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title: Westfield State receives $200,000 from WCTF for hybrid ACE program
description: Westfield State University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Education was awarded a $200,000 state grant to partner with community agencies to design a
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# [Westfield State receives $200,000 from WCTF for hybrid ACE program](https://commcorp.org/blog/westfield-state-receives-200000-from-workforce-competitiveness-trust-fund-for-hybrid-ace-program)

 Written by [CommCorp Team](https://commcorp.org/blog/author/commcorp-team) | March 25, 2021

Westfield State University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Education was awarded a $200,000 state grant to partner with community agencies to design and deliver a hybrid competency-based addiction counselor education program. This newly designed program will help area employers to identify employees who have not yet achieved a professional credential to meet workforce needs by becoming a certified alcohol and other drug abuse counselor (CADC). More here: [https://www.westfield.ma.edu/news/view/westfield-state-receives-200000-state-workforce-development-grant-for-hybri](https://www.westfield.ma.edu/news/view/westfield-state-receives-200000-state-workforce-development-grant-for-hybri)  

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