Hyle, Adrienne E.Calvert, Michael D.2013-11-262013-11-262004-12http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/7334Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to describe, analyze and interpret how an institution of higher education collaborates. A case study using Resource Dependency Theory as the analytical lens was conducted, whereby a community college collaborated with the local school district and area business and industry that led to the construction of an Advanced Technology Center. Seventeen stakeholders from the from these entities were interviewed.Findings and Conclusions: Individual survival, funding, the opportunity to share programs, equipment and facilities, location and the fact that it just made sense to do so were outlined by the stakeholders as reasons to collaborate. Elements of Resource Dependency Theory were present in this study, a collaborative culture was found to exist in this area. This culture proved to be of more significance when establishing partnerships than a reduction in revenue from governmental funding sources.application/pdfCopyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.Dissertationcollaborationindustrial partnershipseducation-industry partnershipsresource dependency