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College - for more information on college options, please visit this page for 4-Year college planning, or this page for Wake Technical Community College.
Military - for more information on military options, please visit this page.
Work Training Programs - These groups offer work training or apprenticeship programs.
NCTAP - The North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP) www.nctap.org offers apprenticeships and free college for high school juniors and seniors. This work/study program is geared for students who have mechanical and mathematics aptitude. This is a highly competitive program, so applicants need to be self-motivated and willing to go the distance in the application process. If the student successfully completes the pre-apprenticeship program in high school, they work full-time as an apprentice for one of the sponsoring companies while earning an all expense paid Associates degree at Wake Technical Community College.
ThinkBig - A Caterpillar Dealership Academy sponsored locally by Gregory Poole Equipment Company. This work/study program provides high school graduates a college degree and direct work experience. ThinkBig is a two year program that combines both classroom and hands-on learning. Students attend Florence-Darling Technical College to earn an Associates degree in Applied Science with a major in Caterpillar Service Technology. Students are get hands on experience while being trained as service technicians for Caterpillar machinery. To learn more about this program, please visit this link.
Wake Tech Apprenticeship Program - Wake Tech hosts an apprenticeship program with local companies in the following trades:
Carpentry
Electrical
HVAC
Plumbing and Pipefitting
Welding
Job Corp Program - free residential education and job training program for young adults ages 16-24. See the website HERE for more information. Live, learn, train and connect! See flyer HERE for enrollment. See flyer HERE for online learning.
Full-Time Work after High School
TriCity Insulation & Building Products - A TruTeam Company, is an installer of insulation and building products. TriCity is looking for high school graduates who want to learn the construction trades. Visit this website http://www.truteam.com/careers/ The local contact is Tom Metzger. Contact Tom to learn more at tom.metzger@truteam.com
Seniors interested in construction:
See the link below for job opportunities from the Home Builders' Association of Raleigh.
Seniors interested in a fast track to the workforce:
Interested in entering the workforce right out of high school? Check out Durham Tech’s new lineworker program beginning in the fall. 10-16 weeks of training at almost no cost to the students as a Pre-Apprentice! Can be hired immediately after graduation from this program at a starting salary around $40,000.
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