NV Energy Foundation gives WNC $25,000 grant

Western Nevada College’s Applied Industrial Technology program, which has seen a 50 percent increase in student enrollment between 2014 and 2015, is beginning renovations to expand its current facility, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the NV Energy Foundation.The grant provides funding to convert an exterior covered patio into an enclosed high tech robotics laboratory.“The program is currently operating out of a traditional classroom, and has outgrown the available space and functiona