SUFFERN – Rockland Community College has received a $933,000 state grant to implement a new industrial machinery maintenance mechanics pathway to provide skill-based training for students that results in an industry-recognized credential to address talent shortages for Hudson Valley employers in the advanced manufacturing industry.
“The state’s timely investment in RCC will enable us to work with employers to create industry-responsive pathways that lead to family-sustaining jobs,” said Kevin Stump, the college’s vice president of Economic Mobility and Workforce Innovation.
The available programs help students find employment in fields where the average beginning salary is at least $40,000. The programs provide opportunities to gain industry-specific certificates or transfer into degree-seeking programs.
The new pathway program is expected to be in place by next spring.
