University says chemical engineering program not just for Hemlock Semiconductor jobs
After reports only half of the program grads had been hired by Hemlock Semiconductor, Austin Peay said students are being hired by other companies.
Grads question Hemlock jobs program
Fewer than half of the students who graduated from a two-year chemical engineering program designed for Hemlock Semiconductor have been hired by the company. The program cost taxpayers more than $6 million.
Program grads might not be getting jobs at Hemlock Semiconductor in Tennessee
Only 35 graduates of the 84 who have graduated from the 2-year chemical engineering program have been hired by Hemlock Semiconductor Group in Clarksville, Tenn.
Half of grads in APSU program not hired by Hemlock
The Associated Press The Associated Press CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Fewer than half of the graduates from an Austin Peay State University program designed to prepare workers for the Hemlock Semiconductor facility have been hired by the company. The two-year chemical engineering degree program was developed after Hemlock announced plans to build a $1.2 billion manufacturing plant in Montgomery County ...
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Few grads in Austin Peay program land Hemlock jobs
Most graduates of an Austin Peay program designed to prepare people for work at the Hemlock Semiconductor plant haven't landed jobs there.
School program connects employers with workers
MILFORD -- People need jobs. Companies need workers with skills.