Roofing contractors often lament that the industry’s labor shortage is caused by an emphasis on four-year college degree programs instead of the trades. But what if a university actually offered roofing as part of its curriculum?
Thanks to the Roofing Alliance, the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), that question has been answered. Students at Clemson University in South Carolina completed a three-credit college course entirely dedicated to roofing, and its success could lead to other schools teaching it.