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First cohort completes SEED Pre-Apprenticeship Program

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Weekly Roundup:
​August 13, 2024

Beyond the classroom. In the community.
Connecting with your promising young talent.

“I think it’s been a great experience. We’ve tried to open their eyes to the great things going on right here in eastern North Carolina.”

~ Kristie Sauls, WCC Executive Director of Apprenticeships and Career Development

First cohort completes SEED Pre-Apprenticeship Program at WCC and LCC

(Goldsboro, NC/Mount Olive Tribune)

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

→ Heavy Metal Summer Experience to introduce students, recent grads to trades (Wichita, KS/KSN TV) + Heavy Metal Summer Experience

→ ICON (Innovative Career Opportunities Now) internship showcase allows future workforce to shine (Fayetteville, NC/Faith Hatton, Greater Fayetteville Business Journal)

→ Students propose youth board to advise Martinsville city leaders (Martinsville, VA/Dean-Paul Stephens, Cardinal News)

→ High school students get hands-on experience with internships at UCSF Kanbar Center for Simulation (San Francisco, CA/Suzanne Phan, KGO) + SFUSD High School Internships)

→ Henderson County High School seniors to donate backpacks to younger students (Henderson, KY/Zach McKnight, WEHT)

→ Dual enrollment: High school students can earn college credits with Lycoming College Early Warrior program (Williamsport, PA/Williamsport Sun-Gazette)

→ Students Sample Energy Opportunities at Brookhaven Lab and Beyond (Upton, NY/Brookhaven National Laboratory)
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CELEBRATING COMPANIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

​PNC Financial Services​

EXPLORING YOUR COMMUNITY'S SENIOR CLASS

Across the US, nearly 40% of this year’s high school graduates don’t plan to enroll in college this fall, with most of them instead opting to enter the workforce in entry-level positions, according to a new analysis by the American Opportunity Index identifying the 50 best large companies for workers with high school degrees to start their careers.

These companies are as much as 4.3 times more likely to hire entry-level workers than workers at other large firms. Their employees are 2.5 times more likely to get promoted than their peers at other businesses, and 5 times more likely to get a substantially higher-paying job elsewhere when they leave.

Source: First-of-a-Kind Ranking Reveals Best Large Companies for High School Graduates to Start Careers (Morningstar) + American Opportunity Index + Cincinnati-based company listed among the best for high school grads to start careers (Cincinnati, OH/Grace Tucker, The Enquirer)

Which of the Top 50 Employers for High School Graduates are in your community and how are they connecting with your high school seniors?

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