Kyle Clark, Director of the Career and Technological Center in the county, told the Bruce Chamber of Commerce at their meeting Monday, that engineering is the newest program to be offered there.
Kyle Clark
The program is made available through a grant and they are waiting on the equipment. He says he expects them to be able to start in December.
Other programs offered at the center are Heath Science, Digital Media, Teacher Academy, Law and Public Safety, Automotive, Manufacturing/Welding and Construction.
Clark emphasized that students cannot come out of these programs and immediately be what they are studying, but they do get a good idea of what it is about and if they want to continue their education in one of these fields.
“Our goal is to teach them what they want to do and what it takes to get there,” he said.
The director said they have 315 students registered. Included in the programs are art and chemistry for high school students. Chemistry is taught there because there is only one chemistry teacher in the county. In addition they also teach nurses’ aide programs and computer literacy at night for adults.
“The Health Science program is, by far, our most popular class,” he said, but added that digital media is also a favorite. “It is so neat what they can do,” he said.
President Becky Wright announced that Stepp Saver Pharmacy is the next chamber business of the month honoree. She also said that a committee is continuing to work on updating brochures for Bruce.
Secretary Carol Shoemaker said they are working on exhibits for the museum and presently are collecting items from local people who played college football.
Mayor Rudy Pope said the city is working on its budget. He said the sewer project is being delayed until they see how much money they will get. “We will do more paving when we find out,” he said.
County Economic Director Sheila Freely said she is going to an arts promotion meeting Thursday in Oxford to see if funding is available for the theater building.