Our Military
Veterans and
their families
currently have
an opportunity
to be trained
for jobs in the
transportation
industry. The
U.S. Department
of
Transportation’s
Federal Motor
Carrier Safety
Administration
announced on
Wednesday that
there are grants
available
totaling almost
$1 million which
were awarded to
six colleges
across the
country as part
of their grant
program.
The colleges
are:
Grays Harbor
College in
Aberdeen, Wash.
($131,041)
Long Beach
Community
College
District, in
Long Beach,
Calif.
($211,733)
Orangeburg-Calhoun
Technical
College in
Orangeburg, S.C.
($150,000)
Lone Star
College in
Woodlands, Texas
($184,260)
Century College
in White Bear
Lake, Minn.
($120,000)
Joliet Junior
College in
Joliet, Ill.
($176,427)
There is a
high demand for
commercial
trucking jobs
which is
continuing to
grow, and in
fact, an
additional
300,000 jobs are
expected by
2020.
To
learn more about
this and other
opportunities
available to our
Veteran's visit
http://www.dot.gov/veteranstransportationcareers