Diesel mechanic grads guaranteed job interview through partnership with Waste Industries
Graduating from college is no guarantee of getting a job.
But graduates of a special heavy equipment-diesel mechanic curriculum at Greenville Technical College will be guaranteed a job interview through a partnership with solid waste service provider Waste Industries, the company and Tech announced Thursday morning.
Students who successfully complete the program will earn an associate degree in general technologies with a major in diesel mechanics along with the guaranteed job interview.
If a graduate is hired, Waste Industries will pay back one semester’s tuition for each six months of employment. If the graduate works for the company for two years, the cost of the degree is fully reimbursed.
If that graduate earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better, the company will provide a set of tools valued at $4,000 to $6,000.
The company, which has locations in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland, also donated a 2007 front-load commercial truck to the college for students to train on in their studies.
Tech President Keith Miller said the partnership is an example of how the school can help answer specific needs of companies. Greenville Tech is the third technical school to form partnerships with Waste Industries. The first agreement, formed with Wake Technical Community College in Garner, N.C., came when Waste Industries’ workforce was aging and the company wasn’t finding a pool of qualified job applicants to fill openings.
