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CCV Works: Jeff Patterson

June 1, 2020 by Katie Keszey

Jeff Patterson's CCV degree helped him advance his career in healthcare.

Jeff Patterson took a CPR class in school when he was just thirteen years old. At seventeen, a friend’s father encouraged him to join the local rescue squad, so he went out for a ride-along. After that, “I was hooked.”

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, Profiles Tagged: academics, assessment of prior learning, stem

Starting with STEM

June 12, 2019 by Katie Keszey

Evan Spencer is using his CCV STEM studies degree to pursue a career in conservation law enforcement.

Evan Spencer admits he was a little intimidated when he learned about the number of hours required for his Professional Field Experience class, the semester-long internship he needed to complete in order to earn his STEM studies degree this spring.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: montpelier, PFE, stem

Notable Now – November 2018

November 29, 2018 by Katie Keszey

Governor Scott held a press conference at CCV-Montpelier to discuss apprenticeship programs. He was joined by CCV's business and outreach manager Mike Keogh, CCV's associate dean of workforce education Tiffany Keune, CCV president Joyce Judy, and Vermont Department of Labor commissioner Lindsay Kurrle.

As fall semester begins to wind down, we’re celebrating the recent accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff from around the state. Happy reading, and don’t forget to share your own news by emailing marketing@ccv.edu!

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: montpelier, newport, rutland, stem, veterans, winooski, workforce development

If You Need to Make a Change

October 18, 2017 by Katie Keszey

Sara Mecca will take her internship experiences to UVM's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources next spring.

The first time she walked through the doors of CCV-Winooski, Sara Mecca felt uncertain. “I’d never gone to college before. I didn’t take my SATs. I was a little bit nervous about the Accuplacer.” At the same time, she was determined. “I felt like I just had jobs my whole life and I never had a career.”

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: internships, stem, winooski

A Big Deal: Scholarships at CCV and Beyond

September 22, 2017 by Katie Keszey

Fathima Salahudeen took her CCV credits to Smith College, where she is an Ada Comstock Scholar.

“The reason why I didn’t go to school right after high school is because I couldn’t afford it, and my parents couldn’t afford it.” That could be the voice of any number of CCV students, but in this story, it’s the voice of Fathima Salahudeen, a STEM studies major who immigrated to Vermont from Sri Lanka in 2008.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: brattleboro, medical assisting, newport, scholarships, stem, winooski

A Dream of Deep Space

January 11, 2017 by Katie Keszey

David Demasi working in the CCV-Montpelier Learning and Career Center.

CCV student David Demasi has spent a lot of time thinking, reading, and talking about outer space. He has detailed hypotheses about counteracting Martian gravity, shielding astronauts from cosmic radiation, and achieving warp. He’s even been to NASA.

Filed Under: Student Tagged: montpelier, stem

CCV Student Selected for NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program

October 20, 2016 by Katie Keszey

Community College of Vermont (CCV) Montpelier student David Demasi has been selected to participate in NASA’s Community College Aerospace Scholars program at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia in mid-October.

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged: montpelier, stem

Notable Now – October 2016

October 11, 2016 by Katie Keszey

Laurie Loveland, right, sits with former student Gordana Pobric.

Summer has come to a close and fall classes are well underway. The new season has brought color to our Green Mountain hillsides along with bright and interesting news from CCV faculty, students, and staff.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: brattleboro, montpelier, rutland, secondary education, st. johnsbury, stem, winooski, workforce development

Community College of Vermont Student Selected for NASA Program

March 17, 2016 by Matthew Miller

Rutland, Vt. — CCV Rutland student Dale Kenyon will travel to NASA’s Langley Research Center in May to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). Kenyon, of Shrewsbury, will be one of 216 community college students from across the U.S. to be part of NCAS. “I have followed the space program since […]

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged: stem

Miss Vermont Brings Elephant’s Toothpaste to CCV

February 11, 2016 by Josh Larkin

Alayna Westcom, Miss Vermont 2015, conducts her Elephant's Toothpaste experiment during CCV's Science Fair.

CCV-Winooski wrapped up its first Science Fair this week, highlighted with a visit and science experiment conducted by Miss Vermont 2015.

Filed Under: News Tagged: stem, winooski

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