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Whatcom Skills Center gets needed funding for phase one of project

Four new classrooms and early learning center will expand trades education at North Bellingham campus

A architect's rendering of the proposed Whatcom Early Learning Center, scheduled to open in 2026.
A architect's rendering of the proposed Whatcom Early Learning Center, scheduled to open in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Meridian School District)
By Charlotte Alden General Assignment/Enterprise Reporter
New funding will allow Meridian School District to increase technical education options for high school students, providing a path to move ahead with phase one of the new Whatcom County Skills Center. Expanded access to technical education skills centers has become a priority in recent years as Washington experiences skilled labor shortages. Skills centers, free for students as part of K-12 funding, allow for career- and technical-education for high school students that would be too costly fo

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