SHELBY — Pioneer Career & Technology Center is proud to have been selected as a recipient of Governor DeWine and the General Assembly’s Career-Technical Education Expansion Grant. Pioneer is one of 35 Career-Technical Planning Districts in Ohio to receive a portion of the 200 million dollars that were a part of Ohio’s recently passed budget bill. Pioneer will receive 6.6 million dollars to create an Advanced Manufacturing Center and add additional programming on its Shelby campus.

Pioneer Superintendent Greg Nickoli stated, “We are so excited that our proposal is being funded. Adding an advanced manufacturing training facility as well as a residential electrical training program will enhance our ability to serve the students and employers of our region.”

The Advanced Manufacturing Center will house a second welding program at the school as well as its Precision Machining and its Industrial Maintenance Programs. The Residential Electrical Program is a new program for the school and will be housed in the former Precision Machining lab space.

Submitted by Pioneer Career and Technology Center.