Central College continues their planned expansion of the engineering program next academic year.

President Mark Putnam has been encouraged by the growth after the first full year of the major offered after an announcement it would be added in March 2015. Putnam says new faculty will be added to the staff to continue expanding the engineering opportunities and Central.

He tells KNIA/KRLS News the support of local corporations, including Vermeer, PPI, and Pella Corp, has been vital to the effectiveness of the major thus far.