MCCTC Awarded Aspire Adult Workforce Readiness Grant

CANFIELD, Ohio – Mahoning County Career & Technical Center’s Adult Career Center has been awarded the Aspire Adult Workforce Education Readiness Grant to provide free services to adults in Mahoning and Columbiana counties.

The MCCTC’s Adult Career Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road, will host an Aspire Kick-Off Open House event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The event is free and open to the public. 

Ohio’s Aspire programs provide free services for individuals who need assistance acquiring the skills to be successful in post-secondary education, training and employment. Classes are offered at flexible locations and times to meet the diverse needs of adult learners.

Services include:

• Basic math, reading and writing instruction.
• High School Equivalency preparation.
• Preparations for college or technical school.
• Test preparation.
• English language acquisition.
• Tailor-made bridge programs.
• Corrections education.
• Professional development courses for local employers.
• Workforce literacy and career exploration.

Courses are offered virtually or through traditional face-to-face classrooms. Locations include:

• Mahoning County Career & Technical Center.
• Compass Family and Community Services.
• Excellence Training Center at Youngstown State University.
• Salem First Christian Church.
• Organización Cívica y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc.
• Online.

MCCTC has been a long-standing partner with local Aspire programs, offering classroom space, instructional materials and shared graduation ceremonies. As a new fiscal agent, MCCTC will continue to offer services and new programming to assist individuals in achieving high school equivalence and securing gainful employment.

For information, email [email protected] or call 330 729 4010.

Pictured at top: Front row, from left: Nella Flack, Kim Haley and Christina Miller. Back row, from left: John Kraysets, Dominic Fonce, Miguel Aguilera Lugo, Linda Krieger and Stephen Symbolik.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.