This comes as the demand for career technical education in Ohio continues to increase. Over the past four years, the state has seen a 10% growth in the number of students participating in career tech – that’s over 13,000 more students than in 2021.

The expansion was supported in part by $16.3 million in grant funding from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission through their Vocational Facilities Assistance Program.

ACWHCC has also received additional support from the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s RAPIDS and Super RAPIDS grant programs to fund equipment upgrades to suit regional workforce training needs.

Lt. Governor Tressel’s visit to ACWHCC marked his latest regional workforce discussion across the state. Previous events have been held at:

Similar community discussions will continue to take place to help inform the development of Ohio’s Workforce Playbook.

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