# College and Career Readiness - Appalachian Regional Commission

- Jefferson State Community College: Driving Student Success Located in and around the ‘Magic City’ of Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson State Community College (JSCC) campuses serve more than 15,000 students each year – over half of whom are first-generation college students. JSCC provides more than 33 certificates and training programs in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, robotics, welding, and computer technology [&#8230;]The post Jefferson State Community College: Driving Student Success appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Frostburg State University: Advancing Technology in Western Maryland  In September 2021, Frostburg State University received the state of Maryland’s first-ever ARC POWER implementation grant. The $1,480,979 award helped continue the development of the Advanced Technology Center at Frostburg’s Innovation Park, which works to strengthen Western Maryland’s economy by creating new job opportunities and supporting local industry growth.&#160; &#160;Students at the center explore fields [&#8230;]The post Frostburg State University: Advancing Technology in Western Maryland  appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- TEAMing Up: A Regional Partnership Story This story is one of several "Stories of Change" highlighted in a new evaluation of ARC's POWER Initiative. The post TEAMing Up: A Regional Partnership Story appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Alabama Community College System: The Ready to Work Program and Hornsby Steel, Inc. The Alabama Community College System offers job training at no cost.The post Alabama Community College System: The Ready to Work Program and Hornsby Steel, Inc. appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Helping Women Enter the Recovery-to-Work Ecosystem in Appalachian Tennessee Across Appalachia, developing a ready workforce must include helping workers re-enter and retain employment. Since 2017, the staff at the Helen Ross McNabb Center in Morristown, Tennessee, has been doing just that. The McNabb Center’s Jail to Work program gives women serving in county jails on drug offenses the opportunity to participate in substance abuse [&#8230;]The post Helping Women Enter the Recovery-to-Work Ecosystem in Appalachian Tennessee appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- SWEEP: Training West Virginia’s Entrepreneurs “About 80% of West Virginia businesses have 20 or less employees,” said Alyssa Keedy, the Advanced Career Education Coordinator at the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE). Why is that the case? One reason is a disconnect between West Virginia workers and the skills needed by local employers. With many young West Virginians either leaving [&#8230;]The post SWEEP: Training West Virginia&#8217;s Entrepreneurs appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- The Communiversity: Transforming Manufacturing in Mississippi The Communiversity at East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) Center for Manufacturing Technology Excellence 2.0, is a state-of-the-art workforce training center looking to produce trained workers for some of the world&#8217;s most technically advanced manufacturers. ARC has invested $10.7 million in the 135,000-square-foot facility that delivers training and education to support the expanding automotive supplier, aerospace, [&#8230;]The post The Communiversity: Transforming Manufacturing in Mississippi appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Dream It Do It WNY: A Pathway to Manufacturing Careers In Jamestown, New York, the Dream It, Do It program is changing the way girls see manufacturing – and themselves. Though the third-largest industry sector in Western New York, the manufacturing workforce is only comprised 27% by women. As local employers face a serious worker shortage and skills gap, connecting underrepresented groups to available opportunities [&#8230;]The post Dream It Do It WNY: A Pathway to Manufacturing Careers appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Base Camp Coding in Northern Mississippi: Training the Next Generation of Programmers Base Camp Coding Academy&#160;(BCCA), a non-profit learning center in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, offers intensive computer programming training to recent northern Mississippi high school graduates free of charge. Based in Water Valley, BCCA was first launched in 2016 as a pilot program in partnership with&#160;Northwest Community College&#160;(NWCC). Between 2017-2020, BCCA graduated 41 students certified in several [&#8230;]The post Base Camp Coding in Northern Mississippi: Training the Next Generation of Programmers appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Allegany College of Maryland Manufacturing Training Program: Western Maryland Works Western Maryland Works is a full-service makerspace, small-business incubator project that provides access to technology and equipment, and training facility focusing on machining, welding, and industrial maintenance. With ARC support, Western Maryland Works purchased state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing equipment such as computers, electronic classroom systems, general furnishings, equipment for wood working, 3-D printers, and other makerspace [&#8230;]The post Allegany College of Maryland Manufacturing Training Program: Western Maryland Works appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.