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Tidewater Community College has been awarded a $24 million federal grant to lead a statewide community-college project aimed at helping more students get jobs, according to a TCC statement released Monday.
The project will focus on preparing people for careers in health professions, the release said.
Nearly $500 million in grants were awarded to community colleges nationwide, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday.
They are intended "for targeted training and workforce development to help economically dislocated workers who are changing careers. The grants support partnerships between community colleges and employers to develop programs that provide pathways to good jobs, including building instructional programs that meet specific industry needs," according to a U.S. Department of Labor news release.
The Labor Department and the U.S. Department of Education are administering the program.
- Cheryl Ross, The Pilot
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