Central Virginia Community College
Middle and High School Students Explore Careers at CVCC Summer Academies
Lynchburg, VA /Media Release/8/3/09 During the first week of August, Central Virginia Community College, in alliance with the Region 2000 Tech Prep Consortium and the Region 2000 Partnership, are conducting high-technology career academies for local middle and high school students. This is the eleventh year CVCC has offered these dynamic and hands-on educational adventures that explore such diverse and exciting subjects as aviation technologies, crime scene investigation, and nuclear technologies.
There are a number of new academies for the middle school students this year, including Agriculture at the CVCC Bedford Center, Experiencing Science at the new CVCC Amherst Center, Pharmaceutical Technology at Teva Pharmaceuticals in Forest, and an additional Culinary Arts academy at the Amherst High School.
High school students have the chance to attend three new academies. In addition to last summers Advanced Engineering academy, they will explore Advanced Construction at CMC Rebar Virginia in Amherst, and Advanced Manufacturing and Wireless Technologies on the CVCC main campus.
There are well over 200 students in the program this summer, and, as in past years, a number had to be placed on a waiting list. The program is open to all middle and high school students within Region 2000 on a first-come, first-served basis. The academies are part of the larger concept of Career Pathways in which promising young students are educated and encouraged to identify and follow meaningful career paths from middle school through college and beyond.
There are 39 sponsors for the 2009 academies, including local corporations, government agencies, and local schools at both the secondary and college level. The academies will be held at the CVCC Lynchburg campus, as well as the CVCC Amherst, Appomattox, Altavista, and Bedford Centers, in addition to the AREVA NP, Inc. Training Center, Dunbar Middle School, Liberty University, and Sweet Briar College.
For further information, contact the CVCC Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education at 434.832.7672.
Release Date: 2:00 PM (EST) 08/03/09
Release Number: 090803CareerAcademies
Media Contact:
Kathy Cudlin
Coordinator, Public Relations and Marketing
Central Virginia Community College
(434) 832-7609
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