WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.879 --> 00:00:04.040 Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome 2 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:06.839 in. It's time now for our community connection right here on K one, 3 00:00:06.960 --> 00:00:10.400 the one you trust, and we have Lacy Davis in here with It's from 4 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:13.839 Tricotty Tech. Good morning, young lady, good morning. Oh you today 5 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:17.280 aside, it's just you know, full of energy. I'm wonderful today and 6 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:20.199 I'm so happy to be here. Well, we're happy you're here too. 7 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:24.519 We're going to be talking a little bit about what you're the student services director, 8 00:00:24.559 --> 00:00:27.920 and one of the services is, hey, we've got some classes that 9 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:30.760 kind of need to be filled. Got some flex classes too, don't we, 10 00:00:30.839 --> 00:00:35.560 That's right. So we have our flex classes for adults. Those classes 11 00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:42.759 meet two nights a week and sometimes every other Saturday. They're for working adults 12 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:46.920 who are coming back to change a career or better their lives. So we've 13 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:52.799 got construction, accounting, medical office specialist, and some computer networking classes available. 14 00:00:53.079 --> 00:00:55.719 That's a wide variety that kind of runs a gamut, right, it 15 00:00:55.799 --> 00:01:00.719 does, absolutely, So that's most of our flex classes. And basically we 16 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:04.400 want to bring people in from all over different different life paths and different passions 17 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:08.040 and help them find something that works for them. Well, you know, 18 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:14.359 these flex classes have just been a godsend for people and ever since you started 19 00:01:14.519 --> 00:01:17.920 doing them, they have been filling up quite well. Absolutely, and because 20 00:01:18.439 --> 00:01:22.319 it's it's right on point with where a lot of people are in their lives. 21 00:01:22.599 --> 00:01:23.920 We were talking about this in the green room. We really don't have 22 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:29.319 a green room, but you know, work with me here folks that there 23 00:01:29.319 --> 00:01:33.519 are folks who get in their thirties and forties and suddenly, you know, 24 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:37.840 I think I can maybe do a little bit better by myself. Maybe maybe 25 00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:41.760 I could, you know, learn something new and adapt. You're never too 26 00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:46.719 old to learn or adapt. And once they start exploring what's available at Try 27 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:52.159 County Tech, well, tickets pretty much written absolutely. And that's why we 28 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:55.120 have it set up the way we do because a lot of these adults still 29 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:59.200 need to work, they have families, and so we want them to come 30 00:01:59.239 --> 00:02:01.599 at their their pace and get things done so that within a year they can 31 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.920 start a new career. Now, one of these careers has to do with 32 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:13.479 beautiful smiles, and we've got something that kind of enhances beautiful smiles right there 33 00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:17.599 at Cray Counting Technically, right, So we have our dental Hygiene program they 34 00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:23.759 are run through OU, but they meet on our campus and the best thing 35 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:30.159 about that is we can provide free or low cost dental cleanings for people in 36 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:35.199 the community. So if you're needing help with dental care, give us a 37 00:02:35.199 --> 00:02:39.080 call because we'd absolutely love to have you come be one of our patients and'd 38 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:44.240 be great. Did we just go to the website make make an appointment Absolutely, 39 00:02:44.280 --> 00:02:49.439 Tri County Tech Yeah, Tri County Tech dot edu and under our service 40 00:02:49.439 --> 00:02:53.039 as you can find dental, you can also give us a call of The 41 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:58.000 number is nine one eight three three one three three three three. We make 42 00:02:58.039 --> 00:03:01.439 it easy so people can remember that. That's great. You know you are 43 00:03:01.479 --> 00:03:07.479 the student services director and part of that is to make sure that the services 44 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:14.800 are there and they're they're not free, they do cost money. And you've 45 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:19.319 been working with the foundation, I understand on a couple of things to kind 46 00:03:19.319 --> 00:03:23.719 of help make student services run endly food right, absolutely, So, the 47 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:29.400 Tri County FIT Tri County Tech Foundation is available for adults students who need help 48 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:35.639 with a tuition assistance. Basically they apply, it's very easy compared to FAFSA, 49 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:38.879 and we can help them get a scholarship to help pay their tuition. 