The lab will educate the students in the university’s new Medical Laboratory Science bachelor degree program and represents a regional workforce partnership with Baptist Health, Norton Healthcare, and UofL Health.

The two separate grants come from the Institute of Citizens and Scholars Campuswide Immersion and NASA’s West Virginia Space Grant Consortium.

The college’s Early Access program allows high school students to earn college credits before graduating from high school. The new scholarships will provide financial assistance to Early Access students who continue taking classes at WVNCC after high school graduation.

The new simulation lab will help prepare the university’s nursing, occupational therapy, and physician assistant students for their careers.

The $225,000 grant comes from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Rural Healthcare Workforce Development Initiatives program and will support the university’s physician assistant program.

The new scholarship was established by alumni couple Candy and Bryan Johnson to support students who demonstrate leadership ability and a dedication to service.

The concentration will train graduate-level nurses to provide care for critically ill and medically complex adult patients.

The Sustainable College-Employer Partnerships Initiative helps regional employers build stronger talent pipelines while helping connect students to careers that are in demand.

The $1.3 million in funding will support the college’s “Driving the Nuclear Technology Industry with a High-Quality Workforce” project.

The grant will support workforce development activities, including the creation of short-term career training programs that are eligible for new Workforce Pell student scholarships.