American National University Salem is headquarters for the institution that turns 130 this year. At right, President Frank Longacre with MBA student Harinder Chavla. We've also integrated online and live video-conferencing options... allowing students to utilize a variety of delivery formats in order to get the course they need at the time they need it. Technology, Engineering, Math) focused and has added an H to STEM for its emphasis on health care. "The implication," says President Robert Sandel, "is that's where the better paying jobs are." Eighty-five percent of VWCC's graduates remain in this region, Sandel says. For a number of years, VWCC has been especially attuned to the needs of indi- vidual businesses and manufacturers, creating programs and curricula to respond to their needs. Large manufacturing companies "Eldor and Deschutes both told us they located here at least partly because of our megatronics manufacturing program," says Sandel. Eldor brings 350 jobs and Deschutes brings 100 jobs. The investment between them will eventually be More THEROANOKER.COM JULY/AUGUST 2016 | 29http://www.THEROANOKER.COM