The foundation is math and science with a heavy load of business courses. That's solidified by instruction in about everything from how to erect precast concrete to what to do when a slab curls or separates. They conduct slump tests and strength tests, and learn industry codes and environmental regulations. By graduation day, they are as adept at using PowerPoint as they are at using a trowel. And, perhaps most of all, they adopt the industry's pet peeve and pledge to teach all who will listen that cement and concrete are NOT the same.
Cement is an ingredient used to make concrete.
Whatever concrete is, it's in Donna Lamb's blood. Va. She enrolled at MTSU in 1999 after a car accident ended her road construction job rolling asphalt. Copyright 2001 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.