Post-secondary vocational training now more important than ever before.
WyoTech, which offers post-secondary vocational training to students and was featured in the July issue of Styling & Performance, has opened its newest campus in Long Beach, California. WyoTech is a division of Corinthian College, Inc., one of the largest post-secondary education companies in the U.S.WyoTech's new Long Beach campus, formerly known as the National Institute of Technology, now features training in automotive, electrical, and plumbing technology; residential HVAC and medical assistance; and massage therapy. Eventually, the Long Beach campus will also offer the High Performance Power Train Technology (HPTT) course of study.
In early August, WyoTech held a public grand-opening celebration, which featured a car show, celebrities from cable television automotive shows, Formula D Champion Rhys Millen with his "drift" car, campus tours, a career expo, and sponsor displays from many automotive aftermarket companies.The campus features a nearly 50,000-sq.-ft. automotive facility complete with lifts, tools, and special cutaway cars (called clips) used for training purposes. In addition, the facility features engine, transmission, rear-end, and transaxle training areas.
During the grand-opening celebration, which attracted nearly 300 student prospects, WyoTech featured its NHRA display and contest tent, where contestants tried their skill at two contests. The first involved disassembling a display engine with modified valve covers and cylinder-head bolts (the person with the fastest time was the winner). The second contest had WyoTech students and potential students sitting on a display motorcycle in front of an NHRA Christmas tree starting light that ran a yellow light, yellow light, green light sequence. The person with the fastest reaction time without redlighting (starting too early) won a prize.For employers looking for well-trained vocational graduates, WyoTech offers career fairs four times a year and employers can post job openings with the school. Employers and potential students can contact WyoTech at (888) 577-7559, or log on to www.wyotech.edu.
