Estimated cost is $608,000 to initiate program on Verde Campus; Chino Valley Center is currently home to Community College developed CDT program and will continue with an estimated $608,000 additional funding
The Yavapai Community College Governing Board approved in concept at its November 2022 meeting spending an estimated $608,000 on the Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale to begin a Commercial Driver Training Testing site. Any final decision on starting the project and allocating the funds for it rests with the Board when it approves its budget in the spring 2023.
The justification for the expansion was that there is a high demand for truck drivers with commercial driver’s licenses.
The project for the Verde Campus includes site grading and construction of an ADOT approved asphalt lot and track for commercial drier license skills testing. The size of the lot and test track will be determined when the Community College decides to go ahead with the project and hires an architect for it.
It should be noted that back in June 2022 the Community College said in a report to the Board that it had applied for a grant from Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. During the announcement, the presenter made reference to Camp Verde as receiving some of the grant funds for a commercial truck driving school. The reference now appears most likely an error or slip of the tongue. (To view the video clip of the June report to the Governing Board on the grant request see https://www.screencast.com/t/lFUFFkfTC.)
Below are excerpts from the Yavapai Community College Governing Board November 2022 adopted concept Five Year Plan:
