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Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
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Gov. Hochul proposes free community college for some
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — At Onondaga Community College Governor Kathy Hochul proposed to make community college tuition free for New Yorkers ages 25 to 55 pursuing an associated degree in high demanding fields. The proposal includes covering tuition fees, books, and supplies for students at any New York State Public Community College. The highly demanding fields include health care, advanced manufacturing, education, engineering, and IT cyber security. Governor stands by budget's funding amount for Upstate Hospital's emergency room expansion Your Stories Q&A: When will the new Joey's restaurant open in DeWitt? Gov. Hochul proposes free community college for some 'There's help out there': Cayuga County ministry fundraising for first annual Recovery Fest Three men arrested after execution of search warrant in Ithaca 'We have jobs open in those fields right now and hopefully this will incentivize more young people or people early in their careers or someone who wants to transition into an existing career to say great I get this degree at a community college I will have a job waiting for me. We want to make sure that's smooth and we can afford to do that,' Governor Kathy Hochul said. The age group 25 to 55 would target people who maybe didn't consider going to college when they were younger or want to make a career switch to make more money in one of the high demand fields. 'We wanted to go after adults who were floundering maybe didn't know what they wanted to do people who have not already found a career path and so we wanted to target this to that age group because we think there's a lot of opportunity there,' Governor Hochul said. One company soon to be in a big need of employees is Micron. Many of the jobs in demand would be free to study at Onondaga Community College through Governor Hochul's proposal. 'New York is chips country full stop,' Governor Hochul said. 'Anywhere else in the country try to compete with that and Syracuse is the capital of Micron's chip country right now.' According to the governor, by the end of the decade, one out of four American-made microchips will come from Upstate New York. At OCC, construction is underway to make room for more students going through Micron related programs. Come Fall 2025, a fully functioning clean room will be open for students in the Electromechanical Technology program to use. 'We started out with 36 students the first semester in,' President of Onondaga Community College Warren Hilton explained. 'We ran a spring cohort of 18 and this year we've doubled that cohort from 36 to 72.' Governor Hochul wants the proposal to be passed in this year's budget. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
CNY vape shop owner arrested for illegally shipping e-liquid
AUBURN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A vape shop owner from Auburn was arrested on charges that he and his business illegally sold vape juice through the mail, the New York State Department of Health announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. How to see Post Malone's Super Bowl concert for free Judge signals toward granting Dem challenge to OMB freeze after order rescinded CVS gives some customers a way to get into locked cabinets 'There's help out there': Cayuga County ministry fundraising for first annual Recovery Fest Trump favorability higher than at start of first term: Poll Richard Dechick has been charged by the New York State Police with two counts of unlawful shipment and transport of vapor products, a class A misdemeanor. Dechick's business, Vape Kult, was also charged. If Dechick is convicted, he faces jail time, a fine or both, according to the NYS DOH. The business also faces a fine if convicted. This is the first arrest in New York State for violating a Public Health Law statute that became effective in 2020, making shipping vape products a crime. Dechick will appear in Niskayuna Town Court in Schenectady County on Feb. 12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
