{"id":30,"date":"2019-05-10T14:53:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/npc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-5-issue-1\/welcome-to-northland-pioneer-college\/"},"modified":"2019-05-11T00:05:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T00:05:36","slug":"welcome-to-northland-pioneer-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-5-issue-1\/welcome-to-northland-pioneer-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Northland Pioneer College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Welcome to the ninth edition of Northland Pioneer College\u2019s <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">CareerFocus magazine<\/span>, sharing student success stories and articles about the programs and learning opportunities that are changing the lives of area residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-32\" src=\"http:\/\/npc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-5-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Welcome-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-5-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Welcome-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/npc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-5-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Welcome.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/>This issue focuses on one of our most successful career-training programs: <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">welding<\/span>. In partnership with the <em>Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology (NAVIT)<\/em><i>,<\/i> welding instruction is offered in Holbrook, Show Low and St. Johns. Our welding graduates are in high demand, working at CAID Industries, the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Station and in the oil fields of Texas and Wyoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">We also look at <b>College and Career Preparation<\/b> (CCP), where adults can hone the skills needed to earn their high school equivalency diploma (GED<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) and returning adult students can refresh skills before tackling college courses. An offshoot of CCP is the <b>Integrated Education and Training<\/b> (IET) program, where students apply the skills needed to complete their GED in the construction trades, building tiny homes that will house cadets in NPC\u2019s Law Enforcement Academy. And you\u2019ll read about the<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">associate dean over these programs, <b>Gail Campbell<\/b>, who is a competitive barrel racer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Our mission at NPC is to provide, support and promote lifelong learning. That is what transforms lives, improves our communities and makes northeastern Arizona such a wonderful place to live and work.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">If you have any questions about NPC programs or services, visit our website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npc.edu\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">www.npc.edu<\/span><\/a>, or visit any of our nine locations in northeastern Arizona. Our staff will greet you with a smile and connect you with the right person to answer your questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u2013 Mark Vest, President<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the ninth edition of Northland Pioneer College\u2019s CareerFocus magazine, sharing student success stories and articles about the programs and learning opportunities that are changing the lives of area residents. This issue focuses on one of our most successful career-training programs: welding. 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