The University of Arkansas Cossatot is expanding its Industrial Maintenance programming in Fall 2018 to serve high school and college students.
All Industrial Maintenance programs are housed in a newly renovated facility at the UA Cossatot Lockesburg Campus. Secondary Career Center courses for high school students are offered daily from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. UA Cossatot Industrial Technology and Industrial Electricity post-secondary programs are offered Monday through Thursday from 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
A team of industry and career representatives recently visited many of the high schools that send students to the Secondary Career Center Industrial Maintenance program this fall. Visiting representatives include Weyerhaeuser Mill Manager (Dierks) Richard Murders, Human Resource Manager for Weyerhaeuser (Dierks and Broken Bow) Kristy Broussard, UAC program partner and Tyson Foods Inc. Technical Education Liaison Rodney Ellis, Weyerhaeuser Mill Superintendent (Dierks) Leslie Hendrix, UA Cossatot Director of High School Programs Julie Rhodes, and UA Cossatot Division Chair for Skilled and Technical Sciences Steve McJunkins.
The representatives shared about how the program was initiated and designed to help students develop skill sets that would lead to high-paying careers in one of 75 possible career paths.
Weyerhaeuser representatives explained opportunities available at their facilities and pointed out that everyone in this area is looking for workers with these skillsets. They placed a lot of emphasis on the availability of potential growth once workers, having these skillsets, entered the workforce. Representatives also talked about potential sponsorships for these students once they graduated high school and entered into postsecondary Industrial Technology associate degree programs.
McJunkins concluded each visit by sharing the number of college credits available through the high school Secondary Career Center program and the amount of college education savings for these students.
For more information, please visit www.cccua.edu/IndMaint.