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Working together for a strong workforce

 

The Midwest Center for Information Technology (MCIT), founded in 2001, is a consortium of 10 community colleges throughout Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Working together with K-12 schools, four-year colleges and universities and employers, MCIT is focused on strengthening and expanding the region’s information technology (IT) workforce.

 

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Preparing the next generation

 

MCIT exists to promote interest in and the study of IT at all levels. Specifically, we assist community college faculty as they prepare the next generation of employees with the vital technical and non-technical skills the workplace demands today, and will continue to demand well into the future.

 

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Promoting changes to meet tomorrow’s needs

 

The Center works on initiatives that promote regional change and enable community colleges to address emerging technologies, meet employers’ skill requirements, attract students — especially women and students of color — to IT careers, and help all IT students successfully obtain their goals.

 

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Fostering economic development through education

 

MCIT is housed at the AIM Institute in Omaha, Nebraska. AIM is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of employers, education and government organizations. Its mission is to support community growth related to information technology. AIM staff obtained funding for MCIT through a National Science Foundation grant. AIM also provides project management for MCIT initiatives and faculty training.

 

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