BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220126T200000Z DTEND:20220126T201500Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Ribbon Cutting: Midland College Firefighter Training Facility DESCRIPTION:Midland College is pleased to invite the community to the official opening of its new Firefighter Training Facility\, which not only houses Midland College's Fire Science Technology program\, but also its new dual credit fire protection program.\n\n\n\nHigh school students interested in fire protection can now accelerate the time it takes to receive industry certifications and find a career keeping our community safe.\n\n\n\nOfficials from MC\, the City of Midland\, MISD and Greenwood ISD\, will be on hand Wednesday\, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. at Harris Field (3215 Farm to Market 307 Midland\, Texas) to commemorate this partnership.\n\n\n\n"It is crucial that as the Permian Basin continues to grow\, we educate and train individuals for careers in fire protection\," Dr. Damon Kennedy\, MC vice president of Instructional Services\, said. "MC is committed to provide the education and training that prepares young people for careers that benefit our community\, and we appreciate the partnership with Abell-Hanger Foundation\, Midland ISD\, Greenwood ISD and the City in making this happen."\n\n\n\nOne of the many benefits to this and other MC/MISD College & Career Academies is an accelerated time to career attainment and industry certifications. Students are trained and ready to seek employment at much less expense than traditional high school to college programs.\n\n\n\nThe dual credit Fire Protection program is open to 47 students annually. Midland College provides students with hands-on firefighter skills training at Harris Field\, which is operated by the City of Midland. MC also oversees student completion of the state firefighter certification exam\, provides access to student and academic support services\, provides a modular classroom at Harris Field and training equipment.\n\n\n\nThe school districts recruit students\, award secondary level course credit and provide academic support services.\n\n\n\nThe City of Midland Fire Department provides access to Harris Field training facilities and instructors to support the hands-on components of the training program.\n\n\n\nFor many years\, Midland College and the City of Midland have enjoyed a successful partnership to provide preparatory and continuing education firefighter training for the Midland Fire Department. The new dual credit fire protection program will provide an additional source of skilled and trained firefighters to the Midland Fire Department\, as well as others in the West Texas area. This new dual credit fire program expands the successful MC/MISD College & Careers Academies programs\, which was started in 2017. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Midland College is pleased to invite the community to the official opening of its new Firefighter Training Facility\, which not only houses Midland College&rsquo\;s Fire Science Technology program\, but also its new dual credit fire protection program.
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\nHigh school students interested in fire protection can now accelerate the time it takes to receive industry certifications and find a career keeping our community safe.
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\nOfficials from MC\, the City of Midland\, MISD and Greenwood ISD\, will be on hand Wednesday\, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. at Harris Field (3215 Farm to Market 307 Midland\, Texas) to commemorate this partnership.
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\n&ldquo\;It is crucial that as the Permian Basin continues to grow\, we educate and train individuals for careers in fire protection\,&rdquo\; Dr. Damon Kennedy\, MC vice president of Instructional Services\, said. &ldquo\;MC is committed to provide the education and training that prepares young people for careers that benefit our community\, and we appreciate the partnership with Abell-Hanger Foundation\, Midland ISD\, Greenwood ISD and the City in making this happen.&rdquo\;
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\nOne of the many benefits to this and other MC/MISD College &\; Career Academies is an accelerated time to career attainment and industry certifications. Students are trained and ready to seek employment at much less expense than traditional high school to college programs.
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\nThe dual credit Fire Protection program is open to 47 students annually. Midland College provides students with hands-on firefighter skills training at Harris Field\, which is operated by the City of Midland. MC also oversees student completion of the state firefighter certification exam\, provides access to student and academic support services\, provides a modular classroom at Harris Field and training equipment.
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\nThe school districts recruit students\, award secondary level course credit and provide academic support services.
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\nThe City of Midland Fire Department provides access to Harris Field training facilities and instructors to support the hands-on components of the training program.
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\nFor many years\, Midland College and the City of Midland have enjoyed a successful partnership to provide preparatory and continuing education firefighter training for the Midland Fire Department. The new dual credit fire protection program will provide an additional source of skilled and trained firefighters to the Midland Fire Department\, as well as others in the West Texas area. This new dual credit fire program expands the successful MC/MISD College &\; Careers Academies programs\, which was started in 2017.