Louisiana Residents Are Training for Jobs at Meta's Largest-Ever AI Data Center: 'Why Not Get In Now?'
A community college in Louisiana is training students to work at Meta's giant new AI data center.
TL;DR
- Meta is building its largest-ever data center, Hyperion, in rural Richland Parish, Louisiana.
- Louisiana Delta Community College's Data Center Technician program trains individuals for the expanding data center industry.
- The four-week program costs nearly $3,700 and prepares students with technical skills, safety knowledge, and employability support.
- Graduates from the program are receiving job offers from companies working on Meta's project.
- The data center construction is expected to create over 7,500 trade jobs and 1,000 operational jobs.
- The program aims to address the need for skilled workers in AI infrastructure and offers lucrative employment opportunities with median pay significantly higher than other facilities management roles.
- Students are learning hands-on skills like fiber optic cable splicing.
- The program is open to all ages and has a backlog of students eager to enroll.