Released: May 10, 2022
Santa Fe Community College Celebrates High School Equivalency Graduates
Ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 in the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center
What: Santa Fe Community College Celebrates 65 Students Earning a High School Equivalency Certificate (HSE)
Santa Fe Community College will celebrate 65 students who successfully completed their High School Equivalency exams in the Adult Education, Academic and Career Education (ACE) program.
Who: Sixty-Five SFCC students earning a High School Equivalency Certificate
Speaking:
Keynote Speakers:
Eric Vasquez – He currently serves as the One Stop Operator at Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board. Eric Vasquez previously served as the program manager of the Regional Economic Development Initiative.
Ericka Van Eckhoutte – He currently serves as the WIOA Director of Adult/Dislocated Worker for Northern New Mexico.
Student Speakers: Josephine (Josie) Valdez
Norma Lizbeth Martinez Jaramillo
Jeremiah Delgado, HSE graduate and I-BEST student
When: 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 17
Where: William C. Witter Fitness Education Center at SFCC, 6401 Richards Ave.
Of Note: The SFCC Academic and Career Education (ACE) program helps students prepare for their High School Equivalency (HSE) credential as well as college and career upon completion of their HSE. Students prepare for the GED or HiSET exams to fulfill requirements for the HSE set by the state of New Mexico. The Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) Program at SFCC provides students with career pathways for automotive, early childhood education, or health care. Students learn job-related skills while strengthening their reading, writing, and math abilities. Photos: Keynote Speakers photos attached.
Contact: Adult Education ACE Program, 505-428-1142, kristen.krell@sfcc.edu.
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