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Alpena Community College welding instructor Tim Ratz, right, shows Olivia Price the setup for a generator during a welding class.
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ALPENA Alpena Community College has received a $2.4 million grant that will allow the college to purchase new equipment and double the space for its manufacturing and welding programs.
The U.S. Department of Commerce grant will pay for 80% of the project, while the college will pay 20%, or $600,000.
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Alpena Community College Registrar Sheila Rupp on Wednesday scans through the course catalogue for the spring semester.
ALPENA Most Alpena Community College students will begin the spring semester learning online when classes begin next week as the coronavirus continues to spread.
College President Don MacMaster said college officials made the decision, which isn’t mandated by the governor or local health department.
“For most of our students, the first week of classes will be remote,” MacMaster said. “For a handful of the programs that are very lab-intensive, classes will meet face-to-face starting on Monday.”