Southern Hills Career and Technical Center is partnering with Shawnee State University to create ShawneeWORKS, a transformative educational opportunity for students in our region. Southern Hills Career and Technical Center joins four other leading south-central Ohio career and technical centers as the inaugural members of this innovative workforce and educational attainment initiative that expands dual credit and College Credit Plus between partner schools, provides direct entry into the workforce for CTC graduates, and streamlines admissions into two-and four-year applied technical degree programs.
“After 16 years as a Career Technical Education Superintendent (CTE), it is refreshing to work with a University that truly sees the value and appreciates our CTE students are uniquely positioned to be successful in the world of work,” said Southern Hills Career & Technical Center Superintendent Kevin Kratzer.
“Demand for graduates with applied technical skills is exploding throughout Ohio,” said SSU President Eric Andrew Braun. “This new partnership is a natural extension of the focus shared by Shawnee State University and our region’s outstanding career technical centers to provide students with the education and experience they need for the jobs they seek.”
Southern Hills Career and Technical Center is joined by the Pike County Career Technology Center Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center, Scioto County Career Technical Center, and Buckeye Hills Career Center in this new effort to provide better educational opportunities to students while strengthening the workforce in the region. Students and employers will realize lower educational costs and a faster time to completion.