New technical programs coming to Three Rivers

Three Rivers College is offering new technical programs at its campuses, as well as some of the newer courses soon to be offered that are geared to making people employable in the Bootheel region.

The three classes offered at the Career and Technical Center of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, High School are Intro to MIG (metal inert gas), Intro to Shield and Metal Arc (stick welding) and Weld Fabrication, in which students learn measurement, cutting precisely and being able to fabricate small projects accurately.

In Caruthersville, Missouri, Three Rivers is growing closer to completing all of the approved welding classes, said Mike Barrett, project director at Three Rivers College. "I believe we are within one class having completed all nine courses that are now on the schedule," he said. "We should finish in the spring and will have students who have completed the program, which is very good."

Another course Barrett is anxious for is the newly approved Precision Agriculture program. Barrett said a farmer will lead the course and teach what he expects someone to know when he hires them to work on his farm.

Pertinent address:

Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Caruthersville, Mo.