Connecticut Community College System

Programs not funded through business or NSF grants include:

1. Career Pathways Initiative in Nursing and Allied Health: United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Connecticut Community Colleges . $2,147,325 grant: t otal funding, including match: $9,926,353. Targeted degrees at Community Colleges include: Nursing, Radiological Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Medical Assistant, and Physical Therapy Assistant. Specific goal is to increase the number of credentialed students graduating in specified programs and entering the workforce. Strategies to meet goal include: improve retention, enhance academic and career support systems, enhance marketing to high-schools and workforce investment boards, develop a system-wide allied health certificate, enhance online instructional capacity, and streng the n career ladder programs. Partners: Office of Workforce Competitiveness, Workforce Investment Boards, Hospitals, Health Care Organizations, Connecticut Hospital Association, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, State Department of Education, State Department of Labor, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Area Education Health Centers. Contact Shelly Hartnett, Project Director rhartnett@commnet.edu  .
   
   
2. Connecticut Energy Education: P rogram is funded by the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund . W eb-based tool for teachers and students. The program provides lessons in the Fundamentals of Energy , Air Quality and Climate Change , and in Energy Efficiency . It is written for use in high schools in Connecticut , but many lessons are also adaptable to other grades or locations. http://www.ctenergyeducation.com
    
3. Sustainable Operations: Alternative and Renewable (SOAR) Energy Initiative: Program funded by U.S. Department of Labor. $2 million funding for three years (February 15, 2009 through February 14, 2012). The initiative will create eight credit certificate programs, 24-30 credits each. Full-time students will be able to complete their certificates in approximately one year. Programs under development include: Alternative Energy Transportation, Clean Water Treatment and Solar Energy Technologies Certificates at Gateway CC; Alternative Energy Systems Certificate at Naugatuck Valley CC; and Sustainable Energy Certificate Program at Manchester CC. Each of these programs will be available for spring semester 2010. Contact Shelly Jewell, CT Community College System Office.  rjewell@commnet.edu
    

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