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CSUMB, MPC and Hartnell outline workforce roles, economic impact and employer partnerships
Summary
Leaders from Cal State Monterey Bay, Monterey Peninsula College and Hartnell College presented figures on jobs and economic contributions, outlined industry partnerships (health care, hospitality, agriculture) and described curricular links that feed local workforce needs.
Leaders of the region’s three largest higher‑education institutions described how their campuses feed the Monterey County economy and provide workforce pipelines for health care, hospitality, agriculture and technical jobs.
Vania Quinones, president of Cal State Monterey Bay, told the briefing that CSUMB supports substantial regional economic activity through operations, construction and student spending and highlighted student community engagement. “We support about 579,000,000 regional industry activity that comes directly to from Cal State Monterey Bay, and we sustain about 6,000 jobs,” Quinones said, and added that the university generates tax revenue and has…
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