Erika Manweiler is a first-generation college student studying welding and engineering at EvCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Training and Education Center (AMTEC). She is working toward an ATA in Welding and certificates in engineering and TIG welding. Her passion for classic cars, inspired by her family, led her to pursue welding as a key skill for her dream of owning a classic car restoration and modification business. “If any of you, especially young women, are looking for a career in the trades,” she says, “or you want to learn a new skill, go to AMTEC. They have the best of the best to help you prepare for the industry”