Instructors at Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, KY, help prepare students for jobs in local automotive repair shops.
From Chris Otts’ article on the WDRB.com website:
Alyssa Claycomb decided her career path as a senior at Bullitt Central High School when her government teacher put up a chart showing in-demand and well-paying professions.
Doctor, lawyer, dentist – she had no interest in those. But “automotive technician” caught her eye.
“I was like, hey — I could totally do that,” Claycomb remembers thinking.
At the time, Claycomb had never so much as changed a vehicle’s oil. And she was only a few months from learning that she was pregnant.
But on Wednesday, Claycomb – now 19 and the mother of a 23-month-old son – peered under the hood of a minivan at Wyler Dixie Honda and began taking apart the engine to replace piston rings.
A year into a special program at Jefferson Community and Technical College, Claycomb is able to take on the 9-hour piston-ring job while others who started working in the dealer’s service department before her haven’t moved beyond oil changes, tire rotations and other basic tasks.
Click HERE to read the entire article about Jefferson Community and Technical College on the WDRB.com website.
