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Following two rounds of rigorous local and state SkillsUSA Championship competitions, seven Waubonsee Community College students secured a coveted spot in the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) held in Atlanta, GA, on June 24-28, 2024. NLSC is a week-long celebration, the largest gathering of America’s future skilled workforce, and the ultimate recognition of excellence in career and technical education. The event brings together more than 16,000 spectators and participants.

Thirty-four students from Waubonsee Community College traveled to Peoria and took part in the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference on April 24-26. Of those competing, several placed in the three top areas across several competitions, including CNC, Automotive Refinishing, Automotive Service Technology, Collision Repair, Diesel Equipment Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Sheet Metal. 

On April 23, Waubonsee Community College held a groundbreaking ceremony at the Sugar Grove Campus to mark the start of construction on a new Technical Education Center (TEC). The event was attended by students, elected officials, community leaders, employees, and the Waubonsee Board of Trustees.  

Adding the 100,000-square-foot TEC to the Sugar Grove Campus will position Waubonsee to continue to meet the evolving and rigorous training and education challenges of future technicians, the makers, and doers that drive the regional economy and beyond. 

Sugar Grove – Four Waubonsee Business Club members recently participated in the Northern Illinois University (NIU) College of Business Olympics Competition held on April 6 in DeKalb.  This marks the first time a registered student organization at Waubonsee has ever participated in a four-year university business competition, providing valuable business skills for the Business Club. The club is now preparing to compete in the statewide SkillsUSA competition which will be held in Peoria on April 26. 

Five Waubonsee Automotive Technology students have emerged as finalists competing for the first-time ever in the Mopar® Career Automotive Program (CAP) Bracket Challenge Finals in Auburn Hills, MI.

Waubonsee Community College invites the public to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Technical Education Center (TEC). The event will take place on Tuesday, April 23 at 2:30 p.m. on the south end of the Sugar Grove Campus.  

Explore health care, tech majors, and other programs designed to kick-start your career at Waubonsee’s Open House events this spring. The Health Care Programs Open House will take place at the Aurora Fox Valley Campus on Saturday, March 23 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, followed by the Tech Programs Open House at the Plano Campus on Wednesday, April 3 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. These free events are open to the public. 

Nick DiVito and Myles James, who are currently excelling in their first year as Automotive Technology students at Waubonsee, initially did not consider attending college after graduating high school. During their senior year at Yorkville and Sandwich High Schools, they attended half-day classes and spent the other half at the Indian Valley Vocation Center (IVVC). They shared a common interest in cars but had different ideas for their careers. James planned to enter the workforce immediately, while DiVito was considering attending trade school.

Women’s History Month is the perfect opportunity to honor women who work in the manufacturing field. Women make up 47% of the total workforce but they only represent 30% of the workforce in the manufacturing industry. Women in this field work hard and they are outnumbered, which can be challenging. However, for those who have the passion, the opportunities are endless and the payoff is worth it. 

As an automotive professor, I always believed education in a community college is a place for growth for people of all ages and levels. It is a place with a positive atmosphere where one can grow academically and socially.