The development of effective regional collaborations is essential to address interconnected challenges across education, workforce development, and economic growth. When community colleges, employers, and workforce development boards work together, they can align goals, share resources, and design strategies that strengthen regional economies. Collaboration is especially vital in rural areas, where geographic isolation, smaller populations, and limited resources can hinder independent efforts. In these settings, collaboration helps partners pool expertise, leverage collective assets, and reach a broader audience than any single institution could do alone. The authors developed a maturity model informed by their examination of a large tristate consortium spanning 45 counties across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. This collaboration brings together ten community colleges and 14 workforce development boards to serve a predominantly rural region. Although the model emerged from work within a rural context, its underlying framework is generalizable to inform partnership development in a wide range of settings. The maturity model encompasses a set of practices that correspond with the six core components of strong partnership development identified by Karam, Goldman, and Rico: (1) partnership strategy, including partner selection and shared vision; (2) partnership structure, covering leadership and staffing, communication, and engagement; (3) financial sustainability; (4) collaborative action that advances common goals; (5) institutionalization of effective practices to ensure long-term impact; and (6) monitoring systems to track progress and outcomes. This report summarizes key questions and points in each of the six areas of the maturity model. These areas are intended to guide colleges, employers, and workforce development boards seeking to build partnerships that address regional labor market needs and inform funders who support these collaborations.