COMMUNITY AND WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS
ROAD TO SUCCESS TRUCK DRIVING SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPLY LOCAL WORKFORCE Twenty-five lives were changed this spring when the CLC Foundation received a donation to fund truck driving scholarships. That opened the door to opportunity for a group of qualified individuals to complete short-term training to earn their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and join the workforce free of tuition. This full-ride scholarship provided not only professional truck driver training, but also career
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counseling, support initiatives and friendly faculty and staff whose goal is to see students succeed. The demand for professional truck drivers increased significantly across the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need continues for more people to take on the role. The number of truck driving jobs in the area is projected to increase seven percent by 2025.
