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COCC Awarded $2.2 Million from U.S. Dept. of Education for High School Equivalency Program
A recently awarded five-year, $2.2 million grant to Central Oregon Community College (COCC) from the U.S. Department of Education will continue funding the regional chapter of the federal High School Equivalency Program, a longtime partnership between COCC and the High Desert Education Service District (HDESD). The grant period began on July 1.
Murdock Trust Awards $500K to COCC’s “Growing Together” Campaign
(Architect’s rendering depicts a health care training space in the expanded COCC Madras campus | Rendering courtesy of COCC) On the heels of the June 17 groundbreaking ceremony, and with Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company contracted for the project, Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Madras campus transformation made another major stride with the announcement that the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust would be awarding an incredible $500,000 grant to COCC’s “Growing Together” capital campaign. The grant supports the portion of the facility that will house COCC’s nursing, certified nursing assistant and medical assistant programs on the Madras campus.
OSU-Cascades to Launch Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Oregon State University – Cascades will offer a new bachelor’s degree in the fall of 2024 to address the growing need for mechanical engineers in Central Oregon and across the state. Job opportunities for mechanical engineers are projected to grow 8.9% in Central Oregon and 7.3% across Oregon over the next four years according to Lightcast labor market analysis.
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