WCC Receives Largest Federal Grant In School’s History

$2.7M Grant Provided By The U.S. Department Of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program

Westchester Community College has just received the largest federal grant in their history.

The $2.7 million grant is designed to transform student experience. Over the next five years, the funds will be awarded to help students succeed academically, find their future careers and continue on the education path.

This grant is provided by the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program. The grant is funding the Caminos al Exito (Pathways to Success) Program that empowers the faculty and staff in supporting students that want to continue their education by transferring to a four-year institution or who want to start their careers after graduation.

The grant enables the college to:

1. Redesign the college experience, moving students from access to completion or transfer.
2. Create an Office of First Year Students providing new students with a strong start, enabling them to accelerate their progress toward graduation.
3. Put students into pathways based upon individual career or transfer interests.
4. Infuse the latest technology thereby creating high-performing and efficient systems supporting student success.

Additionally the grant is adding to already established initiatives brought out by the faculty, staff and administrators. The grants allow Westchester to keep up with the needs of the 21^st Century workforce.

Read more at http://www.sunywcc.edu/news/college-receives-largest-federal-grant-in-its-history/

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