Yavapai College student Samuel May is a 31-year-old single father who never graduated from high school. After receiving his GED through YC, he decided to reach out to Academic Advisor Max Bledsoe, who, along with YC staff member Stephanie Wiltcher, encouraged May to apply for the Freeport-McMoRan apprenticeship program. Freeport, an international gold and copper mining concern, operates sites in Bagdad and Morenci. “After I received the great news from Freeport that I was accepted to … [Read more...] about Yavapai College Student Learns and Earns in Apprenticeship Program
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Yavapai College Providing Engineering Education, Paid Internships with NSF Grants
Spring is in the air, and Yavapai College’s National Science Foundation (NSF) grant internships are starting out strong. The NSF has awarded Yavapai College’s Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) in Prescott an $855,350 Advanced Technical Education Grant. The award will fund “Engineered for Success: Engineering Technician Training for Rural Arizona,” a three-year project designed to expand capacity for high quality engineering technician training, in Central and Northern Arizona. … [Read more...] about Yavapai College Providing Engineering Education, Paid Internships with NSF Grants
Yavapai College Using ACT Workkeys as a Tool for Student Career Pathways
Currently, employers across the country are overwhelmed by stacks of applications for only a handful of open positions. Sifting through these applications is time consuming and inefficient. You need a way to quickly pinpoint individuals with essential, verifiable workplace skills. One solution may be the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT NCRC), called ACT WorkKeys. WorkKeys, is a skills assessment system that helps employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a quality … [Read more...] about Yavapai College Using ACT Workkeys as a Tool for Student Career Pathways
YC Paves Road to 21st Century Production Occupations
Yavapai College’s Integrated Systems Engineering Technician Certificate (ISET) paves the way for students to enter into 21st century production occupations, commonly known in this era as the Mechatronics Field. Mechatronic Engineering is one of the newest branches of engineering, and has far reaching applications to every sector of society. The Mechatronic field is a multidisciplinary field of science that includes a combination of mechanical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, … [Read more...] about YC Paves Road to 21st Century Production Occupations