Southeast Technical College’s Foundation received a $2 million grant from Wells Fargo that will go toward building a new Wells Fargo Homebuilding Lab on campus, STC officials announced Dec. 5.

The lab will give students real-world, hands-on experience in residential construction and support affordable housing in the Sioux Falls area.

This new facility is set to be built on the south end of campus between the Sioux Falls School District’s Career and Technical Education Academy, and the Ed Wood Trade and Industry Center on the STC campus. Construction is set to begin in the spring.

In the past, students have only had opportunities to build homes off-campus through industry partnerships, but the lab will combine classroom instruction with on-site construction projects, helping students “ga

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