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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome. It

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<v Speaker 1>is time now for our community connection with Try and

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<v Speaker 1>County Tech. We have Randall Jones with us. Randall, it's

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<v Speaker 1>always great to see you here. You always bring the energy.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got a lot of things coming.

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<v Speaker 2>Up, Yes, we do, sir, a lot of things coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas is coming, but we got some things we want

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<v Speaker 2>to get out there before that hits.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yes, indeed. We we got some adult classes opening up.

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<v Speaker 2>We do our spring semester be hitting hard, hitting heavy

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<v Speaker 2>in January. We've got some openings and got several programs.

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<v Speaker 2>We're doing some new stuff. We're going to offer phlebotomy

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<v Speaker 2>over in PUHUSCA and we've never done that at our

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<v Speaker 2>Prohuska site, so we're.

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<v Speaker 3>Excited about that.

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<v Speaker 2>And we got it's We've got quite a few students

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<v Speaker 2>coming in, but I still got a few openings.

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<v Speaker 1>UF.

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<v Speaker 3>That's something you're interested in, let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if you've wanted to get your first foray

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<v Speaker 1>into the medical occupation, this is where it starts.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, this is the beer on the scene. Here on

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<v Speaker 3>the scene.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we've got we've got electrical and plumbing coming

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<v Speaker 2>as well. We've got some computer with networking and cybersecurity.

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<v Speaker 3>We got accounting.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a Clinical Medical Administrative Assistant class, which is

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<v Speaker 2>a great thing if you're thinking about getting into nursing

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe you're a CNA and you want to take

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<v Speaker 2>that next step. It's a great six month course. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're seeing so many jobs right now. The hospital is

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<v Speaker 2>looking for a ton for a lot of them. So

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<v Speaker 2>come and let's get you certified.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was recently at Trike County check and

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<v Speaker 1>we had the gentleman who runs the Chamber of Conference

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<v Speaker 1>with the State of Oklahoma, and he was talking about

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<v Speaker 1>how education needs to meet the workforce. Well, Try County

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<v Speaker 1>Tech's been doing that since the beginning of Trick.

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<v Speaker 2>County teach right for a long time, and we're always

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<v Speaker 2>looking at ways to improve that and to make that

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<v Speaker 2>a better relationship and help those local employers out.

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<v Speaker 3>And so we want to listen to them.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's a benefit for our entire community when we

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<v Speaker 2>do that, because our students are getting jobs, our employers

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<v Speaker 2>are getting employees, and we're helping bridge that gap between

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<v Speaker 2>the two.

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<v Speaker 3>And we love that opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, if you've already got a job, but

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<v Speaker 1>you think maybe you could do a little bit better.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, you need to really take a good critical look

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<v Speaker 1>at trit County Tech. You just talked about some wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>career opportunities for people that we're we've got jobs right

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<v Speaker 1>now for these fields.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, yeah, and we're going to we'll help you along

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<v Speaker 2>the way from maybe you have some issue you want

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<v Speaker 2>to brush up on some soft skills, or maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>need somebody to look over your resume, or you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a resume and you need one.

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<v Speaker 3>Those are all.

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<v Speaker 2>Services that we offer our students to not just get trained,

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<v Speaker 2>but we want to make them employable and help them,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, find a bridge over some of those weaknesses

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<v Speaker 2>so that they can they can get a job. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to help them along the way.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, as a young man back in the nineteen seventies,

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<v Speaker 1>some of these career technical schools were just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>getting started, right and Try County Tech has been around for.

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<v Speaker 3>What four yeah, nineteen sixty seven.

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<v Speaker 4>Sixty seven, Yeah, that's what it was.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a long time ago. But it started off

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<v Speaker 1>with nursing because we needed nurses right for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're still there. We're We just had a pinning

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<v Speaker 2>last night. We sixteen opns graduated and we've got twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two starting in January, and we'll start taking applications for

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<v Speaker 2>that program coming up again in August.

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<v Speaker 1>So now you're just talking about plumbing, electricians and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. These are jobs that never go away. No,

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<v Speaker 1>there's always a demand for qualified work.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely field, absolutely, and in this market we're seeing, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean it's in drastic need. Those trades are in drastic

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<v Speaker 2>needs for plumbers, heating and air electricians, and so we're

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<v Speaker 2>getting them that entry level so to start as an apprentice,

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<v Speaker 2>can start earning those hours so they can go set

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<v Speaker 2>to take that test to get their journeymen. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>this is the beginning start.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, this is where a lot of career dreams come true.

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<v Speaker 1>This is where we start them, and this is where

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<v Speaker 1>we send you in the in the We don't just

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<v Speaker 1>handy you a diploma when you've done, because you got

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<v Speaker 1>some cheerleaders that are working on your behalf as you're

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<v Speaker 1>going through.

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<v Speaker 2>The Absolutely, absolutely in any of those things that come

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<v Speaker 2>along the way. You know, one of the things I

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<v Speaker 2>love about Tri County is they they are who they

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<v Speaker 2>say they are and they really do want to make

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<v Speaker 2>a difference in the lives of their students and more

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<v Speaker 2>than just the classroom, but beyond it.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Randall, when we talk about the spring session coming up, how.

