Cedar Rapids College Career Connection

In January, the City of Cedar Rapids announced a partnership with Kirkwood Community College to support a new workforce training and education program. CRCCC provides tuition grants to support local career opportunities and advancement. The program will provide students graduating from high school, or residents currently unemployed or underemployed, with the opportunity to pursue a career in an area they are passionate about, while developing the employee skills our current businesses tell us they need.

CRCCC is designed thoughtfully to not compete with state funding opportunities or four-year degree programs, but to fill specific gaps identified as a community need. While several existing grant and scholarship programs help Kirkwood students attend college at no cost, CRCCC helps open that opportunity to even more people. The program covers additional students who wouldn’t typically qualify for scholarship/grant funding because of their parents’ income, those who want to attend classes part-time, and certain degrees not covered by other programs.

College Career Connection addresses local workforce needs across the healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and business sectors. It creates opportunities for Cedar Rapids residents to develop their education and training in order to gain the skills to advance their career and earning potential.

Learn more at CityofCR.com/CRCCC.