New Funding Will Create Hands-On Courses to Prepare Students for High-Demand, High-Skilled Jobs 

 

WHAT: On Friday, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) will host a press conference and be joined by MiraCosta College officials, students, and employers to announce new funding for the College’s Technology Career Institute’s (TCI) accelerated skills-based training programs. The $1 million investment, secured by Rep. Levin in the recent government funding legislation passed by Congress in December 2022, will create hands-on training courses to prepare students for jobs in high-skilled occupations in engineering, manufacturing, and biomedical equipment. TCI will use the funds to create programs that utilize new technology to prepare a future-ready talent pipeline. The press conference will feature students talking about how the funding will impact them and their job prospects, and officials will discuss the future of TCI’s programs.

 

WHEN: Friday, January 20, at 10:30 a.m.

 

WHERE: MiraCosta College, TCI, 2075 Las Palmas Drive, Carlsbad, CA

 

WHO: 

• Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)

• Frank Merchat, Chair, MiraCosta College Board of Trustees

• Dr. Sunny Cooke, President/Superintendent, MiraCosta College

• Linda Kurokawa, Director Of Community Education and Workforce Development, MiraCosta College

• Bill Cardoso, CEO, Creative Electron

• TCI students