Harry snyder

Harry Snyder, a resident of Ridgway, completed his commercial driver’s license (CDL) training in St. Marys through the truck driver training partnership between PA Pride, LLC and NPRC.

Snyder is employed by the Ridgway Borough as a wastewater
treatment operator, and earning a CDL will help him in his everyday job driving sewage plant dump trucks, as well as allow him to earn additional income if he chooses.

Snyder chose NPRC’s program because it was close to home, but along the way, he realized that this CDL program was more than just an opportunity in his native Elk County. A workplace accident forced Snyder to push back his original start date. As he recovered, the College accommodated Snyder with a new class once he was ready to begin his training.

“I was unable to drive for a while. I’m thankful for NPRC stepping up and communicating with PA Pride LLC. to coordinate me into a new section of the class. They made it easy for me.”

Snyder shares with others that one of the keys to success in the CDL program is going into the opportunity with an open mind. “Go into the course wanting to learn and you will succeed. The instructor I had was a great teacher and made it much easier to learn.”