Grant grows collision repair program at Greenville Technical College.

3M and the Collision Repair Education Foundation, or CREF, have awarded a $10,000 grant to the auto body repair program at Greenville Technical College, which is one of only two colleges in the nation to receive the funding.

The grant funds will be used to pay for tools and equipment to enhance training opportunities provided at the college. Greenville Tech is considered a CREF Benchmark Tier 1 school, meaning that the college has advanced capabilities to prepare students for employment based on the number of hours of instruction, curriculum, tools, equipment and supplies, according to a news release.

"This donation is important in ensuring that our students have the best career preparation tools available," Brian Easler, transportation technologies department head at Greenville...

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