NEXT GENERATION PROGRAMS

THE UP CENTER RENOVATION & EXPANSION

THE NCS RECENTLY RECEIVED $10 MILLION TO RENOVATE THE AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER.  FUNDS FROM THE UP CENTER WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AT THE ATC IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY CLASSROOMS LIKE THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE EXPERIENCE.

 

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS & DUAL CREDIT CREDENTIALS

YEARLY, OVER 400 STUDENTS IN THE NCS OBTAIN DUAL CREDIT FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.  IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS OBTAIN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS.  THIS NUMBER WILL INCREASE WITH INCREASED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS & FAMILIES.

ADULT EDUCATION & WORKFORCE TRAINING

AS THE DISTRICT GROWS COMMUNITY COLLABS AND PATHWAY EXPERIENCES AT THE UP CENTER,  THERE WILL BE AN  INCREASE IN POSTSECONDARY TRANSITION AND WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THAT BLOCK POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS AND COMPLETION.  THE UP FOUNDATION WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM COMMUNITY COLLAB EXPERIENCES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY-WIDE CREDENTIALING AND CERTIFICATION EXPERIENCES AT THE UP CENTER.

THE UP FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO OFFER THE ABILITY FOR LEADERS ACROSS NELSON COUNTY TO APPLY FOR ‘PATHS TO SUCCESS’ GRANTS. TO APPLY PLEASE FOLLOW THE BUTTON BELOW TO FILL OUT THE REQUEST FORM.