Each college participating in NCII Intensive receives sustained coaching and consulting to advance redesign goals. NCII grounds this customized support in design and implementation principles and tailors it to the college’s needs and priorities. We provide these services with a mix of on-site and virtual campus visits.
Colleges initially participate in NCII Intensive for two years, with the possibility of extended support. During that time, we conduct extensive work with executives and redesign leaders including faculty, staff, and administrators. Each participating college works to build on its existing efforts and make institutional change at scale so it can deliver on its promise to help each student succeed.
Colleges that are part of NCII Intensive also have access to the NCII Intensive Toolkit, a collection of proprietary resources that NCII updates over time. Once colleges participate in NCII Intensive, they have indefinite access to this growing toolkit.
Over the course of two years, NCII gives participating colleges comprehensive assistance, including:
- An on-site or virtual kick-off meeting to ground the work.
- A series of interviews with stakeholders throughout the campus community to understand the college’s strengths and needs as well as the local context and relevant issues.
- Design team formation and facilitation, including periodic check-ins and working sessions with design teams.
- Implementation guidance and assessment.
- Ongoing coaching of college executives and redesign leaders including faculty, staff, and administrators.
NCII helps colleges create and use a design and implementation structure to define their goals, identify challenges, and develop approaches to improve. While this work may begin with a big-picture idea — such as revamping onboarding or fixing developmental education — the NCII approach helps colleges turn the broad aspiration into action.
With NCII’s support, colleges establish design teams, each of which focuses on a specific area. The teams then use NCII’s structure to develop solutions. In some cases, colleges subsequently create implementation teams, which also are supported by NCII.
NCII’s structure for implementing change includes:
- Inquiry. Discuss the possibilities and identify the priorities for immediate work.
- Design. Develop the student experience.
- Implementation. Pursue scaled approaches.
- Iteration. Evaluate efficacy, adjust, and monitor improvement.
- Institutionalization. Ensure sustainability of change.
Colleges across the country — in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin — participate in NCII Intensive.
- Coastline Community College (CA), 2017–20
- Columbus State Community College (OH), 2017–19
- Community College of Rhode Island (RI), 2017–19
- El Paso Community College (TX), 2018–present
- Essex County College (NJ), 2019–21
- Evergreen Valley College (CA), 2017–19
- Kirkwood Community College (IA), 2021–present
- Lake Michigan College (MI), 2018–21
- Lane Community College (OR), 2019–21
- Los Angeles Community College District (CA), 2020–present
- East Los Angeles College
- Los Angeles City College
- Los Angeles Harbor College
- Los Angeles Mission College
- Los Angeles Pierce College
- Los Angeles Southwest College
- Los Angeles Trade Tech College
- Los Angeles Valley College
- West Los Angeles College
- Maricopa County Community Colleges (AZ), 2018–21
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College
- Estrella Mountain Community College
- GateWay Community College
- Glendale Community College
- Mesa Community College
- Paradise Valley Community College
- Phoenix College
- Rio Salado College
- Scottsdale Community College
- South Mountain Community College
- Merced College (CA), 2017–19
- Metropolitan Community College (NE), 2020–present
- Moorpark College (CA), 2018–20
- Northeast Nebraska Community College (NE), 2020–22
- St. Louis Community College (MO), 2021–present
- San Jose City College (CA), 2017–19
- Stark State College (OH), 2019–21
- Tarrant County College (TX), 2017–19
- University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (AR), 2018–20
- Western Technical College (WI), 2020–present
NCII Intensive is open to any regionally accredited community college. Cost for participation is $75,000 per year for two years ($150,000 total). For colleges interested in securing grants to participate, NCII can provide a support letter and/or content for applications.
Note: In the past, colleges participated in this long-term support in specific two-year cohorts; this grouping was called the Attitude, Agency, and Intensive Implementation (A2I2) Cohort.
Over the course of two years, NCII gives participating colleges comprehensive assistance, including:
- An on-site or virtual kick-off meeting to ground the work.
- A series of interviews with stakeholders throughout the campus community to understand the college’s strengths and needs as well as the local context and relevant issues.
- Design team formation and facilitation, including periodic check-ins and working sessions with design teams.
- Implementation guidance and assessment.
- Ongoing coaching of college executives and redesign leaders including faculty, staff, and administrators.
NCII helps colleges create and use a design and implementation structure to define their goals, identify challenges, and develop approaches to improve. While this work may begin with a big-picture idea — such as revamping onboarding or fixing developmental education — the NCII approach helps colleges turn the broad aspiration into action.
With NCII’s support, colleges establish design teams, each of which focuses on a specific area. The teams then use NCII’s structure to develop solutions. In some cases, colleges subsequently create implementation teams, which also are supported by NCII.
NCII’s structure for implementing change includes:
- Inquiry. Discuss the possibilities and identify the priorities for immediate work.
- Design. Develop the student experience.
- Implementation. Pursue scaled approaches.
- Iteration. Evaluate efficacy, adjust, and monitor improvement.
- Institutionalization. Ensure sustainability of change.
Colleges across the country — in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin — participate in NCII Intensive.
- Coastline Community College (CA), 2017–20
- Columbus State Community College (OH), 2017–19
- Community College of Rhode Island (RI), 2017–19
- El Paso Community College (TX), 2018–present
- Essex County College (NJ), 2019–21
- Evergreen Valley College (CA), 2017–19
- Kirkwood Community College (IA), 2021–present
- Lake Michigan College (MI), 2018–21
- Lane Community College (OR), 2019–21
- Los Angeles Community College District (CA), 2020–present
- East Los Angeles College
- Los Angeles City College
- Los Angeles Harbor College
- Los Angeles Mission College
- Los Angeles Pierce College
- Los Angeles Southwest College
- Los Angeles Trade Tech College
- Los Angeles Valley College
- West Los Angeles College
- Maricopa County Community Colleges (AZ), 2018–21
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College
- Estrella Mountain Community College
- GateWay Community College
- Glendale Community College
- Mesa Community College
- Paradise Valley Community College
- Phoenix College
- Rio Salado College
- Scottsdale Community College
- South Mountain Community College
- Merced College (CA), 2017–19
- Metropolitan Community College (NE), 2020–present
- Moorpark College (CA), 2018–20
- Northeast Nebraska Community College (NE), 2020–22
- St. Louis Community College (MO), 2021–present
- San Jose City College (CA), 2017–19
- Stark State College (OH), 2019–21
- Tarrant County College (TX), 2017–19
- University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (AR), 2018–20
- Western Technical College (WI), 2020–present
NCII Intensive is open to any regionally accredited community college. Cost for participation is $75,000 per year for two years ($150,000 total). For colleges interested in securing grants to participate, NCII can provide a support letter and/or content for applications.
Note: In the past, colleges participated in this long-term support in specific two-year cohorts; this grouping was called the Attitude, Agency, and Intensive Implementation (A2I2) Cohort.