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Career Advancement Academy starts with success
March 27, 2009 – 10:19 am | One Comment
Career Advancement Academy starts with success

When you walk into the Computer Aided Manufacturing classroom in T-103, you will see 20-25 eager students on computers learning how to design various tools with special software programs.

Oakhurst Center to offer high school enrichment
March 27, 2009 – 10:04 am | No Comment
Oakhurst Center to offer high school enrichment

A new program for Yosemite High School students will start this fall semester at the Oakhurst Center. This special enrollment program for seniors will enable them to earn dual credit in both high school and college.

New programs to be created at Reedley College with STEM Grant of $1.7 million dollars
March 27, 2009 – 9:56 am | No Comment
New programs to be created at Reedley College with STEM Grant of $1.7 million dollars

Reedley College recently received a $1.7 million grant from the federal government.

Re-entry student finds new passion in nursing
March 27, 2009 – 9:45 am | No Comment
Re-entry student finds new passion in nursing

For Gabriela Cazares Crump, a recent graduate from the Madera Center Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program, nursing is her second career.

New traditions starting at the Willow International Center
March 26, 2009 – 3:32 pm | No Comment
New traditions starting at the Willow International Center

The chemistry lab at the Willow International Center is brimming with ideas, energy, and enthusiasm, as students from the newly formed Planteers Club discuss their fundraising ideas and activities for the spring semester.

Reedley College Aero student receives national award
March 26, 2009 – 3:31 pm | No Comment
Reedley College Aero student receives national award

Reedley College Aero student Natasha Pelham is a Pratt and Whitney Maintenance Scholarship recipient. Natasha, a Dinuba High School alumna, is one of six in the nation to receive the award.

Air Force ROTC pilot and Vietnam War veteran learned to fly at Reedley College
March 26, 2009 – 3:24 pm | No Comment
Air Force ROTC pilot and Vietnam War veteran learned to fly at Reedley College

Orange Cove native Chuck Shaheen attended Reedley College upon graduating from Reedley High School in 1959. “I had a great experience at Reedley College, and that’s when I learned to fly,” he said.

Reedley College opens new Math Center
March 26, 2009 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
Reedley College opens new Math Center

The Reedley College Math Center is now open in the library at Reedley College. The Math Center is staffed with a faculty member who is available to help students with their questions. The center is …

David Dominguez is an accomplished poet and instructor at Reedley College
March 26, 2009 – 2:48 pm | One Comment
David Dominguez is an accomplished poet and instructor at Reedley College

At the age of 19, after reading “The Red Wheel Barrel” by William Carlos Williams for a class, David Dominguez knew he wanted to become a poet. “The work had amazing imagery,” said David.

Art with a message
March 25, 2009 – 11:17 am | No Comment
Art with a message

When Fresno City College (FCC) Art Instructor Kathy Wosika returned from her trip last year to the African nation of Ghana, she brought back home more than just photographs and memories. She brought back some of her trash. But it was all with the intention of creating art with a message.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
March 25, 2009 – 10:45 am | No Comment
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

Times are tough. While life can be a struggle during a recession, it’s also a good time to reconsider your future. By attending community college, you can make an investment in your future job security by learning new job skills or learning a new trade.

Wall of Honor
March 11, 2009 – 2:13 pm | One Comment
Wall of Honor

The Wall of Honor was established in 1996 to honor African Americans who have participated in one way or another for the State Center Community Colleges.

Congratulations SCCCD graduates
September 7, 2008 – 4:40 pm | No Comment
Congratulations SCCCD graduates

Congratulations to students from Fresno City College, Reedley College and the North Centers who graduated on May 16, 2008.

SCCC Foundation begins innovative new scholarship with Employer to Employee Scholarships
September 5, 2008 – 12:38 pm | No Comment

The SCCC Foundation Employer to Employee Scholarship is a new opportunity that allows employers to give the gift of education to their employees, an employees’ child, spouse, or other family member.