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Students Left Out of College Classes

By Shain Bergan

Posted: January 29, 2012 at 5:55 a.m.

Samantha Baker
 David Munson, left, and Jason Dickard work to replace the front seal on an automobile transfer case Wednesday at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale. Munson and Dickard are part of the school’s Automotive Service Technology program, one of the most popular courses at the school, which serves as a program for both secondary career center students and post-secondary students.

Classes are full at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale, which turns away more applicants than it accepts for some areas of study.

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David Halcomb practices using a manual lathe Wednesday at Northwest Technical Institute’s campus in Springdale. (By: Samantha Baker)

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