New career/tech building in New Ulm (Minn.) school district receives $750,000 donation

The center will provide training in manufacturing, machining, construction, automotive repair, small gas engines and autobody repair.

May 31, 2021

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A new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in the New Ulm (Minn.) school district has received a $750,000 donation from the New Ulm Economic Development Corporation

New Ulm Superintendent Jeff Bertrang said the money will be used to remodel the interior of the facility that will house CTE classes reports The New Ulm Journal.

Roger Ryberg, owner of the property, is donating the 30,000-square-foot building and a storage building, valued at $1.5 million, to the school district, The Mankato Free Press reports.

The CTE Center will provide training in manufacturing, machining, construction, automotive repair, small gas engines and autobody repair. Construction education would include training for plumbing, electricians and carpentry work. The center will provide hands-on learning and provide opportunities for adults who may be considering a career change.

Classes will begin at the CTE Center in late August. The center will be open to high school students throughout the region as well as adults.

Bertrang said the first semester’s class offering will start small but will expand in additional years. For this first semester, the center will have classes for welding, small gas engines, carpentry and machine milling with other programs to follow.