WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:07.679 Alrighty, good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, 2 00:00:07.719 --> 00:00:10.519 welcome. It's time now for our community connection right here on Gay one, 3 00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:15.400 the one you trust, Yes indeed, and you know what today we're 4 00:00:15.400 --> 00:00:18.359 gonna visit with a good friend of ours, Randall Jones. And Randall is 5 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:24.280 I like this title student Success Advisor at Tricouty Tech and you come in here 6 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:28.399 quite often here and we hear a lot of success stories. But we're gonna 7 00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:33.840 kind of introduce people on how they can become successful today. That's all right, 8 00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:37.799 we can start now. We've got some programs coming up starting in January. 9 00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:41.359 We've got an EMT course going to start in January, so if that's 10 00:00:41.399 --> 00:00:44.240 something you're still interested in, we got a handful of slots left for that 11 00:00:44.280 --> 00:00:46.640 and we can get you, get you going, and get you in for 12 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:50.759 it. We also got to have a CNA and a basic full botomy class 13 00:00:50.799 --> 00:00:54.439 coming. Those are real short term. Our basic full bottom he's done in 14 00:00:54.439 --> 00:00:59.359 about three weeks through four weeks and then CNA's done in about three months, 15 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:03.359 so it's a couple of nights a week. So definitely a great time to 16 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:07.719 start that start that journey, you know, phlebotomy. There, you got 17 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:12.200 a bunch over there, Sentien Saint John Hips and you know what I call 18 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:15.599 that core over there painless. I don't know how they do it. I 19 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.760 mean it used to be that used to hurt. Yeah, they got it 20 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:23.439 now. I mean a mosquito bike gives you more. That's right, they 21 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:26.480 got it down on. So we'll keep training more of them. So come 22 00:01:26.519 --> 00:01:27.400 out and roll, get get in there and see it. So those are 23 00:01:27.439 --> 00:01:32.159 just first come, first serve, jump online, you're paying, register and 24 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:36.120 you're in man goodness, thanks. That is something else. Now at the 25 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:42.519 e m T training and becoming a paramedic, that's where the so called action 26 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:46.319 is. Yeah, you get to you get to really be on the edge 27 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:49.760 of life safe. Yeah for sure. Definitely in serving clients at their most 28 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:53.920 vulnerable moments. So you know our instructors that are doing our EMT there, 29 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:57.840 that's about a six month certification. They do a great job in getting you 30 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:00.159 ready. So it's a few nights a week and you're done in six months. 31 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:02.879 You start in January, you're graduating in June and ready to go to 32 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:07.120 work and that includes some of your clinical time as well. And then after 33 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.879 you have your EMT. You can apply for our paramedic course, which where 34 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:15.240 now we just got accredited our national creditation and so we are we're offering it 35 00:02:15.280 --> 00:02:19.759 every year. So we'll do anatomy and physiology as a pre wreck for that 36 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:23.360 class, and so we're offering that in April, and then when you finish 37 00:02:23.439 --> 00:02:25.199 that in April, you'll start class in July. So, man, the 38 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:30.000 hits keep coming, don't let's go. I like this and I see why 39 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.759 they call you student success advisor. There are so many different ways to become 40 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:39.360 successful at Tri County Tech. And boy, we've got high school enrollment coming 41 00:02:39.439 --> 00:02:42.800 up. Tell us a little bit about that. What's the process. Yeah, 42 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:45.719 so that's a bit of a process because we get a lot of applications 43 00:02:45.759 --> 00:02:47.759 for that and so it starts really early for us. So our high school 44 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:53.639 students, we're already looking at enrollment coming into next to August. So if 45 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:55.840 you have a student or you are a student that is a sophomore in high 46 00:02:55.879 --> 00:03:00.360 school, almost all of our programs so we'll be around all of our partner 47 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:04.840 schools. We'll be doing visits around February. I'm getting things out so we 48 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:08.680 can get applications going, So be looking for that. It's it's definitely be 49 00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:12.759 thinking about be having those conversations. And you know, we tell high school 50 00:03:12.800 --> 00:03:15.159 students tech is a great option for a lot of reasons. Because whether you 51 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:17.599 want to go to college or you want to go right into the workforce, 52 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:22.240 you want to do military, tech is a great option for you, no 53 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:25.800 matter what. Kidding. So with most most of those classes being getting college 54 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:30.759 credit hours and as well as high school credits, it's definitely a great option 55 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:34.599 for you. You're with us half a day, and our classroom settings are 56 00:03:34.599 --> 00:03:37.479 not traditional. You know, we get to those guys. I mean, 57 