DH Story: LBCC Diesel Program Readies for New Facility
Bryan Schiedler, LBCC Transportation Technology faculty chair, talks about new diesel training building. Driving their futures: LBCC's diesel students get ready for new facility by Jennifer Moody, Albany Democrat-Herald Photo: David Patton, Albany Democrat-Herald LEBANON — According to the calendar, Monday was the first day of class for students at Linn-Benton Community College. But to diesel program students, it actually felt closer to Christmas Eve. On Wednesday, the students will get to move into the newly completed building for the Heavy Equipment Diesel program at the Advanced Transportation Technology Center, part of the LBCC Lebanon branch. In the meantime, they spent part of Monday touring the grounds and at least getting a look at the new 37,000-square-foot building from the outside. "They're excited. They can't wait to get in there," said Bryan Schiedler, department chairman of Transportation Technology. "It's almost like it'...