CCCC receives $250,000 grant for tech ed building

The Salina Regional Health Foundation's Community Health Investment Program (CHIP) awarded a $250,000 grant to Cloud County Community College for construction of the Technical Education and Innovation Center.
The new technical education facility will provide modern access to quality education in critical need, high-demand careers in Kansas.
The approximately 35,000-square-foot Center will house renewable energy, which includes wind and solar energy and drones; nursing and allied health, which also offers high-demand career education for EMT, CNA, CMA, home health aide, and IV therapy; and agriculture and industrial technology, including welding and CDL training.
The project began with a sound partnership between the college and its foundation, as the foundation committed $1.5 million to demonstrate its dedication to the mission and purpose of the project.
With the foundation's lead gift, the college was able to pursue industry partners for additional support.  Cloud County is in the late stages of fundraising for the Tech Center, and naming opportunities for additional donors are still available.
The project will begin in fall 2022, with construction expected to be completed in spring 2024. Due to inflation, the estimated total project cost for the center is now $13.9 million.
Funding for CHIP primarily comes from Salina Regional Health Center, which tithes a percentage of its operating margin each year to the Salina Regional Health Foundation. Since the inception of CHIP in 1995, more than $13 million in grants have been awarded to local community organizations.
Funding priorities for CHIP primarily focus on children's health, childhood obesity, mental health, substance abuse, aging populations, heart disease and stroke.