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Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

Rural Postsecondary Practices Partnership (RP3)

The Rural Postsecondary Practices Partnership (RP3) brings together a small group of close partners, including the North Carolina Community College System, Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, EducationNC, and myFutureNC.

The commitment of these partners is to understand, curate, and share practices and policies that strengthen rural-serving community colleges.

Through a synthesis of conversations with college leaders, targeted research, and publicly available information, the RP3 team curates promising practices across the nearly 50 rural-serving institutions in North Carolina – the largest rural college network in the United States.

This collaborative research is ongoing, and we encourage you to reach out with additional examples, questions, updates, or feedback on the resources posted below. We can be reached at RP3@nccommunitycolleges.edu.

Rural Healthcare Partnership Toolkit
How North Carolina’s Rural-Serving Community Colleges Leverage Partnerships to Meet Healthcare Workforce Needs

View this Toolkit

Rural Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships Toolkit (Coming soon)
How North Carolina’s Rural-Serving Community Colleges Leverage Partnerships to Meet Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Needs