September 18, 2013

Manchin Announces WV Community and Technical Colleges to Receive $25 Million in Funding that Leads to Good-Paying, High-Skilled Jobs

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced that the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia will receive $25 million from the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program. Ten community and technical colleges across West Virginia will use the funding to encourage West Virginians to enroll, pursue and graduate from technical programs that lead to high-waged, high-skilled jobs.

“Investing in education programs that will help our students earn good-paying, high-skilled jobs in the manufacturing, energy, information technology and construction fields will only lead to greater success across our great state,” Senator Manchin said. “I encourage all West Virginians seeking to earn a degree in these industries to seize this great opportunity, which will ultimately help attract businesses, competition and economic prosperity to West Virginia.” 

The following community and technical colleges will receive funding:

• Bridgemont Community and Technical College, Montgomery - $8,829,042
• West Virginia University at Parkersburg, Parkersburg - $3,022,910
• Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Martinsburg - $2,676,385
• Pierpont Community and Technical College, Fairmont - $2,280,934
• West Virginia Northern Community College, Wheeling - $1,793,154
• Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Mount Gay - $1,564,279
• Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College, South Charleston - $1,395,981
• New River Community and Technical College, Beckley - $1,337,106
• Mountwest Community and Technical College, Huntington - $1,237,903
• Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Moorefield - $862,396

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