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City Of Las Vegas And College Of Southern Nevada To Break Ground On Historic Westside Education And Training Center
New Center Will Be A Part Of The Historic Westside School Campus
The city of Las Vegas and College of Southern Nevada will host a groundbreaking event for the new Historic Westside Education and Training Center at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 28. The new training center will be located at 1099 C St. on the Historic Westside School campus.
City officials will be joined by Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Patty Charlton, College of Southern Nevada President Federico Zaragoza and U.S. Economic Development Administration Las Vegas Representative John Edmond for the groundbreaking.
The 15,000-square-foot training center will provide credentialed job training programs in advanced manufacturing, health care, technology and construction trades. The training programs are focused on key high demand, high wage industries that will provide participants with pathways directly into career fields, and align with college degree programs.
The $16.4 million training center is partially funded by a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant, and the contractor is Builders United. The project is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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