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TSC, PCC, and Emergent Campus receive $5.75 million grant to strengthen career pathways in advanced manufacturing
Trinidad, Colo -- The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $65 million in funding through the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants, with Southern Colorado receiving a transformative $5.75 million grant. This funding will empower a...
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PCC expands cybersecurity programs
ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç has seen its computer information systems department grow in enrollment by more than 17 percent this semester. The enrollment increase...
Latino Chamber CEO to address PCC graduates
PUEBLO – Steven Trujillo, president and chief executive officer of the Latino Chamber of Commerce of ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç, will deliver the keynote address to ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç...
PCC cyber security team places 15th in national competition
PUEBLO – A group of students from ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç took 15 th place in a recent national cybersecurity competition that included more than 600 teams...
PCC, local manufacturers launch FAME work-study program
PUEBLO – An impressive group of ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç employers and educators joined ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç on Monday to announce the launch of the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç chapter of the...
PCC unveils renovated welding labs
PUEBLO – ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç on Tuesday unveiled the results of a $1.3 million renovation to its welding labs. Representatives from PCC were joined by...
Alejandra Hernandez
It’s not an easy transition to go from being everyone else’s caretaker to prioritizing yourself.
Due to her mother’s addiction issues and her father’s absence, Alejandra Hernandez spent much of her teen years acting as a surrogate parent for her siblings. She left high school during her freshman year to manage those responsibilities.