Ruppersberger to Announce $5.7 Million for BRAC

(Arnold, MD)- Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger will announce $5.7 million in federal funding to help prepare for the more than 20,000 jobs heading to Maryland through the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.  The positions will be focused around Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County.  The funding will pay for everything from roads and mass transit to workforce training to health care needs. 

$121,000 will pay for cutting edge training equipment at the Center for Health, Science, and Homeland Security at Anne Arundel Community College.  The College trains students to be nurses, physician assistants, radiologic technicians, and physical therapist assistants.  The professions are in high demand, especially with the new families expected to move to the area due to BRAC.  Last semester, the programs were completely full.  The College was forced to turn away more than 270 qualified candidates because of a lack of equipment, space, and instructors.  Maryland’s community colleges train 30% of the state’s nurses. 

What:  $5.7 Million for BRAC 
Including $121,000 for the Center for Health, Science, and Homeland Security at Anne Arundel Community College   

When:  10:30 am, Monday, March 31, 2008

Who:   Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger 
             Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold
             President Martha Smith, Anne Arundel Community College
             Students and Teachers 

Where:  Anne Arundel Community College
               The Florestano Building, Room 418 
               101 College Parkway
               Arnold, Maryland 21012

Directions From Baltimore: From Interstate-695 take exit 2, state Route 10 toward Severna Park. Stay on state Route 10 until it ends at State Route 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) and turn left. Follow State Route 2 south about five miles. Turn left on West Campus Drive. At the three-way intersection, the building straight ahead is the Center for Applied Learning and Technology. Turn right, continuing on West Campus Drive. The first building on the left is the Cade Center for Fine Arts. The next building is the Florestano Building.

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