To meet growing demand for process technology graduates, River Parishes Community College is launching evening process technology classes at Donaldsonville High School this fall for working adults and parents, reports Ascension Business Report. The college also plans to open a $30 million workforce training center in Donaldsonville in early 2028 to support hiring by Hyundai and other industrial employers.
Graduates with an associate degree in industrial production technologies earn median wages of $134,767 within five years, and about 99% remain living and working in Louisiana, compared with 57% of engineering bachelor’s degree graduates from Louisiana public universities.
Demand for process technology workers is especially strong in the Capital Region, where industrial facilities employ them at rates seven to 37 times the national average, and the region has the nation’s highest per capita concentration of chemical plant and system operators.