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:40.159 if they're welding, they're in the shop welding, if they're if they're painting 58 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:43.919 car, if they're in auto collision, they're out in the shop painting cars. 59 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:47.759 They're doing hands on experience and we want to we and our students love 60 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:51.840 being there. Yeah, you ask the students that come. They they love 61 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:54.120 coming because it's very hands on and very engaging, and our instructors do a 62 00:03:54.159 --> 00:03:59.039 phenomenal job. You know, people learn in a variety of different ways, 63 00:03:59.400 --> 00:04:02.520 and there's some students who can excelt great by just reading a book, but 64 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:11.759 the majority it's getting your hands dirty it's actually touching, feeling and absorbing what 65 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:16.959 you're doing with your entire human package, your sensory and your mental and everything 66 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:21.399 else. You know. So that is really cool, and I understand why 67 00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:26.439 the people who get the chance to get hands on they want to do this. 68 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:29.160 That's why they're there. You want to do it, and all of 69 00:04:29.160 --> 00:04:31.240 a sudden they get to do that. Absolutely, hey, reward time, 70 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:34.720 absolutely so you know, yeah, I'm absolutely all together there. I really 71 00:04:34.800 --> 00:04:38.560 like that. Sure. Yeah, So be checking out none of those high 72 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:41.160 school applications because we do get so many. You know, we have a 73 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:45.639 rubric and a point system that we follow. So your attendance and your behavior 74 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:47.120 and your grades and all of that. So keep an eye on that. 75 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:49.959 Make sure you're going to school and doing the right thing if you really wanted 76 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:53.360 to come, so we can get you, get you going in the fall. 77 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:57.839 You know, while your buddies might be going off to a traditional college 78 00:04:57.839 --> 00:05:00.920 and god bless them. You know, by the time you're done try County 79 00:05:00.920 --> 00:05:05.319 Tech, you're not broke, and you're on the positive side of the money 80 00:05:05.319 --> 00:05:09.120 equation you're making. For sure. We like for high school students, it 81 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:12.800 costs you nothing. I mean, it's free for high school students and then 82 00:05:12.839 --> 00:05:15.279 our adult students when you come out. I mean, if you're a senior 83 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:16.959 this year and you're not sure what you're gonna do, maybe haven't applied to 84 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:19.319 college or haven't filled out fast for yet, and you're kind of behind the 85 00:05:19.360 --> 00:05:23.079 curve. Hey, come and see us. We've got a great option to 86 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:25.759 get you. Get you job, get you certified, gets you going, 87 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:28.480 and then if you decide to go to college, you've earned college credit while 88 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:30.120 you're there, you know, kidding? Yeah, And ninety percent of our 89 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:35.079 student adult students qualify for financial assistance through our Tri County Tech Foundation. And 90 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:39.920 then the majority of our student adult students are leaving us owing no money. 91 00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:43.399 They have no student debt, nothing. I mean, so it's a great 92 00:05:43.399 --> 00:05:46.079 option. You have no debt hanging over your head. You've got a certification 93 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:49.360 to go get a hiring wage job that's in demand, and we want to 94 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:53.399 help get you there. You know, we've answered the question of why go 95 00:05:53.439 --> 00:05:56.959 to Tri County Tech. Yeah, now you know, hey, why not? 96 00:05:57.199 --> 00:05:59.959 You know, I'm if I'm a high school kid, I get those 97 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:02.920 credits, get that knowledge, get that all under your belt, because you're 98 00:06:02.920 --> 00:06:05.519 never gonna get it at a better price. Yeah, well, like our 99 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:09.519 other students, Success advisor Braiden. He always says this, He tells our 100 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:11.920 high school students all the time. There's never gonna be a time in your 101 00:06:11.959 --> 00:06:16.040 life where your hand you're gonna have access to millions of dollars in technology at 102 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:19.360 no charge to you to get education like you're gonna get at Trey County, 103 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:24.000 no kidding. And it doesn't stop there. But these are the big ones 104 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:29.480 for the adult spring classes with the enrollment with the e MT Paramedic CNA and 105 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:32.560 basic phlebotomy. Yes, I mean you're going places. Yeah, come home 106 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:38.160 and then uh, you know, our cosmetology program just got a giant renovation. 107 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:42.160 It's it's gonna be state of the art and it's coming real soon. 108 00:06:42.319 --> 00:06:45.519 So and that'll be opened. That salon will be open to the public and 109 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:48.040 come in, come in, get get your hair cut and nails done, 110 00:06:48.199 --> 00:06:51.160 skin all that kind of stuff. So it's gonna be auctioning out all over. 111 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:55.839 You got that, and you got the nursing program and it's expanding. 