The Community College of Baltimore County Division of Continuing Education & Economic Development 1
Population 815,000 3rd largest population 612 square miles 33% college degrees 15.7% of individuals 25 years + do not have a high school diploma 12.6 % Non-Native Speakers 2
About CCBC Largest community college in Maryland Great College to Work For (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Top 100 Associate Degree granting institutions in the nation Top 50 fastest growing community colleges in the nation Largest workforce development organization in the region 3
The Community College of Baltimore County CCBC Catonsville CCBC Dundalk CCBC Essex 4
Community College of Baltimore County Snapshot Budget: $270,000,000 Employees: Students: 1270 Fulltime 70,000 Unduplicated Square Footage: Campuses - 1,806,50 Extension Centers - 128,000 5
CCBC Education & Training Platforms All support workforce development Associate Degrees: 100 Credit Certificates: 97 Continuing Education Certificate Programs: 60 Continuing Education Courses: 2,000 Customized Training: 200 6
How Economic Development Professionals Use Community Colleges To Do Business 1. Degree Programs, Certificates & Continuing Education Programs 2. Customized Training and Program Design Resources Attract Expand Retain 7
Ways CCBC Customizes Training To Help Baltimore County and Maryland Economic Development Officials 1. Proposals to attract new business 2. Support of business expansion 3. New company success 4. Increase efficiency of existing businesses 5. Develop and deliver regionally needed program for workers in short supply 8
Some of Our Valued Relationships 9
1: Attracting New Business Helping Baltimore County attract new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant GM Baltimore Operations: Proposal included CCBC capacity for training entire workforce $11 million package included $1.7 million to train 300+ workers Program design and process included management and union Customized 780-hour program for 300+ workers using 10+ classrooms over 1.5 years 10
Topics Included: Interpersonal Skills Quality Processes Team Effectiveness Blueprint Reading Situational Leadership Communication Labor Studies CNC and More 11
Result: General Motors world class manufacturing facility in Baltimore County Model for management/union operation 12
2. Business Expansion GM Baltimore Operations expands to build electric motors: 150-hour on-board training for new hires Topics based on earlier training o Team building o Soft Skills Result: First U.S.A. plant building electric motors for automobiles being exported to Asia for manufacturing Chevy SPARK 13
3. New Company Success Packaging of pharmaceutical supplies (medicine) for large long-term care facilities: Locations opening rapidly across the nation New company needed highly skilled operations and maintenance personnel for $500,000 robotic packaging machines Provides pre-packaged individualized medications each day for thousands of seniors (8-15 pills) 14
Process: Owner called Senator Referred to CCBC President Meet design team Design program Help recruit with Workforce Investment Board Train workers 15
4. Increase Efficiency for Existing Business Company manufactures and packages spirits, aging, and blending: Need enhanced mechanical and electrical skills Met program design team 100-hour customized program for 7 employees 16
Topics Included: Single and three-phase motors Control circuits Mechanical drives Result: More efficient manufacturing 17
5. Short Supply of Skilled Workers/ Regionally Needed Program for Many Employers Need for machinists/cnc operators 125 job postings Design intensive 6-month, 600-hour program 3 cohorts trained 25 new employees 18
Contact Information P. Michael Carey, Executive Dean Continuing Education & Economic Development CCBC 443-840-4777 mcarey@ccbcmd.edu 19