This document provides information about Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) in Reno, Nevada. It discusses TMCC's vision, mission, and core themes of student success, academic excellence, and lifelong learning. It also provides details about TMCC's applied technology programs, partnerships with local high schools, apprenticeship programs, and training centers. Additionally, it summarizes TMCC's role in workforce development for the Tesla Gigafactory and Panasonic battery plant in Nevada through accelerated training programs.

1. TMCC Technical Sciences
J. Kyle Dalpe, Interim Dean
kdalpe@tmcc.edu

2. Value of Education

3. Nevada System of Higher
Education
Community Colleges
CSN TMCC GBC WNC
Universities
UNLV UNR
State
College
NSC
Research
DRI

4. Vision
Truckee Meadows Community College
creates the future by changing lives.
Mission
Truckee Meadows Community College
promotes student success, academic
excellence and access to lifelong
learning by supporting high-quality
education and services within our
diverse community.
Core Themes
Student Success, Academic Excellence,
Lifelong Learning

5. “We will meet or exceed the goal that
60 percent of Nevadans between the ages or
25 and 34 will have earned some form of
post-secondary degree or credential.”
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
State of the State Address, Jan. 17, 2017

6. Jobs Outlook
• 52,000 new jobs will be added in five
Northern Nevada counties by 2019.
• 80% of the positions will require
skills that can be obtained through
community college certificates and
associate degrees.

7. Explosive Growth Projected

8. Nevada’s Forgotten Middle
Middle-skill jobs, which require education beyond high school but not a four-year degree, make up the
largest part of America’s and Nevada’s labor market. Key industries in Nevada are unable to find enough
sufficiently trained workers to fill these jobs.
Jobs by Skill Level, Nevada, 2015
High-Skill
Middle-Skill
Low-Skill
26% 23%
51%
Source: NSC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment
Statistics by State, May 2015.
Demand for Middle-Skill Jobs is Strong
Fifty-one percent of all jobs in 2015 were middle-skill.
Job Openings by Skill Level, Nevada, 2014-2024
Demand for Middle-Skill Jobs High-Skill
22%
30%
MIDDLE-SKILL JOBS STATE BY STATE NEVADA

9. TMCC Applied Tech Programs
Construction
– Architecture and Design
– Construction Management
– HVAC/R
Energy
– Geothermal
– Power Plant Operator
– Solar
– Wind
Manufacturing
Drafting
Food Processing
Machining
Production Systems
Welding
Transportation
Automotive
Aviation
Diesel
UAS

16. High School Programs

17. TMCC High School – Tech Pathways
• TMCC High School has been on TMCC’s Dandini Campus for
20 years.
• TMCC High School is expanding to support students in the
completion of technical certificates to prepare them for the
new Nevada economy.
• In 2015, 100% of TMCC HS students earned their high
school diploma and 60% achieved their associate degree.
• Students are career-ready demonstrating excellent literacy,
numeracy and problem solving skills.

18. Academy for Career Education
• ACE has a 93% graduation rate
• This year 100 ACE students are on track to earn over 1,400 TMCC
credits
• ACE has 13 students who are on track to graduate from TMCC this
year with their 30-credit Certificate of Achievement
– (5 in Diesel Technology, 8 in Machine Technology)
• 22 ACE students are enrolled in Unmanned Aviation, Welding Tech,
HVAC, Production Tech, Architecture
• Three students are on track to earn a Skills Certificate in Welding.

19. Apprenticeship Grant
• $2.9 Million over 5 years
– (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Advanced Manufacturing Focus
– TMCC and WNC
• 400 Participants, 300 Apprentices Trained

20. CTE College Credit
• Funded by Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006
• Awards free college credit for approved CTE
high school programs
• TMCC awarded 1517 credits to 191 students
in FY16
• 34 State-wide Articulation Agreements

22. Safety Center
• Training, consulting, auditing, safety programs, industrial
accident investigations locally and nationally for private
industry and government
• U.S. EPA accreditation to provide mandatory lead based
paint certification for contractors (1,100 contractors to date)
• 60,000 employees trained to date
• Provide customized solutions, training, written programs and
consulting in the areas of OSHA, USEPA, USDOT and DHS
• Manages the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic Rider
Course for new motorcycle riders, (600 and 650 new riders
each year)

24. Tesla Gigafactory

25. Tesla Gigafactory

27. TMCC Panasonic P3
TMCC and Panasonic have partnered to create an accelerated pathwayaccelerated pathwayaccelerated pathway for
individuals looking to start the New Year with a new career in a fast-growing
industry.
ENERGIZE YOUR CAREER
PANASONIC IS HIRING NOW AT THE GIGAFACTORY

28. TMCC Panasonic P3
• TMCC, Panasonic and GOED have partnered to create an
accelerated pathway for individuals looking to start the
New Year with a new career in a fast-growing industry.
• The Panasonic Preferred Pathway (P3) program is designed
as an employment credential for people with no
manufacturing experience. You can train for a new career in
just a few weeks through our self-paced training format.
• Funding is available for qualified individuals. Participants
completing the P3 Program will be considered for
employment with Panasonic or Hamilton.

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