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“You get experience, which is really good on college applications. After I graduate I plan to pursue graphic design or visual arts. This program is an absolute dream – you get to do what you love with people you enjoy being around.”

“Things I most enjoy about the GACTC are being part of a whole community, the whole shop .. you get to work on dirt bikes, snow blowers, boats, and lawnmowers. It’s hands-on for everything.”

“When I first came into this program, I didn’t really know what kind of career I wanted. But after my years here I figured out I wanted to do mechanical engineering. This program has helped me decide what I want to do after high school, and I don’t have to go to college to do it.”

“I think the skills I’ve learned at the GACTC and co-op will help me own my own business.”

“In terms of the future, I plan to start out with residential wiring, and move into commercial. My favorite thing about this program is the amount of hands-on work we get to do here.”

“The knowledge you can learn through this program is amazing. This is a step forward in the right direction in your career.”

“After I graduate, I plan to go into nursing and furthering my education to be a nurse practitioner. I feel the credits from here are going to help me have a jump start on everyone else.”

“Medical assistant is a high-demand job, and I figured that would be more job security for me…. You can get your certification in a year’s time, and they help you with job placement.”

“We get a head start, because we get to learn these things now, instead of waiting until after high school.”

“The best thing about this program is being able to develop your skills and create projects of your own, and take that knowledge with you.”

“The credits you get here will transfer if you plan to go on to become a registered nurse…I can still work full time during the week, and do my classes in evenings, with clinicals every other weekend — so I have time to fit in my studies, and be a mom.”

“There was a demand for electricians, and I found out about this program and enrolled, because it was inexpensive and accessible. The GACTC offers a full range of hands-on experiences….it’s an impressive place.”

“I was really lucky to be able to get an internship job through the GACTC. The internship gave me the chance to show my skills to get hired full-time.”

“It’s about making new tools, making new things. My favorite thing about this program is that I get a lot of new skills, and learn a lot.”

“Being a tech at Stuckey Subaru is far from simple, but I like being challenged – and the GACTC had me prepared to be here.”

“We do a lot of building in this class…I want to do construction when I grow up, so I picked masonry.”

“My expectations coming in have been exceeded – I’ve learned more than I thought I could ever know about my trade…one of the best things about this program is that right out of school, I can go right into the union.”

“It’s my fourth year here and I really love it…coming to the GACTC, you earn a lot of certifications and knowledge in this field. ”

“We can go right out to the workforce in any sort of dental facility….this program gives us 2-4 years of experience, and we’re able to get our radiology license.”

“So after the program we’ve had students go on to 2-year business degrees, or go right into the workforce. I’ve been here for four years, and it’s been the best decision of my high school career.”

“I’ve had the most amazing experience here. The best thing about the cosmetology program is the people and getting to learn, and the teachers too — they’re all so amazing.”

“There’s a lot to offer in our shop. Sometimes three years here doesn’t feel like enough time. It’s fun!”

“People never really thought too much about supply chain management before COVID hit, but it’s so important. I would recommend this program for anyone who likes to solve problems and challenges, because the supply chain really keeps things going.”

“I’m earning certifications at the GACTC. If you have more certifications, you have a better chance of being hired. What I like the best is being in the shop, learning hands-on.”

“We have over 10 furnaces that we get to work on, and they’re all different, so you learn a lot about them. I think companies would hire students from this program because they know they’re getting well-trained students.”

“The classes at the GACTC prepared me for the real world. If I hadn’t made the decision to go back to school and come back here specifically, I would be out there really struggling to find my place in the workforce.”

“We learn anything from medical, to firefighting, to law enforcement….so I think it will give me a better head start on the real world.”

“My favorite thing is being hands-on, not just being in class all day — also being able to go out in the workplace to see how it’s going to be once you start working.”

“We have several people managing key parts of our operation who started as GACTC co-op students.”

“Learning computer languages now will help us be ready for jobs after graduation, and we also get college credits. The course is much more rigorous than what I was expecting, but I’m hoping to graduate and go on to be a very successful programmer.”

“This program offers a great opportunity. Last year I didn’t want to go to school, but here it’s amazing. Working in this program has everything I’m looking for…I want to open my own body shop.”

We have the opportunity to get different certifications. I really enjoy being here, I’d rate my experience a 10.”