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Lead Applicant Organization Name: Columbus State Community College
Project Title Name and Purpose: Central Ohio Engineering Technician Initiative
Ohio is experiencing significant growth in manufacturing. According to the White House's Investing in America tool, $25.6 billion in private, manufacturing-centered investment is inbound to Central Ohio and will create 7,100 new jobs within three years.
Intel (3,000 jobs), Honda LG (2,200 jobs), Invenergy (800 jobs), Hyperion (700 jobs), and Amgen (400 jobs) will create these jobs on top of existing regional demand to fill thousands of unfilled positions while contending with low 3.4% unemployment.

As such, the White House designated Columbus a workforce hub, one of five such designations nationally, where rapid job creation creates tremendous opportunities for workers.
Serving the greater Columbus area, Columbus State Community College (CCSC) submits this application as a labor market-focused consortium including Marion Technical College (MTC) and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC).
The application addresses equity gaps and capacity needs in engineering technician career pathways. Partners include the Ohio Assoc. of Community Colleges, Central Ohio Manufacturing Partnership, Ohio Manufacturers Association, Hard Hatted Women of Ohio, and numerous employers.

Total Funding Requested: $5,696,431
Type of Applicant: Consortium
Industry Sector(s): Advanced Manufacturing
Geographic Area Served: Columbus, OH
Total Estimated Number of Participants: 817

SCC Partnership Institution Consortium Partners (required for consortium applicants only) Columbus State Community College Central Ohio Technical College Marion Technical College
All Institutions of Higher Education Consortium Partners are two-year institutions
Sector Convener Central Ohio Manufacturing Partnership Manufacturing Sector
Employer Partners Manufacturing Sector Amgen Andelyn Columbus Partnership Honda Honda LG Energy Solution Intel Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) Nucor Steel Marion Ohio Manufacturers Association OhioHealth STAQ Pharma
Workforce Development System Partner(s) Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio
Worker Organization(s) Hard Hatted Women of Ohio (HHW) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union No. 1105
Community-Based Organization(s) Columbus Urban League
Other Optional Partner(s) Ohio Association of Community Colleges

Project Information
Key Equity Gap(s) to be Addressed: This application seeks to improve representation of underrepresented demographics, particularly women, in the targeted career pathways through enhanced recruitment and engagement, focused support contributing to postsecondary completion, and connection to employment via earn-and-learn initiatives.
Specifically, the proposal seeks to double the number of women enrolled in and completing targeted certificate and degree programs. Women are the primary underserved community identified in this proposal with focus on engaging women of color, those from rural communities, and those contending with persistent poverty.
This focus derives from a corporate goal to hire 50% female technicians at a new Intel fabrication plant, which will hire 3,000 technicians by 2025. In the regional labor market, women are underrepresented in the manufacturing workforce, which comprises 29% women and 71% men.

Even relative to the regional workforce, women are further underrepresented in the certificate and degree programs targeted in this proposal. At partnering colleges, enrollment in targeted programs is 15% female. 18% of completers are female. Continued in Terms and Conditions, Abstract

Columbus State Community College

TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MORE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF THE U.S. LABOR MARKET BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, OR LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.

17.261 - WIOA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]

Office of Workforce Investment [DOL - ETA]

Ohio United States

State-Wide

Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (FOA-ETA-23-15)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 04/30/28 to 06/30/28 and the total obligations have increased 5% from $5,696,431 to $5,996,431.