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April 26, 2024
SFCC Winners Receive National Scholarship
Sedalia, MO – State Fair Community College took part in the NC3 National Letter of Intent Signing on April 17, 2024. This national event sponsored by the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) mirrors the NCAA’s National Signing Day for athletes who commit to play sports in college. It is designed to honor students who are entering a technical field and to celebrate the dignity of work.
This year, State Fair Community College participated in this event with 75+ institutions across the country. New students from local high schools as well as students continuing their education through other pathways attended the event to sign for the 2024-25 school year and participated in a signing ceremony, similar to an athletic signing.
In addition to having hosted this celebratory event for 112 incoming students at their institution, Joseph Sokolov, from Smithton Highschool, Elaina Wirths, from Pilot Grove Highschool and David Thomlinson, from Northwest Highschool were chosen as recipients of The Skilled Trades – 3M Transformational Scholarship, a national scholarship offered through 3M and the National Coalition of Certification Centers.
This scholarship provides schools the ability to build within their communities by focusing on bridging gaps of inequality with the highest standards of skilled trades and education. Sokolov and Thomlinson both plan to go into Welding Technology, while Wirths will go into the Construction Management Technology program here at SFCC
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ABOUT SFCC
SFCC offers Skills and Professional Certificates, Associate of Applied Science degrees and Associate of Arts, Associate of Fine Arts, Associate of Arts in Teaching, and Associate of Science in Chemistry or Engineering degrees for transferring to four-year colleges or universities. To learn more, visit www.sfccmo.edu.
ABOUT 3M
As a global company, 3M is driving workforce representation, a culture of belonging, and equitable outcomes for our employees, businesses and communities through impactful social justice, diversity, equity & inclusion. 3M set a new global, education-focused goal to advance economic equity by creating five million unique STEM and Skilled Trades learning experiences for underrepresented individuals by the end of 2025. For the Skilled Trades area, this is meant to inspire and support future generations of skilled professionals to seek out careers in the important area of Skilled Trades.
ABOUT NC3
NC3 was established to help build a workforce prepared to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s industries by connecting employers and educational institutions in synergistic partnerships that foster effective training, elevation of skilled careers, and employment opportunities. In fulfilling its mission, NC3 builds deep industry-educational partnerships and develops, implements and sustains industry-recognized portable certifications and digital badges built on national skills standards. We envision an industrial labor market where all workers have jobs they need to thrive and all companies have well-trained employees they need to operate and grow. Learn more at www.nc3.net.
