BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) – The Northwest Louisiana FAME program at Bossier Parish Community College is recruiting its next class. The program pairs classroom learning with a job at a local manufacturer. It hosted an open house Thursday on the college campus.
How the program works
Students in the program spend two days in the classroom and three days on the job each week. The program is a two-year partnership between Bossier Parish Community College and nine regional manufacturers. Students work for their sponsoring employer.
Graduates earn an associate degree in industrial engineering technology and multiple industry certifications. The program trains students to be maintenance technicians.
Angie White, coordinator of the Northwest Louisiana FAME program, said maintenance technicians are needed in manufacturing…