Southwest Tech gets $110,000 Perkins amendment for equipment across six programs

The superintendent told the board on April 13 that a Perkins amendment of roughly $110,000 was approved and will fund equipment upgrades across six of the centers 13 programs. The funds will buy items such as a tilting skillet for culinary arts, a police vehicle for law enforcement training, additional welding stations for manufacturing and welding technologies, child-development supplies, three new medical mannequins and an electric bed for medical professions, and forestry attachments and light chainsaws.