A community college in North Carolina has received a $287,000 grant for the expansion of its Commercial Driver’s License Program.
Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina started its CDL school in 2023. Now, the program is on the receiving end of $287,000 of a $3.2 million grant split amongst 11 schools to train people for well paying jobs in the area.
The college says it will use the funds to expand its program to include daytime classes, reported .
“Folks in our area deserve to be able to train right here in our region and also find competitive, sustainable employment right here in the mountains,” Haywood Community College president Dr. Shelley White said. “
Investing in programs that have that higher wage-earning potential as well as a good trajectory and job openings right here in our region,” said White.
The state legislature provided the funds to start the CDL school after the Canton Mill, a huge employer in the area, closed.
