enhance educational opportunity, Gallatin College offers professional workforce programs, transfer programs, developmental coursework, and dual enrollment options. Gallatin College collaborates extensively with area industries to develop responsive training options that meet local workforce needs. One- and two-year workforce programs help students gain valuable skills and advance their career opportunities, or prepare for a career change. Developmental courses are designed to help students of any age develop their skills and be successful in subsequent college-level courses. Transfer degree options allow students to fulfill general education requirements in preparation for a four-year degree; while dual enrollment enables area high school students to earn college credit. High quality instruction, small class sizes, and out-of-class academic support are hallmarks of Gallatin College MSU.

Glen Oaks Community College

Glen Oaks Community College is a quality provider of education programs serving the needs of residents and businesses of St. Joseph County and beyond. In the community since its formation in 1965. The campus sits on 320 acres of land in rural Centreville, Michigan. Since its beginning, Glen Oaks has conferred over 10,255 degrees to over 8,204 graduates. Today’s students’ study in over 18 transfer and applied associate degree programs and another 20 certificate programs in areas ranging from business and healthcare to computers and agriculture. Glen Oaks is the only community college in the state of Michigan to offer an on-campus farming program and an Agricultural Equipment Technology degree program. The student-to-faculty ratio of 20:1 affords students personal attention and provides opportunities for them to accomplish their goals and grow and succeed in a supportive, ethical and academic environment.

Maysville Community & Technical College

Founded in 1968, Maysville Community and Technical College (MCTC) offers more than 30 career and technical programs designed to help students accomplish their educational, career and personal development goals.
MCTC’s four regional campuses serve 19 counties in Northeastern Kentucky and Southern Ohio by providing a career focused curriculum, college transfer pathways and workforce training.

As one of the 16 colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, MCTC shares the mission of improving the quality of life and employability of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Miles Community College

The college was founded in 1939. For almost 20 years it operated out of a few rooms in the local public high school. In 1957, MCC moved into the former Milwaukee Railroad Depot building. In June 1967, the college moved into a new building that was constructed after passage of a bond issued by county voters. On April 4, 1970, voters of the district elected the first independent board of trustees for the college. In December 1971, Miles Community College was granted accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

During academic year 1971-72, a new student center was constructed. A grant of $1.5 million from the Montana Coal Board in 1977 enabled the college to construct a new vocational building and a library learning resource center classroom addition. Construction of a physical education complex was completed in November 1980. In August 1997, four new dormitory buildings were added to the student housing complex. Six years later, in October 2003, the college completed a new $2.3 million dormitory.

Montcalm Community College

Montcalm Community College offers learners of all ages opportunities to earn credits for degrees, certificates, job training programs or transfer to gain skills leading to jobs in high-demand, high-wage career fields.

We offer occupational programs, transfer programs, dual enrollment and Early College programs for area high schoolers, and workforce and industrial training. You can take advantage of transfer options through the Michigan Transfer Agreement and more than 125 articulation agreements with four-year universities, which provide seamless transfer of credits.

MCC was established in 1965 and is focused on making a college education accessible and affordable. You can learn as you like at MCC, with classes in four formats – in-person, online, hybrid and live online.

SUNY Corning Community College (CCC)

Nestled in the beautiful fingerlakes region of upstate New York, SUNY Corning Community College (SUNY CCC) is a two year regionally accredited 2-year College that serves over 4000 students annually. SUNY Corning offers a variety of over 40 academic and technical programs including partnerships with area companies including Siemens and Corning Inc. As the winner of the 2017 bestcolleges.com best 2-Year College in New York, SUNY CCC focuses on delivering strong academics, fostering diversity, and providing opportunities for professional and personal success. SUNY CCC is one of a small number of 2 year colleges in the United States that has a Nature Center, Planetarium, and Observatory on their campus.

Tompkins Cortland Community College

Tompkins Cortland Community College has grown from a tiny community college housed in an old high school to an integral part of the Tompkins and Cortland County communities located on a 220-acre rural campus in Dryden, New York.
The College is one of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York, and offers degrees and certificates in more than 40 academic programs including nursing, business administration, criminal justice, chemical dependency counseling, new media, sports management, culinary arts, sustainable farming and food systems, and liberal arts programs, including education and general studies. The College is known for constantly expanding the boundaries of what is possible for a community college: recent innovations include a restaurant, organic-practices farm, and 10-acre solar array powering campus.
Perhaps more importantly, the College is known for its commitment to academic rigor and for its equally passionate commitment to providing the community support students need to succeed. With thousands of graduates in the area and throughout the country, we mean it when we say Your Community. Your College.

We are now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort!