State treasurer visits Choffin

State treasurer visits Choffin

YOUNGSTOWN — Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel touted the work being done at the Choffin Career & Technical Center to train young people to find careers in the emerging oil and gas industry.

Mandel, a Republican, toured the school at 200 E. Wood St. today complimenting the center’s focus on training its students for skilled trade, particularly focusing on the oil and gas industry.

And using a theme from his unsuccessful 2012 U.S. Senate race, Mandel said today that it’s “baloney” that “a whole generation” has been told “you need a four-year degree to be successful.”

Some people, he said, with the proper technical training can find good-paying blue-collar jobs.

Connie Hathorn, Youngstown’s superintendent of schools, said a lot of students won’t go to college after leaving high school. The district’s goal for those students is to teach them a skill they can use to find employment once they graduate.

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