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Weitz, Anna D.; Gilmour, Barbara A. – Community College Frontiers, 1978
Describes the 20-week machine operators training program at Williamsport Area Community College (Pennsylvania), which was originally targeted for women and minorities and funded by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. Discusses the problems of attrition and screening applicants, and the varied backgrounds and incentives of the students.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Females, Machine Tool Operators, Machinists