Title: 1.1 What is RITA?
Course: RITA LEARNING MODULES > Section: 1. RITA Learning Modules Overview

In 2013, NCTC was awarded a grant by the Department of Labor (DOL) for the Rural Information Technology Alliance (RITA). Through the grant partners,
NCTC is developing and expanding a range of IT programs that will be available at all four colleges, either on-site, online, or hybrid.

The grant also allows NCTC to do the following for students:

- Add two new AAS programs, Database and CyberSecurity, and add several certificate programs.
- Enhance the Information technology division curriculum include online and hybrid courses and the implementation of virtual labs.
- Teach to higher levels of CISCO certification and include VoIP.
- Create the IT Career Connections Center. The Center includes:
  - an industry certification testing center
  - a student success center
- Read more about the RITA grant project.
- RITA grant project.website