Congratulations to Fall 2019 highway construction grads

12 people lined up and looking at cameraCongratulations to the recent graduates of the Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP) at Black Hawk College.

Pictured are:

  • Front row – Richard Diaz of Moline, Sabrina Duncan of Rio, Terence Wagner of Rock Island, Logan Akright of Davenport, Omar Camacho of East Moline, and Ben Deneve of Prophetstown
  • Back row – Julian Mayfield of Rock Island, Jason Anderson of East Moline, Aaron Escontrias of East Moline, Jessica Johnson of Moline, Alberto Martinez of Spring Valley, and Matthew Scearcy of Davenport

HCCTP 2019 handwritten in wet concreteThree students had perfect attendance for the 13-week program – Anderson, Duncan and Scearcy.

The 450-hour program aims to increase the number of minorities, women and disadvantaged individuals working on Illinois Department of Transportation highway construction projects. There is no cost to participants who are accepted into the program.

The next HCCTP begins Monday, March 2 with orientation sessions Jan. 14, Jan. 17, Jan. 22, Jan. 23 or Jan. 27. For more information, visit the Highway Construction Careers Training Program.

View photos from the program on Facebook. Read about one of the group’s projects — Highway construction students make improvements at Loud Thunder.