50 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:44.560 We also have emergency assistance available to all of our students, high school or 51 00:03:44.599 --> 00:03:46.960 adult. If something comes up in their family that they're needing help with, 52 00:03:47.759 --> 00:03:52.240 we can take care of that. We have a food pantry, We have 53 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:57.199 all kinds of assistance for high school and adult students. That all comes to 54 00:03:57.280 --> 00:04:00.759 our foundation, which is donor funded. One hundred percent of our employees give 55 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:06.000 to the foundation at close to seventy thousand dollars a year, So we're very 56 00:04:06.039 --> 00:04:10.319 proud of that because we're not required to give to our foundation, but we 57 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:14.199 believe in it so much that we do. And then you know, we're 58 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:16.879 always looking for donors in the community who are willing to help. So we're 59 00:04:16.879 --> 00:04:20.680 going to be having a golf tournament. See you made some fun in fundraising 60 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:25.560 right there. I absolutely, absolutely, yeah, So it's about it. 61 00:04:25.720 --> 00:04:28.800 The golf tournament is going to be on October fifth, nice cool weather. 62 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:33.240 Absolutely, we're giving it some time. Our title sponsors are Ascension, Saint 63 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:38.560 John, Jane Phillips and DSR, so we're really excited to have their support 64 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:43.680 in this. So we're looking for teams, we're looking for other sponsors and 65 00:04:43.920 --> 00:04:47.439 they can sign up for that at tri County Tech dot edu, backslash golf 66 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:51.560 or give us a call. In fact, I think in September Champagne Caine 67 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:56.439 is going to be here to talk more about that. Oh yeah, yeah, 68 00:04:56.480 --> 00:04:59.519 she kind of touched on it just briefly the last time she was here. 69 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:00.680 I think it's got to come back for the home run, right, 70 00:05:00.759 --> 00:05:06.040 absolutely, well, this is going to be great. Also, we've got 71 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:11.600 a special training going on tonight. Right, there is a training tonight that's 72 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:15.839 available for firefighters, so if they're a current firefighter, it is free and 73 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:23.120 it's called Rehab for Firefighters and Medical Monitoring. We have had a lot of 74 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:29.360 people sign up for that, but we're hosting these firefighter and medical first responder 75 00:05:29.399 --> 00:05:32.439 trainings about once a month for free to those individuals, so if they have 76 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:34.759 questions, they can give us a call and get signed up for that. 77 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:41.360 Well, that's great. That it is absolutely great. Now we've got you 78 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:44.639 know, just a little bit of everything that goes on at Trike County Tech. 79 00:05:44.759 --> 00:05:48.160 And when I mean everything, I mean everything everything from courses, which 80 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:51.920 by the way, you said that the regular campus got started last week because 81 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:56.839 these flex classes going on, yes, and now way used to help ensure 82 00:05:57.040 --> 00:06:00.879 that no student gets left behind financially correct. So I mean, you guys 83 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:04.519 are buttoning things down pretty darn well out there. That's our goal. You 84 00:06:04.600 --> 00:06:10.000 know, we weren't here to see students be successful. We want people to 85 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:13.800 go on and better their lives and find their passion, find the thing that 86 00:06:13.839 --> 00:06:16.199 makes them tick, and anything we can do to help them do that. 87 00:06:16.199 --> 00:06:20.720 That's why we're there. You know, along back in the last century, 88 00:06:21.680 --> 00:06:25.560 I'll just bring this up. Back in the seventies, it used to be 89 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:28.920 if you went to a technical school, it was a specialized school. You 90 00:06:28.959 --> 00:06:32.480 either did that for you know, nurses training, but not necessarily to be 91 00:06:32.519 --> 00:06:38.519 a full fledged nurse, but you know, medical tech also maybe automotive or 92 00:06:38.639 --> 00:06:42.240 diesel mechanic or something like that. You didn't have anything like a Tri County 93 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:45.839 Tech where it's all encompassing where you can learn a lot about a lot of 94 00:06:45.879 --> 00:06:49.519 things in one place. And you know, thank God for this little gym 95 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:51.920 that we have here in our community. We need to take care of it 96 00:06:53.480 --> 00:06:58.279 right well. And you know, doctor Struggle actually mentioned this at one of 97 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:01.920 the Chamber of breakfasts recently, that we are Tri County Tech District number one 98 00:07:02.279 --> 00:07:08.480 because we're the first to incorporate in the state of the twenty nine career techs. 99 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:12.399 Oh wow, that is that is just amazing. Yeah, because you 100 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:15.360 know what, do you start thinking about everything that is done there on the 101 00:07:15.399 --> 00:07:20.199 campus, It just kind of blows everybody's mind away. You start thinking, 102 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:24.560 oh, well, you know that's that school that does some technical things. 