112 00:06:55.920 --> 00:07:00.199 We just were just getting ready. We just accepted a whole new start that'll 113 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:02.480 start in January, and whole new round and whole new twenty two students coming 114 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:06.199 in and well January will applications will be starting for August for that too, 115 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:13.480 So all the time. So if you ever out there on the southeast end 116 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:17.319 of town and you're maybe heading toward no Wading, you take a little look 117 00:07:17.319 --> 00:07:20.360 off to your right and you say, try County Tech. That's where it 118 00:07:20.439 --> 00:07:23.560 is. Yep. Well I'm going to tell you that's where it is, 119 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:27.000 alrighty And if you think it looks kind of big on the outside, you 120 00:07:27.079 --> 00:07:30.079 wait till you get on the inside. That's a whole that's a whole new 121 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:32.680 dimension. I don't know where you're inventing space in that, because you've got 122 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:35.360 a lot going on. They do, our guys. They find the place 123 00:07:35.399 --> 00:07:39.759 to get our students the space they need to get the education they need. 124 00:07:39.839 --> 00:07:43.399 So they do. And of course, you know if you're if you're worrying, 125 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:46.240 well you know it's not exactly downtown. Well guess what, we got 126 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:48.800 a police station right there. Yep. So if you were thinking, wow, 127 00:07:48.839 --> 00:07:54.040 that parking lot looks a little a little large to traverse, well don't 128 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:57.439 have to worry. You've got an officer present right there. You got a 129 00:07:57.519 --> 00:08:00.240 new we have an SR. We have a school resource officer this year year 130 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:01.920 with us in our building all the time, and we have a police station 131 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:05.839 right across the pond. So yeah, yeah, so you know you worry 132 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:09.480 about anything? I mean, you guys, really have you do? You 133 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:11.240 do it all? Yeah, They've got a lot going on they do. 134 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:16.720 By the way, recently, I understand your your fire training center huh got 135 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:20.040 a heck of a workout. Yes, yes, it did, Yes, 136 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:24.879 it did it. You know something when when there was talk about that, 137 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:28.439 I just knew that that was going to be a hit. Yeah. I've 138 00:08:28.439 --> 00:08:31.920 seen this work in other places and I just knew that this was going to 139 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:35.200 be a big thing. And it's turned out to be just has turned out 140 00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:37.200 to be an awesome thing. Now, how do we get a hold of 141 00:08:37.240 --> 00:08:39.320 you? If we want to get our high school kids and well or if 142 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:45.000 I'm an adult and I'm looking to my prospect, Yeah, you call out 143 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:46.919 there. You can give me an shoot me an email at Randall dot Jones 144 00:08:46.919 --> 00:08:50.799 at Tri County take dot edu. You can visit our website, fill out 145 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:56.679 a form and schedule an appointment to come and take a tour. You can 146 00:08:56.720 --> 00:09:00.480 give me a call and get nine one eight three three one three two six 147 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.000 nine. You can text that number if you need help, assistance, anything 148 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:05.360 we can do to help you. That's what we're here to do. Now. 149 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:11.240 This is part of his new title here student Success Advisor. You just 150 00:09:11.320 --> 00:09:13.399 don't sign them up and say hey, drop, well done now follow the 151 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:18.200 youngsters and the oldsters through the process. Absolutely. So Brandon and I try 152 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:20.919 to meet with our students. We want to find out kind of what your 153 00:09:20.960 --> 00:09:22.960 goals are, if you want to go to college, if you want to 154 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:26.360 go to career, military, and then we try to line you up with 155 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:28.480 that, whether it be employers that are in the areas that you're that you're 156 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:33.480 getting your certifications, colleges that line up with the degree that you're seeking, 157 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:37.799 military lined up with We had a military affair not that long ago where we 158 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:39.679 got our student. We got are all of our students interested in that got 159 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:43.919 to meet with recruiters. So we want to see you be successful and that 160 00:09:43.919 --> 00:09:48.559 that far exceeds just the time you're with us. And so while you're with 161 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:50.360 us, we want to help give you the stepping stones to keep you going 162 00:09:50.440 --> 00:09:54.080 after you go. I know that you you are, you were supported, 163 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:56.960 and we want to help meet your needs, because if you're not successful, 164 00:09:56.080 --> 00:10:01.360 then we're not very good. CRII County Tech. Go to Trick County Tech 165 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:03.440 dot E d U. Yes, sir, Track County Tech dot E d 166 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:07.799 U. It's that easy. No hyphens, no nothing, nope, I 167 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:11.879 got to worry about that dot. That's right. Come and see us all 168 00:10:11.000 --> 00:10:13.879 right. Thank you very much, NAM. Always a pleasure having man. 169 00:10:13.879 --> 00:10:16.759 Thanks for having me tell you what You're empowering a lot of people today. 170 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:20.919 Our community Connection has been brought to you by Arnold Moore and Camp Funeral Home.