Education Morris County School of Technology Receives $5,000 Grant to Enhance Culinary Program

Morris County School of Technology Receives $5,000 Grant to Enhance Culinary Program

MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County School of Technology, part of the Morris County Vocational School District, is one of 40 high schools nationwide selected to receive a $5,000 grant from The Rachael Ray Foundation and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) to enhance their ProStart culinary arts and restaurant management program with new equipment,…

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BusinessEducationWorkforce Morris County Vocational School District and Roxbury High School Address Demand for Pilots and Drone Operators

Morris County Vocational School District and Roxbury High School Address Demand for Pilots and Drone Operators

Denville, NJ (9/3/24) – The Morris County Vocational School District is excited to announce a new full-time Academy for Aviation in partnership with Roxbury High School. This new academy is designed to meet the increasing need in the aviation industry for airline pilots, drone operators, and aircraft maintenance.    High school aviation programs are rapidly growing across the country…

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Economic DevelopmentEducationWorkforce $2.4M in Internship Grants Awarded to 133 NJ-Based Employers

$2.4M in Internship Grants Awarded to 133 NJ-Based Employers

The state’s Career Accelerator program has awarded 133 New Jersey-based employers grants totaling $2.4 million to provide 574 paid summer internships to current New Jersey college students and recent graduates.  The employers who are hosting interns this summer represent a wide range of industries and sectors including STEM, construction, energy, finance, technology, media, hospitality retail…

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Education NSF Announces 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge Winners

NSF Announces 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge Winners

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), announced the three winning teams of the 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The annual competition seeks to strengthen entrepreneurial thinking among community college students by challenging them to develop STEM-based solutions to real-world problems. It also enables students to discover and demonstrate their…

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County College of Morris Awarded $650,000 ATE Grant from NSF

College to Expand Data Science Program and Establish Data Science Institute The County College of Morris (CCM) is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a $650,000 Advanced Technology Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant, distributed over three years, will support the college’s expansion of its current nationally recognized Data Science program.…

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CommunityEducation Academy for Global Commerce Students Placed First in National Business Plan Competition

Academy for Global Commerce Students Placed First in National Business Plan Competition

Denville, NJ (5/3/24) – Six Students in the Academy for Global Commerce showcased their entrepreneurial skills and innovative ideas leading them to emerge as the National Champions in the National Business Plan Competition for their company, elevATE, in the Virtual Enterprises International course. Garv Desai, Alexa Jativa, Ashwin Kathiresan, Haley Kosovitz, Priya Savani, Michelle Tripetsky worked together…

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