Delaware Tech Owens & Terry Campuses Selected for Metallica Scholars Initiative

Delaware Technical Community College has been selected as one of the community colleges invited to join Year 7 of the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI). Supported by a generous $50,000 grant, these funds will be used to support eight certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at the Owens Campus in Georgetown and nine emergency medical technicians (EMTs)…

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$107-Million In ARPA Funds Go To 3 Del. Colleges & Universities

Delaware colleges and universities will get shares of a total of $107-million to support COVID-19 pandemic-related projects. The funds come from the American Rescue Plan Act which was passed by Congress and signed by President Biden last March. 鈥淒elaware鈥檚 institutions of higher education are helping us rebuild from the pandemic and will put this funding…

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Del. To Invest $50-Million Into Job Training, Workforce Development

Governor John Carney gathered with students and others at Delaware Tech in Wilmington, where a $50-million ARPA job training investment was announced. (photo courtesy of Governor Carney's office)

Job training and workforce development in Delaware will get a $50-million investment, using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. The state’s Pathways program that allows students to gain real-world work experience while in school will grow through a $15.8-million public-and-private expansion. Also, the Forward-Delaware jobs-training program will continue to provide students with work experience…

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Program Educating Young Girls About S.T.E.M. Comes to Sussex County

Delaware DigiGirlz 2019 will be held for the first time in Sussex County. The State announced that as of today, registration is open for the event held on May 15. It opens the door for girls in the 8th and 9th grades (or Ages 13-15) to explore the possibilities of careers in the science, technology,…

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