Orange County’s Community Colleges are committed to powering our communities with high-tech, hands-on Career Education programs proven to build success in our students, families and industries.
“When I started, I just knew how to fix stuff in the garage professionally,” reflects Golden West College Automotive Tech grad Thomas Nguyen on his first day as a professional automotive tech. “The training at the Golden West was [that] good.”
Read More – ‘Going Gangbusters’: GWC Automotive Tech Paves Road to Success
The job of an engineering officer is to build and maintain military bases — sometimes right in the middle of hostile territory. And Zachariah Whitrock, Navy veteran and Irvine Valley College student, wants a piece of the action.
Read More – Veteran Student Zach Whitrock Is Engineering Success at IVC
Inspiration can strike from unlikely places and for NOCE student Leticia Reyes, it started with an ear infection.
Read More – Up for the Challenge: Leticia Reyes of NOCE Pharmacy Tech
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Jovan Rodriguez always had an eye on the sky. But he never would have dreamed that the fastest runway to a career in aviation was right in his backyard. The… Read More – The Sky’s the Limit: Cypress College’s Jovan Rodriguez
The University Rover Challenge in Utah brings together the boldest and brightest from all over the world. This year, 84 teams from 13 countries, including the United States, Colombia, Egypt,… Read More – Rover Achievers: Team Saddleback Competes Alongside Harvard, Yale, Berkeley
With the right education, finding a solid career in Orange County has never been simpler. The good news is that industries are booming in the region. The trouble is, there… Read More – Career Ed on the Cutting Edge: Future-Proof Careers Made Easy
How course registration was made easier through student input from the start Much has changed in higher education since the 1980s according to Dr. Bob Bramucci, Vice Chancellor of Technology… Read More – Designing Programs for Students, Start with a Student Design Team
The hospitality and culinary industries are booming in the region, and Orange Coast College is on the cutting edge, offering an array of programs for students to blaze their unique… Read More – OCC’s Cutting-Edge Culinary Arts Program Feeding Industry Demand
With wages and jobs on the rise in the region, Orange County’s community colleges are rising to the occasion. Orange County is expanding, according to the latest South Orange County… Read More – ‘Bottom Line’: Career Ed Programs Adapting to Community, Workforce Needs
