Joel Conner, Grand manager & Supervisor with Hendry County Adult Learning, looks at the success of past students on a wall of photos in the classroom of the Auto Mechanic Program on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. The center offers an alternative to adult education where students gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Cruze Ponce, a student of Hendry County Adult Learning participating in the welding program, meticulously welds during his class project on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. The program helps adults gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion. Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Joel Conner, Grant Manager & Supervisor of Hendry County Adult Learning, in the auto shop on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. Students get hands on education in the Automotive Mechanics Program that is offered as an alternative for adult education where students gain the necessary experience to receive certification and enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Students gather around a piece of equipment in the Hendry County Adult Automative Skills Lab on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. Student gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Lead Mechanic Instructor Albert Williams helps Carlos Flores with a piece of equipment that will not start during The Hendry County Adult Learning Automative Skills Lab on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. The program helps adults gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Cruze Ponce, a student of Hendry County Adult Learning participating in the welding program, continues to perfect his skills during his class project on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. The program helps adults gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion. Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
K'Jan Mason, a student of Hendry County Adult Learning participating in the welding program, continues to perfect his skills during his class project on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. The program helps adults gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Eric Madrid, a student of Hendry County Adult Learning participating in the welding program, using a bandsaw to cut a plate before he starts his welding assignment on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. The program helps adults gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Joel Conner, Grant Manager & Supervisor of Hendry County Adult Learning, talking about the welding program they offer as a another alternative to adult education where students gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. Thursday, March 14 ,2024 (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Joel Conner, Grant Manager & Supervisor of Hendry County Adult Learning, talking with Lead Welding Instructor Travis Hall on Thursday, March 14 ,2024 concerning topics of their welding program in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
K'Jan Mason, a student of Hendry County Adult Learning participating in the welding program checks the torch prior to a welding project on Thursday, March 14 ,2024. The program helps adults gain the necessary experience to receive certification and immediately enter the local workforce after completion in Clewiston, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Airplanes parked on the tarmac Thursday, March 14 ,2024 at the Airglades Airport in Hendry County, Fla. One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new “Airglades” airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its economy. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)
Airplanes parked on the tarmac Thursday, March 14 ,2024 at the Airglades Airport in Hendry County, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)