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18 <br /> Slide #4 <br /> Durham Technical Community College <br /> • Back to Work Initiative <br /> • $100,000 Recommended Appropriation for FY2024-25 <br /> • Scholarships target unemployed and underemployed residents in Orange County <br /> • Short-term offerings with service area industry trend slprojected sector growth such as Life <br /> Sciences, Construction Trades, Health Care, Information Technology. <br /> • $500 scholarships to 200 students <br /> • Cover average tuition costs of$250 and funding to support additional student needs such as <br /> textbooks,technology, and transportation. <br /> • Funded by Article 46 sales tax <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 4 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Slide #5 <br /> Durham Technical Community College <br /> Back to Work Participants by Age Back to Work Participants by Race <br /> 35 33 32 <br /> Amer <br /> 30 IntlianlAlaska <br /> Native <br /> 25 1% <br /> 20 <br /> 20 <br /> 15 12 <br /> 10 White,Non- Asian or Pacific <br /> Hispanic slarl <br /> 0 <br /> Underl8 18-25 26-35 3fi-45 Over 45 <br /> Bieck,Noi <br /> Hispanic <br /> 2023-24 Back to Work Participants by Educational <br /> Pathway ' - - <br /> Information Technology 11 <br /> Human S—icesand Public Safety 12 <br /> Healthard Wellness 1fi <br /> Science and Math 1 1 <br /> Center for the Global Learner 1 73 <br /> business and Entrepreneurship 213 <br /> Building,Engineering,and Skilled Trades 03 <br /> 0 20 40 60 BO <br /> Travis Myren said they picked up five students in the over 45 category and 13% points on <br /> the proportion of Hispanic students enrolled in the back to work scholarship program. <br />