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$4M NSF Grant Training Students for IT Jobs

INDIANAPOLIS — A $4 million federal grant will help train economically disadvantaged and minority students for tech jobs. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis says the grant has been awarded to its School of Informatics and Computing and to Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana by the National Science Foundation. The main objective of the program is […]

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Certificates Earned at Community College Yield Economic Benefits

Over the last decade, national leaders and policymakers have pressed states to produce more college graduates as a way to help the United States remain globally competitive and ensure its long-term economic growth. Public and private universities facing this “completion agenda” have launched a host of new programs aimed at improving student retention and degree […]

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Colleges to Launch Work-Ready Community Program

Copiah-Lincoln Community College, the city of Brookhaven and Lincoln County will launch an initiative Monday to build a more productive workforce and encourage economic growth. Kenny Goza, of the Co-Lin Workforce Placement Program, invited city officials attending the aldermen meeting this week to attend the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Work Ready Initiative launch Monday at 7:30 a.m. […]

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$12 Million Jobs Matchmaker for Community College Students

When Felix Ortiz III ended two years as an active service as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army 18th Airborne Corps and three years in the ROTC while a student at St. John’s University in Queens, NY, he experienced first-hand the issue facing many veterans in the civilian job market. “We were being recommended to […]

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Committee Holds Up Job-Training Program

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press | CONCORD, N.H. — An $8.3 million job training program backed by Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan is unlikely to get off the ground this year, after a key legislative committee declined to debate the issue after months of delays. Called Gateway to Work, the program aims to provide training and […]

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Agencies Get $1.3M for Job Training at Colleges

By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $1.3 million to 16 local housing authorities in Indiana to help families living in public housing and those participating in a housing choice voucher program further their education, find good jobs, and attain self-sufficiency. The grants allow public […]