DRYDEN, N.Y., March 20 -- Tompkins Cortland Community College issued the following news release:

Tompkins Cortland Community College has been added to a National Science Foundation project at Penn State University to bring military veterans into the nanotechnology workforce. Working in partnership with Cornell University, TC3 will offer veterans in the region the opportunity to enroll in a free 12-week program that will teach the principles and practices needed to succeed in the semiconductor industry.

The Microelectronics and Nanomanufacturing Certificate Program (MNCP)was created specifically for veterans of the United States military. The goal of the NSF-funded project is to help meet the needs of growing microelectronics and semicondu...