CareerTech signs articulation agreement with universities
Oklahoma CareerTech is working with Oklahoma universities and colleges to help technology center graduates get college credit for their work.
CareerTech has signed agreements with the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology and OSU-Oklahoma City to award block credit to technology center program completers who earned specific certifications.
Provosts from both universities and CareerTech State Director Brent Haken signed agreements Wednesday in a ceremony at the state CareerTech agency in Stillwater.
“It’s been exciting to work with the team at Oklahoma State,” Haken said. “Far more than words on a paper, these articulation agreements represent a true belief in the value of people and what they have chosen to make their career. Oklahoma CareerTech is helping more Oklahomans find career success while being a part of their educational journey. Partnerships like these bring real educational value that results in prosperous people.”
Read more on the Oklahoma CareerTech website.
El Reno donates fire truck to CV Tech
Canadian Valley Technology Center recently received a retired fire truck from the El Reno Fire Department.
The El Reno City Council bought the 1999 Sutphen Quint fire engine new 27 years ago and decided to donate it to the tech center when it was time to retire the truck. El Reno Fire Chief Jason Duff said that although the truck has outlived its usefulness as an active emergency vehicle, it can provide several more years of service as a training apparatus for students in CV Tech’s Firefighter program.
CV Tech’s firefighter program is in its second year. It combines classroom instruction with hands-on training in fire behavior and prevention, fire suppression techniques, rescue operations and the use of personal protective equipment.
Read more on the CV Tech website.
OK HOSA panel reflects on 50 years
Oklahoma HOSA is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, along with the 50th anniversary of the international CareerTech student organization.
Oklahoma was a charter member in the international organization with five other states: Texas, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Four CareerTech leaders sat down earlier this year to discuss HOSA’s historical and ongoing impact for training future health professionals in Oklahoma and beyond.
See the video on Oklahoma CareerTech’s YouTube channel.
16 Oklahoma tech centers on USA Today list
Sixteen of Oklahoma CareerTech’s technology centers were named to USA Today’s list of the best 250 trade schools in the United States.
Earning five stars were Central Tech, Eastern Oklahoma County Tech, Gordon Cooper Tech, Great Plains Tech, Green Country Tech, Indian Capital Tech, Mid-Del Tech, Northwest Tech, Pioneer Tech, Pontotoc Tech, Southern Tech, Tulsa Tech and Western Tech. Earning four stars were Francis Tuttle Tech, High Plains Tech and Kiamichi Tech.
USA Today partnered with market research firm Statista for its second annual ranking, which judged schools on graduation rate, graduates’ salaries, years required to pay off net cost, social mobility and diversity. Statista collected school performance data from publicly available federal databases.
Read more on the USA Today website.
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