The following excerpt appeared in the news release dated June 6, 2007. More information about this grant will be available soon.

Finally, the college has received a $250,000 grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to build career pathways for high school students interested in allied health careers such as certified nursing assistant, phlebotomist and x-ray assistant. Students can also begin to fulfill academic requirements for medical assisting, emergency medical technician, pharmacy technician, radiological, surgical, and respiratory technologist, and nursing programs that are offered in the San Mateo County Community College District. "The total healthcare workforce in the Bay Area is expected to grow 18 percent over the next decade," said Doug Hirzel, biology professor at Cañada College and project director for the grant. "?The Health Careers Pathway project aims to streamline the time and cost of developing a skilled workforce to meet this need. The project will provide a clear career 'road map' that begins in high school and provides paths to employment, community college, and university education." The pathway will offer at least 12 units of college credit to be taken on the Carlmont High School and Woodside High School campuses. Courses will include a health care skills-based curriculum, career exploration, basic skills development and internship/cooperative education. The first cohort of students will begin the program in the fall of 2008. When fully implemented, approximately 40 juniors and seniors at the two high schools, and 60 community college students, will participate in the program. The grant also provides professional development and training for faculty and counselors from the high schools and college and the development of a new allied health career program at the college.