Programs, projects and thanks highlight December
December was a busy month for Yavapai Community College. Listed below are only a few of the many projects, programs, and thank you efforts that it was involved in during the month.
NEW 3D HOUSE PROJECT ON CHINO VALLEY CAMPUS. Curt Freeman, Construction Professor, along with Associate Dean Max Bledsoe and adjunct Instructor, Joe Sabato recently completed a three-week training on the new 3D printer for the construction program at the Chino Valley Campus. The Community College will begin building the first proof-of-concept home on the Chino Valley Campus, scheduled to start the first week of February 2021. (See December 12 EyeonYavapaiCollege posting for more information about the project.)
DRONE PROGRAM’S NEW LAB AT CTEC/PUSH CERTAIN PARTS OUT TO VERDE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLS. The Community College Drone program took advantage of the newly finished Fab Lab at CTEC by having students design and construct their own drones using 3D printing technologies and electronics integration. The goal is to push certain parts of the drone program out to local high schools in the Verde Valley and Quad City areas.
SPECIAL OLLI PROGRAM AT SEDONA INSTITUTE. Each month beginning in December 2020 through May 2021, Community Education and OLLI are partnering with the Sedona Culinary Institute to offer a wide variety of cooking classes. Some courses feature Yavapai College Culinary Chefs and others taught by local chefs.
THE HAPPY SPIRIT AT VERDE CAMPUS LIBRARY. The Verde Valley Campus Library shared the Holiday Spirit with patrons.
BASEBALL TEAM RANKED 17TH. The Jan. 8, 2021 College Preview edition of Collegiate Baseball features a list of the top junior college baseball teams in Division 1. According to its December 23 poll, Yavapai Community College ranks 17th in the Division.
GROWING SWISS CHARD AND HYDROPONICS. Yavapai Community College grows superb swiss chard in its Hydroponic raft system at the Chino Valley Center.
10 STEPS TO STARTING NEW BUSINESS. Learn steps for new business start-ups to be in compliance and obtain tax ID numbers with the Community College’s first webinar of 2021 “10 Steps to Starting a Business in AZ”. Wed Jan 6, 2021. Register Now! https://buff.ly/3noU3MG
