A consortium of South Carolina colleges including York Technical College, will receive $14.1 million grant to develop programs focused on advanced manufacturing.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced the SC Accelerate partnership at Greenville Technical College. Other consortium members are Spartanburg Community College, Technical College of the Lowcountry, Tri-County Technical College, Trident Technical College, and Clemson University’s Center for Workforce Development.
Project activities include adult postsecondary transition centers to help adult learners get on a career track, comprehensive academic and skill assessments; new methods to deliver instruction, assistance for entrepreneurs potentially including online coursework, and improving ways to transfer credits to others schools.
York Technical College President Dr. Greg Rutherford said, the new project “will provide current and potential new employers in York, Chester, and Lancaster counties with a pipeline of people with advanced manufacturing skills — the kinds of skills that will move our region’s economy forward.”
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