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Houston Community College secures $282K grant for apprenticeships

By Valeria Escobar

These programs are designed to meet the growing workforce demands across the Greater Houston area, particularly in the construction industry, said Christian Robinson, executive director of Work-Based Learning and Industry Partnerships at HCC.

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Senior computer engineering students take courses at University of Houston at Katy’s capstone laboratory, completing projects alongside their peers and professors. Engineering programs like these could expand if the college receives $165 million from the Texas Legislature this session for a new academic building in Katy. (Jamaal Ellis/Community Impact)
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Through the University of Houston’s Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing’s two instructional sites in Sugar Land and Katy, students are able to receive state-of-the-art training from faculty and gain clinical experience at hospitals across the Houston area, said Kathryn Tart, dean of the college of nursing. (Courtesy University of Houston)
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Even with the contract, the district struggles to fill vacancies for about 38 bus routes with growing student enrollment and high turnover rates across operations jobs, Chief Operations Officer Ted Vierling said at the Feb. 17 work study meeting. (Courtesy Katy ISD)
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