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Merced College seeks to build semiconductor technician program with $50,000 study grant

Los Banos City Council · February 18, 2026
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Merced College told the Los Banos City Council it has a $50,000 North Valley Thrive grant to study creating a semiconductor technician program at the Los Banos campus and is pursuing partnerships and additional state grant funding to develop curriculum and a public–private training facility.

Merced College President Chris Vitale told the Los Banos City Council that the college received a $50,000 planning grant through North Valley Thrive to study creation of a semiconductor technician program at the Los Banos campus.

Vitale said the study will produce an economic analysis and curriculum roadmap, and that the college is engaging partners including Arizona State…

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