The partnership will create a pipeline of skilled individuals to take roles in the region’s technology workforce.
The grant comes from the Educating Character Initiative of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University.
The partnership will allow Lorain County Community College to participate in the Back on Track initiative, which seeks to provide increased access and resources for adult learners.
The college has recently expanded its existing Coshocton County Promise and Knox County Promise programs, and has instituted a new Licking County Promise program.
The funding, which comes from both an endowment and a grant, will help expand access to the university’s mobile health services.