While there is a need for numbers, the greatest need is for skilled workers. While students straight out of a construction trades program don't have all the skills of an experienced worker, they've learned the basics, learned the language, and learned how to learn, thus gaining a competitive edge for jobs and wages, according to McCanless and Yoder. The two tout the construction trades as providing freedom, variety and problem-solving opportunities not found in a typical plant job.
All indications are that wages have increased since then.
Information on these and other BRCC programs is available from the Office for Student Services, located in the Sink Building on the Flat Rock Campus, 692-3572, ext. Fall term classes begin Aug. 19. Speaking of the start of fall term, there are a number of items worth mentioning. The mail-in registration deadline is next Friday. The tuition expenses for the first two years of college can be recovered by many taxpayers through the new Hope Scholarship tax credit.