New Construction College in Northern California
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No matter what industry you’re in, the best way to ensure good jobs is to have a solid education. Whether you’re going to law school, hygienist school, or a vocational school, it’s important to find a school that will fit your needs.
If you’re interested in construction school, check out the new branch of The National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools (NAHETS) – Northern California College of Construction. It’s located on Rough and Ready Island, and it opened on July 16, 2007.
Until recently, I didn’t know anything about construction college. It’s fascinating that there are specific schools to learn about heavy equipment operation. It makes perfect sense, because I’m sure those machines take a lot of specialized knowledge to operate. And even a small mistake could cause huge problems.
Lest you were thinking this is just a tiny operation, check out the list of staff members they already have. NCCC will support your admission and financial needs throughout the program with its admissions director and a separate financial aid director. They also have a job placement director, to help put your new skills to work and start earning money. And of course they have a heavy equipment training director, as well as training instructors. It sounds like they have a full complement of people to support your educational needs.
The aim of these schools is to teach motivated students all they need to know to begin operating heavy equipment. After graduation, these students should be able to hit the job site and begin doing quality work.
I didn’t know much about Rough and Ready Island, until reading about NCCC. Apparently it was a major naval base during World War II, as well as the armed forces communications hub. The opening of NCCC to Rough and Ready Island has added a new chapter to the island’s history.
To learn more about the Northern California College of Construction, check out their website or read the entire press release:
During World War II, Rough and Ready Island was a naval base and the central communications point for all of the armed services. As of 2004, the Port of Stockton took over most of the area and re-designated it as a redevelopment area. Today, Rough and Ready is also a commercial port that ships raw materials throughout the world. As of two weeks ago, now the island is adding something new to its history.
On July 16, 2007, The Northern California College of Construction (NCCC) opened its doors in Stockton, CA…on Rough and Ready Island.
The NCCC was started to fill the needs and demands of qualified and certified heavy equipment operators not only in northern California, but everywhere in the country. Jeff Dorricott, the president and director of the college, said that “Our focus here at Northern California College of Construction is to equip our students with a solid foundation to become successful as Heavy Equipment and Crane operators. We have built an educational environment specifically aimed at providing technology with hands-on learning practices. We are here because we are passionate about what we do and that is what will set our students down the path of success.�
The opening ceremonies were a success at Rough and Ready Island. The NCCC had 17 students begin training on the opening day-a 100% show-rate. Dorricott sees this as evidence for the demand of heavy equipment operators in the area.
The NCCC is one of five member schools of The National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools (www.nahets.com). Individually and collectively, these schools serve a demographic that is very significant and essential to the heavy equipment and construction industries, as well as the society-at-large.
President of NAHETS, Matt Klabacka, believes that this demographic includes “Post-secondary students [that] can be defined in five separate categories: the traditional college-bound student, the semi-traditional college-bound student, the non-traditional college-bound student, the non college-bound student, and the high school dropout.� Klabacka feels that the current educational community is not meeting the needs of these people. He further stated that “the training of welders, truck drivers, crane operators, and equipment operators have been lacking in recent years, leading to a shortage of well-trained professionals.�
The Northern California College of Construction aims to serve the needs of these students by supplying industries with a qualified, motivated, and skilled entry-level equipment operator. The means to accomplish these goals hinge on curriculum and standards. At the NCCC, as well as all NAHETS member schools, several learning methods combine to create a most effective education in heavy equipment operating: classroom instruction, simulation training, hands-on operating, internet tools, and more. In addition, each member school or college must meet the following credentials:
* Full time campus director or college president
* Full time on site campus job placement director
* Full time on site campus financial aid director
* Full time on site campus admissions director
* Full time on site Heavy equipment training director
* Full time Certified heavy equipment training instructors
* 20 acre minimum heavy equipment training area
* 3-4 classrooms dedicated to training heavy equipment operators
* No other business conducted at training site
* Clean administrative facilities.With the addition of the Northern California College of Construction to the heavy equipment industry, dreams and goals will be realized for those who aspire to become accomplished heavy equipment operators; and the nation-wide demand of construction companies to employ these operators will further be satisfied.
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