"What really drew me to the College was the fact that I knew I would get a lot of ‘real world’ experience. My hands-on experience was invaluable. MCLA supports its students, doing what it takes to get them into new experiences that will later prove to be stepping stones into a career."

Matthew Panuska ’99
Employee Communications Manager, Pepsi-Cola Company

Grants

Title III Strengthening Institutions Program Grant

Academic and Technology Infrastructure Enhancement as a Foundation for Professional and Curricular Development

What is Title III?

The Title III Part A Strengthening Institutions Program is part of the Higher Education Act of 1965. It is administered by the United States Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education and provides competitive five year development grants to institutions of higher education. A development grant is used to help strengthen an institution’s academic quality, management capabilities, or fiscal stability. To be eligible, an institution must offer the associate and/or baccalaureate degree and demonstrate financial need, according to given criteria.

The application process involves creating a Comprehensive Development Plan, which identifies the institution’s strengths, weaknesses and areas in need of improvement. Long-range goals are developed and the grant helps address those goals by funding long-term strategies (activities) to achieve them, such as building faculty training and development programs, developing more efficient and effective institutional management processes, and improving academic programs.

Updated 8/17/07