Beginning this fall, the continuing education division of Forest Park Community College will offer, at no cost to the student, a one-year basic training program in Environmental Technology. With federal funding by the Manpower Development and Training Act, the college will train thirty technicians to assist in solving the environmental crisis through environmental control and resource management.
In order to qualify for the program, students must be at least 18 years of age, have had one year of high school mathematics and science, and be financially disadvantaged, unemployed, underemployed or a veteran.
There is no cost to the student, as the federal funds cover tuition, books, supplies and a weekly stipend. Interested persons must make application to Len Simmons, Missouri Division of Employment Security, 505 Washington Avenue.
Beginning Oct. 4, students will attend classes eight hours a day, five days a week. Upon completion of the program in mid-May, students will have earned 32 hours of college credit in science, communications and environmental technology. Those who successfully complete the program will be awarded certificates and will be placed in suitable employment in government or industry.
For more information on the new Environmental Technicians program, contact the Forest Park Community College continuing education division, 644-3300, extension 467, or the MDTA Office, Division of Employment Security, 231-7348.
Originally published in The Paper, October 1971.
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