Takac touts more than $130,000 grant awards to support Centre County technical schools
Grants approved for Keystone Central, State College Area School Districts
Rep. Paul Takac February 8, 2024 | 4:23 PM
HARRISBURG, Feb. 8 – Two Centre County school districts were awarded grants totaling $130,323, state Rep. Paul Takac, D-Centre, announced today. The announcement is part of the $4 million statewide investment for schools and technical centers to purchase new equipment for use in training students for in-demand occupations.
The grants announced today include:
- $84,217 for Keystone Central Career and Technical School
- $46,106 for State College Area School District
“Time and again, I’ve heard from businesses and investors that a serious workforce shortage is holding our Commonwealth back.,” Takac said. “The well-trained, highly skilled workers needed to help drive Pennsylvania’s current and future prosperity must be trained on and experienced using the latest technology.
“We are fortunate to have two outstanding career and technical education programs housed here in our local school districts. Therefore, I’m excited to announce these grants to help them to better prepare students for the good-paying, high demand jobs we need.”
Pennsylvania has more than 80 career and technical centers that offer a combination of classes approved by the Department of Education. Thousands of students earn industry credentials for local jobs in high demand.
More information about this funding is available here.