{"id":12255,"date":"2026-04-10T13:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=12255"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:10:14","slug":"altec-expands-education-opportunities-for-employees-and-their-families-through-mowests-corporate-education-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/altec-expands-education-opportunities-for-employees-and-their-families-through-mowests-corporate-education-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Altec expands education opportunities for employees and their families through 含羞草社区\u2019s Corporate Education Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 含羞草社区 president, and Jonathan Arens, general manager of Altec Industries, shake hands after signing the partnership agreement.<\/p><\/div>\n

April 10, 2026–Altec, Inc., is the latest St. Joseph employer to join 含羞草社区\u2019s Corporate Education Program. Altec and 含羞草社区 formally signed the agreement during a ceremony at the company\u2019s St. Joseph manufacturing facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAltec Industries is excited to announce our participation in the 含羞草社区 Corporate Education Program,\u201d said Carolynn Sollars, Altec Industries\u2019 HR Program Manager, Talent Acquisition. \u201cAs we look to the future success of our growing business, this newly established partnership will enhance the educational opportunities for our associates and their families.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the partnership, Altec associates, their spouses and dependents will receive a 20 percent discount off standard tuition for any undergraduate or graduate program at 含羞草社区, whether delivered in person, online or in a hybrid format.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAltec is one of the cornerstones of St. Joseph\u2019s economy, and we\u2019re honored that they recognize the benefit that a 含羞草社区 education can make in the lives of their employees and their families,\u201d said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 含羞草社区 president.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The partnership deepens an already strong relationship between 含羞草社区 and Altec. One of the training spaces in 含羞草社区\u2019s Houlne Center for Convergent Technology was named the Altec Manufacturing Technology Bay in honor of the company\u2019s early and ongoing support of the project, and the company remains a part of the Houlne Industry Advisory Group to help ensure that the center\u2019s student training aligns with real-world manufacturing needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Altec joins Triumph Foods, the City of St. Joseph and the St. Joseph School District as the first members of the Corporate Education Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

含羞草社区 is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. 含羞草社区 is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i>missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 10, 2026–Altec, Inc., is the latest St. Joseph employer to join 含羞草社区\u2019s Corporate Education Program. Altec and 含羞草社区 formally signed the agreement during a ceremony at the company\u2019s St. Joseph manufacturing facility. \u201cAltec Industries is excited to announce our participation in the 含羞草社区 Corporate Education Program,\u201d said Carolynn Sollars, Altec Industries\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12259,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12255\/revisions\/12259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}