Past Paragon Winners

 

Congratulations to the 2017 Winners!

NCMPR's prestigious Paragon Awards recognize outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges. It's the only national competition of its kind that honors excellence exclusively among marketing and PR professionals at two-year colleges.

This year's competition drew 1,943 entries from 243 colleges across the country. NCMPR is pleased to announce the 2017 gold, silver and bronze winners in each of 53 Paragon Award categories.

VIEW THE LIST OF 2017 PARAGON WINNERS (PDF)

2017 PARAGON WINNERS' SHOWCASE

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Congratulations to the 2016 Winners!

NCMPR's prestigious Paragon Awards recognize outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges. It's the only national competition of its kind that honors excellence exclusively among marketing and PR professionals at two-year colleges.

NCMPR is pleased to showcase the top three winners in each of 50 Paragon Award categories.

 

Print Categories

Academic Catalog

Gold: Community College of Denver
Silver: South Texas College
Bronze: Mt. San Antonio College

Schedule

Gold: College of Southern Maryland
Silver: Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Bronze: Moraine Valley Community College

Viewbook

Gold: Dixie State University
Silver: College of Southern Nevada
Bronze: Chattanooga State Community College

College Annual Report

Gold: Grossman-Cuyamaca Community College District
Silver: Aims Community College
Bronze: Lake Superior College

Foundation Annual Report

Gold: St. Charles Community College
Silver: Laramie County Community College
Bronze: Red Deer College

Student Handbook

Gold: Mt. San Antonio College
Silver: Waukesha County Technical College
Bronze: Arizona Western College

Newsletter

Gold: Aims Community College
Silver: MiraCosta College (Issue 1), (Issue 2)
Bronze: Collin College (Issue 1), (Issue 2)

Magazine

Gold: Aims Community College
Silver: Bunker Hill Community College
Bronze: Salt Lake City Community College

Brochure

Gold: Lansing Community College
Silver: Ivy Tech Community College
Bronze: Central Ohio Technical College

Brochure Series

Gold: Nicolet Area Technical College
Silver: Northeast Community College
Bronze: Kirkwood Community College

Specialty Publication

Gold: Cape Fear Community College
Silver: Clackamas Community College
Bronze: Community College of Denver

Flier (Single or Series)

Gold: Mesa Community College
Silver: South Mountain Community College
Bronze: Bristol Community College

Sports Program

Gold: Casper College (Men's B-Ball), and (Women's)
Silver: Elgin Community College
Bronze: Casper College

Folder

Gold: Northwest Iowa Community College
Silver: Santa Monica College
Bronze: Palm Beach State College

Postcard (Single or Series)

Gold: Spartanburg Community College
Silver: Howard Community College
Bronze: El Camino College

Notes-Cards-Invites

Gold: Portland Community College
Silver: Lone Star College System
Bronze: College of the Albemarie

Poster

Gold: Community College of Denver
Silver: Three Rivers College
Bronze: Palo Alto College

Poster Series

Gold: Ozarks Technical Community College
Silver: Southeastern Community College
Bronze: GateWay Community College

Digital/Electronic Media

Electronic Academic Catalog, Class Schedule or Viewbook

Gold: Chattanooga State Community College
Silver: Hillsborough Community College
Bronze: College of Southern Nevada

Electronic College Annual Report

Gold: Wake Technical Community College
Silver: Suffolk County Community College
Bronze: Odessa College

Electronic Newsletter

Gold: Milwaukee Area Technical College
Silver: Durham College (May. 2016), (Sept. 2016)
Bronze: Santa Monica College

E-Cards

Gold: Fullerton College
Silver: Community College of Baltimore County
Bronze: Anne Arundel Community College

Website

Gold: St. Charles Community College
Silver: Western Technical College
Bronze: Pasadena City College

Microsite

Gold: Laramie County Community College
Silver: Langara College
Bronze: Sierra College

