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"I'm leading a crew where I work, and that was one thing I was taught how to do at the Skills Center. I learned some valuable skills there that I'm still using."
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| Bradley Way |
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"The teacher was always really positive and encouraging, trying to show us how to do things right and he never put us down... Kind of got me thinking about going back to college."
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| Eric Dean |
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"I liked having the opportunity to go to the Skills USA competition. Whatever you learn in the class you get to put it together and compete. I got first place in the regional and then got third place at state."
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| Brittany Taylor |
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"you know you're going to learn something as soon as you walk in the door. How you fix something, how you build something, how you make something that works, the Skills Center opens your eyes further than basic stuff. Big experience for me, I loved it. Good teachers, I really loved them. Everything was great."
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| Aleksandr Morgunov |
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"Great teacher, awesome program, gave me real life experience, state of the art equipment, it's actually better than the stuff I’m using on the job now. Skills Center got me my first job and I'm still there"
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| Bradley Bishop |
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"I was hired directly from the Skills Center program on my teachers recommendation, and I've been there ever since! (2001)"
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| Travis Wester |
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"It gave my son the freedom to learn. His grades went way up and in fact he earned an honorable mention for the improvement during graduation. It was excellent. He is not only employed in the civilian sector, but he is training with the Air National Guard in Florida currently. He got a sweet deal that puts him through the community college when he finishes training too so he'll do that when he comes home and completes his 2-week stint at Fairchild. He also loved his teacher at the Skills Center."
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| Note from a thankful parent |
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"I got a job through the Skills Center at a Retirement Center. It really helped with the biology, and the terminology and vocabulary was easier because of the class I took. I am currently at SFCC doing pre-requisites but plan to get a degree in nursing when I'm done."
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| From our 2008 student follow-up survey |
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"I think it's a great way to get people who don't know what they want to be when they grow up to direct them down a path of possible choices. I'm in a 2-year program now, but I hope to transfer to a 4-year college next year and study criminal justice and psychology."
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| From our 2008 student follow-up survey |
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"My teacher was the most inspirational figure I ever had for a teacher, I actually looked forward to class… and I wasn't really into high school!"
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| Kimberly Brown |
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"Federal Law Enforcement is what I want to do, so I came to the Skills Center to learn. I learned direct, hands-on knowledge while being taught by a professional to perform the skills and duties of the job."
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| Michael Nortrica |
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"I became interested in Collision Repair through my father. The education at Skills Center is hands-on and it makes a big difference in how you learn. I did real-life projects at the Skills Center."
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| Tiffany Keck |
