CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 20 -- Western Nevada College issued the following news release:

Learning machining skillsatWestern Nevada College's Woody Wurster Machine Tool Technology Center has helped students scatter into a variety of professions following their classes in the program and graduation.

WNC Machine Tool Technology Instructor Ronald Beller now has former students employed or having served as a head mechanic for a railroad museum, a high school teacher, a state government intern, Starbucks employee, a business owner, a custom parts maker, and more.

"Our Machine Tool Technology program is a powerful example of how career and technical education can open doors to opportunity," said WNC President Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe. "These graduates ...