P-Tech partnerships attract media attention

 

Hudson Valley Community College is among 16 winners of a statewide competition to form public-private partnerships designed to prepare more than 6,000 high school students for high-skill jobs in technology, manufacturing and health care.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday announced recipients of the NYS Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH) grants.

Hudson Valley is part of two of the three partnerships awarded in the Capital Region:

Clean Technologies — will continue the regional Early College High School program launched at TEC-SMART with the Ballston Spa School District with business partners GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Cisco and TRC.

Advanced Manufacturing — will provide under-served youth in the City of Troy with the opportunity to participate in a high school through college curriculum leading to employment in either advanced manufacturing or biotechnology/ bio-manufacturing. Partners are the Troy City School District, Questar III BOCES, the Center for Economic Growth, GE Health Care and Regeneron.

Governor Cuomo’s press release includes more details about the NYS P-TECH program, the first of its kind in the nation.

Local media reports on NYT P-TECH include:

The Business Review — Albany

The Post Star — Glens Falls

The Record — Troy

Saratoga Today — Saratoga Springs

The Saratogian — Saratoga Springs

Times Union — Albany

WAMC Public Radio

 

Published: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:00:38 +0000 by d.gardner