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Mount Vernon, OH- The Knox County Career Center Building Trades programrecognized twelve students who earned the status of “Building Trades Elite.”“Building Trades Elite” (BT Elite) is a program generated by Colby Clippinger, KCCCBuilding Trades instructor, and the KCCC Building Trades Advisory Council that began in2019-2020. The program’s criteria centers around attendance, discipline, industry credentialing,and extracurricular activities. A point system is …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center students competed in the BusinessProfessionals of America (BPA) Region IV competition at the end of January. KCCC students in the Computer Network Technology (CNT), CollegeU-Business(CLGU), Digital Media and Software Development (DMSD), and Pre-Professional Mentorship(PPM) programs competed against students from Delaware Hayes High School, Delaware AreaCareer Center, Highland High School, and Tri-Rivers Career …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center has been recognized as a HeartSafe School through Project ADAM and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. KCCC has implemented a sudden cardiac arrest program which includeseducation, awareness, training, and emergency response to promote a safeenvironment for students, visitors, and staff; in accordance with the Project ADAM andNationwide Children’s Hospital designation requirements. Pictured (L-R): Mr. …

Mount Vernon – Knox County Career Center (KCCC) will host their annual First ChanceApplication Night on Thursday, November 16th at KCCC. Sophomores and juniors, along with their families, will have an opportunity to visitKCCC’s career tech programs and meet with lab instructors. Sophomores can visit any four ofour two-year programs. Juniors will have the chance to visit our senior-only program,Pre-Professional …

Mount Vernon – Students in Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Building Tradesprogram received Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Installer Training. The training was conducted by the Ohio Concrete Association, the National Ready MixAssociation, and the ICF Manufacturers Association. Donations of equipment and supplies weremade by Ellis Brothers and the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters(IKORCC). Students who successfully completed the training and …

Mount Vernon, OH- Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Landscape Design &Management program won 3rd place (bronze) at the 8th Annual 2023 Ohio Green IndustryAssociation’s (OGIA) Ohio High School Landscape Olympics (OHLO) at the Ohio StateUniversity Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio. OGIA’s Ohio High School Landscape Olympics tests students’ skills through hands-on,competitive events designed by industry professionals. OHLO broadens the …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Building Trades programheld their annual Dog Days of Summer event at KCCC on Friday, October 6th. Juniors and seniors in Building Trades had the opportunity to meet and talk withcontractors throughout the three-hour event. There were 30 business representatives fromvarious construction companies who attended the event. Students had the opportunity to …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s JROTC will host the RaiderChallenge this Saturday, October 14 at Ariel Foundation Park. The JROTC Raider Challenge will begin at 8:00 a.m. There are 25 teams from 13schools from all across Ohio and Pennslyvania that will be in attendance. A map with information can be located on KCCC’s Facebook page. Please come …

Mount Vernon, OH – Nick Murphy, senior in the Computer Network Technology programat KCCC, finished in 4th place in the Network Administration using CISCO competition at theBusiness Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference, which was held inAnaheim, California from April 26-30.Murphy was excited to compete against people from across the country. “The experienceI had at BPA Nationals was enjoyable. …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center (KCCC) students competed in theBusiness Professionals of America (BPA) State competition held in Columbus, Ohio on March 9& 10.KCCC had 7 students who qualified for nationals in the BPA State competition. The 7national qualifiers from KCCC will compete in the BPA National Leadership Conference inAnaheim, California from April 26-30.Lydia Burak, senior in …