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Rockingham Community College details quarter‑cent sales tax spending to expand workforce training
Summary
At an Aug. 18 county commission meeting, Rockingham Community College’s new executive director outlined how quarter‑cent sales tax funds have been spent on the Center for Workforce Development and requested continued support for equipment and program expansions.
At the Aug. 18 Rockingham County Board of Commissioners meeting, Dr. Sylvia Cox, the new executive director of Rockingham Community College (RCC), outlined how the county’s quarter‑cent sales tax has been used to open and outfit the college’s Center for Workforce Development and described requests for continued funding for equipment and program expansion. The presentation cited investments in advanced manufacturing, welding, health care simulations and new classroom technology.
The presentation said the workforce center opened about a year ago and houses programs in computer‑integrated machining, robotics, mechatronics, a small‑business center and a corporate training center. The quarter‑cent sales tax covered much of the center’s build and equipment repayment, the college said. Dr. Cox described new CNC wiring,…
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