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FLCC to share in $1.9 million grant to support rural students
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HOPEWELL – Finger Lakes Community College is one of five community colleges from across the nation selected to share in a $1.9 million grant to design pilot programs to support rural students and drive economic growth.
The grant was awarded by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Education Design Lab. It will collaborate with FLCC over the next year to gather economic and labor data, brainstorm, and ultimately, design a pilot program to provide access and support to students.
The resulting project will address a specific area of need among learners and in the local economy. Focus areas are likely to include underserved populations in Wayne County, where FLCC has a campus center, and the healthcare and advanced manufacturing industries where demand continues to grow, said Todd Sloane, director of workforce and career solutions at FLCC.
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Finger Lakes Community College is one of five schools across the U.S. to share in a $1.9 million grant to design pilot programs that support rural students and drive economic growth.
The grant was awarded by Education Design Lab, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., which will collaborate with FLCC over the next year to gather economic and labor data, brainstorm and design a pilot program to provide access and support to students.
The resulting project will address a specific area of need among learners and in the local economy. Focus areas will include underserved populations in Wayne County, where FLCC has a campus center, and the health care and advanced manufacturing industries where demand continues to grow, said Todd Sloane, director of workforce and career solutions at FLCC.