cover of episode Manhattan Area Technical College on the GMCF Community Hour Show Episode - 208

Manhattan Area Technical College on the GMCF Community Hour Show Episode - 208

2025/5/6
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Manhattan Area Technical College receives prestigious Carnegie Foundation classifications, positioning it among an elite 8% of institutions nationwide with outstanding student outcomes including 97% job placement rates and 86% of graduates remaining in Kansas.• Carnegie Foundation classifications include Applied and Career Studies (top 8% of institutions) and Opportunity College and University (top 16%)• New campus building attracts students and enables partnerships with employers like PTMW• Flint Hills Business Accelerator Project in child care developing curriculum with almost 30 high school students already enrolled• $700,000 Patterson Family Foundation grant funding mobile VR training lab to serve surrounding counties• Economic impact includes $8 million annually from alumni and $5 million from operations• Launching new programs in plumbing, electrical training, and security technology• Doubled CNA training capacity and filled nursing programs for first time since pre-COVID

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