Video

College Promotional Brand Video

Gold: Windward Community College
Silver: Houston Community College
Bronze: Dixie State University

Video Shorts (Single or Series)

Gold: Wayne Community College
Silver: Dixie State University (Active #1), (Active #2), (Active #3)
Bronze: Wake Technical Community College

Spot News-Event Video

Gold: Moraine Valley Community College (Fire Truck)
Silver: Hillsborough Community College
Bronze: Moraine Valley Community College (Cyclone)

Photography/Illustration

Original Photography - Unmanipulated

Gold: Chattanooga State Community College
Silver: Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
Bronze: Seminole State College

Original Photography - Manipulated

Gold: Dixie State University (manipulated), (original)
Silver: Laramie County Community College (manipulated), (original)
Bronze: Laramie County Community College (manipulated), (original)

Logo Design

Gold: Bow Valley College (50th)
Silver: Bow Valley College (1000 Women)
Bronze: Sierra College

Computer-Generated Illustration

Gold: Elgin Community College
Silver: South Orange County Community College District
Bronze: Ivy Tech Community College

Advertising

Print Ad, Single

Gold: Wallace State Community College
Silver: Bow Valley College (LIfe at Home - Biohazard)
Bronze: Bow Valley College (Harvard)

Print Ad, Series

Gold: Bow Valley College (We're Just Like)
Silver: Bow Valley College (Rule of Business)
Bronze: Bow Valley College (Life at Home)

Radio Ad, Single

Gold: Ozarks Technical Community College
Silver: Central Piedmont Community College
Bronze: Del Mar College

Radio Ad, Series

Gold: College of Southern Idaho
Silver: Southeastern Community College (Furniture), (Four Stories), (Next Big Thing)
Bronze: Piedmont Virginia Community College

Television/Video Ad, Single

Gold: California Community Colleges
Silver: Bevill State Community College
Bronze: Eastern Iowa Community College District

Television/Video Ad, Series

Gold: MiraCosta College (Choose #1), (Choose #2), (Choose #3)
Silver: Rochester Community & Technical College
Bronze: South Texas College

Novelty Advertising

Gold: South Texas College
Silver: Calhoun Community College
Bronze: Anne Arundel Community College

Digital Ad

Gold: Ivy Tech Community College
Silver: Seminole State College
Bronze: Olympic College

Outdoor Media

Gold: Alamo Colleges
Silver: Bellingham Technical College
Bronze: West Virginia Northern Community College

Interior Signage/Displays

Gold: Garden City Community College
Silver: Community College of Denver
Bronze: Jackson College

Campaign

Communication Success Story

Gold: Palo Alto College
Silver: Community Colleges of Spokane
Bronze: Dallas County Community College District

Government Relations or Community Relations Project

Gold: Collin College
Silver: San Jacinto College District
Bronze: GateWay Community College

Special Event

Gold: Portland Community College
Silver: Fullerton College
Bronze: Fox Valley Technical College

Successful Recruitment or Marketing Program

Gold: South Texas College
Silver: Community Colleges of Spokane
Bronze: Central Carolina Community College

Fundraising Campaign

Gold: NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Silver: Bow Valley College
Bronze: Santa Fe College

Social Media or Online Marketing Campaign

Gold: Santa Fe College (Pokemon Go)
Silver: Northwest Iowa Community College, (Transfer), (Business), (General)
Bronze: Santa Fe College, (Student Video #1), (Video #2), (Video #3)

Miscellaneous

Excellence in Writing - Short Form

Gold: Palm Beach State College
Silver: Palo Alto College (STEM Students)
Bronze: Palo Alto College (OER)

Excellence in Writing - Long Form

Gold: Arizona Western College
Silver: Olympic College
Bronze: Colorado Mountain College

Wild Card

Gold: Ivy Technical Community College
Silver: Pasadena City College
Bronze: Maricopa County Community College District (Geodyssey Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3), (Part 4), (Part 5)