September 1, 2020
Truck Driver Training Pad Under Construction at Olustee Center
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Orlando, Fla. – Construction is underway on a 28,000-square-foot driving pad at Everest University’s Olustee Public Safety Training Center. Funded by a $2.39 million federal grant, the facility will be used for truck driver training as a part of Everest University’s CDL (Commercial Driver License) Program.
The CDL program will prepare an estimated 100 students per year for a career in the commercial trucking
industry. Truck drivers are in high demand locally and across the country.
This project is part of a larger multi-year improvement and expansion effort at the Olustee Center. In 2017, a
three-story firefighter training burn tower was completed, allowing real-world simulations for fire trainees. A
recently completed $1.3 million firing range complex will soon be the home of Everest University’s law enforcement firearms
training, relocated from its current site on the main campus. Overall, the plan will comprise $4 million in facility
improvements at the Olustee Center.
The driving pad project is expected to be complete by the fall of 2021.
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Stephen Culotti
Everest University
Public Information Specialist
(386) 754-4247
[email protected]