CCC Meats Judging Team
finishes as Reserve National Champions
Coffeyville
Community College (CCC) Meats Judging Team finished the year once again
as Reserve National Champions. Students are eligible to judge one full
calendar year which starts in January at the National Western Contest in
Denver and comes to an end in October at the National Contest
in Plainview,
Tex. [more]
German
student experiences American agriculture
Konrad Schulz grew up in the tiny village of
Packebusch, Germany (population 200) where his mom worked in the dairy
cattle business. Her work helped him develop a love of agriculture
which took him through high school, an apprenticeship, a specialized
agriculture school in Germany and now a trip to the United States. [more]
Red
Raven Adirondack chairs for sale
The Construction Technology program at the Coffeyville Community
College (CCC), Columbus Technical Campus is turning education into a
product for sale. The students build Adirondack chairs as part of the
NCCER (National Center for Construction Education
and Research) certification. The skills students learn building
each chair are tasks they are required to demonstrate to meet standards
of the industry. [more]
DeRosa
paints murals for CRMC's pediatric unit
“The primary reason I wanted to do this project (a
hospital room mural) is that I love children of all ages and I do have a
special place in my heart for them,” said Coffeyville Community College
(CCC) Art Instructor, Michael DeRosa when talking about one of his most
recent projects. [more]
CCC
hosts over 200 students at Senior Day
Coffeyville Community College (CCC) held its annual Senior Day on
Wednesday, Nov. 5. Students and high schools in the area were invited
to visit the campus and tour interactive stations presented by most
activities and programs at the college. [
more]
CCC-Columbus
Campus announces campus expansion
Kansas Second District
Congresswoman, Nancy Boyda and First District State Representative, Doug
Gatewood, were present at the Coffeyville Community College (CCC)
Columbus Technical Campus for the official announcement of the receipt
of a federal Economic Development Administration Grant for the CCC
Foundation to construct a welding and construction training facility in
Columbus. [more]
Columbus
Collision Repair program works on hummer for KBI
The Collision Repair
Technology Program at Coffeyville Community College (CCC)-Columbus
Technical Campus is working to refinish a Hummer for the Kansas Bureau
of Investigation (KBI). The Hummer originally belonged to the military
and was purchased by the KBI for use in the Southeast Kansas area. [more]
English Composition II
brings politics to the CCC classroom
The English Composition II class at Coffeyville Community College (CCC),
taught by John Greenfield, completed a six-week project with a panel
discussion in the Oak Room. The assignment began with an idea to
give the characteristics of the four major political divisions:
Republican Liberal, Republican Conservative, Democratic Liberal, and
Democratic Conservative. [more]
The Coffeyville Community College (CCC) agriculture
department took 22 students and four advisors to the North American
Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) national championships in
Stephenville, Texas. The students competed against 18 colleges
from 8 states and came out on top. In the end Coffeyville won the
Sweepstakes award followed by Hutchinson Community College, Eastern
Oklahoma State College and Blackhawk East Community College. [more]
The Coffeyville Community College (CCC) Red Raven
Meats Team ended the judging year as Reserve National Champions. In
addition to team honors, there were only four individuals named to the
American Meat Science Association first team all Americans and
Coffeyville had two – Shanna Ward of Coffeyville, Kan. and Shayna Dunlap
of Estancia, New Mexico. [more]