ECCA Success Stories

EICC includes Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott Community Colleges. Stretched along the banks of the Mississippi River, the district covers multiple counties with an approximate service area population of nearly 300,000. EICC started working with apprenticeship programs several years ago with a handful of business and industry partners.  EICC has steadily grown its apprenticeship programs and Read More »

One of the largest community colleges in the nation, Houston Community College (HCC) serves over 70,000 students per semester at 19 locations in and around Houston, Texas. There are fourteen HCC Centers of Excellence that align directly with business and industry employment needs in southeast Texas. The HCC Material Science and Smart Manufacturing Center of Read More »

Kirkwood Community College (KCC) serves students and employers with fourteen locations across seven counties in Eastern Iowa. KCC offers over 130 degrees and programs with 18,000 enrolled learners. While long supporting skilled trade apprentice training, KCC’s Continuing Education and Corporate Training Department jumped into developing and holding the standards for apprenticeship programs in partnership with Read More »

Located in northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is the lead college in an Ohio-based consortium of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Expanding Community College Apprenticeships (ECCA) grant program. Other participating colleges in the consortium include Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College, and Stark State College. According to labor market information, this Read More »

Pima Community College is one of the nation’s largest multi-campus community colleges, serving approximately 40,000 students per year. The college serves Pima County and the Tucson metropolitan area in a community college district consisting of five campuses, four education centers, and several adult education learning centers. Pima was the first college in Arizona to be Read More »

Established in 1961, Monroe Community College (MCC) serves a diverse population of students in Rochester, New York, and the surrounding nine-county Finger Lakes Region. MCC has campuses in Brighton and downtown Rochester as well as its Applied Technologies Center, Economic and Workforce Development Center, and Public Safety training Facility. With the support of American Association Read More »

Gateway Technical College, located in southwest Wisconsin, serves the diverse urban and rural communities of Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth Counties. Established in 1911, Gateway became Wisconsin’s first vocational school and the nation’s first publicly funded technical college. With funding support from the American Association of Community Colleges ECCA initiative, Gateway serves both registered apprentices and Read More »

With six locations throughout three counties, the College of Central Florida serves a population of just over 550,000 persons. Over 10,000 learners participate in for-credit and non-credit education and training programs each year. Its largest campus in Ocala is the site of a new, innovative, and sustainable apprenticeship partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin Read More »

Jeffrey was employed for 30 years as a low voltage technician. He loved his work but found he wanted to keep learning new skills and pursue other avenues. He was hired at Buist Electric and immediately knew this was the place he would retire. He approached his supervisor about the possibility of working towards an Read More »

Tammy is a smart enthusiastic 28-year-old union electrical apprentice and single mother. Despite an undergraduate degree, she could not find a career that allowed her to challenge herself, support her small family and provide time and attention to her child. Her father, a longtime union journeyworker suggested that she join the IBEW (Construction Electrical Apprenticeship) Read More »