{"id":203561,"date":"2024-09-12T14:59:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T00:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=203561"},"modified":"2024-09-13T12:32:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T22:32:50","slug":"pcatt-awarded-technology-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/pcatt-awarded-technology-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"iPads, computer labs, financial literacy, more at the UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Castle High School students create their own spice blend in Windward CC<\/abbr>\u2019s entrepreneurial class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Colleges received funding for technology projects that include equipping testing centers, upgrading computer labs and leveraging advanced technologies to engage community members in non-credit financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs. The Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training<\/a> (PCATT<\/abbr>) awarded technology grants totaling $75,000 to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr>, Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>, Leeward CC<\/abbr> and Windward CC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

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UH<\/abbr> Community College IT<\/abbr> student Tiffany Gabaylo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“These grants will support non-credit technology courses across the state and bolster the great work that is already being done by the continuing education divisions at the UH<\/abbr> Community College System,” says Dan Doerger, PCATT<\/abbr> director. “Our goal is to continue to provide learning opportunities that empower our non-credit students to achieve their career goals.”<\/p>\n

Campus initiatives include:<\/strong><\/p>\n