New Jersey governor unveils college scholarships in construction fields exclusively for women and minorities

Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2013-07-24 22:31

Article here. Excerpt:

'Women and minorities who want to work in construction-related fields will be eligible for $2,000 in tuition assistance at New Jersey’s county colleges under a new scholarship program launched today.

Gov. Chris Christie unveiled the Governor’s Industry Vocations Scholarship for Women and Minorities program at an event on the campus green at Burlington County Community College in Mount Laurel. The scholarships — known as NJ-GIVS — will allow students to enroll in non-degree certificate programs at the state’s 19 county colleges.
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The scholarships represent the first time state financial aid is being offered to New Jersey students in certificate programs that do not lead to a degree. Women and minorities are being targeted for the money because they are historically underrepresented in the construction industry, state officials said.

NJ-GIVS will be funded with money the New Jersey’s Schools Development Authority must set aside from all of its school district construction contracts.'

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... under-represented in nursing. Will he create set-aside scholarships for men for nursing?

And really, how many women does he think are going to go to a college for a non-degree course of study in construction? I am betting not many. I imagine this is why he made the set-aside for both women and "minorities", because really, he knows as well as anyone that the typical woman, even one unemployed literally for months, would rather eat her own left hand than spend an afternoon doing anything like construction work.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2013-07-25 04:20