This summer, our Career & Technical Education Center in Schoharie received four new heavy equipment operator simulators that will be used to train students on how to operate backhoes, bulldozers, graders, excavators and dump trucks. Training on the simulators for campus faculty and staff was led by experts from CM Labs Simulations. Funded through a …
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Just a few months after beginning our Digital Media Design program, high school junior Emily Burdikoff is putting new design and social media skills learned in the program to good use—helping an area business partner spread the word about its work in renewable energy. “I want to go into digital media and photography when I …
A truckload—a literal ton!—of acrylic sheets were recently donated to our Career & Technical School by business partner Creatacor Inc. “Virtually every program we offer—from automotive to digital media design and construction—could make use of these supplies,” said Work-Based Learning Coordinator James Haas. Creatacor Inc., a Clifton Park, N.Y.-based marketing and event design corporation, is a …
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Students Learn About School To College and Workforce Pipeline With Area Businesses, Educators A recent visit by area business partners and SUNY Cobleskill educators offered students in our Construction/Heavy Equipment program on our Schoharie campus the chance to network and try out some of today’s top hydraulic-powered tools. “The real world experiences that were provided …
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