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Music City Construction Careers says program has placed 70% of graduates into paid union apprenticeships

3412092 · May 16, 2025
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The nonprofit told the council it has grown class size and outcomes since 2019 and highlighted a graduate now earning $70,000 a year after a union apprenticeship.

Representatives of Music City Construction Careers told the Metropolitan Council on May 20 that their pre-apprenticeship program has expanded since 2019 and is placing a majority of graduates into paid union apprenticeships.

Executive Director Sam Petchelat (identified in the meeting record as the organization’s executive director) said the program started…

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