Brice Wallace

A state grant will help Weber State University kickstart a program to offer certificates and degrees through classes taught entirely in Spanish.

Believed to be a first-of-its-kind program in the nation, the “Building Puentes” program will ramp up after starting this fall, ultimately giving Spanish-speaking people opportunities to attain good jobs.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity board, at its March meeting, approved a $5 million Industrial Assistance Account grant to help WSU start the program.

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