Clearway Energy Group Hires Five Recent Wind Energy Technology Grads

Clearway Energy Group has hired five recent graduates of the Wind Energy Technology program at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Moorefield. The five new wind techs will support the operations and maintenance of Clearway’s new 115-megawatt Black Rock Wind Farm near Elk Garden and its 54-megawatt Pinnacle Wind Farm near Keyser. Pinnacle was repowered just this year with new turbine technology.

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Eastern Expands Community Engagement and Partnerships Department with New Hires

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College has expanded its Community Engagement and Partnerships department with the hiring of four new employees to help carry out its mission of providing affordable and accessible academic, technical, workforce training, and life-long learning for the Potomac Highlands regional community.

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Eastern Partners with Weimer Automotive to Establish Learn & Earn Program

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College has announced a new partnership with Weimer Automotive to provide a “Learn and Earn” program for students enrolled in its automotive technology program. Starting in Fall 2022, the Learn and Earn program will provide second-year automotive technology students an opportunity to experience working in a dealership, practice their learning outcomes and be paid while they train for their careers.

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Eastern Receives $2.25 Million Dollar Award to Strengthen the Institution

Dr. Tom Striplin, President of Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College announced that the U.S. Department of Education selected the college for a Title III – Strengthening Institutions Program award for their proposal, “Advising, Technology, Training and Innovation” (ATTAIN). This competitive federal grant will provide the college $2.25 million dollars over the next five years to strengthen educational experiences and student services.

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Pilgrim’s Provides Team Members Free Tuition to Eastern

Today, Pilgrim’s Moorefield announced a partnership with Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College to provide free tuition to qualifying team members and their dependents.

The nationwide program, Pilgrim’s Better Futures, removes a major financial barrier to college attendance and stands to become the largest free community college tuition program in rural America. Pilgrim’s and Eastern advisors will also help team members – many from first-generation American families – navigate the application process, which can be a deterrence to people applying to college for the first time.

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Welcome Message From Dr. Striplin, Eastern’s New President

Welcome to Eastern! Eastern provides you an affordable and high-quality pathway for career advancement. Whether you choose to pursue an academic degree or one of our many certificate programs, Eastern will be here to support you through the completion of your goals. Our excellent workforce development training programs provide numerous options to support technical and trade-skill advancement that meet a variety of community, corporate, and individual needs. At Eastern, we are proud to offer programs that will help you enrich your life and livelihood.

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