Alrighty, good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome,
welcome. It's time now for our community connection right here on Gay one,
the one you trust, Yes indeed, and you know what today we're
gonna visit with a good friend of ours, Randall Jones. And Randall is
I like this title student Success Advisor at Tricouty Tech and you come in here
quite often here and we hear a lot of success stories. But we're gonna
kind of introduce people on how they can become successful today. That's all right,
we can start now. We've got some programs coming up starting in January.
We've got an EMT course going to start in January, so if that's
something you're still interested in, we got a handful of slots left for that
and we can get you, get you going, and get you in for
it. We also got to have a CNA and a basic full botomy class
coming. Those are real short term. Our basic full bottom he's done in
about three weeks through four weeks and then CNA's done in about three months,
so it's a couple of nights a week. So definitely a great time to
start that start that journey, you know, phlebotomy. There, you got
a bunch over there, Sentien Saint John Hips and you know what I call
that core over there painless. I don't know how they do it. I
mean it used to be that used to hurt. Yeah, they got it
now. I mean a mosquito bike gives you more. That's right, they
got it down on. So we'll keep training more of them. So come
out and roll, get get in there and see it. So those are
just first come, first serve, jump online, you're paying, register and
you're in man goodness, thanks. That is something else. Now at the
e m T training and becoming a paramedic, that's where the so called action
is. Yeah, you get to you get to really be on the edge
of life safe. Yeah for sure. Definitely in serving clients at their most
vulnerable moments. So you know our instructors that are doing our EMT there,
that's about a six month certification. They do a great job in getting you
ready. So it's a few nights a week and you're done in six months.
You start in January, you're graduating in June and ready to go to
work and that includes some of your clinical time as well. And then after
you have your EMT. You can apply for our paramedic course, which where
now we just got accredited our national creditation and so we are we're offering it
every year. So we'll do anatomy and physiology as a pre wreck for that
class, and so we're offering that in April, and then when you finish
that in April, you'll start class in July. So, man, the
hits keep coming, don't let's go. I like this and I see why
they call you student success advisor. There are so many different ways to become
successful at Tri County Tech. And boy, we've got high school enrollment coming
up. Tell us a little bit about that. What's the process. Yeah,
so that's a bit of a process because we get a lot of applications
for that and so it starts really early for us. So our high school
students, we're already looking at enrollment coming into next to August. So if
you have a student or you are a student that is a sophomore in high
school, almost all of our programs so we'll be around all of our partner
schools. We'll be doing visits around February. I'm getting things out so we
can get applications going, So be looking for that. It's it's definitely be
thinking about be having those conversations. And you know, we tell high school
students tech is a great option for a lot of reasons. Because whether you
want to go to college or you want to go right into the workforce,
you want to do military, tech is a great option for you, no
matter what. Kidding. So with most most of those classes being getting college
credit hours and as well as high school credits, it's definitely a great option
for you. You're with us half a day, and our classroom settings are
not traditional. You know, we get to those guys. I mean,
if they're welding, they're in the shop welding, if they're if they're painting
car, if they're in auto collision, they're out in the shop painting cars.
They're doing hands on experience and we want to we and our students love
being there. Yeah, you ask the students that come. They they love
coming because it's very hands on and very engaging, and our instructors do a
phenomenal job. You know, people learn in a variety of different ways,
and there's some students who can excelt great by just reading a book, but
the majority it's getting your hands dirty it's actually touching, feeling and absorbing what
you're doing with your entire human package, your sensory and your mental and everything
else. You know. So that is really cool, and I understand why
the people who get the chance to get hands on they want to do this.
That's why they're there. You want to do it, and all of
a sudden they get to do that. Absolutely, hey, reward time,
absolutely so you know, yeah, I'm absolutely all together there. I really
like that. Sure. Yeah, So be checking out none of those high
school applications because we do get so many. You know, we have a
rubric and a point system that we follow. So your attendance and your behavior
and your grades and all of that. So keep an eye on that.
Make sure you're going to school and doing the right thing if you really wanted
to come, so we can get you, get you going in the fall.
You know, while your buddies might be going off to a traditional college
and god bless them. You know, by the time you're done try County
Tech, you're not broke, and you're on the positive side of the money
equation you're making. For sure. We like for high school students, it
costs you nothing. I mean, it's free for high school students and then
our adult students when you come out. I mean, if you're a senior
this year and you're not sure what you're gonna do, maybe haven't applied to
college or haven't filled out fast for yet, and you're kind of behind the
curve. Hey, come and see us. We've got a great option to
get you. Get you job, get you certified, gets you going,
and then if you decide to go to college, you've earned college credit while
you're there, you know, kidding? Yeah, And ninety percent of our
student adult students qualify for financial assistance through our Tri County Tech Foundation. And
then the majority of our student adult students are leaving us owing no money.
