The Saline County Career Center recognized sixteen students recently by awarding them the Career and Technical Education certificate.

In 2016, the Missouri General Assembly passed legislation requiring the State Board of Education and the CTE Advisory Council to establish the requirements for the CTE certificate. The certificate is earned in addition to the student’s graduating high school diploma. This is the fourth year graduating students were eligible to earn the CTE certificate.

The requirements set forth by the State Board of Education provide students with the necessary technical and employability skills to prepare them for an entry-level career or additional training in a technical field. Students must meet requirements such as maintaining a minimum GPA, completion of an approved Industry Recognized Credential (IRC), completion of a minimum of 50 hours of work-based learning experience, maintaining minimum attendance, achieving certain ACT or WorkKeys scores, and demonstrating employability skills.

SCCC serves students from four area high schools including Slater, Sweet Springs, Malta Bend and Marshall. Program areas include Building Trades, Agriculture Education, Automotive Technology, Culinary Arts, Health Science, Marketing, Information Technology, Teaching Professions and Business Education. Sixteen students from SCCC earned the Career and Technical Education Certificate.

Receiving the CTE certificate for the class of 2024 are: Gentrie Davis (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Alexa Norman (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Declan Weaver (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Nicholas Cash (Carpentry Career Connections), Christopher Davis (Carpentry Career Connections, Trevan Jolliff (Carpentry Career Connections), Kolten Gotmer (TestOut Network Pro), Elbert Henriquez (TestOut Network Pro), Samantha Flippin (Certified Nursing Assistant), Alizah Russell (Certified Nursing Assistant), Cheyenne Hendrix-Woodward (MO Paraprofessional Exam), Emmy Ramirez (ACF Retail Commercial Baking), Seth Ruch (ACF Retail Commercial Baking), Hunter Vestal (ACF Retail Commercial Baking), Andrew Ybarra (American Culinary Federation), Candice Smith (Automotive Service Exam).