The League for Innovation in the Community College, which is administering the grant, will work with Sinclair and the other colleges selected over the next two and a half years to offer the certificates. The league expects more than 1,200 retail workers will enroll.
The colleges will look to replicate similar retail management certificates offered at more than 150 community colleges in 14 other states, according to Sinclair. Sinclair Community College was the only institution from Ohio selected to participate.
Below are the 12 colleges that were selected to participate in the program:
Alexandria Technical and Community College, Minnesota
Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland
Austin Community College, Texas
College of Lake County, Illinois
Nashville State Community College, Tennessee
Moraine Valley Community College, Illinois
San Jacinto Community College District, Texas
Sinclair Community College, Ohio
Umpqua Community College, Oregon
Wayne County Community College District, Michigan
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