Carroll Community College to open new center to train students for trade careers

Carroll Community College will establish an applied technology and trades center, funded with a $2.8 million grant from the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation. Although a lease for the building that will house the program has not been finalized, the facility is expected to be operational by spring, said Kelly Koermer, vice president of Workforce, Business & Community Education at the college .