Eighteen additional students have received 2018 scholarships thanks to $45,000 in funding provided by A. O. Smith, Bradford White, Delta Faucet Company, RIDGID and State Water Heaters.

Daikin donated more than $50,000 worth of heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment including VAV boxes, air handlers, a unit ventilator and its complete VRV system.

MCAA members direct access to the members of its 50-plus Student Chapters,

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters is projected to grow 16 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations.