NEW VIDEO: Lorenzo Walker Technical College and Immokalee Technical College hold official name change ceremonies. Both… Posted by Collier County Public School District on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
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Name change supports value of a post-secondary technical college education.
By adding college to the name of their schools, four Southwest Florida technical centers have taken an important step in increasing awareness of their post-secondary certification programs and the opportunity for residents to advance to a well-paying career in as little as a year. Now known as technical colleges, the name changes at the Lee and Collier County schools are expected to reframe student and public perception and entice more students to consider certification programs to meet the regional workforce’s demand for skilled labor.
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Editor’s Note: State-by-state data follows in table below. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today laid out his vision for America’s higher education system of the future. Duncan noted that…