ConnectingUS: New IT Skills Help Three Arizona Students Change Careers

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Phoenix College more than $4.25 million from the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to improve high-speed Internet service capacity and workforce development training. This funding also enabled Phoenix College to purchase devices and software, create paid internships within the college’s Information Technology Department, and revise programs within their new Bachelor of IT program, among other changes and improvements.  NTIA is highlighting three Phoenix College students who benefitted from the Pilot Program. All three students cited their hands-on learning experience at Phoenix College as a key factor in their career development.