MERCER, Pa. (WKBN) — A local career center has earned a competitive grant to advance its career and technical education programs.
The Mercer County Career Center was awarded $85,000 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through a Competitive Equipment Grant .
Under the program, grants of up to $85,000 are awarded to school entities to update or purchase equipment used in the training of students in approved career and technical education programs. The equipment must be aligned with the needs of employers, and programming must provide students with hands-on use of the equipment as part of the curriculum…