LBCC Lands $2.7 million Grant to Develop Virtual College
Linn-Benton Community College has landed a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to develop a new online virtual college program. LBCC will receive $2,739,655 for the project, which will initially target healthcare and business programs at LBCC, with additional areas to follow based on industry needs. The grant, part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant program, is a multi-year, nearly $2 billion initiative to expand targeted training programs for unemployed workers, especially those impacted by foreign trade. Community colleges and universities around the country were awarded $474.5 million for the development and expansion of innovative training programs. LBCC’s project is the only one in Oregon to receive funding in this third installment of the initiative. "The grant will help us build a virtual college, called LB iLearn Campus, that will increase completion, improve accessibility and raise the quality of online educatio...