The United States Department of Labor awarded a second
Community-Based Job training grant of $2,174,000 to the Connecticut Community College System
for the period of January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009. The
Bridges to Health Careers Initiative builds upon and expands
partnerships and structure from the Career Pathways Initiative in
Nursing and Allied Health by expanding capacity-building efforts to the
Community College certificate programs.
The primary goal of the Initiative is to increase completion rates in
health care certificate programs and open pathways to degrees and
higher-wage jobs for underserved students, particularly low income, English-as-second-language, and
minority students.
The targeted certificate programs at the Community Colleges are:
A virtual Health Care Career Academy will be created to connect
Continuing Education and degree programs across the 12 colleges into
a seamless Allied Health continuum and set of flexible career pathways
that are accessible to both traditional and non-traditional students.
Tuition, academic, social and emotional assistance will be provided
for Continuing Education students.
Funded by the US Department of Labor Grant No. CB15923-07-60-A-9
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