Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC)BMCC started a Cisco Networking Academy in the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone in New York City to serve the residents of Harlem and Washington Heights. They serve groups of 20 to 25 unemployed or underemployed residents in a six-month program that has employment as its objective. Carlos Fraga went from a baggage handler making $8.50 an hour to a network specialist making $57,000 a year. >> More |

