Students interested in the electrician, cosmetology, cyber security, welding, and creative arts and design programs at Mahoning County Career and Technical center have a lot of competition as dozens of students are being placed on waitlists for those classes. The ability to get an associate degree while graduating from high school and a very competitive job market are driving many students to schools like MCCTC.
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown announced that Kent State University will receive two grants worth a collective $622,051 to research software development and training opportunities in the mathematical sciences. The funding was awarded by the National Science Foundation as part of the Supporting Early Career Researchers Act, of which Senator Brown is a cosponsor.
Davis College in Ohio has announced four new Applied Business programs in Digital Marketing, Healthcare Administration, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.
Several Central Technical College board members, the Ariel Foundation, and the Knox County Foundation have set up the Knox Promise which will pay for the tuition of COTC students who file a FAFSA form with a family income below $60,000, and meet several other eligibility qualifications.
After an exhaustive nationwide search, the Ferris State University Board of Trustees has unanimously selected current Grand Rapids Community College president Dr. Bill Pink to be the 19th president of FSU. An official vote will be held in Big Rapids on May 6.
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus and Iten Industries have teamed up to help students get hands-on experience in the field of industrial manufacturing based on a Work Based Learning requirement set up by the Ohio Department of Education.
Auburn Career Center has changed its enrollment selection process for full classes from a merit-based system to a random lottery. Only a few classes are routinely filled, and Superintendent Brian Bontempo says the system is more fair.
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded $1.5 million to Buckeye Hills Career Center to fund both adult education and high school education programs such as CDL training, Broadband Telecommunications, Heavy Diesel Mechanics, and more.
The Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County and the Central Ohio Manufacturing Partnership have teamed up to create a new one-year-long course in robotics and automation as well as ten full ride scholarships for that course. C-TEC and COMP hope to use this course to help fill the need for manufacturing workers in Ohio.
Hondros College of Nursing used a simulation of a patient having a psychiatric episode over Zoom as a way of teaching students how to deal with patients or families of patients who need immediate mental health help during healthcare procedures or visits.
