MSCC Awarded $2.5 Million for Job, Skills Development Training

Mid-South Community College has been awarded a three-year, $2.5 million grant designed to promote skills development and employment opportunities in fields such as advanced manufacturing, science, technology, and engineering.

The grant is part of President Barack Obama’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) initiative. The U.S. Department of Labor is implementing and administering the program in coordination with the U.S. Department of Education.

“This grant gives our institution an unprecedented opportunity to enhance our ongoing efforts to build a world-class workforce in our region,” said MSCC President Dr. Glen Fenter. “Industry experts have been telling us for several years that there is a serious skills gap within advanced manufacturing and related fields. The TAACCCT grant will give us the resources we need to help fill some of those gaps.”