MCC CONTINUES LEGACY OF GRANT SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING

MCC CONTINUES LEGACY OF GRANT SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING

The college continued its successful legacy of building support for programming through grant funding during the year. The following projects were funded and initiated to improve the delivery of academic programs, expand student support, and provide additional resources to underrepresented students to create a pipeline to the college.

$436,421 Delta Regional Authority - Delta Workforce Grant Program

This project will expand capacity in the college’s electrical technology and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) degree programs by purchasing substantial additional equipment and supplies to stock existing lab space within the college’s Brown Badgett, Sr. Energy and Advanced Technology Center.

MCC is leveraging a generous donation to the college’s applied technology programming for this project, offering over 25% of the project cost in cash matching funds. Further, the college proposes to create a credential lattice between the associate degrees in electrical technology and HVAC, allowing a student to complete both degrees in 5 or 6 semesters, as opposed to 8, accelerating their entrance into the workforce.

$672,791 U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development - Delta Health Care Services

MCC will partner with Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (BHDM), the West Area Health Education Center (West AHEC), and three other hospitals in western Kentucky to implement a nurse resiliency project aimed at reducing burnout, improving job satisfaction, and reducing attrition and turnover. The project is both a health education program and a healthcare job training program. It will effect modifications to the MCC associate degree nursing program that will improve students’ prospects of completing the program by preparing them for the mental and behavioral health challenges associated with being a nursing student and – ultimately – a practicing nurse. It also includes continuing education for incumbent nurses to improve their coping skills, reducing burnout and turnover. A second element of the project involves the use of healthcare simulation, a strategy proven to improve clinical skills and increase confidence among nurses.

$10,000 KCTCS Males of Color Student Success Grants

The Minority Male Mentoring Project (MMMP) will convene males of color from the two high schools in Hopkins County – MadisonvilleNorth Hopkins High School and Hopkins County Central High School. During these meetings, participants will interact with peer and community mentors who will model college and career possibilities for students of color and help participants envision their own desired college and career pathway. MCC personnel will also provide engaging college and career planning activities. By the end of the MMMP program, participants will have developed a detailed, realistic college and career plan that includes major milestones and a plan for reaching them.