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Two Iowa community colleges will extend the reach of their career academies through grants from the Career Academy Incentive Fund.

Two Iowa community colleges will use grant funding from the state to expand their career training capabilities for high school students.

FORT DODGE – An Iowa community college has become the first in the nation to earn federal approval for the Workforce Pell Grant program, allowing

State and federal officials announced Tuesday that Iowa Central Community College's EMT students are now eligible for Workforce Pell grants.

Grinnell College will use grant funding to connect its areas of arts education with emerging technologies through new campus space, programming and more.

Grinnell College received a grant to create a new arts space and support faculty development of curriculum and student opportunities.

DMACC President Lori Suddick said she's working to hear from students, campus and business stakeholders in her first year on campus.

With 26 years of service in community and technical colleges, Lori Suddick said there isn't much she hasn't seen already.

Prior to her selection as DMACC's new president after Rob Denson's retirement, Suddick held faculty and leadership roles at technical and community colleges in Wisconsin and Illinois.

Grinnell College will use grant funding to connect its areas of arts education with emerging technologies through new campus space, programming and more.