$2M For Hillhouse, Wilbur Cross, Career Schools' Manufacturing Program

NEW HAVEN, CT — A Community Project $2 million federal grant will go to create laboratory space for manufacturing programs at Hillhouse High School and Wilbur Cross High School, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro announced this week.

The funding is for the just-launched New Haven Public Schools' Manufacturing Pathway at Hillhouse High School, and will pay for "state of the art labs" in partnership with Manufacture CT.

On hand for the announcement were sixth graders from Barnard Environmental Science and Technology School, who shared their robotics exhibit.

The program will serve students at Hillhouse and Cross, as well as at Career High School and the Adult Education Center.

"This project will allow students to earn an associate’s degrees in manufacturing and prepare them to enter the workforce with a high-paying job," DeLauro said. "Creating manufacturing pipelines is an investment in the local economy, STEM and the workforce, and opens doors for our kids."

"In four years, students will earn up to 65 college credits, plus a credential in computer-aided design or quality control through our partner, Gateway Community College," according to schools' spokesperson Justin Harmon.

The district is recruiting 45 ninth graders and 5 to 10 adult education students to begin the program in fall 2022, he said.