“Every student in Montana deserves access to the education and training needed to go into a skilled profession,” said Rehberg, a member of the Career and Technical Education Caucus.  “These types of grants allow Montana schools to get new programs up and running and to build upon existing programs.  This is a great recognition of the efforts of the Salish Kootenai College.”

            The Department of Education is awarding the grant through the Native American Career and Technical Education Program.  The grant will be used to provide nearly 140 tribal members on the Flathead Reservation with training in the areas of Nursing, Information Technology, Highway Construction Training, Dental Assisting Technology, Business, Early Childhood Education, and Elementary Education.

            “Our Career and Technical Education has been vital to the college for 30 years,” said Robert Peregoy, Director of Career and Technical Education at Salish Kootenai College.  “Hundreds of students have received degrees through the program which has led them to work in high-paying jobs.  In turn, this leads to more money being invested and generated in the local community.”