10-05-2025
Grant awarded to STCC to fund CNA training
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A grant of over $137,000 was awarded to Springfield Technical Community College by the Healey Administration.
With this funding, CNA training costs will be covered for Massachusetts residents who are underemployed or unemployed. This will enable the college to help more students enter the health care field.
The CNA program at STCC prepares students for entry-level positions in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home health settings. It offers career readiness and support services to help students succeed, not just in training, but in transitioning into employment.
The college's president also noted that after they secure employment, they might decide to advance themselves in the health industry.
STCC President Dr. John B. Cook told 22News, 'We do hope to see those students come back, earn additional credentials, perhaps even down the road, with having completed biology classes, they would enroll in our nursing program. So we do have aspirations that this is a ladder, if you will, into a really good health care career.'
Over the past few years, STCC has experienced steady growth in its CNA number of graduates has risen from 39 in 2022 to 131 in 2024.
The grant that went to supporting this program is part of the state's $1.5 million Training Resources and Internships Network initiative. It aims to prepare more than 500 unemployed and underemployed Massachusetts residents for jobs in high-demand industries.
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