Tuition waiver covers all CTE classes for the entire fall semester, which begins August 16
Yavapai Community College announced in a short press release on Wednesday, June 23 that it will waive fall semester tuition for all students enrolling in classes at the Verde Valley new Skilled Trade Center. The 10,000 square foot Center is currently under construction but is expected to be ready by August.
The College has identified four trade areas as crucial to the needs of the Verde Valley and Yavapai County. They are: Construction, Electrical, HVAC, and Plumbing. Ironically, these are among the areas the Community College was going to provide training in back in 2004 when it opened its ambitious CTE program on the Verde Valley Campus in Building “L.” The effort collapsed after 3-4 years following the College’s purchase in 2006-07 of the 108,000 square foot Ruger builder at the Prescott airport. This is where it located the Career and Technical Education Center for the west side of the County. As that CTE program thrived, the Verde Valley CTE program withered.
The College promises that the Verde Valley Skilled Trades Center, located on the Verde Campus, will be a state-of-the-art facility. Students who take classes in the Skilled Trades Center will receive hands-on training in essential career and technical trade programs.
Certifications inside the new CTE center include:
- Construction Certificate
- Electrical Certificate (can be completed in two semesters)
- HVAC Certificate (can be completed in two semesters)
- Plumbing Certificate (can be completed in two semesters
