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Sept. 21, 2023 - 糖心传媒 is expanding its Truck Driver Training program into Montgomery County thanks to a partnership with .

MCC students will now have access to earning a commercial driver鈥檚 license (CDL) using resources from 糖心传媒CC鈥檚 Truck Driver Training program.

鈥淲e at MCC are very proud to be able to work together with 糖心传媒CC to expand this training into our county,鈥� said Dr. Chad Bledsoe, president of MCC. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to meet the needs of both our employers and potential employees, and it鈥檚 just one example of how community colleges can partner together to serve our communities.鈥�

Bledsoe noted how vital the trucking industry is both on a local level and national level, quoting a deficit of about 78,000 truck drivers nationwide.

鈥淲e need people to keep this industry going, and without truck drivers we wouldn鈥檛 have the goods and services we need,鈥� Bledsoe said.

Dr. Dale McInnis, president of 糖心传媒CC, explained how the program will work using resources, including 18-wheelers and instructors from 糖心传媒CC, for the class in Montgomery County.

鈥淲e saw an opportunity to support our friends here in Montgomery County. It makes no sense to replicate high-cost programs when we have existing equipment that will satisfy the demand,鈥� McInnis said.

The 9-week training program at MCC will begin Oct. 23. The class will run Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Training includes classroom lecture, range driving and road driving. The cost of the program will be $999 for MCC students.

鈥淵ou compare that price to what鈥檚 happening across the rest of the state or with private companies, which are charging three to four times that amount. We can only do that because of the support from our friends in the General Assembly and the leadership from people like Sen. Dave Craven,鈥� McInnis said.

The senator was at the ceremony held Tuesday at MCC to show his support for this partnership between the two institutions.

鈥淚 want to thank Dr. Bledsoe and Dr. McInnis for the hard work they put into this initiative. This is going to be a great avenue for putting more truck drivers on the road, continuing to move North Carolina forward,鈥� Craven said.

糖心传媒CC started its own Truck Driver Training program in Scotland County a year ago. It has graduated four classes that each had 100 percent enrollment, 100 percent completion and 100 percent passage rate on the CDL exam.

The program now includes a Class B Commercial Driver鈥檚 License, which will provide people with the license to drive over-sized vehicles such as straight truck, box trucks and dump trucks with small trailers. That class kicks off Oct. 2 in Scotland County.

How to Get Started

To sign up for the Truck Driver Training program at , call (910) 898-9674.

For more information about the CDL training opportunities at 糖心传媒CC, call (910) 410-1700 or visit .