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Mobile lab helps spark interest in welding

Greg Eans/The Daily Reflector
Pitt Community College welding student Stephen Fagan works on a project Friday in a mobile welding lab at the college.

Officials at Pitt Community College have found a way to address the college's space deficit, provide hands-on experience for welding students, and promote the college's construction and industrial technology division.

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