The four community college districts that cover all of northern Arizona just entered into a historic partnership agreement. The presidents of Northland Pioneer College, Coconino Community College, Mohave Community College and Yavapai College recently signed the Northern Arizona Community College Partnership (NACCP) intergovernmental agreement, which calls on the districts to collaborate and combine resources to better serve citizens and communities throughout northern Arizona. This includes sharing college courses to improve student success and completion and enhancing workforce development by utilizing the vast array of unique programs offered by each district. “My fellow college presidents and I are so pleased to announce this shared vision that will strengthen the community college system for students and communities throughout all of northern Arizona,” said Northland Pioneer College President Chato Hazelbaker. “Working closely together to enhance services and create new academic pathways will be a great resource for our communities and students.” The innovative agreement states that the districts will “exercise efficient and maximal use of available educational resources through common and complementary resources of each institution.” The colleges will specifically focus efforts to collaborate in areas of credit and non-credit offerings, curriculum development, data sharing, business functions, student services, and other support services to provide a cooperative higher education network for residents of Northern Arizona which includes Mohave, Navajo, Apache, Yavapai and Coconino counties. The four northern Arizona college districts will also work together to strengthen their partnerships with K-12 institutions, universities, and workforce development partners.