103 00:07:24.600 --> 00:07:27.800 Well, a whole lot of technical is a whole lot of our world these 104 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:30.759 days, and case folks haven't been taking care of business and picking up on 105 00:07:30.839 --> 00:07:35.439 world affairs if you have to turn it on or flip a switch, or 106 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:40.480 do some thinking or some calculating, or you know, just about anything that 107 00:07:40.560 --> 00:07:44.959 we do today. You haven't covered even things that fly. Aviation, right, 108 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:47.800 biggest thing coming down the pike here in Oklahoma. Right. So, 109 00:07:47.920 --> 00:07:53.560 we currently have a high school program called Drones and Aviation and those students are 110 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:58.519 taking their FAA Part one oh seven exam and that will help them to be 111 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:01.120 able to fly drones. But it also gets them a foot in the door 112 00:08:01.160 --> 00:08:05.560 to become a pilot if they choose to take that route. Our most recent 113 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:09.680 graduate, we had one graduate because it is a new program, he is 114 00:08:09.800 --> 00:08:13.319 going on to the military. Nice. Yeah, you know, I always 115 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:16.480 say if you're going to go to the military, get yourself a ride because 116 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:20.759 that march and stuffs from the birth. Well anyway, hey, it's nice 117 00:08:20.759 --> 00:08:24.560 that going into the military in this regard, it's really pretty cool. Uh. 118 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:28.399 You know, We've got all kinds of success success stories, and we 119 00:08:28.439 --> 00:08:33.600 could probably write a book with all of the little miracles that kind of take 120 00:08:33.639 --> 00:08:37.679 place a Try County Tech. And I'm sure I'm sure somebody's got one going 121 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:41.919 right now, right right, I have a list. It's not quite a 122 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:46.240 book, but we have so many great success stories and we just love seeing 123 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:52.080 people be successful and it shows now. Try County Tech has earned a very 124 00:08:52.440 --> 00:08:56.120 special honors over the years, and one of them is the Malcolm bald Green 125 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:00.960 right right, what is that? And what is it? So? Several 126 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:07.240 years ago we won the Malcolm Balldridge Quality Excellence Award, and that is a 127 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:13.480 national award for companies that prove that they are holding themselves to quality standards. 128 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:18.519 It's it's a difficult award to win and we're really proud of that process. 129 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:22.120 You know, we had to win an Oklahoma award first, and then we 130 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:26.240 went through a big process of application and interviewing and a site visit lots of 131 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:30.320 things that had to happen to win that award, and you know, we're 132 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:33.720 really proud of the fact that we have that quality that is that in itself 133 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:37.720 is a nice success story too, right, It really is, because you 134 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:39.759 know, when you think about it, this is right here in our own 135 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:46.200 backyard. We're earning national awards for excellence. And you know it's no secret 136 00:09:46.279 --> 00:09:50.679 because I got a high school, okay, or it gets around, Oh 137 00:09:50.840 --> 00:09:54.120 yeah, go out crakeouty tech. Take a few classes and knock some of 138 00:09:54.159 --> 00:09:56.279 those out. That's pretty cool. Well do that while I'm still in high 139 00:09:56.320 --> 00:09:58.840 school. And the kids kind of you know, they get a good feeling 140 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:03.200 at it's because you know, yeah, I'm I'm an adult now, I'm 141 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:05.879 going to the adult school. I Am going to the adult school. And 142 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.639 they are right. And one of the mottos that we have, especially in 143 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:13.639 the student Services department, is that we're going to treat them like adults until 144 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:18.639 they prove they're not okay, And so we're treating them like their college students, 145 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:22.320 and we want them to be successful in the classroom, in the workforce, 146 00:10:22.360 --> 00:10:24.960 and anything we can do to get them there. We're going to make 147 00:10:26.039 --> 00:10:30.320 that happen. It's all about accountability and how far you can reach to get 148 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:33.159 your goals. Absolutely, man, and it's so nice. How do we 149 00:10:33.279 --> 00:10:37.440 find out more on the web about Tri County Tech and all that are offers? 150 00:10:37.519 --> 00:10:41.799 So our website is Tri County Tech dot edu. You can also find 151 00:10:41.840 --> 00:10:46.320 us on Facebook tri County Tech. We we post a lot of our classes 152 00:10:46.559 --> 00:10:50.120 and our experiences there, so that's a great place to look. But the 153 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:54.799 website has everything you need to know about how to apply, who to call 154 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:58.919 to get more information, and what kinds of classes we offer. Now we 155 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:01.720 mentioned the ye classes that start next week and we've got a handful and still 156 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:07.519 have some openings there. But if you're worried about cost, there's a segment 157 00:11:07.559 --> 00:11:11.919 on the website where you can go to and you can learn about what's available 158 00:11:11.960 --> 00:11:16.360 scholarships and all other types of assistance. That's correct. Yeah, we have 159 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:20.960 a place on the website for financial assistance and it'll explain our process to you 160 00:11:20.519 --> 00:11:24.519 and then you can go from there and get accepted, get your scholarship and 161 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:28.559 move on there you go. See, it's that easy, God gone, 162 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:33.240 it made it easy. I want to thank you for being here with us today.