Housatonic Community College (HCC) in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is of the opinion that an answer to the theme of Re-creating America's Community Colleges lies in forming better alliances with all possible partners. HCC has found in leveraging funds to foster Bridgeport's Manufacturers Education and Training Alliance (METAL) that the college could only do so with many partners, including for-profit entities. HCC anticipates forming additional alliances in the future with for-profit agencies to help HCC solve the workforce needs of their students.