Floor Covering Education Foundation Expands to 22 Colleges, Seeks Instructors

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) is making significant strides in addressing the industry’s labor shortage. Looking back over the last three years, the organization has established flooring installation programs in 22 colleges across 12 states and Canada, with plans to expand to 200 colleges within five years. The FCEF has awarded 410 scholarships totaling nearly half a million dollars, with an impressive 82% of graduates entering the flooring industry. 

Here is an update on the current school list, 2025 class start dates and colleges in need of an instructor: 

Alberta, Canada
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta
Start date: Spring 2025

Alabama
Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama
Start date: March 2025
Instructor needed

Drake State Community & Technical College in Huntsville, Alabama
Start date: January 26, 2025
Instructor needed

Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville, Alabama
Start date: March 2025

Arizona

Northland Pioneer Community College in Show Low, Arizona
Start date: Spring 2025

Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona
Start date: February 4, 2025

Georgia

Albany Technical College in Albany, Georgia
Start date: Spring 2025

Atlanta Technical College in Atlanta, Georgia
Start date: Spring 2025

Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Dalton, Georgia
Start date: March 10, 2025
Dual-Enrollment High School

Iowa

Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa
Start date: February 3, 2025
Instructor needed 

Manitoba, Canada

Manitoba Institute of Trade and Technology in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Start date: Summer 2025

Michigan
Lenawee Now/Align in Adrian, Michigan
Start date: January 7, 2025

Missouri

Three Rivers Community College in Popular Bluff, Missouri
Start date: Fall 2025
Instructor needed

Mississippi

Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi
Start date: in class now
Instructor needed

Montana

Great Falls College in Great Falls, Montana
Start date: March 3, 2025
Instructor needed

Nebraska
Metro Community College in Omaha, Nebraska
Start date: March 10, 2025

Tennessee
Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Start date: January 2025

TCAT Dickson in Dickson, Tennessee
Start date: Spring 2025
Instructor needed

Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee
Start date: Spring 2025
Instructor needed

Texas

Saint Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas
Start date: Spring 2025

Wisconsin

Waukesha Community Technical College in Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Start date: looking for space

Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, Wisconsin
Start date: TBD

Visit the FCEF website if you are interested in learning more about these classes or implementing flooring installation training at your school or college. If you want to be an instructor at one of these locations, please email FCEF directly at info@fcef.org. 

Read: Floor Covering Education Foundation Progress Report 2024

Listen: Floor Covering Education Foundation: Progress Report 2024

Read: Five Graduate from Groundbreaking Alabama Flooring Installation Course at Drake State Community & Technical College

Read: Retailers Look to FCEF Education Program to Address Installation Labor Shortage