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Western Iowa Tech highlights cross-department equipment process, grants and expansion plans as budget wins approval
Summary
Western Iowa Tech described a cross-departmental process for prioritizing equipment spending, a $250,000 grant to support an aviation mechanics program, plans to double its electrician program capacity, and secured board approval of its budget.
Western Iowa Tech emphasized collaborative equipment funding, industry partnerships and program expansion while its board approved the college budget.
CFO Troy Jasmine described a cross-departmental team that aggregates equipment requests, looks across college funding sources and prioritizes spending so faculty need not identify funding sources. "We look at all available funding here at the college...and then we have a team that will work on that," Jasmine said, and the approach has drawn praise during accreditation…
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