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<\/p>\nNash Community College Electric Line Construction students ended the semester on Thursday, December 9, 2021 with a pole climbing rodeo, career signing event and graduation ceremony.<\/p>\n
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The day began at 8:00 AM on NCC\u2019s utility pole training field as Electric Line Construction students competed in a rodeo demonstrating their skills in protected grounding, climbing obstacles and injured worker rescue techniques while family, friends and faculty looked on. The students earned points for safety and were timed during the competition. Winners of the rodeo are\u00a0Michael W. Thurman (First Place), Colby B. Carter (Second Place) and Jason M. Landvater (Third Place).<\/p>\n
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Nash Community College\u2019s Electric Line Construction curriculum prepares students for line construction in rural and utility settings through laboratory and practical applications. NCC students master competencies including elements of electricity, overhead pole and electrical line construction, safety codes and applications, electric power system, transformer installations, and more. An emphasis on safety is embedded in Nash Community College\u2019s program as students earn OSHA 10, Restricted Class A CDL, First Aid\/CPR, Flagger and Dig Safe certifications during training.<\/p>\n
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Following the competition, students, family and friends attended a career signing event with employers. Students made commitments to begin their careers with\u00a0utility companies and networked with the employers.\u00a0A graduation ceremony was held in Brown Auditorium at 1:00 PM.<\/p>\n
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Congratulations to the following graduates which include Advanced certificate earners who have already been working in the field and returned for their advanced credential, students from NCC’s day academy and first night-time Electric Line Academy.<\/p>\n
Electric Line Construction – Third Class\u00a0Certificate Graduates<\/strong> Electric Line Construction Technology Advanced Certificate Graduates<\/strong> Electric Line Construction Technology Third Class Certificate and Underground Certificate\u00a0Graduates<\/strong> Day and Night academies begin in January 2022. For more information about the program or enrollment, please call (252) 451-8206.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nash Community College Electric Line Construction students ended the semester on Thursday, December 9, 2021 with a pole climbing rodeo, career signing event and graduation ceremony. The day began at… Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13484"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13505,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13484\/revisions\/13505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nColby B. Carter, Rocky Mount
\nTravis W. Casper, Zebulon
\nHunter Grimmett, Clayton
\nJaxon R. Harrell, Merry Hill
\nAdam Nicholas Hedge, Raleigh
\nDavid T. Hendershott, Benson
\nLogan K. Johnson, Roanoke Rapids
\nDonovan P. Kempf, Rocky Mount
\nColten L. King, Pollocksville
\nMilton T. Kivett, Kinston
\nSpencer E. Kuhl, La Grange
\nJason M. Landvater, Elm City
\nDavid L. Larson, Lillington
\nEvan P. Morris, Tarboro
\nNathan R. Reichel, Zebulon
\nTyler A. Ross, Winterville
\nMark P. Rowe, Kenly
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\nColby Thomas, Wake Forest
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\nJoshua Dunbar, Scranton
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