Valerie Handley, a second-year student at Cedar Valley, wants to repair and service air conditioners on the rental properties she owns.
“After you write enough checks for someone else to work on them, you start to think ‘maybe I can do this myself,'” said Handley, who works as a 911 operator.
Thinking about studying Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology? Find out what other DCCCD students are saying about the program.
For Ronald Stafford, going back to school to improve his information technology skills was a no-brainer.
Thinking about studying Computer Information Technology? Find out what other DCCCD students are saying about the program.
The demand for electronic access to information has made computers indispensable in offices, schools and homes. With that demand has come a need for skilled technicians to design, develop, carry out, keep up and support software and hardware systems.
Do you like to tinker with things? Maybe dismantle them, fix them (at least some of the time), and then put them back together again? Have you ever considered doing it for a living? You can. At the Dallas County Community College District, you can become an automotive service technician in two years or less with our Automotive Technology degree, certificate and specialty program options.
Thousands of students walk through the doors of our seven colleges each year, and between them all, there are thousands more reasons why. Because of that, sometimes we like to take a little time to cast some light on a specific program, why those students chose it and how it’s helped them on their own personal road to success.
For the month of July, our focus is on the Emergency Medical Services education you can get at DCCCD. Here’s what some of our graduates had to say!
Learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about about growing regions, production, processing and distribution of domestic and international wines by taking Viticulture and Enology (RSTZ 1000, 51501) with Wine Curmudgeon Jeff Siegel this fall at El Centro College.
As a non-Bruce Parramore, Eastfield welding graduatetraditional student, Bruce Parramore worked as a truck driver while taking welding courses at Eastfield College. Within four months, Bruce went from truck driver to full-time welder within the same company.
The availability of welding jobs in Texas is on the rise, with starting salaries between $40,000 and $70,000. An associate degree in Welding from DCCCD will only cost you about $3,600, making it a great value for the cost.
