DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — High school students in the greater Lansing area are getting hands-on construction experience through the Eaton RESA construction program at Lansing Community College West, preparing for careers in an industry facing a workforce shortage.
- Students are building complete sheds while learning construction skills that could lead to management positions
- Michigan’s construction industry has only 2,400 licensed builders aged 18-35 out of 50,000 total licensees
- The program aims to address workforce shortages that drive up construction costs across the state
Rome Cruz, a junior at Grand Ledge High School, spends part of his day learning construction skills at LCC West. His mother completed the same program and recommended it to him.
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“So I’ve been around construction since I was little, I’ve been on construction sites very often,” Cruz said…