State education officials recently visited the Erie County Community College Regional Science Consortium to discuss education and training opportunism that prepare Pennsylvanians for good jobs.
Sheila Ireland, Department of Labor & Industry deputy secretary for workforce development, and Dr. Tanya Garcia, Department of Education acting deputy secretary and commissioner for postsecondary and higher education, toured laboratories that are part of four instructional sites for the Regional Science Center.
The labs will provide training in biology-related fields. Classes begin Sept. 1.
“Erie County Community College is bringing a new affordable option for Pennsylvanians in the northwest corner of our commonwealth to reskill,” Ireland said. “Gov. Tom Wolf’s Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center identified job training as a key hurdle preventing Pennsylvanians from obtaining good jobs and keeping employers from finding the workers they need. The teaching and learning that will soon take place inside the Tom Ridge Environmental Center will help reduce this hurdle, allowing more Pennsylvanians to get the training they need to succeed in today’s economy.”
The community college provides Erie residents with postsecondary certificates and two-year degree programs. The science consortium is located in the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie.
The Wolf administration has increased recurring funding to community colleges by $33 million.