Having just arrived on campus, new enrollees for the fall semester smelled fresh paint, saw sawdust and observed evidence of renovation and new construction all over campus. That was in 1978. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus had just opened its branch campus on north Willow Creek road in Prescott (the home campus for ERAU is located at Daytona Beach, Fla.). Seven full-time and three part-time faculty members greeted 264 students who enrolled in just one degree program – a … [Read more...] about STEM Growth Means Growth for ERAU
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Yavapai College, Sedona Cultural Park Finalize Agreement Celebration scheduled for Oct. 14 at YC’s Sedona Center for Arts & Technology
SEDONA -- Yavapai College and Sathcupa L.L.C., owner of the Sedona Cultural Park, have completed a land-swap agreement that allows the college to stay in its Sedona Center for Arts & Technology facility located in the Cultural Park. Papers filed with the City of Sedona and Yavapai County show that the two parties traded land parcels within the Cultural Park. The college received property contiguous to its facility in exchange for five acres the college owned elsewhere in the Cultural … [Read more...] about Yavapai College, Sedona Cultural Park Finalize Agreement Celebration scheduled for Oct. 14 at YC’s Sedona Center for Arts & Technology
Technical Education Serving Business
The secret to rebuilding a healthy economy, expanding job growth and reducing unemployment originates with certifying a qualified and dependable workforce through post-high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) that meets the evolving needs of business and industry, according to Western Yavapai County’s Mountain Institute officials. It is a secret, they say, because the public remains largely unaware of its ongoing inroads and future potential, and often perceives a college or … [Read more...] about Technical Education Serving Business
College Makes Sedona Property Exchange
The Yavapai College District Governing Board (DGB) has approved unanimously a Real Property Exchange Agreement with the owner of the Sedona Cultural Park that will make it feasible for the College to stay in its Sedona Center for Arts & Technology facility located in the Cultural Park. The vote was taken at the Board’s June meeting held Tuesday, June 10 on the Prescott Campus. The agreement consists of a land swap between Yavapai College and Mike Tennyson, owner of the Sedona … [Read more...] about College Makes Sedona Property Exchange
ERAU Celebrating Graduates
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is singing the praises of the commencement guest speaker, Robert Wilson of Honeywell, and congratulating its graduates. The ceremony was held at Tim’s Toyota Center this month. The graduating class includes 24 Air Force ROTC and 15 Army ROTC students receiving military commissions. 16 of the 24 commissioned officers received rated slots to become pilots in the world’s best Air Force. In addition, the graduating class included 72 veterans—38 from the Prescott … [Read more...] about ERAU Celebrating Graduates
YC Board Voting on Budget Tuesday
The Yavapai College budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 will be the first item on the agenda when the College’s District Governing Board (DGB) meets on Tuesday, May 13, 1 p.m. at the YC Career & Technical Education Center, 220 Ruger Road, near the Prescott Airport. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda includes time for public comment before Board members discuss and vote on the budget. The proposed budget for FY15 is just under $84 million, 1.2 percent less than the … [Read more...] about YC Board Voting on Budget Tuesday
YC Grad Receiving Prestigious Scholarship
Jasmine Demaline, a 2012 Yavapai College nursing graduate, has received a 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship that will provide her with up to $30,000 a year to pursue her bachelor’s degree at the university of her choice. Only 85 such scholarships were awarded this year out of 3,705 applicants. According to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, scholars were selected based on high academic ability and achievements, persistence, leadership and financial … [Read more...] about YC Grad Receiving Prestigious Scholarship
Recognizing Prescott Alumnus, Students
Yavapai College alumnus Ernie Jones, Sr., president of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, and 24 exceptional Yavapai College students were honored at the college’s annual recognition event April 8 at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center. Jones was named Yavapai College’s Outstanding Alumnus from the Prescott Campus. Steve Walker, YC vice president of advancement and executive director of the Yavapai College Foundation, introduced Jones and presented him with his … [Read more...] about Recognizing Prescott Alumnus, Students
ERAU Dedicating Center for Security/Intelligence
In memory of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate Glen Doherty, the Prescott, Ariz., Campus will dedicate home of the nation’s first college of Security & Intelligence in his honor during a special ceremony Thursday, April 10 on campus from noon to 1:30 p.m. To be named the Glen A. Doherty Center for Security & Intelligence Studies, the college pays homage to the former Prescott Campus student who earned a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics with a minor in Aviation … [Read more...] about ERAU Dedicating Center for Security/Intelligence
YC Students Earning National Recognition
The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has announced that Yavapai College students Megan Daubert and Taylor Haynes have been named 2014 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Scholars. Daubert, a biology major with a 4.0 GPA, was named a Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship and a special medallion. Haynes, a comparative cultural studies major, was named a Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship and a special medallion. They were chosen based on scores they earned in the … [Read more...] about YC Students Earning National Recognition