Provide funding to the DES moines area community college to recruit and enroll qualified students and or members of underserved communities in the college S commercial driver S license program DES…

This $112,500 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will support Des Moines Area Community College's recruitment and enrollment of 25 students in its Commercial Driver's License program through September 2024. The college anticipates spending $4,500 per student on tuition to expand the number of commercial driver's license holders trained under the agency's Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants program (CFDA 20.235). This program aims to reduce crashes involving commercial vehicles by providing enhanced operator safety training. The funding will allow Des Moines Area Community College to recruit qualified and underserved community members to complete its accredited commercial driver training program and increase the pool of safely trained commercial drivers.

Provide funding to the DES moines area community college to recruit and enroll qualified students and or members of underserved communities in the college S commercial driver S license program DES moines area community college anticipates enrolling at least 25 students with a tuition cost of 4,500 this institution is accredited by the higher learning commission