Washburn University and Johnson County Community College will receive $12 million dollars federal grants to develop programs to train students in new technology skills.
Washburn president Jerry Farley says the funds will be used mostly for training through the School of Nursing and the School of Applied Studies. He says the school plans to reach out to more veterans with the funding.
The grants were part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training program, which is co-administered by the Labor and Education departments.
The federal program awarded $450 million in job-driven training grants to nearly 270 colleges.