July 18, 2019 / In the News
The Western Maryland IT Center of Excellence (IT Center) was recognized with the 2019 Innovation Award at the 27th annual conference of the Community Colleges of the Appalachia (CCA) in Asheville in June. Autumn Becker, the IT Center’s director, accepted the award on behalf on the IT Center’s dedicated team of 23 IT industry and …
June 11, 2019 / In the News
Fifty-two current and prospective Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) students from Allegany County Public Schools networked with 22 mentors from Allegany College of Maryland, Exclamation Labs, First United Bank and Trust, Frostburg State University, IBM, WMHS and other companies at Meet the Mentors Day at ACM. The group participated in team-building robotics and …
October 28, 2018 / In the News
The Western Maryland IT Center of Excellence will receive $566,000 in Employment Advancement Right Now Maryland program funds for 2019 and 2020, according to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Secretary Kelly M. Schulz. Speaking to more than 215 business, technology and education professionals assembled for the Tech at the Gap: Igniting Innovation ’18 …
May 20, 2018 / In the News
Allegany County’s workforce development initiative in information technology — the Western Maryland IT Center of Excellence — is featured prominently in a report to the Maryland legislature. In 2017, the IT Center of Excellence met employer demand by training incumbent workers and students interested in information technology careers. To date, more than 30 students have been placed in internships …
