York Tech Helps Dislocated Workers Get Back on Their Feet with Quick Jobs

January 27, 2009

ROCK HILL—With unemployment figures in York, Chester and Lancaster counties at record highs, many people in the region are looking for training that can get them back to work as soon as possible. 

As of December, the Chester County unemployment rate was at 17.3 percent. Lancaster County is now at 13.9 percent and York County is facing 9.9 percent unemployment. With numbers like that, it's not surprising that York Technical College has seen a 25 percent enrollment increase in just a few years.

Many of those new students are dislocated workers and many of them have enrolled in York Tech's Quick Jobs training programs. Quick Jobs makes it possible for students to complete their training in 12 months or less in a variety of careers, including health care, automotive repair, child care,  truck driving and welding.  Students who are unemployed, underemployed or older youth 17-21 may be eligible to receive financial assistance through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

For more information about York Technical College's Quick Jobs training programs, contact Joe Polinski at (803) 981-7161 or polinski@yorktech.com.

York Technical College . 452 S. Anderson Road . Rock Hill, SC 29730