Creating Opportunities for Real Employment — Partnership with Pilot Mountain Entrepreneurial Center-Elkin Workforce Training Center

Organization:

Surry Community College

Amount:

$800,000.00

Program Area:

Community Assistance Initiative

County of Applicant:

Surry

Year:

2009

Description:

This grant will assist Surry Community College with the establishment of Centers for Learning, Education and Retraining (CLEAR) in the towns of Pilot Mountain and Elkin to help address increasing unemployment and local educational access. The convenience of permanent college-based programming in Pilot Mountain and Elkin is expected to assist local and regional economic development efforts, making each town more desirable for new or relocating business/industry, and provide needed workforce training for unemployed and under-employed Surry County citizens.

Contact:

Dr. Anne R. Hennis630 South Main StreetDobson, North Carolina 27017(336) 386-3451

Areas Served:

Surry/Yadkin

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