Dive Brief:
- Massachusetts is kicking in $21.5 million for a renovation project to create a learning center supported by three colleges.
- Massasoit Community College, Bridgewater State University, and the University of Massachusetts Boston will provide programming for the Downtown Brockton Collaborative.
- Programming is still under development, but it will include training, certificate, and degree programs.
Dive Insight:
According to the Boston Business Journal, the center will serve about 1,000 students a year, and the students’ education resources will include online materials. Funding for the renovation of the four-story Brockton building, originally built in 1927, will come from a state capital plan that was approved in July. The money will go toward the design and renovation of the building, paid out over five years.