ADTEC

The Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium (ADTEC), established in late 2005, provides for a regional response to workforce development for the Arkansas Delta. Funded by a U.S. Department of Labor grant, ADTEC is a partnership of five community colleges (Mid-South Community College, Arkansas Northeastern College, East Arkansas Community College, Arkansas State University—Newport, and Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas System) that are dedicated to raising the skill level of the workforce and transforming the economy of the Arkansas Delta. Additional goals of the Consortium are as follows:

• To provide a comprehensive, regional approach to education/training
• To share faculty, equipment, curriculum, and best practices
• To provide a broad range of services at lower overall cost
• To promote regional economic development

The ADTEC impact region consists of 12 Arkansas Delta counties:  Arkansas, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson, Lee, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, St. Francis, and Woodruff.