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A unique program has come to the UNM-Gallup branch that offers more than just classroom instruction for a career in construction.
The Transportation Construction Career Readiness Program, which began June 5, is a hands-on class that introduces students to the construction trade. And a core group of students have donned hardhats and rolled up their sleeves to get busy with some construction projects.
A collaboration of The Associated General Contractors of America, New Mexico Department of Transportation, and National Center for Construction Education Research, the program is free of charge to students.
And the program has its benefits as well as rewards.
Once completing the entire...