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Metropolitan Community College gets $2.2M grant for job-training programs

Source: Kansas City Business Journal

Date Released: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 12:26pm CST

Metropolitan Community College will receive a $2.2 million grant for its programs in animal health and other in-demand fields, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Wednesday.

The Department of Economic Development financing is the first grant awarded through the Training for Tomorrow initiative, which Nixon launched two months ago. Nixon made the announcement during a visit to the college’s Maple Woods campus.

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Stethoscope Presentation

MCC-Maple Woods Vet Tech Students Presented with Stethoscopes

Veterinary technology students at MCC-Maple Woods were presented with engraved stethoscopes as part of the Heart of America Kennel Club, Inc. -Bob and Judy Goodin Vet Tech Endowment from kennel club member Dick Rees.

The stethoscopes are awarded to every first-year vet tech student to offset the cost of the program. Also awarded in the endowment is a $500 scholarship that is presented each fall and spring based on academic success, financial need and a personal essay.

Dr. Chris Morrow was also presented with a state-of-the-art cardiology stethoscope for use by the instructors in lab settings.

Bob and Judy Goodin Vet Tech Endowment Fund:
Heart of America Kennel Club, Inc.

Veterinary Technology Scholarship

Veterenary Technology student examines a dog.

Presented with a vast array of options after high school, many college-bound graduates play musical majors. They flirt with a variety of different career paths and academic institutions before settling on their futures.

That's not Stephen Sallee, though.

He admits he's wanted to help animals since he was small, and set his sights on MCC-Maple Woods' veterinary technology program to help him reach his goal. He was recently awarded the Heart of America Kennel Club Veterinary Technology Scholarship, which will help him complete his one remaining year in the program.

Veterinary technology is a growing field in the Animal Health Corridor, a swath of animal health-related businesses, college programs and research facilities that are concentrated in the Greater Kansas City area. The veterinary technology program at MCC-Maple Woods is the only one in the Kansas City metro area. Currently, graduates of the program have a 100 percent job placement rate for their field of study.

That comes as no surprise to Stephen, who currently works at a general veterinary practice and is preparing to transfer to the Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Clinic (VSEC) in Johnson County. He plans to continue his education at Kansas State University and become a veterinarian.

Asked what kind of veterinary practice he might like to specialize in, Stephen said that he hadn't yet decided.

"I really like all aspects right now," he said.
"I'm excited to try out the emergency vet care, though, to see what that environment is like."

Cats, cows or chickens, Stephen is interested in all animals, though he admits to being a "dog person" and an owner of five furry friends: Bassett hounds Beatrice and Hazel and English bulldogs Baxter, Bailey and Maggie.

For more information about the Maple Woods' veterinary technology program,
call 816.437.3235 or visit mcckc.edu/vettech/.

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Additional Event Photos

Retiree Luncheon

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Familiar faces gathered at the Downtown Hereford House on Friday, November 14, 2008.

Allied Health & Nursing Reunion