Carl Sandburg College announced last week that it has been awarded grant funding from the Illinois Community College Board to support improvement and innovation of career and technical education programming.
The community college says that they were to receive $41,064 as part of the federal Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
Grant recipients can use the funds in one of three ways: to enhance student transitions, to provide student-centered support services, or to strengthen the CTE educator pipeline.
CTE programs like those at Sandburg, provide an avenue to high-skill, in-demand jobs across a number of career fields.
Sandburg says they’ll offer specialized professional development and continuing support for CTE educators.
In 2021, a conference will be hosted for Sandburg’s CTE faculty and dual credit and secondary CTE teachers within the district, helping solidify connections between high school and college educators.
Sandburg was one of 21 community colleges throughout Illinois that received nearly $1.7 million in funds this year from the ICCB.
