Local community colleges get cash from state

BAKERSFIELD, CA- The state has awarded the Kern Community College District $9.5 million for the development of career pathways.Career pathways are a set of courses designed to prepare a strident for a specific career in which there is a high demand for trained workers.The Kern Community College District consortium proposal included the establishment, enhancement, expansion, or further articulation of nine career pathways which align with short and long term Kern County workforce needs: