Education · Cheyenne, WY
Bechtel Pledges $1 Million to Wyoming Community Colleges for Skilled Trades
On Wednesday, engineering firm Bechtel announced a combined $1 million investment in Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne and Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs to support skilled trades education. The funding will cover curriculum, tools, instructors, equipment, and new training pathways including a pipefitting program and expanded electrical training. A mobile pipefitting training unit at WWC will extend hands-on instruction to rural Wyoming communities. Bechtel also launched Build For More, a statewide campaign encouraging students, parents, and teachers to view trades careers as viable primary career paths. The announcement was made during a forum at LCCC by Bechtel senior vice president Walker Kimball, alongside Gov. Mark Gordon and LCCC President Joe Schaffer.