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Tooele Technical College cites building expansion and asks for ongoing funding for new capacity and faculty
Summary
Tooele Technical College (Tooele Tech) told legislators it is completing a building expansion that will double welding capacity, has seen steep CDL growth, and needs ongoing funding for faculty and operating costs; college leaders raised utility‑cost pressures and the need to align staffing funding with opening new buildings.
President Hacking of Tooele Technical College told the committee Tooele Tech is the state’s smallest technical college by headcount but one of the fastest growing, and that a recently funded building expansion will double program capacity in key shops.
He told the panel the college’s expansion increases welding booth capacity from 19 to 30 and will double teaching space when it opens next month; the college scheduled a ribbon cutting for March 28. Hacking said the college funded a faculty line…
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