Two Iowa community colleges will use grant funding from the state to expand their career training capabilities for high school students.
The Iowa Department of Education announced in a news release that it and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds have awarded $2 million in Career Academy Incentive Fund grants to Iowa Western Community College and Ellsworth Community College, part of the Iowa Valley Community College District.
Both institutions will use their $1 million grants to establish new regional centers, which will expand access for students wishing to participate in career academy programs. According to the release, these career academies connect career and technical education with postsecondary education programs to allow students to concurrently enroll and start their path to job credentials…