BLINN BRINGS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH APPLIED SCIENCES JOB FAIRS
Blinn provided an array of employment opportunities for both students and local businesses with a pair of Applied Sciences Job Fairs.
Nearly 200 students networked with 31 employers on the Blinn-Bryan campus Feb. 17 and more than 150 students met with 24 employers on the Blinn-Brenham campus Feb. 24. Employers included a number of healthcare providers and police and criminal justice departments, as well as law firms, banks, restaurants, veterinary care centers, nonprofits and more.
“Not only do we want to help place our students in fulfilling careers, but we want to communicate to businesses that we have stellar candidates,” said Dr. Greg Phillips, dean of Instructional Administration. “These fairs provided local employers a convenient opportunity to recruit high-energy, motivated students who have the latest training in their fields.”
Blinn enrolls more than 2,000 Applied Sciences students who receive training in programs such as Associate Degree Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Science, Welding, Health Information Technology, Therapeutics Manufacturing, Veterinary Technology, Vocational Nursing, Applied Business, Child Development, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, Office Administration, Legal Assistant, Real Estate and Art & Visual Communication.
Blinn Applied Sciences students exceeded statewide averages with a licensure exam pass rate of 94.77 percent in 2013-14 and a graduate job placement rate of 96.45 percent in 2012-13.
This marks the first time Blinn has hosted job fairs specifically for its Applied Sciences students. The fairs were a Service Learning initiative, in partnership with the College’s Dual Credit programs and the Prospective Student Relations Department. Both fairs were sponsored by the Carl D. Perkins Grant, a federally-funded program that provides community colleges with resources to develop and maintain programs that serve faculty, staff and students in technical and vocational education departments.
Story courtesy of Blinn Communications