Area High School Girls Participate in New Faces of WeldingFifty young adult women from local high schools interested in a nontraditional career such as welding or engineering attended a special event at SWOCC on Friday.
Thirteen to earn SWOCC welding scholarshipsThirteen Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) students have been awarded Welding and Fabrication scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year. The scholarships are a part of the $1,998,518 Community-Based Job Training federal grant that Southwestern received for advanced manufacturing programs through the Department of Labor.
New equipment for college Welding ProgramThe Southwestern Oregon Community College Board of Education approved Monday the bid of $51,000 for a Virtual Motion Welding Simulator (VRTEX 360) to be used in a new mobile training lab as part of the welding and metal fabrication program’s Community Based Job Training (CBJT) grant.
Eleven to earn welding scholarshipsEleven Southwestern Oregon Community College students have been awarded Welding and Fabrication scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. The scholarships are a part of the $1,998,518 Community-Based Job Training federal grant that Southwestern received for advanced manufacturing programs through the Department of Labor.