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for one’s future. “There’s a lot of money to be made out there. There’s a lot of jobs available and there’s a lot of kids that are not only good with their hands, they don’t like book work and stuff. And this is a good field for you.” Beard says his young career has been very rewarding financially and personally. “It’s been nothing but great. Great money for my age and I’ve gotten to go all over the country, making good money and meeting some very good people that I like to stay in contact with.” He says he really wants to keep giving back to the program at LTC. “I come here as much as I can. I still come in here to practice, and I like talking with the kids. I’ll ask them about the program and what their next steps are going to be.” Hemrich has regularly invited Beard to come to classes to share his experiences with the program with the students and to share his welding knowledge. Beard says as a welder, he’s always trying to continue to grow and he’s constantly pushing himself and a lot of that is because of Lincoln Trail College. “I would have never thought of welding to be in my future if it wasn’t for this class.”
ABOVE: Beard’s skilled hands work on welding a pipe. He credits LTC’s instructors for helping him kickstart his career.
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