Provide funding to the WOR WIC community college to recruit and enroll qualified students and or members of underserved communities in the college s commercial driver s license program WOR WIC…

This $147,550 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will fund Wor-Wic Community College's enrollment of at least 24 students in its Commercial Driver's License program through September 2024. The college anticipates a tuition cost of $4,675 per student under this award to recruit and enroll qualified individuals and members of underserved communities in Maryland. The funding supports Wor-Wic Community College's efforts to expand the number of commercial driver's license holders with enhanced operator safety training, consistent with the objectives of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants program (CFDA 20.235). This program aims to reduce the severity and number of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles on U.S. roads by expanding safety training for CDL holders nationwide.

Provide funding to the WOR WIC community college to recruit and enroll qualified students and or members of underserved communities in the college s commercial driver s license program WOR WIC community college anticipates enrolling at least 24 students with a tuition cost of 4,675 this institution is accredited by the middle states commission on higher education