According to a recent news release, the funding represents the fourth round of Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, which supports the efforts of colleges to train students for high-wage job sectors where science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related skills are in high demand.
The announcement added that grantees will work with local industry leaders to identify and address the workforce needs of employers.
“Training programs should not end in a job search; they should end in a job. The Biden-Harris administration is investing in training programs that are demand-driven. Strengthening Community Colleges grants will help connect people to good jobs and employers to the people they need,” Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su said in a public statement. “The Department of Labor is awarding funding today that will help community colleges equip workers with the skills they need right now, and that will strengthen workforce infrastructure in their respective communities.”
Portions of this most recent funding went to:
- Black River Technical College, Ark.
- Pulaski Technical College, Ark.
- Santiago Canyon College, Calif.
- Palm Beach State College, Fla.
- Weber State University, Utah
- Columbus State Community College, Ohio
- Stark State College, Ohio
- Rock Valley College, Ill.
- Southeastern Community College, Ind.
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
- Delgado Community College, La.
- Grand Rapids Community College, Mich.
- East Mississippi Community College
- Junior College District, Mo.
- Hudson County Community College, N.J.
- Western Technical College, Wisc.