They have no student debt, nothing. I mean, so it's a great
option. You have no debt hanging over your head. You've got a certification
to go get a hiring wage job that's in demand, and we want to
help get you there. You know, we've answered the question of why go
to Tri County Tech. Yeah, now you know, hey, why not?
You know, I'm if I'm a high school kid, I get those
credits, get that knowledge, get that all under your belt, because you're
never gonna get it at a better price. Yeah, well, like our
other students, Success advisor Braiden. He always says this, He tells our
high school students all the time. There's never gonna be a time in your
life where your hand you're gonna have access to millions of dollars in technology at
no charge to you to get education like you're gonna get at Trey County,
no kidding. And it doesn't stop there. But these are the big ones
for the adult spring classes with the enrollment with the e MT Paramedic CNA and
basic phlebotomy. Yes, I mean you're going places. Yeah, come home
and then uh, you know, our cosmetology program just got a giant renovation.
It's it's gonna be state of the art and it's coming real soon.
So and that'll be opened. That salon will be open to the public and
come in, come in, get get your hair cut and nails done,
skin all that kind of stuff. So it's gonna be auctioning out all over.
You got that, and you got the nursing program and it's expanding.
We just were just getting ready. We just accepted a whole new start that'll
start in January, and whole new round and whole new twenty two students coming
in and well January will applications will be starting for August for that too,
So all the time. So if you ever out there on the southeast end
of town and you're maybe heading toward no Wading, you take a little look
off to your right and you say, try County Tech. That's where it
is. Yep. Well I'm going to tell you that's where it is,
alrighty And if you think it looks kind of big on the outside, you
wait till you get on the inside. That's a whole that's a whole new
dimension. I don't know where you're inventing space in that, because you've got
a lot going on. They do, our guys. They find the place
to get our students the space they need to get the education they need.
So they do. And of course, you know if you're if you're worrying,
well you know it's not exactly downtown. Well guess what, we got
a police station right there. Yep. So if you were thinking, wow,
that parking lot looks a little a little large to traverse, well don't
have to worry. You've got an officer present right there. You got a
new we have an SR. We have a school resource officer this year year
with us in our building all the time, and we have a police station
right across the pond. So yeah, yeah, so you know you worry
about anything? I mean, you guys, really have you do? You
do it all? Yeah, They've got a lot going on they do.
By the way, recently, I understand your your fire training center huh got
a heck of a workout. Yes, yes, it did, Yes,
it did it. You know something when when there was talk about that,
I just knew that that was going to be a hit. Yeah. I've
seen this work in other places and I just knew that this was going to
be a big thing. And it's turned out to be just has turned out
to be an awesome thing. Now, how do we get a hold of
you? If we want to get our high school kids and well or if
I'm an adult and I'm looking to my prospect, Yeah, you call out
there. You can give me an shoot me an email at Randall dot Jones
at Tri County take dot edu. You can visit our website, fill out
a form and schedule an appointment to come and take a tour. You can
give me a call and get nine one eight three three one three two six
nine. You can text that number if you need help, assistance, anything
we can do to help you. That's what we're here to do. Now.
This is part of his new title here student Success Advisor. You just
don't sign them up and say hey, drop, well done now follow the
youngsters and the oldsters through the process. Absolutely. So Brandon and I try
to meet with our students. We want to find out kind of what your
goals are, if you want to go to college, if you want to
go to career, military, and then we try to line you up with
that, whether it be employers that are in the areas that you're that you're
getting your certifications, colleges that line up with the degree that you're seeking,
military lined up with We had a military affair not that long ago where we
got our student. We got are all of our students interested in that got
to meet with recruiters. So we want to see you be successful and that
that far exceeds just the time you're with us. And so while you're with
us, we want to help give you the stepping stones to keep you going
after you go. I know that you you are, you were supported,
and we want to help meet your needs, because if you're not successful,
then we're not very good. CRII County Tech. Go to Trick County Tech
dot E d U. Yes, sir, Track County Tech dot E d
U. It's that easy. No hyphens, no nothing, nope, I
got to worry about that dot. That's right. Come and see us all
right. Thank you very much, NAM. Always a pleasure having man.
Thanks for having me tell you what You're empowering a lot of people today.
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