VERDE VALLEY NEWS – Hundreds of Verde Valley middle and high school students are in high demand, from emergency response to construction, from culinary arts to cosmetology, on the Road to Career Exploration Day held Sept. 26 at Yavapai College’s Verde Valley campus. I had the experience of working in a rewarding industry.
“Our goal today is to give you a better understanding of the different career opportunities available to you. As you tour campus today, be curious and explore one of the hot areas we’ve covered today. I encourage you to imagine what your future could be if you pursued one of these things,” Sheri Denny told the students gathered in Maberry Pavilion, before showing them around campus. Verde Valley Campus. Denny, regional director of the Arizona Community Foundation in Sedona, partnered with Heather Mulcair, YC associate dean at the Verde Valley campus, to raise awareness of career training options and ACF scholarships available to students considering increased. About the next thing.
In his welcome address, Denny said that Chuck Ma was “passionate about YC’s Skilled Trades Center and all the opportunities it provides students like you,” and honored his late wife, Pat Martin. He said that he established the ACF Scholarship in recognition of this. In the past 12 months alone, the Pat Marr Memorial Career Excellence Scholarship and ACF Pathways to Career CTE Scholarship have funded 55 scholarships totaling $126,180, she said.
On the Career Exploration Tour, participants heard directly from current YC or VACTE students diving into early college career training and technical education programs such as construction, electronics, fire science, hairstyling, and law enforcement. They took turns mortaring concrete blocks, taking fingerprints, watching YC student nurses practice blood transfusions, touring an ambulance, tasting student-made food, and giving a lecture. watched a haircut demonstration in which a person claimed that the financial compensation for beauty professionals was unlimited.
John Morgan, YC’s Vice President of Career and Technical Education, who attended the event, said he was impressed by the large student turnout, the hands-on experience provided, and the direct interaction with students who have already graduated. I was amazed. in workforce programs.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to showcase the valuable career programs we offer, and to organizations like the Arizona Community Foundation who help us make our programs affordable and accessible to those seeking a new or better career. Thank you very much,” Morgan said.
Irena Del Genio, dean of the YC Verde Valley campus, said the opportunity to share with young people every possible path to success after high school is the university’s dual commitment to improving lives and strengthening communities. said that it is essential to fulfilling its mission. “Seeing is believing,” she said. “We believe that having explored more career options, our students have a keener sense of what might be next for them.”
The Arizona Community Foundation will open its scholarship portal on January 1st. For more information, please visit https://www.azfoundation.org/scholarship-seekers/.
For information about Yavapai College scholarships administered by the Yavapai College Foundation, visit //yc.edu/scholarships.
Yavapai University operates six campuses and centers in Yavapai County, offering more than 100 degrees and certificates, two baccalaureate degrees, student and community services, and cultural events and activities.
For more information about YC, please visit www.yc.edu.
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