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CAVIT Reverse Job Fair 2024
Businesses need to sign-up by April 25, 2024 2:30pm to be includedClick here for slide show with more informationClick here to register if you would like to participate
Social Media Workshop Presentation
Please click here to view the Social Media Workshop Presentation.
October 2023 Luncheon Presentations
We had 2 great speakers at our October luncheon. Please click on each name to view their presentations.Kevin Connors with CAC Small Business Development CenterandRobert Theobald with Arizona Commerce Authority
September 2023 Luncheon Presentation
Please click here to view the presentation by Andrew Clegg, Executive Director, Career and Workforce Training at CAC
Education Forward Arizona Presentation
Donna Davis, with Education Forward Arizona, gave a very informative presentation at our luncheon. Please click here to view the Power Point.
CAC New ''Women in Engineering Scholarship'' Available
New “Women in Engineering Scholarship” Available for Female Students at CAC By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – A new scholarship has been created at Central Arizona College to provide financial support for female students interested in engineering. The "Women in Engineering Scholarship" was established by Dr. Armineh Noravian, Professor of Engineering, adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Applied Researcher at CAC and her husband John Kerns to
CAC Local Casa Grande Student Graduates from CAC and High School This Month
Local Casa Grande Student Graduates from CAC and High School This Month By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – At the age of 17, Ruth Mountz, a homeschooled student from Casa Grande, AZ will receive her Associate of Arts in Administration of Justice from Central Arizona College on May 12, just prior to receiving her high school diploma. Mountz gives credit to her mom, who is an instructor at CAC, for introducing her to the college and opportunities
CAC Student, Robert Serrano Awarded a National Community College Transfer Scholarship
Central Arizona College Student, Robert Serrano Awarded a National Community College Transfer Scholarship By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Central Arizona College student, Robert Serrano, has been named one of 60 community college students selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Student applications were evaluated based on academic ability and achievement, persistence, leadership and financial need.
CAC Receives $2.8 Million Title V Grant
Central Arizona College Receives $2.8 Million Title V Grant By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Central Arizona College (CAC) recently received a new five-year, $2,894,780 Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (Title V) grant from the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Ninety-seven percent of the project is funded by this federal grant and the remaining 3% ($100,210) is supported by Central Arizona College
George Young Memorial Scholarship Established by CAC Foundation
George Young Memorial Scholarship Established by Central Arizona College Foundation By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – George Young was a four-time Olympian, competing in the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the 3000-meter steeplechase during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Young was hired by Central Arizona College in 1971 as an instructor and the Cross Country/Track & Field coach. Two years later he
CAC to Offer New Student Orientation Sessions This Summer
CAC to Offer New Student Orientation Sessions This Summer By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Central Arizona College will offer in person and remote New Student Orientation Sessions beginning this month and throughout the summer to prepare students for summer and fall 2023 classes. New Student Orientations are open to prospective students, current students, parents and guests. They are designed to help students navigate their college experience
YATA Camp Returns to CAC Signal Peak Campus
YATA Camp Returns to CAC Signal Peak Campus By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Applications are now being accepted for the Young Advanced Technology Academy (YATA) to be held in June at the Central Arizona College Signal Peak Campus (8470 N Overfield Rd., Coolidge, AZ 85128.) The YATA camp is open to Pinal County students who will be entering 7th-10th grades in the Fall of 2023. The theme for this year is career exploration. Students will
CAC Proud Service Veteran CDL Training at Signal Peak Campus
Proud Service Veteran (PSV) CDL Training at Central Arizona College Signal Peak Campus By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Proud Service Veteran (PSV) CDL Training, LLC will offer Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) training and testing at Central Arizona College’s Signal Peak Campus. The next session will begin on May 1, 2023. This four-to-six-week course is designed to prepare students to take the Arizona Department of Transportation Class A CDL
CAC Inducts New Members to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
CAC Inducts New Members to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Forty Central Arizona College students were recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the largest international honor society of two-year colleges. Students being inducted to PTK have earned a 3.5 GPA or higher. The spring 2023 PTK inductees are: Brianna Adams Lillyana Blauvelt Quintine Brown Juan Buelna Juliana Butler Ashley Cors Michelle