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(NARRATOR)A CROWDED SCHOOLCRAFT VISTA TECH CENTER IN
LIVONIA SET THE STAGE FOR ATTENDEES OF THE ANNUAL
MEETING FOR PROPRIETARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO
TAKE PART IN THE FIRST EVER AWARD CEREMONY
HONORING MICHIGAN'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN THE AREA
OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING. SPONSORED BY THE MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS
PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS UNIT, ALONG WITH THE MICHIGAN
ASSOCIATION OF CAREER COLLEGES & SCHOOLS, ALSO
KNOWN AS MACCS; THE EVENT SOUGHT TO RECOGNIZE
STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED A HIGH LEVEL OF SUCCESS IN
THEIR CAREER COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND HIGHLIGHT
THEIR OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO IMPROVING
THEIR LIVES. INDUSTRY LEADERS, SCHOOL
COUNSELORS, INSTRUCTORS, STUDENT FAMILY MEMBERS AND
FRIENDS WERE ALL IN ATTENDANCE TO LEND THEIR
SUPPORT TO THE EFFORT. (JONATHAN LIEBMAN) THE
ADVANTAGES OF A CAREER COLLEGE ARE IN THE FACT
THAT WE GET RIGHT TO THE POINT. THIS IS THE CAREER
FIELD THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE MADE UP THEIR MINDS
THAT THEY WANT TO PURSUE. AND WE GET RIGHT TO IT AND
THE ADVANTAGE IS THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH
WORLDS. THEY CAN GO THROUGH ONE OF OUR
PROGRAMS AT SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL START TO FINISH IN
AS LITTLE AS 8 MONTHS FOR THE RADIO VIDEO FILM
PROGRAM OR 12 MONTHS FOR THE OTHER PROGRAMS. WE HAVE
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN ARTS. THEY
CAN GO STRAIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE IN AN ENTRY
LEVEL POSITION, OR, IF THEY PREFER, WE HAVE
ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS FOR CREDIT TRANSFER WITH
15 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE
OF MICHIGAN, SO THEY CAN TRANSFER THOSE AND GET A
TRADITIONAL DEGREE IN ADDITION TO THE DIPLOMA
FROM SPECS HOWARD. (NARRATOR)13 STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED
FOR THEIR HARD WORK, GOOD GRADES AND PERSEVERANCE.
HAVING OVERCOME OBSTACLES SUCH AS JOB LOSS, FAMILY
CRISIS AND THE HARDSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH BEING A
SINGLE PARENT, THEY ALL USED MAACS AS A WAY TO
REACH THEIR GOALS. (ERICA HOLDING) WELL, TODAY I WAS
NOMINATED FOR AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD,
AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME DOWN, RECEIVE AN AWARD. I
WON THE AWARD, ONE OF THE AWARDS, AND I'M JUST REALLY
HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. I'M VERY
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MY FUTURE, I'M ACTUALLY
PLANNING ON GOING BACK TO SCHOOL HOPEFULLY IN THE
FALL BUT MAYBE NEXT SPRING TO CONTINUE ON IN MY
NURSING CAREER. THIS ISN'T THE END FOR ME! A PATIENT
CARE TECHNICIAN IS A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO GET
STARTED, GET YOUR FEET WET, UNDERSTAND THE
MEDICAL FIELD IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO IT.
BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT I CAN KEEP ON GOING THROUGH
NURSING SCHOOL, EVEN BEING A MOM, AND THAT I'LL BE
SUCCESSFUL. (STEVE HUGHES) I WORKED IN THE STEEL
INDUSTRY FOR APPROXIMATELY 14 YEARS. I ALWAYS KNEW
THAT I HAD A PASSION FOR IT, AND I ALWAYS WANTED TO
DO IT WORK. THE STEEL INDUSTRY, AS YOU MAY KNOW,
ALONG WITH ANY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, HAS NOT DONE WELL LATELY, SO I
WANTED TO ACQUIRE A SKILL WHERE EMPLOYERS WOULD COME
TO ME. I'VE BEEN IN SCHOOL AT GLOBAL INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY FOR 2 - 2 ½ YEARS. AND WITH ALL THE
COMPUTER CERTIFICATIONS THAT I ACHIEVED, I FINALLY
LANDED A JOB AS A NTWORK ADMINISTRATOR WITH
AMERICAN MUSIC ENVIRONMENTS. HOW MUCH OF
MY SUCCESS DO I ATTRIBUTE TO MY INSTRUCTORS?
MAJORITY OF IT. WITHOUT THEM I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I
AM TODAY. WITHOUT MY FAMILY, WITHOUT THE
HARDWORK, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYBODY. BECAUSE
YOU HAVE TO DO IT YOURSELF, YOU HAVE TO HAVE
THE SUPPORT FROM YOUR FAMILY, THE INSTRUCTORS
HAVE TO TEACH YOU THE THINGS YOU NEED TO LEARN.
...AND GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DID. (NARRATOR)MACCS
HAS SEEN ITS ALUMNI GO ON TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES. (PATRICIA FISCHER) 50
PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND HAVE LEFT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. AND
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER ARE GENERALLY CAREER FOCUSED
IN EVERY SINGLE COURSE. THEY'RE ACCELORATED, THEY
TEACH A LOT OF HANDS ON SKILLS, GENERALLY INCORPORATE
AN EXTERNSHIP AS A LEARNING COMPONENT AND
THAT HELPS TO MAKE US SUCCESSFUL. (NARRATOR)MIKE BEAMISH,
MANAGER OF POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, OF LICENSING
AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, OR LARA, PLEDGED HIS
CONTINUED SUPPORT TO MAACS, AND ALL OF THE POST
SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES BEING CREATED.
(MIKE BEAMISH) RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER 450 LICENSED
PROPRIATERY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THEY
MAY BE FOR PROFIT OR NON PROFIT, THEY RUN THE
GAMBIT OF OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING FROM BARTENDING
TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO CASINO GAMING,
MEDICAL, ALLIED HEALTH FIELDS, BROADCAST ARTS,
MOTION PICTURES. ITS JUST A WIDE WIDE REACHING
SPECTRUM OF OCCUPATIONS THAT THESE SCHOOLS TRAIN
FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT. TODAY'S CONFERENCE IS HELD
IN COOPERATION WITH THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF
CAREER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WHOSE BEEN IN
EXISTANCE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THE DEPARTMENT AND
OUR OFFICE HAS PARTNERED WITH THEM FOR CONFERENCES,
ONE DAY CONFERENCES FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW.
TODAY'S EVENT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE, IT WAS
THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE STEP TO
RECOGNIZE STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACHEIVEMENTS WHICH
TRULY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. (NARRATOR)FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS AND HOW TO ENROLL,
VISIT THE MAACS' WEB SITE AT CAREERSCHOOLSMI.COM.
YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT THE LARA PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS 107 00:05:43,767 UNIT AT 517-373-9280.