The Saline County Career Center recognized twenty-four 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 sixth 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.
The complete list of students receiving the CTE certificate is available below. For more information about the CTE certificate or the programs offered at the Saline County Career Center contact Brian Wilcoxson at 660-886-6958.
Receiving the CTE certificate for the class of 2026 are: Miles Allred (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Dakota Bledsoe (Automotive Service Exam); Spencer Brooks (TestOut PC Pro); Avionna Carter (Certified Nursing Assistant); Liam Conner (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Gage Davis (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Taylor Fann (Frontline Substitute Teacher Training); Brandon Gutierrez (Carpentry Connections); Mason Harvey (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Graycee Hendrix (Certified Nursing Assistant); Hayden Igo (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Kennedy King (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge) Brody Kueker (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Brock Marshall (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Peyton Marshall (A*S*K Marketing Certification); Dennis Shivers (TestOut PC Pro); Calvin Tennill (Automotive Service Exam); Nicholas Tsurkan (Carpentry Connections); Boey Ussery (Certified Nursing Assistant); Randy Vazquez (A*S*K Business Institute); Aidyn Wilcoxson (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge); Joseph Blackerby (Carpentry Connections); Makena Mcfarland (Frontline Substitute Teacher Training); and Conner Reeves (ACF Culinary Arts Cook).