The American Association of Community Colleges has named Ivy Tech Community College as a finalist for its Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership award for its work with the IU Health system and the Indiana Hospital Association.

The grant comes from The Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Super RAPIDS in the amount of $537,500.

The AI Lab is open in the W.R. Timken Center for Information Technology on Stark State College’s campus.

Joining the partner program comes along with the opportunity for Cybersecurity students to earn three Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP) certifications.

Kit Fogle established the fund in honor of his parents, David and Jane Fogle, who encouraged him to attend college as a first-generation college student.

The network consists of ten community colleges across the country. The initiative is an effort to ensure students of all backgrounds can find success in earning credentials or bachelor degrees.

The new program is not yet accredited, but will be offered to students in the Fall 2024 semester, which begins in August.

The Super RAPIDS Grant from the ODHE focuses on workforce development through education.

The grant comes from the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Science Outreach and Communication Grant program.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. - César Chávez - Rosa Parks (KCP) Initiative from the state legislature has given EMU a total of nearly $200,000.