Pima Community College projected to help 600 underemployed southern Arizonans find work
By Lanissa Patterson
Pima Community College was selected for the inaugural cohort of the Education Design Lab’s (EDL) Community College Growth Engine Fund.
The EDL is a nonprofit organization that is granting $100,000 to fund higher education in community colleges and provide micro-pathways to find work in the industry.
“In brief [micro-pathways] are shorter bursts or periods of training that are sometimes taken through credit coursework but sometimes they are taken in a noncredit format,” said Ian Roark, Vice President of Workforce Development and Strategic Partnerships.
PCC was one of six colleges that were selected for the Growth Engine Fund. The College is projected to help 600 underemployed southern Arizonans find work in key economic sectors.
“The areas that we selected for the...