Laid-off workers to get free tuition at CCAC (Allegheny County)

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Community College of Allegheny County is trying to stimulate the local economy with a package of tuition and fee waivers for laid-off workers.

College and county officials will announce today that free tuition and fees will be granted to unemployed Allegheny County residents who present a letter from their employers verifying that their loss of work was due to company layoffs and not the employees' choice or fault.

"We want to remain responsive to the needs of the community," said CCAC President Alex Johnson in a prepared statement.

Five programs will take part in the tuition waivers this spring: emergency medical technician at the Allegheny campus, information technology support at the Boyce campus, basic electronics at the North campus, phlebotomy at the South campus and certified nurse aide training at the Downtown center.

Other courses may be added to the program between March and May.

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