Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) has been awarded a $437,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to expand the Terry L. “Bo” Pace Advanced Welding and Fabrication Technology Program. The money will be used to hire a second welding instructor and develop a night welding program that will double the number of students trained for area welding jobs, MSU-WP … [Read more...] about MSU-WP receives grant to expand welding program
Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will receive nearly $130,000 from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to purchase equipment that will help students train for advanced workforce positions in robotics. Late last month, DRA officials announced the $130,000 award through its Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). University officials said the funds will be used to … [Read more...] about MSU-WP receives DRA grant for robotics training
Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will receive $960,000 in Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) grant funding to support its new Advanced Fabrication Technology program. The grant, announced Tuesday, Sept. 29, by U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), was awarded through the partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training … [Read more...] about MSU-WP receives $960,000 grant for advanced fabrication technology program
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains recently purchased new welding and fabricating equipment for the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT). Funds from a Delta Regional Authority rural workforce grant awarded in December 2019 were used to purchase a VRTEX 360 virtual reality welding training simulator and Torchmate CNC plasma cutting table, as … [Read more...] about New welding, fabricating equipment purchased for GOCAT