"There is a vast need for training," she said. "This will be an intense training course including masonry, plumbing, basic electrical and carpentry.
"At the end of the period, students will receive national certification and be able to work all over the U.S.," Clark said, noting the work required on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans.
Clark and her associates have made the rounds recently, asking for community involvement with the division's new leadership.
Shawn Mackey, assistant dean of the Career Technical Division, was featured in an article earlier this week.
Clark spoke Thursday to business leaders at the Clarksdale/Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce, asking for continued support.
"We're trying to form partnerships so we can have students with the skills needed to find jobs," Clark said. "If you need it, we can do it."
Over the past 50 years, the need for job skills has increased substantially while the actual skills needed have steadily declined, Clark said.
"(Jobseekers) can't read, write or calculate well," said Clark, noting a report from the Mississippi Manufacturers Association. "They are not trained and have no teamwork or computer skills. They have no work ethics."
Clark said CCC's goal is to educate a productive workforce and that is what she and others are currently focusing on.
"We are setting high standards and our students are meeting them," she said. "To get into many programs, you have to take the TABE (Tests of Adult Basic Education) and score a 10 which is reading on a 10th grade level."
Clark said some tests require a score of 8, which is reading on an 8th grade level with LPN scores as high as a 12.9.
One way area businesses can help the college is by bringing instructors in for internships, Clark said.
"They are only required at the school for 10 months," she said. "They need training on state-of-the-art equipment to train students. Students will then do supervised work experience.
"They need to get the feel of real equipment to be prepared to go into the work world," Clark said, noting students also have to pass a drug test and criminal background check to graduate.
Clark said the ultimate goal is to get students into the workforce.
"You have to be careful not to flood the market," she said. "There are so many graduating with cosmetology licenses that it will be hard to find a job. In order for us not to lose funding, our students must be working."