The University of Arkansas at Monticello will host a diesel technology and CDL training academy beginning in the 2016 fall semester at the Monticello and McGehee campuses.
Bob Ware, vice chancellor of the UAM College of Technology-McGehee, visited industry leaders in Southeast Arkansas about ideas for new programs.
“What they told me was how desperate they were for trained diesel mechanics and technicians as well as drivers with commercial drivers licenses,” Ware said.
The academy will offer two options, a technical certificate requiring three semesters of instruction and a certificate of proficiency, which may be completed in one semester.
Details: Sharon Cantrell, associate vice chancellor of the UAM College of Technology-McGehee, 870-460-2106.