AWS awards Welding Workforce Grant to nine schools

The AWS Foundation has announced the winners of its Welding Workforce Grant, given to secondary, postsecondary, and welder training facilities to improve their welding education programs. Grant funding of up to $25,000 per location is awarded to facilities to make improvements, invest in capital items such as welding or metalworking equipment, or purchase/upgrade computers or computer-based training systems.

The foundation recently awarded the grant to nine schools:

• Botetourt Technical Education Center – Fincastle, Va.
• Brunswick Community College – Bolivia, N.C.
• Dixie Technical College – Saint George, Utah
• Northern Industrial Training – Palmer, Alaska
• Rockland BOCES – West Nyack, N.Y.
• Sun City Welding Academy – El Paso, Texas
• The Academy at Goodwill Industries of Arkansas – Little Rock, Ark.
• West Georgia Technical College – Waco, Ga.
• Workshops for Warriors – San Diego

“We applaud the dedication these nine locations have demonstrated in expanding their welding education programs and facilities,” said Monica Pfarr, executive director of the AWS Foundation. “Their commitment to the welding industry and cultivating the next generation of welding technicians and professionals through education is inspiring.”