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Today, GateWay Community College is proud to join the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF) and Maricopa Community Colleges in launching EmpowerED for Student Success, a three-year, $20 million fundraising campaign aimed at increasing financial support and removing barriers to help students attain a college degree and strengthen the state’s workforce. This bold initiative is a critical step toward ensuring that every student in Maricopa County has access to higher education and the opportunity to thrive in and beyond college.

Today, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and GateWay Community College (GWCC), in partnership with Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), are proud to officially launch the first-of-its-kind, semiconductor-focused Future48 Workforce Accelerator—slated to welcome students and industry in 2027.

On Thursday, October 17, 2024, hundreds of candidates visited GateWay Community College to seek out their dream jobs. Called the DREAM Job Fair, the event provides people living with disabilities an opportunity to have equal and fair access to local employers. DREAM was started in 2012 by William (Bill) Manson and Magellan Healthcare in Maricopa County.