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May 29, 2007

Calhoun Community College Offers Partial
Tuition Waiver for Laid-Off Workers from Triana Industries

The Alabama State Board of Education last week authorized assistance in the form of a 50 percent tuition waiver at Calhoun Community College for displaced workers who recently became unemployed as a result of layoffs at Triana Industries in Madison, AL . Affected employees may take advantage of the waiver to seek training or retraining through programs offered at Calhoun beginning with the Summer 2007 semester and ending with the spring semester of 2009.

The tuition waiver is restricted to displaced workers from Triana Industries  who are not eligible to receive funding under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) or other similar state and/or federal assistance programs, and for whom substantial tuition assistance cannot be secured from other sources.

Employees from Triana Industries qualifying for the tuition waiver may still enroll for the second summer short-term, with classes beginning June 29.  For more information about eligibility, program offerings and registration procedures, contact Dr. Wayne Tosh, Director of Admissions, at 256-306-2595; Mrs. Deborah Byrd, Director of Student Financial Services at 256/306-2626 or Dr. Mary Yarbrough at 256/306-2976.

Coverage of this release:

• Interview with Jim Swindell concerning retraining laid off Saginaw workers, WAFF, Channel 48, Huntsville, AL, June 26, 2007, 6:00 p.m. coverage
• Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce website, Chamber Member News, www.hsvchamber.org.
• Laid-off Triana workers get help: Some eligible for tuition break at Calhoun, Drake, The Huntsville Times, Wednesday, May 30, 2007 issue, p. A14

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Janet Kincherlow-Martin
Director of Public Relations
(256) 306-2561

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