Cleveland State Community College’s plumbing program receives new equipment thanks to gifts

The plumbing program at Cleveland State Community College now has new equipment to help train its future plumbers thanks to gifts from City Fields and the school’s Governor's Investment in Vocational Education 2 grant.

According to an article on Cleveland State Community College’s website, Heather Brown, who serves as the school’s Director of Workforce Development, explained that the level of workforce training the school provides would not be possible without help such as what City Fields has provided, saying, “Cleveland State's Workforce Development Department is fortunate to work with amazing community partners like City Fields and Wholesale Supply Group. We would not be able to offer our plumbing students these valuable certifications without this equipment. Like-minded community partners coming together to share the cost is how we continue to better our students and serve the workforce development needs of our service area.”

Cleveland State Community College was able to purchase $80,000 worth of equipment and tools with the $36,000 total it received from City Fields and the school’s GIVE2 grant. This was possible with the help of Wholesale Supply and RIGID tools. The equipment purchased will be used to educate students in two plumbing programs: the Workforce Plumbing Bootcamp and Principles in Plumbing.

The Workforce Plumbing Bootcamp is a 60-hour program that allows students to earn industry certifications such as Manual and Hand-Held Power Threading, Power Machine Threading, and Pressing for HVAC and Plumbing.

Josh Rogers, who serves as the Marketing and Public Relations Director of Wholesale Supply, said, “Our big thing is we want to see the next generation of plumbers and next generation of electricians come up, and there is no better way to do that than partnering locally with people like Cleveland State, City Fields and also the PIE (Partners in Industry and Education) Center. For us, any time that we are able to give back to our community and also be able to help grow our industry is always a great thing.”

For more information about Cleveland State Community College, visit the school’s website.