OSRHE chancellor visits Mid-Del Tech
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Allison Garrett recently visited Mid-Del Technology Center.
Garrett and Mid-Del representatives discussed programs and partnerships with Oklahoma higher education, said Becki Foster, Mid-Del assistant superintendent.
Mid-Del also showcased its innovative work and the strides CareerTech is making in developing Oklahoma’s workforce.
See more photos on the Mid-Del Facebook page.
EOC Tech welcomes new superintendent
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center welcomed a new superintendent this year.
Tony Hancock moved to EOC Tech from Caddo Kiowa Technology Center, where he served for seven years.
Hancock taught at Eakly, Leedy and Blanchard and served as a principal in Blanchard before joining Mid-American Technology Center, where he served for 13 years before moving to Caddo Kiowa.
Read more on EOC Tech’s website.
CareerTech Champion: Hunter Young - Canadian Valley Technology Center
Hunter Young was never particularly fond of school. Learning was difficult for him, and his grades in middle school reflected his struggles. He knew high school would be even more of a challenge.
When Young was a sophomore, his grandmother suggested he consider enrolling in a CareerTech program. She thought a vocational program might change her grandson’s outlook and performance in school. Despite his early grades, she knew he was good at math and calculus, and she encouraged him to enroll in the engineering program at Canadian Valley Technology Center.
She already had several good reasons to believe in the power of CareerTech to impact students’ lives. Young’s mother had been in CV Tech’s pilot program for certified nurse aid training and is a nurse practitioner at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital -- Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic. Young’s sisters are also CareerTech success stories -- one graduated from CV Tech’s biomedical academy and is finishing medical school. The other is a graduate of Francis Tuttle Technology Center’s culinary arts program.
Because of Young’s learning difficulties, he and his grandmother knew he needed to find a career path that offered a variety of activities and challenges. He agreed to enroll at CV Tech, and the engineering program set him on a path that suited his needs.
Read more on the Oklahoma CareerTech website.
Mid-America Tech grad operates his own company
Juan Balderrama graduated from Pauls Valley High School and completed Mid-America Technology Center’s residential electrician’s assistant program in 2017.
Balderrama completed the MATC program and then worked as an apprentice and a journeyman before taking the exam for his contractor’s license.
Now he owns his own company, Electric Oklahoma Contractor, with three employees, two apprentices and one journeyman. His staff includes his brother, who also completed MATC’s program.
Read more about Balderrama on the Pauls Valley Democrat website.
Useful links
Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @okcareertech and find us on Facebook at OklahomaCareerTech and on Instagram at oklahomacareertech. Find our podcast at https://www.ctconversations.org/ and watch our news show and other videos on our YouTube channel.
For news about Oklahoma’s CareerTech System, subscribe to CareerTech communications.
State Agency Assistance at a Glance
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
OK Career Guide Training Opportunities
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you. -- B.B. King
