Western Colorado University Hosts NNMC Students for a Trades Culture Bootcamp

Press Releases07/31/2025 11:46:50 AMWestern Colorado University Hosts NNMC Students for a Trades Culture BootcampFour Northern New Mexico College trades students made us shine during a Trades Culture Bootcamp at Western Colorado University! Luka Torrez, George Lopez, Mario Perez and Edwardo Martinez got the opportunity to practice the skills they have been learning in Northern’s Electrical Technology program as well as new construction techniques helping to build a solar powered gazebo that will let WCU students study outdoors in comfort. A photo of the solar powered gazebo lit up at night. Plaques created by the students, one reading “Trades Culture Bootcamp” and the other depicting a crossed hammer and wrench with roots radiating out below them, are visible in the peak of the structure.

A photo of the solar powered gazebo lit up at night. Plaques created by the students, one reading “Trades Culture Bootcamp” and the other depicting a crossed hammer and wrench with roots radiating out below them, are visible in the peak of the structure.

Arin McKennaJoe Padillajoe.padilla@nnmc.edu Technical TradesPress Releases