New York will send $5 million in grant funding to public college campuses to help create credential programs or course offerings meant to boost employment in the cannabis industry in New York.
The funding will be aimed at either non-degree or courses that are degree eligible with the goal of supplying employers with a skilled work force in what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar cannabis sector of the state’s economy.
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Three campuses in the State University of New York system will receive $1 million each in funding: Schenectady County Community College, Niagara County Community College and Orange County Community College. The campuses will also be working with nearby community colleges for the courses.
The Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City of University of New York system, will receive a $2 million grant and work alongside Lehman College.
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