FCC Programs Acknowledged During CTE Month
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ABOVE: Two Automotive Technology students making repairs to an engine block. BELOW: Electrical Distribution Systems students climbing in the pole yard.
Frontier Community College’s Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program is one of the newer CTE programs on campus but has shown quick success with the number of student enroll - ments rapidly increasing year-to-year. A collection of MLT students competed in the 2023 National Cell Bowl and FCC’s team finished ahead of all other Illinois MLT programs, trailing only two Illinois institutions, both of which are four-year Medical Laboratory Science Programs.
ebruary is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month and FCC along with other community colleges celebrated by recogniz- ing the CTE programs. IECC Chief Academic Officer Paul Bruinsma shared that the CTE programs often offer unique flexibility that is not provided by most other programs. “These programs allow students to gain the knowledge and experience necessary in a short amount of time to be able to begin their career. They can continue their education, of course, but these programs prepare them to meet all the qualifications necessary to be employed after completion,” said Bruinsma. As CTE programs thrive, state funding continues to help sustain and build upon that success, as over $50 million in Perkins Grant Award money was provided to Illinois CTE programs in FY23, according to the Association for Career and Technical Education.
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