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<v Speaker 4>Soon is the spring session?

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<v Speaker 2>So those class dates are going to vary depends on

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<v Speaker 2>We've got some starting as early as mid January as

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<v Speaker 2>to late January. A couple of those are going to

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<v Speaker 2>start in February, so we're trying to process and get

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<v Speaker 2>those rolled. Application is open now at Tri County Tech

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<v Speaker 2>dot e edu on the adult page.

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<v Speaker 3>Apply today.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll see all my contact information there if you have

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<v Speaker 2>any questions, but yeah, we'll get you, get you going

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<v Speaker 2>and get your rolling, so we get you in school

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<v Speaker 2>in January.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, for the folks who are already working, do we

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<v Speaker 1>have flexible classes?

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<v Speaker 3>We do.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are most of our most of all of our

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<v Speaker 2>adult programs are going to be in the evening So

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<v Speaker 2>all those classes I just discussed our evening classes. So

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to start and uh, they're gonna start two

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<v Speaker 2>nights a week, sometimes three, and even some of those

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<v Speaker 2>now are moving to hybrid so you have some option

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<v Speaker 2>to do some online and then you have you have

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<v Speaker 2>that support of an inst there if you need it

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<v Speaker 2>to come to class, and so we can kind of

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<v Speaker 2>work with you because we know life gets busy if

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<v Speaker 2>you're working a job and you've got a family. We're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to help you be flexible, but also helping you

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<v Speaker 2>try to take that next step so you can get

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<v Speaker 2>that promotion or start a new career, whatever that may be.

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<v Speaker 2>We're here to help you.

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<v Speaker 4>We have a lot of certificate programs.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes we did.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know something that was one thing that never existed.

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<v Speaker 1>They would check your resume and say, well, how do

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<v Speaker 1>we know that you know how to do this.

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<v Speaker 4>Or how do you do that?

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<v Speaker 1>What? What?

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<v Speaker 4>What? What?

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<v Speaker 1>What qualifies that? Well, now we have certificate programs. Absolutely, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you do have the training, did complete it?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>And so and if you kind of want to know

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<v Speaker 2>what certifications you're going to get with the particular program

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<v Speaker 2>that you're looking at, you'll just go to tray County Tech.

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<v Speaker 3>Dot edu Adult Programs. Look at that.

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<v Speaker 2>When you open up each of the program pages give

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<v Speaker 2>we give you a list of what those certifications are,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know what you're getting.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that is absolutely tremendous. You know, for years you've

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<v Speaker 1>been coming in here and we've been talking about this

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<v Speaker 1>and people get excited about it. I have a young

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<v Speaker 1>story at home, still last of seven, and she's now

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<v Speaker 1>attending Try County Tech learning to.

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<v Speaker 4>Be a teacher, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>And although she is a student who's going to try

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<v Speaker 1>County Tech, she says, I see so many people there

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<v Speaker 1>that really got their eyes open. They didn't think that

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<v Speaker 1>what they wanted to do could even be remotely close

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<v Speaker 1>to being available. But she says, dare to step on campus,

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<v Speaker 1>dare to dream.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolutely absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>And she's seeing a lot of the older students come

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<v Speaker 1>in and she says, my goodness sakes, you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>look like they're just prayed to tear into it and

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<v Speaker 1>have a ball.

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<v Speaker 4>When they all said they are, they're very motivated.

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<v Speaker 3>They are.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's the one thing I love about to you

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<v Speaker 2>no matter who you deal with it too, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to find a great support system. Not just to get

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<v Speaker 2>you into one of our classes. We want to we

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<v Speaker 2>want to help support you in life and in general.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what we're here for.

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<v Speaker 1>And you got a great foundation to help you out

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<v Speaker 1>to one thing. One thing that I found to be

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely true is that when you graduate from Trick County Tech.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have a mountain of debt following you that does.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have that trail.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a lot of benefits for scholarships and financial

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<v Speaker 2>assistance through the foundation that are a lot of our

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<v Speaker 2>our local communities help support that. One hundred percent of

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<v Speaker 2>our employees give to the foundation that helped because we believe,

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<v Speaker 2>we see the difference it makes. We're investing into the

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<v Speaker 2>lives of students, and we know what what what it's

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<v Speaker 2>doing and the impact it's making. And so it's pretty

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<v Speaker 2>cool to be a part of an organization that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>just say something, but we also we put our you know,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody puts the money where their mouth is and makes

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<v Speaker 2>it make an investment for for our students.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, once again, if you're an adult, you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>to better yourself in the workplace, maybe even look at

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<v Speaker 1>a new career or perhaps moving further along eating your.

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<v Speaker 4>Career, get a hold of Rantle.

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<v Speaker 1>Just get hold of the website at Try County Tech

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<v Speaker 1>ed up and my god, I see what kind of future.

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<v Speaker 4>Wait, let's go.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's what we're here for.

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<v Speaker 2>So Try County Tech dot edu, email me, call me, let's.

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<v Speaker 3>Get you let's let's get you going today. Randall, thanks

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<v Speaker 3>for Hey, thanks for having us