Ohio Community Colleges and Technical Schools to Develop Semiconductor Programs for Intel
As part of a ten-year, $50 million investment in Ohio schools, Intel has announced it is giving $17.7 million to a handful of Ohio Community Colleges and Technical Schools to create semiconductor education and workforce training programs.
Intel has partnered with Ohio community colleges and technical schools to develop semiconductor education and workforce programs in Ohio. Intel is investing $17.7 million in Ohio schools over the next three years to make education and workforce programs focused on semiconductors.
The announcement was made recently at the groundbreaking ceremony in New Albany, Ohio. Intel has pledged $50 million to the state over the next ten years, and this nearly $18 million investment is part of that.
Those involved have been working together with each other as well as with Intel and Dell Technologies to create programs and provide training and job opportunities for students who are interested in this area of study.
Eastern Gateway Community College’s Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Arthur Daly, spoke to The Vindicator on what his school plans to do with the funding, saying, “EGCC will be developing AI labs, with guidance from Dell Technologies, which will be in-person, online, or hybrid options. Dell will work with EGCC on career skills and employability for AI-related careers. We will continue to respond to our local workforce demands to create growth opportunities for our students.”
Eastern Gateway Community College shares the funding with schools like Belmont College, Central Ohio Technical College, Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Clark State Community College, Columbus State Community College, Cuyahoga Community College, Edison State Community College, Hocking College, Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College, Marion Technical College, North Central State College, Northwest State Community College, Owens Community College, Rhodes State College, Rio Grande Community College, Sinclair Community College, Southern State Community College, Stark State College, Terra State Community College, Washington State Community College, and Zane State College.
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, spoke with the Columbus Dispatch at the groundbreaking where the investment was announced. Gelsinger said, “Today marks a pivotal moment in the journey to build a more geographically balanced and resilient semiconductor supply chain. The establishment of the Silicon Heartland is testament to the power of government incentives to unlock private investment, create thousands of high-paying jobs, and benefit U.S. economic and national security.”
Intel hopes that these programs will create 9,000 graduates and over 2,000 scholarship programs to help students pay for their education.
The investment is being made amidst a shortage in semiconductor manufacturing workers. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a need for American production of certain technological products such as semiconductors to prevent supply chain issues in several crucial industries.